Platform 9 ¾ is a site definable within a diverse range of literary tourism models. It is a site of significance within the fiction and a site which has also become popular through the appeal of the series (Butler‚ 1986). The platform can be defined through its position in travel writing (Busby and Klug‚ 2001 ; Busby‚ 2004) which sees both mainstream travel guides and more niche titles investigate the site and its relevance towards children’s literature. Thus‚ when considered from a literary tourism
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CONTROL YOUR INVENTORY IN A WORLD OF LEAN RETAILING (SHRUTHI SURESH- A20265266) Manufacturers are feeling the heat‚ as retailers are forcing manufacturers to predict demand and hold considerable inventories forever as they require ongoing replenishment of stock by embracing lean retailing practices. Manufacturers are carrying the inventory cost risk. The consumers demand and preferences for variety in products are getting difficult to predict‚ which can cause risk of lost sales‚ stock
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1 Specify the relevant scope of strategic marketing. Marketing is a philosophy that leads to the process by which organizations‚ groups and individuals obtain what they need and want by identifying value‚ providing it‚ communicating it and delivering it to others. The core concepts of marketing are customers’ needs‚ wants and values; products‚ exchange‚ communications and relationships. Marketing is strategically concerned with the direction and scope of the long-term activities performed by
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Methods to Improve Personal and Professional Skills To Meet Organisational and own Goals It is the intent of this short essay to explore some methods in which personal and professional skills can be improved so that organisational and personal goals can be met. By increasing our awareness in our own skills‚ or perhaps more importantly where we can develop those skills further‚ then we can identify the relevance of such development‚ plan courses of action and increase motivation. Personal
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Unit 1 - P2 & M1 - Assignment Brief (P2) Describe the different types of business ownership‚ linking this to the size and scale of four different organisations Continuing with the groups you were in for P1 - Using the four businesses you chose‚ you are required to design a leaflet. For each business you must identify: a. The business ownership/type (e.g. sole trader) and the advantages and disadvantages of that type of ownership b. The size of each business‚ including a brief justification
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Compare the function of formats and locations in retailing I will now compare the different types of store types. The main store types that I believe are shopping centres‚ shopping malls and in town shopping. A shopping mall will have numerous of shops of all together where as intown shopping centres will have high street and local shops in them. Chimes centre is in Uxbridge which is an example of intown shopping centre. Also Blue water in Kent is an example of a shopping mall. Both
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Executive Summary The purpose of this case study is to measure the success of Blue Nile against Tiffany and Zales success in diamond retailing by comparing retail strategies and structures. Blue Nile is an online jewelry retailer that was founded in December 1998 only selling products in the United States‚ with one warehouse facility in Seattle‚ WA. In 2007‚ their e-business expanded to Canada and United Kingdom‚ opening another facility in Dublin‚ servicing Western Europe and the Asia-Pacific
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Recruitment documentation We printed two different job application forms‚ job descriptions and person specification for Nando’s and Topman we then compared the forms and found some similarities and some differences to them. Topman and Nandos application form Differences: They were set up very differently Topman had a variety of rhetorical questions which underneath it‚ they were answered for you whereas Nandos did not use any rhetorical questions just information about the restaurant. Nandos
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Gagandeep Kaur MBA(IB)2011-13‚ 13 C A Comparative Study of Retailing in India by International Retailers A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RETAILING IN INDIA BY INTERNATIONAL RETAILERS BACKGROUND: According to AT Kearney‚ India’s retail industry comprises US$ 435 billion. It entails only 6 per cent of itself as organised retail segment as of 2010‚ according to Booz and Co (India) Pvt Ltd. Hence‚ there is a great potential to be explored by domestic and international players‚ especially after Cabinet’s
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Different Between Aims & Objective All businesses have aims they want to achieve. These are long-term plans‚ probably over the next three to five years. Businesses will probably want to focus on one or more of the following areas this includes: • Profit and Profit maximisation are privately owned businesses that aim to make profit‚ when some want to achieve maximum profit. • Survival is when a business is having a hard time making profit they will try and survive till a better time to come. • Break-even
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