Over 200 students crammed themselves into a lecture hall Monday night, many dressed in business casual, with stragglers forced to sit in aisles or squat near doorways.
GANNI, a Danish mid-market contemporary label, has risen to prominence in the past decade thanks to its cult Instagram following of swipe-happy “cool girls.” The brand now leverages a following of over 600k and turns over an estimated $100 million in sales. GANNI’s success is the result of a tight strategy that includes its effortlessly hip Scandinavian style, sweet-spot pricing, and successful efforts to sustain the brand’s exclusivity. What has not been part of the brand’s strategy, however, was accidentally gaining a following in the Chinese niche market.
The phrase “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” is an idiom taken from an ancient Chinese poem that reads “behind the rock in the dark likely hides a tiger, and the coiling giant root resembles a crouching dragon.” It has become a common expression in China that refers to people with extraordinary talents or abilities that are hidden from view. It’s a reminder to keep people from underestimating others.
China’s second-largest e-commerce firm JD.com Inc has appointed Jason Hu, a former managing director at Chinese private equity firm CDH Investments, as head of strategic investment to oversee deals both at home and overseas.
According to new statistics from management consultancy Bain, some 80% of Chinese consumers used some form of smartphone payments service last year, far higher than a U.S. adoption rate of 10%, reports CNBC.
Over the last few years, Telkom has come under pressure for spending millions on consultants, with some industry insiders questioning the value of their contribution.
Professional services firms Deloitte UK, KPMG UK and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) UK have signed a global disability inclusion commitment, The Valuable 500, operated by the business campaign group .
US analyst firm ALM Intelligence has rated CAMELOT Management Consultants a global pioneer in the consulting discipline of production strategy once again this year. A crucial factor in CAMELOT's rating as "ALM Vanguard LeaderTM" – the best possible category – was its ability to develop flexible and adaptable production strategies for its clients and thus to help them achieve new competitive advantages.
Proudfoot has successfully launched its Private Equity FutureHub in New York and London. The PE FutureHub is a community to bring together Private Equity leaders across the globe to discuss challenges and successes faced by the industry under Chatham House rules.
KPMG has become the first of the Big Four firms to achieve gender parity on its UK board with the election of two more women members
A healthcare consultancy with offices in the North West of England, Dubai and Singapore has been acquired by LDC-backed healthcare communication specialist Lucid Group.
A specialist manufacturing consultancy has doubled its presence in Warwick and taken on more staff.
FRP has signed a new lease on its regional hub at Athena Court in Athena Drive, Tachbrook Park, and has opted to take over an adjacent unit.
The Government Digital Service has drafted in teams of consultants from Deloitte, Cognizant and PA Consulting to deliver projects relating to “urgent EU Exit requirements”, NS Tech can reveal.
In New York, SIS International Research has launched a blockchain consulting division, offering strategy consulting and market research for clients working with the technology.
Simon-Kucher & Partners, a global strategy and marketing consulting firm specializing in pricing, has opened a Houston office.
You might think that all the big professional services firms’ recruitment processes would be more or less the same, as they’re largely fishing in the same talent pool and looking for the same skilled personnel.
Global accounting and consultancy network Moore Stephens International is no more – it has dropped the Stephens International and today rebranded itself as Moore Global
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Accenture has launched a dedicated Google Cloud practice in Indonesia, designed to build cloud-centric solutions targeting enterprise customers.
Digitization and automation advancements could add 1.2 million jobs in South Africa by 2030, McKinsey & Co. said in a report Thursday.