of Sears and Wal-Mart. Although Wal-Mart is the industry powerhouse‚ its 20% return on equity (ROE) lags behind that of Sears’ 22%. Analysis: Wal-Mart operates fewer stores than Sears but is ahead in terms of total selling area by a ratio of 3.4:1. Between 1995 and 1997‚ Sears’ retail store revenue per selling square foot was not only lower than that of Wal-Mart but in decline. Sears allows customers to pay for merchandise over time if they use the company’s proprietary credit card. Sears
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Aflak Se Ata Hai Nalon Ka Jawab Akhir Karte Hain Khitab Akhir‚ Uthte Hain Hijab Akhir From the heavens comes an answer to our long cries at last: The heavens break their silence‚ the curtains rise at last! Ahwal-e-Mohabbat Mein Kuch Farq Nahin Aesa Souz-o-Tab-o-Taab Awwal‚ Souz-o-Tab-o-Taab Akhir Little of change love’s fortunes inherit: born in anguish And fire‚ in fire and anguish its end it buys at last. Main Tujh Ko Batata Hun‚ Taqdeer-e-Umam Kya Hai Shamsheer-o-Sanaa Awwal‚
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TUTORIAL 1 Fundamentals 1. An inductive load consisting of R and X in series feeding from a 2400-Vrms supply absorbs 288 kW at a lagging power factor of 0.8. Determine R and X. 2. An inductive load consisting of R and X in parallel feeding from a 2400-Vrms supply absorbs 288 kW at a lagging power factor of 0.8. Determine R and X. 3. Two loads connected in parallel are supplied from a single-phase 240-Vrms source. The two loads draw a total real power of 400 kW at a power factor of 0.8 lagging
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I. OVERVIEW OF COLLECTION PAYMENT METHOD The Payment Collection of Bills also called “Uniform Rules for Collections” is published by International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) under the document number 522 (URC522) and is followed by more than 90% of the world’s banks. According to URC 522‚ “Collection” means the handling by banks of the documents in accordance with instructions received‚ in order to obtain payment and/or acceptance or delivery documents against payment and/or against acceptance or
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Strengths The company Sears belongs to the parent company‚ Sears Holdings Corporation who is also the parent company of Kmart Holding Corporation and Roebuck and Co. The company was founded in 1886‚ making it one of the oldest retail companies to exist. The locations Sears operates are in the United States as well as parts of Canada and Mexico. As stated in the 10-K form by sec.gov: “Full-line Stores—894 broad line stores‚ of which 842 are full-line stores located across all 50 states and Puerto
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CRITIQUE: SEARS TOWER I remember being passionate about the design of a certain building standing in the heart of the United States of America when I was 14-15 years old. Well‚ I still am. There is something romantic about this building- its tall frame‚ its minimal design‚ the elegant black bands running around the building‚ the use of tinted black aluminum curtain with bronze tinted glazing‚ the bundled tubular form etc etc. I have always been a fan of minimalism‚ courtesy Mies Van Der Rohe
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i. About sears outlet Sears hometown and outlet stores were founded in 1952 as a joint business venture by Simpsons and Sears‚ its headquarters are located in 290 Yonge Street (Toronto Eaton Centre) Toronto‚ Ontario‚ Canada. Sears outlet is a retailer that deals with sales of home appliances‚ garden equipment‚ apparel‚ mattresses‚ sporting tools and goods‚ and tools. Sears outlet store has four secondary store formats: they include the sears hometown‚ sears outlet‚ sears hardware‚ sears appliance
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and predicting future value creation for Sears? For Wal-Mart? Sears Sears grew up to the world’s largest retailer by expanding annual sales through diversifying sale products‚ such as apparel‚ cosmetics‚ jewelry‚ electronics‚ household appliances‚ cookware‚ bedding and hand-tools. This article shows that Sears suffered from a cost increase in 1997‚ including lawsuits‚ credit collectibles and sales in Mexico. Besides‚ the flexible payment facility that Sears offered is also a reason for cost increase
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Collection remains the predominant reason for many a museum’s existence. Most museums collect because they believe that objects are important and evocative survival of human civilization worthy of careful study and powerful educational impact. They carefully preserve their holdings as to transmit important information to the present generation and posterity. Art museums are said to concentrate on beauty and their mission is often defined as the direct transmission of the artist’s aesthetic understanding
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SEARS CASE STUDY by Robert A.G. Monks and Nell Minow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction The great advantage of publicly held companies is that they bring together capital and managerial expertise‚ to the benefit of both groups. An investor need not know anything about making or marketing chairs in order to invest in a chair factory. A gifted producer or seller of chairs need not have capital in order to start a business. When
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