The Netherlands drops to ninth place within the competitiveness rankings

1. The Netherlands drops to ninth place on the competitiveness rankings

Ninth place. That is the place the Netherlands is that this yr ended within the World Competitiveness Rating of enterprise college IMD. The annual rating compares the competitiveness of 67 economies. Three years in the past, the Netherlands was nonetheless in fourth place. “The sincere story is that we’re slipping on this rating,” writes CEO Rinke Zonneveld of Make investments-NL on LinkedIn. ‘There’s work to be performed. For us all.’

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2. Thomas Plantenga needs to turn out to be value 100 billion with Vinted

Can Vinted survive if an American or Chinese language monopolist takes on the second-hand clothes market? That query issues Dutch CEO Thomas Plantenga. Beneath his management, the Lithuanian firm grew to turn out to be the market chief in Europe. However in accordance with Plantenga, that’s not sufficient, he says in an interview with MT/Sprout.

“Right here in Europe we’re all one another, whereas in different continents we’re utterly handed over,” says the 40-year-old entrepreneur. He needs Vinted to turn out to be stronger and ultimately goals for an organization value 100 billion euros. ‘I feel the likelihood is there. For that we have now to construct a very totally different type of firm than what Vinted is now.’

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3. Former CEO of Hema is allowed to clear the rubble at bicycle firm Accell

Far too excessive a debt, declining demand for e-bikes and a recall for Babboe’s breaking cargo bikes. CEO Tjeerd Jegen has a lot to do at Accell Group, the mum or dad firm of Batavus and Sparta, amongst others. Towards the FD say Arguing that the present debt burden of 1.2 billion euros is just too excessive. The bicycle producer is negotiating with lenders about debt restructuring. And about Babboe say the CEO: ‘Based mostly on what I’ve seen, I don’t consider that something occurred right here with malicious intent.’

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4. The Metropolis of Amsterdam needs Schiphol to shrink to 400,000 flights

Amsterdam needs as much as 400,000 flights per yr at Schiphol. That’s 20 p.c lower than now. Because of this the municipality is in direct opposition to the plans of the brand new cupboard. “The pursuits of native residents outweigh the pursuits of the aviation sector,” the council wrote to the municipal council. The municipality of Amsterdam has 20 p.c of Schiphol shares and says it’s performing as an activist shareholder.

5. G-Star makes trousers with cotton from Dutch greenhouses

Style firm G-Star has denims comprised of Nederkatoen made. The cotton was grown in a greenhouse, in collaboration with scientists from Wageningen College. This ends in significantly extra sustainable trousers: manufacturing doesn’t require 10,000 liters of water, however solely 800 litres. The query is how scalable the pilot mission is and whether or not it’s attainable to have a pair of denims made totally within the Netherlands.

6. After which this: Meta’s PR workforce cannot get a grip on Zuckerberg

Who will cease Meta’s CEO? A minimum of not his PR workforce. Enterprise Insider nosed within the paperwork launched within the lawsuits towards Meta concerning the psychological well being of younger folks. It accommodates a spicy e-mail change between members of the PR workforce a couple of Fb publish that CEO Mark Zuckerberg wished to make.

Zuckerberg was outraged by a publication by The New York Instances. It revealed how ‘Zuck’ wished to spice up his picture by sharing light-hearted images and movies. For instance, he appeared on a hydrofoil with an American flag in his palms. Nevertheless, the newspaper known as it an “electrical surfboard.” Zuckerberg wished to appropriate The New York Instances, one thing that did not look like a good suggestion to the PR workforce. Lengthy story quick: that publish got here anyway.

Bron: Mark Zuckerberg/Fb

What we additionally learn:

• New boss of Bijenkorf is aware of little about style, however rather a lot about folks (FD)
• Chinese language on-line clothes retailer Shein needs to go public in London (Reuters)
• ‘Sustainable’ model Patagonia transports clothes by air extra usually than H&M and Primark (Observe the Cash)
• AI startup Etched raises $120 million to develop specialised chip (Bloomberg)
• The mum or dad firm of child model Noppies has filed for chapter (FD)