in the retail industry I) Retail sales: overview For the period January-April overall retail sales have increased by 0‚7% in 2014 (from HK$172‚3m to HK$173‚ 5m): The small increase in retail sales in mainly due to the 14‚3% growth rate that occurred in January 2014. For three consecutive months retails sales have experienced negative growth with a peak of -9.8% in April 2014 as shown in the graph below. Retail Sales January-April
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“BRIDGING THE SKILL GAP IN THE INDIAN RETAIL SECTOR” OVERVIEW OF INDIAN RETAIL INDUSTRY: Indian robust macro and micro economics fundamentals‚ such as : 1. robust GDP growth 2. higher incomes 3. increasing disposal income 4. favorable demographics and supportive government policies These will accelerate the growth of the retail sector. Indian retail industry is perhaps one of the most challenging‚ dynamics and exciting markets to operate in. India is an economy of $1.43 trillion
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Dave Arreche Historical or Historical Fiction Main Characters of Braveheart Braveheart is supposed t o be the true story of William Wallace and his battle to free Scotland from English rule. Most of the characters in Braveheart are true historical characters‚ however‚ the manner in which they are portrayed in the movie‚ tends to lean a bit towards fiction. Little is know about the true history of Wallace. Wallace was born around 1270 near Elderslie‚ in Paisley Parish. It is believed
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Victimization and Its Cures: Representations of South Eastern Europe in British Fiction and Drama of the 1990s. In: Betraying the Event: Constructions of Victimhood in Contemporary Cultures‚ Fatima Festic (ed.)‚ Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing‚ 2009‚ pp. 35 -65. VICTIMIZATION AND ITS “CURES”: REPRESENTATIONS OF SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE IN BRITISH FICTION AND DRAMA OF THE 1990s LUDMILLA KOSTOVA In his extended reflection on twentieth-century history Hope and Memory (2000; English
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Tombstone: Fact or Fiction? Almost two decades ago‚ a film known as Tombstone was produced‚ featuring a star-studded cast. This action-packed western portrays the legendary feud between the Earp’s and the Clanton’s. For the most part I believe it to be a respectable movie containing a powerful storyline. This film portrays the life and times of the famous cowboy‚ Wyatt Earp‚ focusing on what led to the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Tombstone provides a mixture of both fact and fiction‚ however I believe
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emergence and evolution of PRIL from a small garment manufacturer to the #1 retailer in India by the early 21st century. It examines the evolution and growth of PRIL until the mid 1990s‚ and then traces the rationale behind the launch of its first retail format Pantaloons‚ a family departmental store. It discusses in detail the marketing and promotional efforts undertaken by PRIL for Pantaloons‚ which made the store one of the most successful lifestyle stores in India in the early 2000s. The case
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What is implied by the statement that « race as biology is fiction‚ racism as a social problem is real ? » Do you agree or disagree with this statement ? This statement refers to one of the touchiest subjects in human evolution. Race commonly refers to certain physical similarities‚ such as skin color or eye shape‚ that are shared by a group of people and are used to mark or separate them from others as stated in by Koester and Lustig in Intercultural Competence. But is race primarily a biological
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Introduction The grocery industry in the United Kingdom has been dominated in the last ten years by large chain Supermarkets. There has been a fight for supremacy between the likes of J. Sainsbury‚ Tesco‚ Marks and Spencer‚ Asda‚ and further south‚ Waitrose. Around ten years ago‚ Sainsbury ’s used to have the top spot but their loyal shoppers started turning their heads towards Tesco and better value for money later on in the nineties. I will analyse the United Kingdom ’s grocery industry
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As the world has become more globalized‚ more Americans work for multinational organizations. Working for a global company provides some advantages to you relative to working for a domestic business‚ but it may also lead to some challenges. While each global company is different‚ it helps to weigh the pros and cons of a global culture before accepting a job with a multinational enterprise. Career Opportunities Working for a larger company offers more job opportunities. But a multinational company
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This study offers an empirical test and extension of the Bartlett and Ghoshal typology of MNCs. A three-fold typology of multinational companies: global‚ multidomestic and transnational is induced from the literature. This typology is tested using data from 166 subsidiaries of 37 MNCs‚ headquartered in nine different countries. Subsidiaries in the three types of MNCs are shown to differ significantly on aspects of interdependence‚ local responsiveness‚ control mechanisms and expatriate presence
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