Current trends and future opportunities for the UK Clothing Industry THE POWER TO HELP YOU SUCCEED This report has been produced by Verdict Consulting for Barclays Corporate. All content has been researched‚ developed and produced by Verdict Consulting at the request of Barclays Corporate for the purpose of this report. March 2011 Verdict Consulting 119 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3DA T. 020 7551 9419 F. 020 7551 9090 E. consulting@verdict.co.uk W. www.verdict.co.uk ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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No. 8 24 January 2012 GLOBAL FLOWS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT EXCEEDING PRE-CRISIS LEVELS IN 2011‚ DESPITE TURMOIL IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY HIGHLIGHTS Despite turmoil in the global economy‚ global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows rose by 17 per cent in 2011‚ to US$1.5 trillion‚ surpassing their pre-crisis average‚ based on UNCTAD estimates (figure 1). Figure 1. Global FDI flows‚ average 2005 2007 and 2007 to 2011 (Billions of US dollars) 1 969 1 744 1 480 1 472 1 180 1 290 1 509 740
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definitely destroying the professional sports industry. In this generation in which the use of performance-enhancing drugs is increasing and becoming harder to detect‚ it could be said that everyone is guilty. As students‚ we are taught that cheating is no right and if for example we cheat on a test and teachers catch us doing it‚ there are consequences. What athletes need to understand is that there are consequences for their actions‚ not only for them but for the entire sports industry. These consequences
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CSR PRACTICES IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY Content Executive Summary As the world’s largest hotel company by rooms‚ InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) are always under public scrutiny for every action that they do. All the actions have a direct impact socially‚ culturally‚ economically‚ environmentally and politically. Zooming in on the corporate social responsibility (CSR) in particular‚ we are going to evaluate the strategies and
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The automobile industry effected much of the American culture. It was making for a new way of life in many ways. However‚ the automobile Industry was one of many that caused a rapid decline in many traditional industries in the 1920’s. The railroad and coal industry was affected by the trucking industry. The American Story states that the biggest hit of all was the American Farmers. Urban workers were also affected but not nearly as much as the farmers. Many of the ways of the American life was being
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since the first gas powered vehicle was prototyped in 1886 by Karl Benz‚ the automobile has been revolutionizing and transforming into bigger and better things. Automobiles have transformed from the clunky build and gas guzzling engine to sports cars and very efficient engines that can get up to 40 miles per gallon. A new type of technology has developed over the recent years and can possibly change the automobile industry for good: electric-driven vehicles. The start of the electric-driven vehicle
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Case Study of Automobile Industry Research on General Motors Description of Automobile Industry: Automobile industry is the modern manufacturing industry including commercial vehicles (CVs)‚ cars‚ three-wheelers and two-wheelers segments. The automotive industry has been playing a leading role in spurring growth in economies throughout the world since the industrial revolution. It is a sector characterized by not only tremendous potential growth‚ but also very high profile trade disputes‚ and
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Nature of the Automobile Market 4 1.1 China: 4 1.2 India: 5 2 The Country Situation in India and China 7 2.1 China: 7 2.2 India: 8 3 The Type of FDI to Further Minimise Risks 10 4 Conclusion and Recommendations. 10 5 Bibliography 13 6 Appendices 17 6.1 List of Tables: 17 6.2 List of Figures: 22 List of Tables Table 1: Comparison of Key Economic Indicators in China and India 17 Table 2: China - Top 10 Manufacturers ’ ’ Sales Rank 17 Table 3: India - Turnover of Automobile Manufacturers
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per the McKinsey & Company report on “The Future of the Automobile Industry”‚ the ecosystem of the industry is changing fast and is becoming more regulated due to strict environmental restrictions and emission control and alternate fuel requirements. Automobile has always been considered as means of both “transportation and personal expression”‚ but Generation Y of millennial do not concur to that psychology of Baby Boomers. Today automobiles are more about vehicle connectivity‚ interactive safety
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1920’s the automobile industry grew into the largest manufacturing industry in the nation. Automobiles (cars‚ trucks‚ busses) surpassed railroads as the primary haulers of passengers and freight. Henry Ford built his company in Detroit which created more jobs. As the automobile industry grew a lot of new jobs were created such as: gas stations‚ maintenance shops‚ fast food restaurants and motels for people on the move. One in every four Americans had a job in the automotive industry or somehow
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