Jewelry retailer Zale Corp. named interim chief executive officer Mary “Betsy” Burton to the post permanently and launched a search for a new chief financial officer. Zale’s board tapped Burton‚ a director‚ as its interim CEO in late January after forcing the resignation of Mary Forte‚ CEO since 2002. Zale’s board made the change following the failure of Forte’s campaign to shift the advertising and merchandise at the retailer’s flagship Zales Jewelers to appeal to a more upscale and fashion-conscious
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Memo To: John and Jane Smith From: Date: 10/12/14 Re: Memo summarizing various tax issues 1. John Smith’s Tax Issues Issue (a): How is the $300‚000 treated for purposes of federal tax income? John Smith is an attorney who received $300‚000 for winning a personal injury court case for a client. The $300‚000 should be reported as gross income when he files his tax return for the year that the $300‚000 was received. Applicable Law and Analysis The applicable tax law is Title 26 U
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Body Piercing-A Form of Self-Expression Body Piercing 2 It seems as if everywhere these days‚ someone has a part of the body pierced. Body piercings‚ also known as body modifications‚ are showing up on celebrities‚ athletes‚ classmates‚ friends and coworkers. Whether it is located on their face‚ tongue‚ or ears‚ body piercing is becoming a popular way to stand out from the rest of the crowd. Because body piercing is growing in popularity‚ more information needs to be provided about
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Textual Analysis of “The Necklace” In “The Necklace”‚ Guy de Maupassant uses a woman’s life‚ and very important event in it‚ to depict the Marxism of his or her lifetime‚ especially amongst women. He uses comparisons and downfalls of her life to depict society’s shortcomings and beliefs of class. Marxism looks at the economic and social structures of a society and the draws attention to the struggles between the classes. A Marxist might believe that people are born as creations of economical or social
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Vonkel Enterprises have recently purchased Thembeka‚ a company that specializes in the sale and distribution of gold and diamond jewelry. This company designs‚ manufactures and markets fine jewelry throughout South Africa. It had previously been a family run business‚ and following the death of the founder and CEO‚ family members decided to sell the enterprise. Vonkel saw the potential for this business and purchased it‚ with intentions of improving supply chain performance. The domestic supply
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report on a new metal of Colombian origin in 1748 that it became investigated by scientists. Platinum is used in catalytic converters‚ laboratory equipment‚ electrical contacts and electrodes‚ platinum resistance thermometers‚ dentistry equipment and jewelry. Because only a few hundred tonnes are produced annually it is a scarce material and is highly valuable and is a major precious metal commodity. Being a heavy metal it leads to health issues upon exposure to its salts‚ but due to its corrosion resistance
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Report for Hallstead Jewelers Hallstead Jewelers is a jewelry merchandiser‚ which sells range from fine jewelry‚ gems to tabletop gifts. It has been established for 83 years and once has become one of the largest jewelry retailers in the past. With the changing of retail jewelry industry‚ it has appeared two competitive competitors: Tiffany & company‚ which was the largest diamond seller in the US and be known as their “blue box”‚ and Blue Nile‚ which found online and was the second diamond
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discovered that one of the windows on the side of the van was broken and replaced by a thick piece of clear plastic‚ held in place with duct tape. Webber pulled off the layer of tape‚ climbed in through the window‚ and began to sift through the jewelry. A store clerk‚ who was emptying the trash behind the store‚ witnessed the entire incident and called the police. The police responded immediately and apprehended Webber inside the van. Klugman wants to charge Webber with auto burglary. She has
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Marketing 48-Hour Report: The Jewelry Industry – Luxury Watches Section 2 – Group Number 7 Group Members: 250556161 250517768 250572192 250568255 250582064 Executive Summary Rolex is currently facing a problem in their brand positioning in the U.S. luxury watch market. In the years following the 2008 recession‚ Rolex’s competitors Breitling and Omega have outpaced them in market share growth. This report aims to analyze the reasons behind this decline and to provide a recommendation
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stands for something else (Clugston 2010). Symbolism is used numerous times in the story. When Matilde visits her friend that she envies‚ she is told to look through what seemed to be the most luxurious box housing numerous expensive pieces of jewelry. She did not realize that the box‚ in fact‚ housed a worthless piece of deception. Madame Loisel had a hard time deciding which would be the most affective when flaunting her so-called beauty at the party containing all the higher class people.
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