References……………………….. Page 11‚12 Appendix…………………………..Page 13 Introduction The role given for this report is to show a financial analyst acting on behalf of a large institutional investor advising them on their future investment in Sainsbury plc. This report will explore calculations of the financial ratios‚ such as gross margin which measures the performance of how suitable a company manages its costs (Campbell R.Harvey‚ 2004a). For Sainsbury’s this report will investigate the ratios within
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Fashion Is Important Fashion is a concept that has been around since the beginning of ages. The Neanderthals of the Stone Age used sewn animal skins to get protection from the harsh environmental factors. This simple body covering that people used then went on developing throughout time to suit the different climates and cultures of the world. However today fashion is seen as a form of adornment and moreover a way of life‚ especially for the young generation. Fashion is the first thing that happens
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Fashion Marketing: An Introduction Wance Tacconelli Donghua University Shanghai Session Overview • Course learning goals • Key fashion terminologies – Style‚ design and fashion • Key fashion markets – Womenswear‚ menswear‚ accessories • What is marketing? – Understanding customer needs – Delivering value – Marketing as a social and managerial process • Customer relationship and profitability management A bit about myself… Education University of York‚ UK B.A. in Sociology
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Next Plc | 2011 | 2010 | PerformanceGross Profit | 1008.7/3453.7 = 29.21% | 996.9/3406.5 = 29.26% | Operating Profit | 574.8/3453.7 = 16.64% | 529.8/3406.5 = 15.56% | ROCE | 574.8/(232.4 + 727) = 59.91% | 529.8/(133.4+802) = 56.63% | Asset Turnover | 3453.7/(232.4+727) = 3.60 times. | 3406.5/(133.4+802) = 3.64 | LiquidityCurrent Ratio | 1067.3/832.9 = 1.3:1 | 1041.2/758.1 = 1.4:1 | Quick Ratio | (1067.3 – 368.3)/832.9 = 0.84:1 | (1041.2 – 309)/758.1 = 0.97:1 | Inventory Days
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surface. Another reason I have decided to draw comparisons between these organisations is because I have always wondered how Tesco Plc made it to the top of the retail market and how they managed to surpass all competition along the way‚ such as J Sainsbury Plc. 4.0 Findings 5.9 Stakeholders within the two organisations: Stakeholder | Tesco PLC | Sainsbury’s PLC | Customers | Yes | Yes | Employees | Yes | Yes | Suppliers | Yes | Yes | Investors (shareholders) | Yes | Yes | Local Community
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Fashion in India has become a growing industry with international events such as the India Fashion Week and annual shows by fashion designers in the major cities of India. The victories of a number of Indian beauty queens in International events such as the Miss World and Miss Universe contests have also made Indian models recognized worldwide. Fashion designers such as Ritu Kumar‚ Ritu Beri‚ Rohit Bal‚ Rina Dhaka‚ Muzaffar Ali‚ Satya Paul‚ Abraham and Thakore‚ Tarun Tahiliani‚ JJ Valaya and Manish
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NYIT School of management Report CASE STUDY 22: VICTORIA CHEMICALS PLC(A) CAPITAL BUDGETING DECISIONS SUBMITTEDTO: DR.RAJA NAG PREPARED BY: SEVTAP BATIR HONEY MEHTA JUN HUANG NYIT School of management Report CASE 22 Victoria Chemical In 2007‚ Victoria Chemicals experienced a significant drop in its improve its performance as its earnings had fallen 38% from 250 pence per share to 180
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Teenage Fashion In today’s society young teenage females have to follow many rules‚ but fashion is the only thing they feel like they can control. Young females see fashion as a huge impact on their life and they feel that they have to dress a certain way just to fit in now days. Fashion is what’s current and what is "in the moment‚" and it often strikes interest in a large number of people. The clothes we choose to wear tell a lot about ourselves. For teenagers‚ fashion is first and foremost
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FASHION FORECAST IN INDIAN RETAIL Key Words: Modern‚ Creative‚ Forecasting‚ Direction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract This paper will attempt to throw light on the various perceptions of Fashion Forecast in India. It will also show methods used in India for developing new collections for different seasons‚ attempting to weave an international feel with Indian styles‚ colors and emotions. Under the background of traditional
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Fashion Introduction : Fashion‚ a general term for a currently popular style or practice‚ especially in clothing‚ foot wear or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person. The more technical term‚ costume‚ has become so linked in the public eye with the term "fashion" that the more general term "costume" has in popular use mostly been relegated to special senses like fancy dress or masquerade wear‚ while the term "fashion" means
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