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� From the Editor's Desk Defining a Post-Pandemic Channel Strategy While consumers sheltered in their homes during the pandemic, more economic activity moved online. "In many markets, the surge in e-commerce has compressed the equivalent of several years of growth into just a few months," McKinsey noted in a report in August 2020. Now, with vaccinations proceeding, CEOs and others who allocate resources face a question: Is the increase in pandemic-era online shopping a blip or a big and permanent shift? Across sectors, forecasts aimed at answering this question will form the basis for billion-dollar bets. Predicting the future is hard, but it can be broken into managerially-relevant chunks that help to separate the knowable and unknowable. Continued here TradeBriefs: Newsletters for Decision-Makers! 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These families and couples are now challenging the notion of whether there is such a thing as a remote, mobile office too far Life Beijing now has more billionaires than any city China's capital has overtaken New York as it bounced back quickly from the pandemic, according to Forbes. Life The Pandemic Has Given Women a New Kind of Rage As Gloria Steinem said, "The truth will set you free. But first it will piss you off." Life The Covid-19 jugaad: Indians are using fake reports to travel and skip exams A fake negative report from a pathological lab costs a mere Rs2,000 ($26.8) in Noida on the outskirts of Delhi. Life Silence is the most misunderstood negotiation superpower Silence is the most misunderstood negotiation superpower. New research led by a professor from the MIT Sloan School of Management sheds new and surprising light on the tactic. � � Life Couple Who Defaced $400,000 Painting in South Korea Thought It Was a Public Art Project The vandalism of a piece by the graffiti artist JonOne at a gallery in South Korea has prompted a debate about contemporary art. Life W.H.O. and Critics Look at What's Next to Investigate Virus Origins A scientific mission to China proposed further study for a number of topics. Critics and the director of the W.H.O. have weighed in as well. Life Want to Raise Successful Kids? Science Uncovers the Parenting Style That Creates Better Leaders The process starts with establishing different intentions — for yourself Life U.S. surpasses 150 million vaccine shots under Biden and is on pace to hit president's new goal The U.S. has administered 150 million Covid vaccine shots since Biden's inauguration and is on pace to hit the president's new goal of 200 million shots. � � Life World's Biggest Vaccine Maker 'Very Stressed' As India Sees Record Spike In COVID-19 Life Uganda's social media tax failed so now it wants to tax internet access The Ugandan government has proposed a new tax which is less controversial than its social media tax, but has more serious implications if implemented.  Life Ahead of the Olympics, Japan's vaccine minister says he fears a virus uptick in Tokyo Osaka's Covid cases hit record highs this week and authorities are concerned the outbreak in Tokyo could follow a similar trend, Japan vaccine minister said. Life Pinterest launches a Creator Fund to pay influencers Pinterest is launching a "Creator Fund" to pay a small group of influencers to create content for the platform. It also wrote a "Creator Code" to keep its influencers positive. � You Might Like � � � Life New airline Avelo thinks it's the perfect time to start flying as travel picks up With demand for air travel growing quickly as the U.S. reopens from the Covid-19 pandemic, Andrew Levy thinks it's the perfect time to launch a new airline. Life Women are playing a growing role in leading the global economy From Janet Yellen to Christine Lagarde to Kristalina Georgieva to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, women are taking over important economic posts that once belonged to men. Life Zach Avery Charged With Running Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme Zach Avery convinced clients, to the tune of $227 million, that he had a deal with HBO and Netflix that would help net them speedy 35 percent returns, the S.E.C. said. Life School bullying taught me that parenting children the way I was raised no longer worked � � Life NYC school encourages kids to stop using words like 'mom', 'dad' in 'inclusive language' guide A Manhattan private school aiming to use more "inclusive language" is encouraging its students to stop using the terms "mom," "dad" and "parents" bec… Life Indian IT's mega offices will outlive the pandemic Some Indian IT companies are talking about permanently allowing certain roles to function remotely. So what will happen to their sprawling offices? Life More Contagious Covid Variant Is Now Dominant in U.S., C.D.C. Says The B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in Britain, is now the source of most new coronavirus infections in the United States, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Life Facebook isn't planning to tell you if you're one of the 533 million people whose data leaked It reportedly isn't sure who to send the notifications to. � � Life The US and Iran breathed a little life back into the nuclear deal The US and Iran took a small step toward reviving the nuclear deal. But major hurdles still remain before it's fully alive. Life How this New York island became a mass grave And why Hart Island is changing after the Covid-19 pandemic. Life China's foreign brands boycott has pushed up the resale price of Chinese sneakers "Behind the surge of domestic sneaker prices is the opportunity brought by consumers' patriotic buying," said an editorial from state media. Life Daniel Craig's Netflix payday dwarfs his James Bond earnings In a sign of Netflix's strong position in the market, the 007 actor will reportedly make upwards of $100 million to star in the sequels to "Knives Out" on the streaming service.. � You Might Like � � � Work Jamie Dimon says economic boom fueled by deficit spending, vaccines could 'easily run into 2023' While he is bullish for the economy's immediate future, he sees serious challenges for the U.S., thanks to political and societal dysfunction. Work Twitter reportedly discussed buying social audio app Clubhouse for $4 billion But who approached whom is unclear. 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Microsoft says firmware cyber-attacks are on the rise, but enterprises are not paying attention. Work The tech billionaire who is putting women first Whitney Wolfe Herd, the 31-year-old founder of dating app Bumble, has joined the billionaires' club. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. 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