Home Retail Group plc was demerged from GUS plc and its shares commenced trading on the London Stock Exchange on 11 October 2006. Argos sales slide hits Home Retail Group shares Argos has reported a big drop in sales for the past three months after experiencing worse-than-expected trading conditions‚ its owner has said. Home Retail Group shares closed down 14% after it said like-for-like sales - which strip out new selling space - at Argos fell 9.6% in 13 weeks to 28 May. It added there had
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recent years since poor Ayen Chol was brutally attacked. In the feature article ‘owners dump dangerous dogs to avoid penalties" published in the Herald sun‚ on the 07/09/11‚ by Grant McArthur and Alex White contends that pitbull are dangerous animals. In an outraged tone‚ the article targets pitbull owners‚ imposing the ideology that they should take more responsibility of their obligations. Throughout the article ‘owners dump dangerous dogs to avoid penalties"‚ the writer uses a number of persuasive
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Bailey-Hofmann English 101 Essay 2 August 1‚ 2010 What ’s the big idea of being a business owner? A business is an organization that usually provides goods and services to others that want or need them. The word business often follows behind the idea of a large wealthy corporation. Businesses are normally formed to earn profit‚ increase the wealth of its owner‚ and grow the business itself. Most owners and operators of a business most likely have one main idea. That’s to generate a monetary return
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account called? 2. What is the left side of an account called? 3. An organizational scheme used to classify accounts as assets‚ liabilities‚ or owners’ equity is known as what? 4. What journal is used to record both the account(s) to be debited and the account(s) to be credited? 5. A collection of specific asset‚ liability and owners’ equity accounts in known as what? 6. What type of entry is made to adjust the accounts for internal events prior to preparing financial statements
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businesses other than its owners. There are two types of liabilities that is current liabilities and long-term liabilities. In general‚ if a liability must be paid within a year‚ it is considered as current assets that includes bills‚ money a company owe to vendors and suppliers‚ employee payroll and short-term loans. A long-term liability is any debt that extends beyond one year such as mortgage. Owner’s equity is also called as capital is any debt owed to the business owners. In keeping the
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Management Report on the strategies of Boobess Group CDR Municipality of Zahle-Maalaka Years of study: 2011-2012 Presented by: Abou Habib Nay Years of study: 2011-2012 Submitted on: Wednesday 11th of April 2012 Table of Contents I- Introduction 3 II- Boubess Group’s brands and concepts 3 III- Boubess Group’s strategies 10 IV- Comparison of restaurants 11 V- Conclusion 12 I- Introduction About Boubess Group Boubess Group incorporates companies which operate in the leisure
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------------------------------------------------- Case Introduction and Challenges ------------------------------------------------- Chongqing‚ a city in central southwestern China‚ had a heritage in heavy manufacturing‚ as it was one of the centers of the Chinese defense industry‚ especially for vehicles. In 1980s‚ when the Cold War slowed‚ the central government wanted to reduce defense expenditure and asked some of the state owned enterprises (SOEs) to begin manufacturing civilian products
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In Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ there were three main slave owners: Mr. Shelby‚ St. Clare and Legree. Mr. Shelby‚ the first master of Uncle Tom‚ was generally kind and treated his slaves well. To Mr. Shelby‚ if the situation of him was not that urgent since he was involved in economic crisis‚ he would not sell any of his slaves. When Haley‚ the slave trader‚ came and discussed with him about the slaves who were being sold‚ Mr. Shelby did not show a friendly attitude to Haley. Even when they finally came to
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What is the purpose of the focus group interview? How have focus group studies helped us to understand media audiences? I am writing this essay to explore and discuss in depth the function of a focus group‚ particularly in relation to media audiences. I will discuss the meaning and definition of a focus group and share my research on how they have been used both historically and in modern studies. I will touch on how the focus group became one of the most popular methods of research post 1980s
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should private car owners be taxed for pollution? With people’s living conditions getting better and better‚ many people now have their private cars. There’s no doubt that it is because of cars that we lead a more convenient life.By cars ‚ we can go many places which are far from us. Besides ‚ cars can save us a lot of time to go to distance. However‚ in recent days‚ a discussion has hit us about whether private car owners should be taxed for pollution. In my opinion‚ they should
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