At SUMO Heavy, we hate inefficiency. We’re a small dev shop with just under 20 employees so it’s absolutely critical that we remove any inefficiencies to ensure lean and smooth operations to support our much larger clients. Many entrepreneurs will agree that there are plenty of pros and cons of being small and scrappy but one of the key benefits is being able to quickly identify and resolve inefficient business processes. It’s part of what gives small businesses a competitive edge over the bigger players. These three practices are some of the most common and inefficient in business today.

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Yes, it’s possible. Just ask the founders behind the now-bankrupt millennial favorite.

Amazon says it will create 100K+ new US jobs   Thursday, 12 Jan 2017 | 9:07 AM ET | 02:24 Amazon announced Thursday plans to create 100,000 full-time jobs in the U.S. over the next 18 months. The move would bring the e-commerce giant’s workforce to more than 280,000.

Nonstore sales increased 13.2% in December year over year, the biggest gain in four months. Fourth quarter nonstore sales jumped 12.8%–a jump not seen in years.

With investments pouring in, retailers should consider how AR might be used for more than games. In fact, AR could up-end and upgrade the shopping experience as we know it.

Shoppers on smartphones helped drive online sales growth for British e-retailers in December, with sales on those devices up 47%.

Online sales growth exceeded industry projects at the outset of the year in the United Kingdom in 2016, and shoppers on smartphones had a lot to do with that.