#cost-reduction

#cost-reduction

Listeners and readers of "Ecommerce Conversations" know I occasionally depart from interviews to share my experiences owning and operating Beardbrand, the direct-to-consumer brand I launched a decade ago. To date, I've addressed hiring, branding, profit-building, priority-setting, exiting, overcoming setbacks, and top business models. This too is a solo episode, addressing entrepreneurial doldrums, when a business is seemingly stuck in no growth or worse. Certainly that's the story of Beardbrand over the past couple of years.

Unplugging a single device may not yield significant savings, but unplugging multiple devices can collectively save you almost $200 a year, depending on local rates.

Nearly 80% of ITAM and SAM professionals are moving away from Oracle Java, driven by rising costs and frustration over the company's shift to employee-based pricing.

As energy costs rise and sustainability becomes a priority for businesses of all sizes, investing in solar panels for your office building is no longer a niche decision, it's a strategic one.

This week's staff cuts at Saks Global focus on reducing duplicative and overlapping roles resulting from the $2.7 billion acquisition of the Neiman Marcus Group.