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Holiday Sales Grow From 2011?

Retail sales in the United States grew by an unimpressive 0.7% this holiday season, between Oct. 28 and Christmas Day, according to Bloomberg News. While holiday sales did show some growth, it was less than half the growth seen last holiday season, when sales grew by 2%, and much lower than the growth predicted by the National Retail Federation. It represents the worst growth since the 2008 recession, a year when there was a decline of 5.5%.

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Lean Movement Gets Human Touch with New Harada Method Release

A new management book has landed on Western shores: The Harada Method: The Spirit of Self-Reliance. A joint effort by Lean movement gurus Takashi Harada and Norman Bodek, the work aims to empower employees while simultaneously improving productivity.

According to a December 17 press release at Marketwire, the book is now available to Western audiences for the first time. In it, the authors delve into the Harada Method and how, in conjunction with Lean methodology, businesses can see significant gains.

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