printing press to Westminster in 1476‚ London has been a paradise for bibliophiles. But today‚ if you walk up Charing Cross Road‚ long famed for its bookshops‚ you’ll see a discouraging picture. A sign plastered on one empty shop window commemorates Shipley Books as "A mecca for art lovers" that "closed its doors … on Christmas Eve 2008." The crime bookshop Murder One is described‚ on its abandoned storefront‚ as having "thrived for 21 years before being forced to close due to internet competition" earlier
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Services Marketing Name：Hang Hu Student number: 12350648 Date:26/03/2014 Introduction: As a Level 2 student studying Advertising and marketing‚ Service marketing plays an important role in my study. Service marketing is a sub field of marketing which covers the marketing of both goods and services (Wikipedia.com‚ 2014). It is considered to be a special kind of marketing‚
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customized and reliable service helps creating loyalty and thus the “lock-in” effects - the customers might consider buying books online more even when they walk pass a bookshop physically‚ simply because they don’t bother to carry heavy books which are not needed urgent! Compare to those of the conventional retail bookshops‚ these “lock-in” effects further weaken the already-weaken bargaining power of buyers. Threats of Substitutes The impacts of typical Business-to-Consumers (B2C) e-Retail
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The ‘Parkland Suburb’ of Sydney’s inner west region is better known as Concord and shouldn’t be mistaken for Concord West‚ a separate suburb. Concord 2137 is within 15 miles west of the central business district. Concord is one of Sydney’s best suburbs for investing‚ according to long-term growth predictions. What makes this suburb so ideal for investing and buying homes or units? Transportation One big draw to Concord is the amazing access to transportation. No matter where you want to go in the
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are they here to stay? 2 One attraction of e-books is that some of them are free. Others can be downloaded at a much cheaper price than the bookshop price‚ and for avid readers this is an obvious advantage because the money saved can be spent on other things‚ perhaps new clothes or days out. There is no need to make time-consuming trips to bookshops‚ which is a real hassle‚ especially for parents with children to bundle into the car or bus. Instead‚ books can be paid for and downloaded from
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AN EVALUATION OF HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AT CORPORATE BRANCH OF CONCORD GROUP 1.0 INTRODUCTION In any industry the success of an organization is extremely dependent on its human resources. Although there are many other factors that play a key role‚ a company must have effective employees in order to stay financially solvent and competitive. In order to maintain this valuable commodity‚ organizations must be aware of employee training and development. Many companies make the mistake
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The belief of earning freedom was a motive that caused the American Revolution‚ and the Battle of Lexington and Concord bolstered the confidence and tentative independence of the colonies. The French and Indian War had laid groundwork for a revolt from the colonists‚ especially when the British marched to Concord to destroy the weapons stored there and capture two sons of Liberty. During 1775‚ the colonies began believing in their united power against Britain and started to rebel against the harsh
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1.0 Introduction 2.1 Background of the Study It all started when four visionaries conceptualized setting up a training center to fill very specific manpower needs. It was in the early ‘80s when Augusto C. Lagman‚ Herman T. Gamboa‚ Benjamin A. Santos‚ and Edgar H. Sarte — four entrepreneurs came together to set up Systems Technology Institute (STI)‚ a training center that delivers basic programming education to professionals and students who want to learn this new skill. Systems Technology Institute’s
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In the book‚ "The Minutemen and Their World" by Robert A. Gross‚ a closer look is taken at the American Revolution by examining the lives of the people that live in Concord‚ Massachusetts. By researching and interpreting diaries‚ court records‚ colony records‚ genealogies‚ and private papers Gross begins to describe a society before‚ during‚ and after the American Revolution. He furthermore succeeds in creating a well-written historical text that is easy to read‚ interpret‚ and enjoy. It can be thought
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In Robert A. Gross’ novel‚ The Minutemen and Their World he takes his readers through what life was like in Concord‚ Massachusetts in the years of the late 1700’s. He starts his book off with a short prologue called “Winter Soldiers and Springtime Farmers”. This short seven page introduction could easily be a survival guide to any new settler that wants to call Concord home. The reader is given a map with all the main roads‚ neighboring cities‚ and boundary lines. One is also reassured that all daily
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