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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There are currently 800‚000 people withdementia in the UK. There are over 17‚000 younger people with dementia in the UK. There are over 25‚000 people with dementia from black and minority ethnic groupsin the UK. There will be over a million people with dementia by 2021. Two thirds of people with dementia are women. The proportion of people with dementia doubles for every 5 year age group. One third of people over 95 have dementia. 60‚000 deaths a year are directly attributable to dementia
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To what extent might UK firms benefit from a decision by the UK government to join the Single European Currency? The single European Currency is the currency used by the institution of the EU and it’s the official currency of the Eurozone consisting 18 of the 28 member states. On 1 January 1999‚ the Euro was introduced as the single European currency‚ but today‚ the UK is still using the Sterling Pounds‚ and if the UK join the single European Currency‚ there may be some advantages and disadvantages
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Studying in UK By Group 6 Kingsley Ibeji 1101620 COURSE TITLE: Communication in Business April 6‚ 2011 Table of Content 1.0 Executive summary…………………………………………………………2 2.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………..3 3.0 Findings……………………………………………………………………...4. 3.1 Expectation role from teacher/ student ………………………………….5 3.2 Ethical challenges/ policies………………………………………………..5 3.3 Method of assessment as it defer…………………………………………6 3.4 Ability to
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THE IT PRODUCTIVITY PARADOX – EVIDENCE FROM THE UK RETAIL BANKING INDUSTRY ABSTRACT This article addresses causes of the so-called ’Information Technology Productivity Paradox ’ in the context of UK retail banks. It investigates why massive investments by retail banks in information technology are not being translated into significant productivity gains‚ given that successful implementation of new technology is particularly important in increasingly competitive banking environments
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Immigration remains a widely debated issue in the UK‚ which is not surprising since the average gross annual inflow of immigrants into the UK has grown rapidly since the middle of the 1990s. According to the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS’s) International Passenger Survey (IPS) (2012)‚ the number of people immigrating to the UK has risen from around 50‚000 per annum at the beginning of the 1990s to 524‚000 per annum‚ on average‚ between 2004 and 2011(Mitchell‚ J. et al.‚ 2011). A flexible
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Connor Thatcher The UK is a poor exporter of goods and runs at a trade deficit‚ something that hinders its long term growth. In order to combat this‚ the UK government is undertaking a variety of new policies to increase its competitiveness and therefore improve its balance of trade. One of these policies is increasing the investment in infrastructure; the government has pledged over £100bn investment by 2020 and has given guarantees for lenders financing infrastructure projects. More than 200 projects
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This assignment is about gangs which are now a growing problem in the UK as it is reflected in media coverage and governmental responses to gangs‚ crime and violence. Gangs as defined by Eurogang network is said to be any durable street oriented youth group whose involvement are in illegal activity as part of their group identity. The other definition used in the article” Dying to belong” was that a gang can be defined as a relatively durable‚ predominantly street-based group of young people
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New Belgium Brewing Company Introduction New Belgium Brewing opened in 1991 originating in a basement in Fort Collins‚ Colorado. They have several types of beers such as Sunshine Wheat‚ Blue Paddle‚ Abbey‚ Mothership Wit‚ 1554‚ Trippel‚ other seasonal ales‚ and Fat Tire. Fat tire is their most popularly sold beer and originated with a story behind it. Fat tire was named after Jeff Lebesch’s‚ founder of NBB‚ rode through Belgium on a fat tire bicycle. Today‚ New Belgium Brewing is a company that
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evidence must show that the student is able to: Task no. Evidence P1 Locate major Long-haul tourist destinations in different continents 1 P2 Outline different types of holidays available in long-haul destinations that meet specific UK visitor motivations 2 Learner declaration I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged. Learner signature: Date: Assignment brief
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