DHL: SHINING ON WEAKNESSKNIN: ENOUGH DAMAGE DONE NOWLINE: BOUNCING BACKMAERSK: LOOKING AHEADUPS: UPGRADE AHEAD OF EARNINGSAMZN: BETTING ODDSJBHT: EARNINGS MISSJBHT: EARNINGS SEASON IS HEREDHL: BOTTOM FISHINGDSV: DOWNKNIN: NEW MULTI-YEAR LOW TGT: YIELD RETURNPLD: REBOUND MATTERSAMZN: MULTI-BILLION LONG-TERM MEXICO INVESTMENTDSV: WEAKENING TO TWO-MONTH LOWSKNIN: ANOTHER LOW
DHL: SHINING ON WEAKNESSKNIN: ENOUGH DAMAGE DONE NOWLINE: BOUNCING BACKMAERSK: LOOKING AHEADUPS: UPGRADE AHEAD OF EARNINGSAMZN: BETTING ODDSJBHT: EARNINGS MISSJBHT: EARNINGS SEASON IS HEREDHL: BOTTOM FISHINGDSV: DOWNKNIN: NEW MULTI-YEAR LOW TGT: YIELD RETURNPLD: REBOUND MATTERSAMZN: MULTI-BILLION LONG-TERM MEXICO INVESTMENTDSV: WEAKENING TO TWO-MONTH LOWSKNIN: ANOTHER LOW
The world’s largest sourcing company is in deep trouble, according to this exhaustive piece. Profits down 15% in the first half of 2011, and 42% wiped off its share value in the first three-quarters. Unless it acts quickly things will get worse, but the “to do” list is long: pull back from acquisitions; give more value to customers; improve internal communications and update IT systems; slash the bureaucracy; and above all, treat the staff better.
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