May 13, 2020 | Consulting
It Can Be Good To Have Options From the Chicago Mercantile Exchange: What is a Call Option? A call option is the right to buy the underlying futures contract at a certain price. However, when prices move down you are not obligated to buy the future at the strike...
May 12, 2020 | Consulting
Case Study: Matrix Announces the Successful Sale of IPC (USA), Inc. Situation: IPC USA, Inc. (“IPC” or “the Company”) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Itochu Corporation (“Itochu”), a Japanese based global 500 conglomerate, that annually distributed approximately one...
May 12, 2020 | Consulting
C-Store trends Evolving as a result of COVID-19 As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing a huge influx in technology providers stepping up to the plate and offering solutions that can be implemented fairly quickly to meet the demands for contactless...
May 12, 2020 | Consulting
COVID-19: Risk Management During a Time of Unknown The difficult thing about managing risk is that just when you think you understand how it impacts your company and how to avoid it, you get hit. In light of what’s going on in the world right now with the Coronavirus...
May 12, 2020 | Consulting
What Leaders Can “Control” During Tough Times Warren Buffett said that, as an investor, “It is wise to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.” Stoical coaches remind us not to get high after a win or low after a loss. Sages encourage us...
May 12, 2020 | Consulting, Technology
Prepare for Emergencies and Natural Disasters While you can’t predict an emergency or natural disaster, you can prepare for it. In busy convenience stores and gas stations, your maintenance team workers are your first responders when things go wrong. They can prevent...
