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  1. As it gears up for the upturn, India will increasingly face a talent crunch, especially for future business leaders. http://bit.ly/8tIOZj about 14 hours ago from bit.ly
  2. "Voice of the customer" not always able to explain what you learn from direct front-line feedback and observation: http://bit.ly/5jPlYw about 14 hours ago from bit.ly
  3. Many German retailers fell into an "incumbent trap" in their customer strategy, says Andreas Dullweber of Bain. http://bit.ly/6E6U4J about 14 hours ago from bit.ly
  4. Chinese mainland's luxury market to buck the global trend by rising 12% to 9.6 billion US dollars this year. http://bit.ly/6GJJNm about 14 hours ago from bit.ly
  5. Bain / IAB: Only 25% of marketers today believe online advertising helps build brand awareness, compared to 67% for TV. http://bit.ly/77px7f 2:17 PM Nov 30th from bit.ly
  6. Online sales among shoppers aged 45+ and income over $100K were down 12% in 3Q 2009 versus 2008. http://bit.ly/19e0C8 2:13 PM Nov 30th from bit.ly
  7. Cyber Monday thought: In 3Q 2009, 42% of online pur-chases shipped for free, up from 31% in the 1Q 2008. http://bit.ly/19e0C8 2:12 PM Nov 30th from bit.ly
  8. Bain's Twitter feed will be on hiatus during the US Thanksgiving weekend. We will resume our updates on Monday, November 30. 4:50 AM Nov 26th from web
  9. Wait for holiday deals? 20% of shoppers would rather buy the right gift than a discounted item in recent Bain poll. http://bit.ly/19e0C8 8:06 AM Nov 25th from bit.ly
  10. Black Friday stakes higher-- in first 2 years after a recession, 1/2 of total profit growth has come in 1st 2 quarters. http://bit.ly/19e0C8 8:04 AM Nov 25th from bit.ly
  11. 27 retailers went bankrupt in 2008;18 more so far in 2009. Together, these companies had sales of ~$25-30 bn. http://bit.ly/19e0C8 8:01 AM Nov 25th from bit.ly
  12. 80% of Japan's consumer financial assets and income held by families whose heads of household are over 50 years old. http://bit.ly/6AIFPB 2:50 PM Nov 23rd from bit.ly
  13. 40% of US holiday shoppers waiting for deep sales to purchase gifts. http://bit.ly/19e0C8 (PDF) 7:37 AM Nov 20th from bit.ly
  14. New Bain survey: Tech CEOs not expecting recovery before mid-2010. 50% more severely hit in 2009 than expected. http://bit.ly/4fj7EQ 7:33 AM Nov 20th from bit.ly
  15. Bain study shows up to 40% of private equity funds "unlikely to survive," low on cash, struggling to generate returns. http://bit.ly/3NkuLj 6:10 AM Nov 19th from bit.ly
  16. Retailer lack of visibility have into true economic condition of some suppliers is a big concern (Bain quote). http://bit.ly/42rSfW 8:20 AM Nov 16th from bit.ly
  17. Watch retailers still focused on selling out overstock from previous seasons, says Bain's Claudia D'Arpizio. http://bit.ly/39qYH1 8:14 AM Nov 16th from bit.ly
  18. S&P 500 firms growing cash reserves for M&A renewal. Increased from ~$600bn to ~$700bn from 2Q2007 to Q2 2009. http://bit.ly/bm1CQ 8:11 AM Nov 16th from bit.ly
  19. Bain Retail practice estimates that Twitter users post close to 150 million product-related tweets a month. http://bit.ly/2ZVAbn 7:52 AM Nov 13th from bit.ly
  20. New Bain social networking how-to for retailers to increase holiday sales; Oct. same-store sales grew 2.1% over 2008. http://bit.ly/2ZVAbn 2:05 PM Nov 11th from bit.ly
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