Happy Monday, all. OK – the day is half over. You will make
it. But if you need a distraction (that’s full of industry news), we’ve got you
covered. Here are some of the most interesting stories we’ve spotted on the
web:
“Silicon Valley tech companies like to move fast. Now they
are trying to bring that high-speed innovation to the retail world and break
the tradition of failed same-day delivery services. Five months after Google
Inc. unveiled an experiment delivering everything from Target bed sheets to
American Eagle blue jeans to parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, the company
is preparing to expand same-day delivery to more shoppers across the region. Google
Shopping Express will add pressure to companies like eBay Inc. that are growing
their own same-day delivery programs in what has become a fierce race between
tech giants.”
“Today {last Tuesday}, we are releasing our 6th annual UPS
Pain in the (Supply) Chain survey, conducted by the research firm TNS. The survey reveals insights into the
top challenges facing global healthcare logistics executives and highlights
their future investment plans. This year we added new geographies to the survey
and probed deeper to uncover strategies that successful healthcare executives
are implementing to overcome their top supply chain challenges.”
And some general business news: Employment law still
catching up to social media via The Lawrence-Journal World
“The advent of social media platforms like Twitter and
Facebook have raised new questions about the separation between a person's
personal and professional life. But experts in employment law say the case of a
Kansas University professor who was suspended this week after posting what some
considered to be offensive remarks on Twitter raises a whole host of new legal
questions about how far employers can go in holding employees accountable for
what they say or do in the realm of social media.”
