success factors in diamond retailing can be measured by distribution network design‚ product quality‚ luxury‚ customization (personalization) ‚ customer experience‚ high quality of customer service in terms and so forth. Blue Nile has built up its distinct advantages by providing the customers with high quality‚ fine jewelry‚ competitive pricing‚ low-pressure selling tactics‚ customization and inventory choices of 75‚000 stones as an online retailed store. Additionally‚ its online selling strategy
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ALMA: World`s Largest Telescope Gerald John C. Guillermo Hubble Space Telescope may be awesome but these new radio telescopes in Atacama Desert‚ Chile may be more awesome. Built in the driest place in the Earth‚ the Atacama Large Millimeter Array or ALMA provides the most distinct and the most precise images of local stars and planet formation and can also distinguish the birth of neighboring stars and some of the most distant‚ ancient galaxies. ALMA was initially a 50-50 partnership between the United
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Coles Myer Coles Myer is Australia’s largest retailer with more than 1‚800 stores throughout Australia and New Zealand. The company’s aim is to create benefits for every stakeholder by being the best retailer in every market in which the company operates. Coles Myer is the Australia’s largest non-government employer with over 160‚000 staff and spends approximately $19 billion a year buying merchandise and services from over 61‚000 suppliers. There are various factors undermining the decline
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The Future is Online for Apparel Retailers Euromonitor International 26 October 2011 Coming up with innovative ways to harness the huge potential of the internet is the biggest retail challenge facing the apparel industry over the next five years. And at the core of the challenge is the need for a fast‚ efficient and hassle-free returns service. A tipping point for online apparel retailing The practice of waiting in line for an available changing room to try on new clothes might one day
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Blue Nile Case Analysis Overview Founded in 1999‚ Blue Nile has grown to become the largest online retailer of certified diamonds and fine jewelry. At Blue Nile you’ll find high-quality diamonds certified by the most respected independent diamond grading labs. You can create your own jewelry were you choose the diamond and they will set it in your favorite earring‚ pendant‚ or ring design. Every order is shipped free‚ guaranteed and returnable within 30 days‚ so you can be sure you made the
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Problem set 3 Crystal Yu 1. Do problem 4.8 and 4.9 page 149 (2 points) You need to show your work to get credit. 4.8 Does it take more time to be removed from an email list than it used to take? A study of 100 large online retailers revealed the following: Need Three Or More Clicks to Be Removed Year Yes No Total 2009 39 61 100 2008 7 93 100 46 154 200 a. Give an example of a simple event Need less
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Largest Landfill in the World Soon going to the will no longer be a vacation option unless you do not plan to swim. There will probably be a huge amount of plastic and trash in the water. This is due to the Pacific trash vortex. All of the plastic that has accumulated over the years had either eended up in a landfill or in the ocean. It is however‚ more likely that the trash has ended up in the ocean. Trash that people just toss in the water ends up in the ocean. Americans fail to
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The industry that I am familiar with is Best Buy. Best But is one of the biggest consumer electronics retailers in the world. Best Buy headquarters is in Richfield‚ Minnesota. Richard Schulze the founder of best Buy and founded the company in 1966 in Minnesota. Best Buy’s subsidiaries are Geek Squad‚ pacific Sale‚ and many more. The company owner should be aware of supply and demand of what the consumers are wanting the most. And should keep eye on the economy because if the economy goes up than
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Blue Nile Case 1. Blue Nile’s Strategy for success in the marketplace is to increase Blue Nile recognition and create more customer traffic. They want to build a brand loyalty among their customers to encourage repeat purchases. Blue Nile has both online and offline advertising. They offer a wide range of high quality diamonds to appeal to more buyers. Also to keep their pricing competitive. a. I would think that Blue Nile relies on operation excellence to keep customers coming back. They continue
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The largest earthquake in the world had a magnitude of 9.5 and took place in Chile. The Valdivia Earthquake‚ also know as the Great Chilean Earthquake‚ happened on Sunday‚ May 22‚ 1960. It is the largest earthquake currently on record. It occured in the afternoon and the resulting tsunami affected southern Chile‚ Hawaii‚ Japan‚ the Philippines‚ eastern New Zealand‚ southeast Australia‚ and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. The epicenter of the Valdivia earthquake was near Lumaco‚ a coastal city
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