I was seriously stunned a month ago when The Robin Report told us that “Gen Z is a huge BNPL fan, with 72 percent using it.” The article goes on to say, “And more than 76 percent of Americans use BNPL with 49 percent having missed a payment. I can see retailers liking BNPL because […]
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Eight years ago I wrote an article with the title “What Keeps Jeff Bezos Up at Night- And Why What He’s Doing Should Keep You Up.” In it, I described some of the things Amazon was doing and why he might be worried about Chinese competition. Here’s the link. I talk about Ali Express and
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“When nations can trade directly via blockchain platforms, settle in their own currency, and store value in physically-backed gold contracts, the dollar becomes increasingly optional.” Tariffs and the uncertainty of an irrational trade war, the weaponization of the U. S. Dollar, seizure of Russia’s dollar reserves, the impact of debt, the general historical cycle of
Changing Role of the U.S. Dollar: Why, How? With a Whimper- Not a Bang. Read More »
Many years ago, I wrote a Market Watch column on branding. I opined that the importance of brands might be declining in the action sports world as products became reliable and similar. My friend and, at that time, editor Sean O’Brien at Transworld thought enough of it to immediate publish it online without telling me.
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