CBI MARKET SURVEY: THE NATURAL STONE AND STONE PRODUCTS MARKET IN THE EU CBI MARKET SURVEY THE NATURAL STONE AND STONE PRODUCTS MARKET IN THE EU Publication date: April‚ 2010 CONTENTS REPORT SUMMARY INTRODUCTION 1 CONSUMPTION 2 PRODUCTION 3 TRADE CHANNELS FOR MARKET ENTRY 4 TRADE: IMPORTS AND EXPORTS 5 PRICE DEVELOPMENTS 6 MARKET ACCESS REQUIREMENTS 7 OPPORTUNITY OR THREAT? APPENDICES A PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS B INTRODUCTION TO THE EU MARKET C LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES D
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industry sales have grown briskly over the past few years‚ although the distribution of sales and the rate of growth have varied considerably from region to region‚ as the following table shows: 2007 Industry Sales Growth 000 units (% of total) Rate Eastern Market (Atlantic provinces 3‚020 17% slowest and Eastern Quebec) Central Market (Ontario and most 9‚691 57% average of Quebec) Western Market (west of Ontario) 4‚266 26% fastest Total 16‚977 100%
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TEACHING CASE York’s Best Ice Cream Company: building a regional brand Jefrey R. Woodall‚ Jay A. Azriel and Gerald Patnode York’s Best Ice Cream Company 153 York College of Pennsylvania‚ York‚ Pennsylvania‚ USA Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a case study about a young entrepreneur who is attempting to build a regional ice cream empire‚ similar to that of the Good Humor Company in the twentieth century. Design/methodology/approach – The case was developed
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1- Explain the 7 steps of marketing research 2- Explain the difference between Quantitive and Qualitative research 3- Explain the difference between Primary and Secondary research Most business owners conduct market research every day without being aware of it‚ wither it’s asking former customers why they’ve switched‚ looking at competitor’s prices‚ comparing competitors products and finding out if customers are interested in future potential products and what they think about existing products
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PC Specification HP 20" Touch-Screen TouchSmart All-In-One Computer - 4GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive HP 20” Touch-Screen TouchSmart All-In-One-Computer with a 4GB Memory and 1TB Hard Drive will be the user type that will be identified. With the state of the art high definition widescreen for online chat rooms to include video conferences and web courses. The integrated premium stereo speakers produce clear‚ crisp sound. Just plug in one power cord to get started with simple and easy set up
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Excel Industries The case “Excel Industries” presents the corporate communication‚ media relations and the daycare for the children of working parents. As a result‚ the child care center‚ operated by Nyloncraft‚ should be closed to solve the problem‚ because it brought bad reputation to the company. Corporate communication is one of the main points in this case. The success and discipline in every business and cooperation depends on liquidation misinformation‚ misunderstandings and
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Chapter 1 Questions 1. Identify some new features in the 2010 version of Excel. Some new features include sparklines and slicers‚ and improvements to PivotTables and other existing features can help you to discover patterns or trends in your data that can lead to more-informed decisions. 2. Why would you use conditional formatting? Conditional formatting features reflect graphically the values for salespersons and customers relatives to each other. It is used as a comparison tool such as in the
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Shelly Cashman Excel 2010 ------------------------------------------------- Chapter 3: Lab 1 Six-Year Financial Projection Skills Save a workbook with a new name Apply a theme to a worksheet Select all cells in a worksheet Apply bold Enter text in cells Change the font Change font size Create a formula using the NOW function
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BASICS OF MS-EXCEL 12.1 INTRODUCTION MS-Excel 2000 is a Windows based application package. It is quite useful in entering‚ editing‚ analysis and storing of data. Arithmetic operations with numerical data such as addition‚ subtraction‚ multiplication and division can also be done with Excel. You can sort the numbers/characters according to some given criteria (like ascending‚ descending etc.)and solve simple financial‚ mathematical and statistical formulas. 12.2 OBJECTIVES After going through
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TABLET PCs Combines Simplicity of Paper with Full Power of Windows-Based Computing For the past few years‚ the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) has grown tremendously popular. However‚ due to size restrictions‚ it has always served as a secondary device to the desktop computer. So a number of hardware manufacturers unveiled a new form of communication‚ the Tablet PC. What exactly is a Tablet PC? It is a notebook PC with a touch-sensitive screen and is a bit larger than the size of a
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