USNI News 2020 Fleet and Marine Review

When 2020 closed, the Navy’s aircraft carrier forces spent a collective 896 days deployed across the world – 200 more days than in 2019. As reported by USNI News in November, the carrier force has been under strain over the last 20 years, and the use of the force accelerated in 2020. Likewise, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps amphibious ready groups and Marine expeditionary units saw deployments to the Western Pacific and U.S. Central Command.

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Look at Asia-Pacific to understand future of retail

Look at Asia-Pacific to understand future of retail (Photo: JD.com)

As COVID-19 continues to rage on, the retail market is in the midst of seismic disruption as consumers continue to shift from shopping at stores to buying online. The transition toward e-commerce had been gradual, then the pandemic accelerated the move online — and nowhere is it more evident than in the Asia-Pacific region.  

Management consulting firm Bain & Company has come out with a report on the future of retail in Asia-Pacific, detailing how the region is “leapfrogging” development stages...

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