8 January 2013 DEBENHAMS PLC INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT Debenhams plc‚ the leading international‚ multi-channel brand‚ today announces its interim management statement covering the 18 weeks to 5 January 2013. Highlights • • • Good sales momentum: 18 weeks LFL sales up 2.9% Highest ever December sales: five weeks to 5 January LFL sales up 5.0% Online sales ahead of expectations: 18 weeks up 39.0% Michael Sharp‚ Chief Executive of Debenhams‚ said: “I am pleased with our performance
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sell a variety of food products in town and city centres; and 450 superstores which sell both food and non-food items including books and DVDs. Tesco also provides online retailing services through their website tesco.com and Tesco Direct . In addition‚ they provide broadband I nternet connections and financial services through Tesco Personal Finance (TPF). Tesco was founded in 1919 and launched its first store in Edgware‚ London‚ UK in 1929 (Tesco‚ 2010); however‚ over the decades it has evolved
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ECO204: Solutions to Homework 5 1. True‚ False‚ Uncertain a. False. Methods to eliminating moral hazard include writing efficient contracts between principals and agents‚ bonding and deferred payments. The methods to eliminate adverse selection include sending signals and relying on 3rd parties to verify quality. b. True. When there is asymmetric information‚ it drives out high-quality goods because consumers have a difficult time differentiating between high- and low-quality goods. As a result‚
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not to invest £1 million in the company “Diageo plc”. This report is divided into five parts. First‚ the company profile is introduced. Second‚ the performance overview of Diageo will be summarized. Third‚ the financial ratios analysis is presented. Then‚ I have analysed industry competitors comparing with Diageo. Final‚ after considering key relevance factors‚ the conclusion of the investment will be revealed. “DIAGEO” Company Profile Diageo plc is the world’s leading premium drinks business
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Table of Contents Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 2 Definition of CSR 2 Development of CSR 2 Approaches to CSR 2 Business Benefits of CSR 3 Critical Analysis of CSR 3 Factors influencing CSR 4 The Business Case for CSR 6 TESCO PLC 8 Tesco and Corporate Social Responsibility 8 Environment 8 Community 9 Suppliers 9 People / Employees 10 Government / Regulators 10 How Tesco manages their Corporate Responsibility (CR) 10 Conclusion 10 Bibliography 13 Corporate Social Responsibility
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2 Cloverleaf plc Cloverleaf plc was a UKbased supplier of bottling plant used in production lines to transport and fill bottles. Two years ago it opened an overseas sales office targeting Germany‚ France and the Benelux countries. It estimated that there were over 1‚000 organisations in those countries that had bottling facilities‚ and that a key sales push in northern Europe was therefore warranted. Sales so far had been disappointing with only three units having been sold. Expectations had
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2. What are the pros and cons of Anglo American adoption of an aggressive strategy in combating HIV/AIDS among its South African workforce? What recommendations would you give the company concerning its HIV/AIDS policy? Answer: Anglo American had huge investment in South Africa and was heavily hit by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It was the first private company to develop a proactive strategy to combat the ravages of the disease on its workforce and thus effecting their operations. Pros of adoption
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Burberry PLC Equity Research Report Applied Financial Research Weihan Wong CID 00607866 August 2010 Client Specification The client is either a retail or institutional investor seeking to gain an in-depth insight into the profile‚ valuation‚ price‚ risks and growth potential of the equity of the specified company Burberry PLC. The client would expect an analysis of the firm’s business activities‚ its strategy and its future growth drivers. He would also expect a detailed analysis of the firm’s
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Q4) Using all the information available to you‚ complete the following tasks. • Analyse the key arguments for and against Harry Gardner’s proposal. • Make a justified recommendation on whether you think that the Directors of Roberts Media plc should accept Harry Gardner’s proposal. (34 marks) Harrys proposal to move to a digital only market has many advantages and disadvantages. Firstly the market RM are currently operating in is dealing which lead to them seeing profits fall by 12% last year
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There are many themes and topics that authors and directors can choose but the theme for the novel "Lockie Leonard‚ Human Torpedo" by Tim Winton‚ and film "Lex & Rory" is very similar. Both these narratives expressed the same issues‚ some of which were bullying‚ popularity‚ relationships and male and female characteristics. Although these texts have similar issues‚ they do have differences such as how the issues that were used were constructed. This essay will discuss the similarities of the issues
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