I. Japan Geography - About 4000 islands make up the Japanese archipelago‚ island group. Southern Japan enjoys a mild climate with plenty of rainfall. - Only 15% of the land is suitable for farming. Natural resources are in short supply. - Late summer and early fall strong tropical storms (typhoons) occur. Earthquakes and tidal waves are also threats. Early Japan - A.D.300‚ Japan was not a united country; hundreds of clans controlled their own territories. - People
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Kentucky Fried Chicken and Global Fast-Food Industry Executive Summary This case study will show a brief history of KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) and how it became successful. It includes a brief history of how it ended on the road and now known as one of the most famous fast-food chain around the world. Its SWOT Analysis (strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats) will show how they became famous and the things that they need to improve for their weaknesses and the opportunities that they
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supports the "fast fashion" model. Zara‚ Spanish clothing with retail chain throughout the world is probably the world’s fastest growing retailer with almost a thousand stores. Zara has it own unique business model that enabled Zara to be compete with its competitors‚ and it’s driven by Zara’s "fast fashion" with its vertically integrated supply chain. Vertically integrated supply chain allowed Zara to successfully build up a strong retail chain combine with the forces of fast fashion. Vertically integrated
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1927 as The Southland Ice Company in Dallas‚ Texas. When an enterprising employee in a small ice storefront began offering milk‚ bread and eggs on Sundays and evenings when grocery stores were closed. This was the beginning of the convenience store industry as it is known today Franchise (7-eleven‚ n.d ).The company’s first convenience outlets were known as Totem’s stores since customers "toted" away their purchases‚ and some even sported genuine Alaskan totem poles in front (7eleven‚ 2010). By 1945
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Retail Observation #2 Sephora For my retail observation two I visited a store that I have never shopped. Sephora located in King of Prussia Mall. I choose the store because it was a completely foreign environment to be observing. Sephora is also an interesting store to observe the sense in as almost all products in the store are built to attract the senses. Sight 1. The first sight that is very noticeable when entering the store is the lighting. Walking into Sephora can be quite overwhelming
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People have also begun to link global warming to the sun in the last decade. The views of David Bellamy‚ a conservationist‚ and Dr Sami Solanki‚ the director of Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research‚ include that the majority of people are seeing global warming in the wrong light and that the brightness of the sun is directly related to the warming of the Earth in the last century (Leidig and Nikkhah 1). The sun is a popular resource for natural cause of global warming‚ but there are scarce
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Advantages of FDI in Retail in India By MT UVA BMS on February 15‚ 2013 in Retail Management Advantages of FDI in Retail in India : (1) Growth in Economy : Due to foreign companies entering into retail sector‚ new infrastructure will be built thereby bolstering the jagging real estate sector. In turn‚ banking sector will also grow as the funds needed to build infrastructure will be provided by banks. (2) Job Opportunities : It has been estimated according to government‚ that approximately
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TABLE OF CONTENT * Introduction to ALDI (company history) * Limited Assortment * Concept * Operational Efficiencies at ALDI * Private Brand Labeling * Relationship Marketing to ALDI (Strategic Alliances) * Recommendations HISTORY * “Aldi” is a global discount shop. * Privately owned company * Began in Germany * The chain is made up of two separate groups‚ Aldi Nord (North - operating as Aldi Markt) and Aldi Süd (South - operating as Aldi
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RETAIL LOCATION ANALYSIS GENERAL 1. What is the shopping mall builder/developer name? 2. Where is/are the proposed location(s) in the shopping mall? (State available floor unit numbers‚ and their corresponding available floor sizes) 3. What is the ratio of shop space ownership between developer and individuals? 4. What are the lease/rent quotations? 5. What is the lease length? 6. Is there a rent escalation rate? If so‚ what is the rate? (e.g. every 3 years?) 7.
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Grocery Retail Market Analysis Grocery retailing in the US is a very mature‚ saturated market. Consumers will‚ however always need to buy food. The industry is generally a high volume/low margin market‚ which is made up of over 65‚000 supermarkets‚ hypermarkets‚ and grocery stores combining for annual revenues of about $938 billion. The necessity of effective supply chain management‚ keeping costs low‚ has resulted in an extreme concentration of the market‚ where the top 20 competitors generate
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