The ugly truth of cost cutting

In tough times, businesses love to cut costs but, as IAN ALTMAN reports, it’s crucial that businesses consider the effects of such behaviour upon not only customers but staff as well.

Those who specialise in expense reduction would accurately argue that each dollar a business earns in sales contributes a small percentage to profit; however, every dollar a business saves goes directly towards improving the bottom line, which is why...

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