Consumer-to-consumer platforms can overcome significant cash burns and achieve long-term growth by leveraging scarcity, a new study finds By Aaron Woolner Amazon’s three-decade journey from a Seattle garage to a US$1.8 trillion market cap demonstrates the almost limitless potential of two-sided marketplaces in the internet age. It’s a simple concept; match buyers and sellers using […]

In the age of unprecedented uncertainty, supply chains are under constant peril and duress. How can companies mitigate risks and build resilience? A new CUHK study offers some answers By Pete Sabine Intricately woven supply chains spanning across the world are susceptible to disruptive events. Many cases have pointed out that the disorders in a […]

Research finds that online platforms can maximise profits through the judicious sharing of information and offering incentives to set prices that match its goals