Japanese Katakana Origin The katakana syllabary was derived from abbreviated Chinese characters used by Buddhist monks to indicate the correct pronunciations of Chinese texts in the 9th century. At first there were many different symbols to represent one syllable of spoken Japanese‚ but over the years the system was streamlined. By the 14th century‚ there was a more or less one-to-one correspondence between spoken and written syllables. The word katakana "part (of kanji) syllabic script". The
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Case Study 1 – Thorntons PLC To: Equity Fund Manager Date: 16 January 2013 From: Ivor Addict Subject: Thorntons plc Note: Introduction (note: some comments are obtained from reviewing the company’s website and that the use of company and group both refer to Thorntons group. The footnotes are only included to provide an indication as to where the information came from‚ they are not intended to be comprehensive. Some of the comments have been included to aid understanding
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Disappearing Amazon: Understanding a Global Issue by Kelsey Numan In the past few decades‚ the Amazon rainforest has been in the spotlight of environmental debate—and rightfully so. The past 40 years of human destruction has resulted in a loss of about 20% of the rainforest. The Amazon is home to millions of unique plant and animal species that contribute to a vast majority of the Earth’s flourishing biodiversity. Methods of clear-cutting and burning for industrial‚ agricultural‚ and use for livestock
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000 indigenous people survive by fleeing to the Amazon (geographia). These native tribes utilize the seemingly boundless forest‚ living sustainably‚ but the industrialized society of today is not paying attention to the implications
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Japan has long hoped for a bit of inflation—but not this sort ----Bhavya Upadhyay The article discusses on the good‚ the bad and the ugly side of the rising inflation in Japan. All over the world inflation is raising its ugly head but for a country like Japan it may be a blessing in disguise. An inflation of 1.0% in Japan may be a good sign‚ a case of the economy finally moving out of the long decade of deflation. The article explores on how the Japanese economy will benefit from inflation in
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Introduction Neiman Marcus‚ is an American luxury specialty department store that involves a high standard of quality‚ style and customer service. Neiman Marcus offers a huge assortment of Women’s Apparel‚ Men’s Apparel‚ Shoes‚ Handbags‚ Jewelry‚ Accessories‚ Beauty‚ Kids Apparel and Home Furnishing from the very best designers. Neiman Marcus is multi-channel retailer‚ they sell to the public via more than one distribution channel - through mail order catalogues‚ bricks and mortar stores‚
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RURAL RETAIL: AN EMERGING CONCEPT OF RETAILING By: Ms. Sweta Sharma (Assistant professor) Vidya Bhawan College for engineering and technology ABSTRACT The word retail has a very small meaning‚ it means ‘to cut or to break the bulk’‚ however the term Retail Management is not a small concept‚ it has a very broad meaning and a wide framework. When we say that Retailing is dynamic‚ it simply means that it is progressive in nature‚ it keeps on changing itself with the emerging trends
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PRODUCT LINES...................................................09 * STORE LOCATION………………………………14 * STORE OPERATIONS…………………………....15 * STOREFORMATS………………….................…..18 * CONCLUSION…………………….................……19 Introduction Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location‚ such as a department store‚ boutique or kiosk‚ or by mail‚ in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services
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Thesis: Amazon achieved its enormous success through the first mover advantage into online retailing‚ the business level strategy supported by corporate level strategy and their CEO‚ Jeff Bezos. First mover advantage in the hi-tech world can present a tremendous entry barrier for competitors. That is the reason why some tech giants are able to sustain their competitive advantage for a long time. Amazon is an example of a company that used their first mover advantage to gain lots of free national
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Retail merchandising is the process used in order to conduct retail sales. As part of the process‚ the merchandiser pays close attention to the types of products offered for sale‚ how to best present those products to consumers‚ and determining what is a reasonable retail price for each unit sold. While retailers have traditionally engaged in the task of retail merchandising in a physical location‚ the Internet has now made it possible to apply these same basic principles in a virtual setting. The
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