FDI Foreign direct investment (FDI) or foreign investment refers to the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. In other words‚ FDI or Foreign Direct Investment is any form of investment that earns interest in enterprises which function outside the domestic territory of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital‚ reinvestment of earnings‚ other long-term capital
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A Retail Giant Created by Best Employees Introduction In the retail markets of all industries‚ Apple has clearly distinguished itself from its competitors with its significant revenue. In 2010‚ as stated by Farrell and Staff (2011)‚ Apple earned approximately $6‚000 per square foot‚ which guaranteed Apple to be the most profitable retailor. The second retailor on the list‚ Tiffany‚ only accomplished half of Apple’s profitability (Farrell & Staff‚ 2011). Speaking of Apple’s success‚ one cannot
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EFFICIENCIES IN RETAIL SUPPLY CHAINS Dr Jamshed A. Modi Professor‚ Operations Management S P Jain Institute Of Management & Research‚ Bombay 91-22-2623 7454 modi@spjimr.ernet.in Introduction – Some will say that the retail sector in India is about to take off‚ what with the Ambanis planning huge investments in the sector in the near future. I would say it already has‚ or at least the nose-wheel is off the runway. The retail sector in India today is un-recognizable from what it was say even
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Brick and Mortar Retail vs. E-commerce What is the Solution? 1. Executive Summary Although the recent development of the Internet has skyrocketed business sales for the average e-commerce company‚ there are many advantages that they are missing out on that a brick and mortar organization can provide. So where is the ultimate middle-ground a firm can search for when aspiring to provide quality products and quality customer service in the most efficient way? The following is a discussion on the
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REVERSE LOGISTICS: CHALLENGES AND ISSUES FACED BY THE MAJOR RETAIL PLAYERS IN THE UK. INTRODUCTION: “In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground‚ for out of it you were taken; For dust you are‚ And to dust you shall return.” Genesis 3:19. Effective and efficient management of product returns is an intriguing practical and research question. Growing green concerns and advancement of reverse logistics (RL) concepts and practices make it all the more relevant
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downloaded 4970 times since 2010. * Users who downloaded this Article also downloaded: * Roger Darby‚ James Jones‚ Ghada Al Madani‚ (2003)‚"E-commerce marketing: fad or fiction? Management competency in mastering emerging technology. An international case analysis in the UAE"‚ Logistics Information Management‚ Vol. 16 Iss: 2 pp. 106 - 113 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09576050310467241 Audrey Gilmore‚ Damian Gallagher‚ Scott Henry‚ (2007)‚"E-marketing and SMEs: operational lessons for the future"‚ European
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address all correspondence to Ivy S. N. Chen‚ Department of Management and Marketing‚ Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hung Hom‚ Kowloon‚ Hong Kong. E-mail: msichen@inet.polyu. edu.hk. The authors would like to thank the senior management of Baleno for their inputs/ comments in the preparation of this case and the staff of the Asian Center for Brand Management‚ Hong Kong Polytechnic University for their clerical support. Baleno: Expanding Retail Operations in China INTRODUCTION It was a hot and humid
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Electronic Data Interchange within the Food Retail Industry Report assessing the impacts of EDI on a company operating within the food retail industry. 1 Introduction to EDI Electronic Data Interchange can be defined as: “The transfer of electronic data from one organisations computer system to another’s‚ the data being structured in a commonly agreed format…” (Curtis and Cobham 2007) The purpose of EDI is to enable a company to directly exchange business documents‚ such as purchase orders
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Feasibility Study Report 2012 Prepared for: Board of Commissioners of WIGGO Retail Plc. A report researched and published by: Hananto Consulting Ltd (Jan 2013) Name : Djati Hananto S Student ID : STU34874 Word Count : 4265 Submission Deadline : 21 January 2013 The contents of this report are intended to fulfill the assignment in Marketing Management Assignment of ARU MBA Project Management program. All concerned entities such as WIGGO and Hananto Consulting Ltd are
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Group Project Question – Choose a retail organisation (of retail goods e.g. a supermarket) has approached your group with a brief to research and analyse their retail marketing strategy and to prepare a report based on your analysis. You are required to select a retailer from the list of retailers given in this document and conduct a strategic review of the retail offering‚ making recommendations for improvements. You may focus on a particular aspect of their strategy rather than a broad overview
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