Just a data point, but a pretty big data point. Global mobility on demand market is expected to cross $ 228 billion by 2022, on account of growing traffic congestions, continuous initiatives being taken by several vehicles manufacturing players and increasing inclination of consumers. Source: Global Mobility on Demand Market Forecast & Opportunities Report 2017 […]
Month: October 2017
Delivery. In-home experience is key. Retailers need to recognize that going out to shop will be attractive only when there is added insight, education, or experience at the end of a drive. Otherwise, they will order from home and be done with shopping. The trial, which started on September 25, represents a significant milestone for […]
Coincidentally, I was in London last week and there is genuine consternation on both sides of the Uber debate. Cooperatives have appeared all over the City and represent, it appears to me, a Millennial mindset that Uber must recognize and embrace. Uber could gain leverage by turning the drivers into a partner in overcoming the […]
Inc. writer Justin Bariso thinks Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was disrespectful to Travis Kalanick. I must respectfully disagree. Kalanick’s investment may be personal, but this is a financial issue and one Kalanick seems determined to keep in the realm of the personal. Uber was hemorrhaging executives and consumer confidence because of Kalanick. The company needs […]
On-demand will grow up globally, not in the United States alone. U.S. companies need to take seriously how national identities impact notions of work and fairness. Europe is pushing for tougher protections as self-employed work forces and nontraditional work contracts proliferate. A backlash in Britain and other European countries against Uber, which profits handsomely from […]