This won't help get rid of those iPhone 5 shortages: China Labor Watch claims 3K-4K Foxconn workers at a plant in the city of Zhengzhou went on strike this afternoon, protesting over a lack of quality control training needed to meet the iPhone 5's (AAPL -2.1%) exceptional requirements, and demands to work during a holiday. Multiple iPhone 5 production lines were reportedly put into a "state of paralysis." Two weeks ago, Foxconn had to shut down another Chinese plant due to a riot. Update: Foxconn denies a strike occurred, and claims production remains on schedule. [View news story]
All-in? Amazon (AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos confirms that its expanding network of warehouses across the U.S. will help reduce delivery times for online shoppers - potentially to the point that same-day delivery will be an option in some markets. It's a move that analysts say could either make the company the dominant retailer for decades or keep it mired with low profits due to the high costs of investing in the new warehouses. [View news story]
I'm not an Amazon shareholder or fan, but think about it this way. How many Best Buy stores are there in the Chicago area? Probably 10. If Amazon can serve Chicago with 1 or maybe 2 warehouses then they still have an advantage.
On the contrary the more warehouses they have the inventory they have to manage and local demand trends they have to track.
Maybe I'll go look at Best Buy's fixed assets and compare them to Amazon.
iPhone 5 Will Be A Game Changer For Sprint [View article]
Take a look at Sprints data coverage map... http://bit.ly/On0UDt Click on 4G LTE and you will see why the number os iPhone owners switching to Sprint is very limited. Texas, Missouri and Georgia are the only states where Sprint has 4G LTE... Don't be fooled by 4G WiMax
This won't help get rid of those iPhone 5 shortages: China Labor Watch claims 3K-4K Foxconn workers at a plant in the city of Zhengzhou went on strike this afternoon, protesting over a lack of quality control training needed to meet the iPhone 5's (AAPL -2.1%) exceptional requirements, and demands to work during a holiday. Multiple iPhone 5 production lines were reportedly put into a "state of paralysis." Two weeks ago, Foxconn had to shut down another Chinese plant due to a riot. Update: Foxconn denies a strike occurred, and claims production remains on schedule. [View news story]
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All-in? Amazon (AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos confirms that its expanding network of warehouses across the U.S. will help reduce delivery times for online shoppers - potentially to the point that same-day delivery will be an option in some markets. It's a move that analysts say could either make the company the dominant retailer for decades or keep it mired with low profits due to the high costs of investing in the new warehouses. [View news story]
On the contrary the more warehouses they have the inventory they have to manage and local demand trends they have to track.
Maybe I'll go look at Best Buy's fixed assets and compare them to Amazon.
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I welcome the back and forth as conflicting ideas reveal more than consensus...
iPhone 5 Will Be A Game Changer For Sprint [View article]
http://bit.ly/On0UDt
Click on 4G LTE and you will see why the number os iPhone owners switching to Sprint is very limited. Texas, Missouri and Georgia are the only states where Sprint has 4G LTE... Don't be fooled by 4G WiMax