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Can It. Amazon Is Not Your Typical Grocery Store
An op-ed by Hal Singer, adjunct professor: "The coronavirus has rendered brick-and-mortar retailers even less capable at restraining Amazon’s market power. As the antitrust and…
May 4, 2020
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Georgetown Undergraduate Sparks Hope and Raises Funds for Medical Workers with Lawn Sign Business
While many of us remain apart from our loved ones due to COVID-19, the new social distancing era has people looking for a sign of hope, and a Georgetown student is putting one…
May 4, 2020
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Georgetown Master’s in Management Revises Admissions Requirements to Offer More Flexibility
In recognition of the impact COVID-19 has made to the graduate admissions process, and in response to testing center closures and economic uncertainty, Georgetown University’s…
May 4, 2020
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Forget Automated Fulfilments, Asian Grocers Handle Online Surge With Just WhatsApp
Adrian Hertel from Georgetown University devised a coding script that specifically alerts users when Whole Foods and Amazon have opened up a delivery slot. Meanwhile, University…
May 2, 2020
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How Coronavirus May Affect Future of American Jobs
Todd Gareiss, who received an MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and a Bachelor of Economics from Drew University, is a marketing expert who uses the…
April 30, 2020
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Millennials Can’t Catch a Financial Break After Being Hit Twice by Coronavirus and 2008 Financial Crisis
Emily Smith, a 27-year-old senior digital strategist at a large communications agency in Washington, is also attending Georgetown University as a part-time MBA student. She said…
April 29, 2020
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The Pandemic Has Probably Made You More Vulnerable With Coworkers — Here’s Why That Could Be a Good Thing
As more people continue to work remotely on a full or partial basis, managers will have to be especially cognizant of how they bring on new team members, says Christine Porath,…
April 29, 2020
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Oil Bankruptcies Are Coming: EnergyNet, the eBay of Oilfields, is Ready to Profit
The big banks are now standing up teams to deal with assets — essentially in-house oil companies. Some specialize in it, like BOK Financial, controlled by Oklahoma oil…
April 28, 2020
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Office Hours: Marty Conway Explores How Communities are Affected by the Cancellation and Postponement of Sports
The spread of COVID-19 immediately sparked the cancellation and postponement of all major sporting events around the world in an effort to prevent the spread of infection. In…
April 28, 2020
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Two Georgetown Startups Launched a COVID-19 Testing Locator Website
Two startups in the Georgetown University Venture Lab teamed up to launch a website that shows nearby COVID-19 testing locations. The COVID-19 Testing Locator was created by The…
April 27, 2020