Stores converted to Supercenters‚ which is frequent in the latter part of the sample. All we know is the current store type. We also received data identifying a small number of stores (54‚ as of 2005) that closed. We return to this issue in some of our robustness analyses. This data set also indicated some store relocations within counties‚ which are treated as continuing stores because WalMart replaced smaller‚ older stores with larger ones in nearby locations. 21 The measurement error corresponding
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Philosophy 200 November 16‚ 2013 The Moral Status of the Fetus The debate over abortion comes down to one essential issue — the moral status of the unborn child. “Those choosing legalization of abortion will argue that the developing fetus lacks a moral status that would trump a woman’s desire to abort the child. Those against abortion argue by making the opposite claim; that the unborn child‚ because it is a developing human being‚ possesses a moral status because of its human existence; and
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or a bit of the human body” (Hursthouse‚ 1987). The extreme liberal view in standard form looks like this: An unfertilised ovum has the same moral status as a piece of tissue. Working forward from the unfertilised ovum‚ there is no point until birth that the developing ovum comes to possess a different moral status. The foetus has the moral status of a piece of tissue right up until birth. The first premise appears to be uncontentious. Unfertilised ovum in large numbers are lost in a variety
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JOURNAL OF ADVANCED ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Vol No. 1‚ Issue No. 2‚ 093 - 097 Walmart Business Model Study School of Language and Management‚ Heriot-Watt University‚ Edinburgh‚ UK School of Management‚ Politecnico di Milano‚ Milano‚ Italy School of Business Management‚ Umea University‚ Umea‚ Sweden tomlee315@hotmail.com Abstract----This report explores the features and the role of business model of Walmart in creating and capturing value. A successful business model always links to its strategy
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Introduction: (Major Facts) Ever since Wal-Mart started it has taking off not only nationally but internationally‚ especially over the past ten years. Wal-Mart has become the world’s largest and probably the most powerful retailer to this day‚ having the highest sales per square foot. The major keys to Wal-Mart’s success is due to their inventory turnover‚ operating profits‚ providing discounted prices to their customers‚ and of course their supply chain. Through all of those‚ Wal-Mart says that
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2013 IBPS-NEWS Admin February 2013 Current Affairs POWERED BY www.ibps-news.blogspot.com [FEBRUARY 2013 CURRENT AFFAIRS] Here is a list of important current events of February 2013 on National & International news‚ Sports news‚ Prize & Award‚ Science & Technology news helpful for upcoming IBPS‚ SBI‚ SSC‚ UPSC etc. recruitment exam. Downloaded from www.ibps-news.blogspot.com Page 1 February 2013 Current Affairs National News • • • • • • The 2001 Indian Parliament attack case victim
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The Changing Status of the Artist At the beginning of the fifteenth century‚ the social status of the artist was far below that of those who hired them. According to Michael Baxandall in his book‚ Painting and Experience in the Fifteenth Century Italy‚ in the eyes of the social elite—the Catholic Church and the noblemen—that hired them‚ artists were closer to servants or tradesmen who provided them with goods and services on a “bespoke basis” than creative and independent geniuses. However‚ as
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Ocean Current and Global Weather The ocean is the largest habitat for life on earth‚ and is vital to the land habitats as well. The ocean regulates the earth’s weather patterns. The main force influencing global climate is the solar energy of the fun. Because the earth is a sphere its surface is not heated equally by incoming solar energy. The equatorial areas receive more sunlight while the poles receive less because sunlight strikes at an oblique angle so much of the sunlight are reflected away
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Status of Women in Islam In the history of the world‚ Islam was the first religion and the first social system which recognized the human status of women and awarded them the highest dignity and honor. In addition‚ Islam granted women equal rights with men in every aspect‚ and abolished all discriminations on the basis of sex. According to the ancient Persians‚ woman was a symbol of filth and evil‚ and all wicked deities were represented as females. During this period‚ in which women were deprived
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