Lessons From the Next Generation of Moats in the Fast-Casual Restaurant Industry
On the surface, there would appear to be challenging times ahead for the restaurant industry, with year over-over traffic declines across much of...
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Intel Raises Guidance on Improving PC Demand; Finding Beneficiaries
What's new?Intel today raises its 3Q16 sales growth guidance to 13-17% q/q (US$15.6bn, +/-300mn) from 6-14% q/q (US$14.9bn,+/-500mn). Intel...
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More on Ctrip.com Q2 Results; Competition Increasing On All Fronts
After listening to Ctrip.com International (ADR) (CTRP US)'s Q2 earning conference call, we are convinced that competitive pressures are increasing...
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Summer (Mis-)Adventures in Luxury Retail: Why to Avoid Coach (6388:HK / COH:US) For Now
This Summer we visited over a dozen premium handbag stores in New York City and Honolulu in order to better understand the issues facing Coach and...
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The Future of Car Ownership - More, or at Least Different, Not Less - An Alternative View
A recent entertaining and thought-provoking read on this site, Why the Car You Currently Own Is the Last Car You Will Ever Buy, raises many...
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