in the retail industry I) Retail sales: overview For the period January-April overall retail sales have increased by 0‚7% in 2014 (from HK$172‚3m to HK$173‚ 5m): The small increase in retail sales in mainly due to the 14‚3% growth rate that occurred in January 2014. For three consecutive months retails sales have experienced negative growth with a peak of -9.8% in April 2014 as shown in the graph below. Retail Sales January-April
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The Indian Car Industry By Shyamala Mathan Sankar 2006 A Dissertation presented in part consideration for the degree of MA Marketing. 1 Consumer Perception of Global vs. Local Brands: The Indian Car Industry Abstract Key words: Consumer Perception‚ Global brands‚ Local brands‚ consumer preference‚ Country-of-origin‚ foreign brand‚ globalness‚ Consumer ethnocentrism. This study examines consumer perception of global brands vs. local brands in the Indian car industry. Consumer
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PICS01C Student Number: 7305-272-8 Due Date: 15 March 2011 [pic] a) Five-forces diagram for analysis of the retail car industry in the greater Johannesburg area 1. Competitive Rivalry Competitive rivalry exists between companies with the same or similar products/services and similar markets. Factors to be considered include: • The number and size of competitors • The rate of industry growth • Differentiation and switching costs • Fixed costs or perishable products • Expansion
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discount retail industry‚ low switching cost of purchasing products at different stores for customers make the threat of new entrants seem fairly high. Yet‚ there is high capital needed in order to be comparative with current dominating companies in addition to the established customer relationships and customer shopping preferences in the current industry which ameliorate the high threat of new entrants. With the high number of distributed store locations of small or big discount retail stores‚ customers
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HRM Human resource management is a strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization’s most valued assets – the people working there‚ who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of its objectives. Boxall et al(2007) describe HRM as ‘the management of work and people towards desired ends’. John Storey (1989) believes that HRM can be regarded as a ‘set of interrelated policies with an ideological and philosophical underpinning’. He suggests four aspects that
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Introduction Globally‚ the Indian pharmaceutical industry is ranked third largest in volume terms and 10th largest in value terms. The sector is highly knowledge-based and its steady growth is positively affecting the Indian economy. The organized nature of the Indian pharmaceutical industry is attracting several companies that are finding it viable to increase their operations in the country. The Indian pharmaceutical industry is highly fragmented with about 24‚000 players (330 in the organized
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Leather‚ the oldest manufacturing industry in India‚ catered to the international market from the 19th century. Leather is a traditional Indian craft and the primitive methods of leather-making is still alive in many villages in Uttar Pradesh‚ Rajasthan‚ Madhya Pradesh‚ Punjab‚ Gujarat‚ West Bengal and Orissa. Modern methods of leather tanning were introduced by the British in 1857. The first leather factory in India was set up in Kanpur to make saddlery and harness. The following are some of the
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ANALYSIS OF INDIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY This sector is one of the most crucial sectors of the economy in the country. It is not only a significant contributor to GDP and foreign exchange reserve of the country‚ but also it provides widespread employment. Tourism sector can also be considered the backbone for allied sectors‚ like hospitality‚ civil aviation‚ and transport. Sensing the importance of the sector‚ Indian Government has invested abundantly in the past for infrastructure development. It
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The Indian Carpet Industry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Indian Carpet Industry India‚ like many other countries‚ has always used wool as the basic material of the carpet. Other materials commonly used are silk and cotton. Silk carpets are particularly high quality pieces. In the beginning of the carpet making century‚ only natural dyes were used to color the wool. Madder‚ as well as other wild vegetables‚ was the most important
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Analysis of Automobile Industry Industry Definition An Automobile‚ a wheeled passenger land vehicle which is self-propelled‚ i.e.‚ has its own engine and which‚ by its discovery‚ put the horses to rest and changed the way of living for the mankind. The automobiles (with examples) are classified as follows: 1. 2-Wheelers These are of 5 types: 1. Motorcycles: Bajaj Pulsar‚ Honda Unicorn‚ Honda Shine 2. Scooters: Honda Activa‚ Kinetic Zoom‚ Bajaj Chetak 4S 3. Scooterettes:
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