by Robert Solomon | May 16, 2017 | Airlines, B2B Software, Consolidating Competition, Industry Concentration, Pricing, Regtech
I love the word “oligoply”. It’s a fancy word for a market structure in which a few companies have the large majority of market share. The recent news reminds me just how many markets are becoming oligopolistic–especially those dominated by...
by Robert Solomon | Dec 29, 2016 | Airlines, Procure to Pay
It’s that time of year when bloggers recycle their most popular posts of 2016 as a way to: avoid thinking up new stuff during the holidays and encourage you to read something you may have missed the first time around. So here goes… 7 Most Popular Posts of...
by Robert Solomon | Aug 11, 2016 | Airlines, B2B Software, Road Warrior
Today’s Wall Street Journal has an article about how alike the three major airlines have become in many ways. (See here.) But every Road warrior knows each airline has a distinct system for boarding passengers. And every airline boarding system has a...
by Robert Solomon | Jul 31, 2016 | Airlines, B2B Software, Road Warrior |
As you can see from the chart below, the price of jet fuel has fallen precipitously over the last 24 months. How has this benefited the average Road Warrior? Snacks are back on the airlines and they are better than ever! (Though the bar was previously set very low!)...
by Robert Solomon | Sep 29, 2015 | Airlines, B2B Software, Electronic Payments, Enterprise Software, Financial services, Insurance, Payments, Public Sector, Real Estate
If you are interested in B2B software generally, you should be particularly interested in the Canadian B2B software industry. I’m not sure what is in the water (beer?) up there, but Canada has more than its fair share of interesting B2B software companies and...
by Robert Solomon | Sep 3, 2015 | Airlines, B2B Software, Travel
The travel industry has spawned more interesting B2B platforms and networks than any other industry. Examples include: The three major Global Distribution Systems (GDSs)–Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre. See here. Online Travel Agencies (OTAs)–Expedia, Orbitz,...
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