Groupon is a global e-commerce marketplace connecting millions of subscribers with local merchants by offering activities‚ travel‚ goods and services in more than 28 countries. Groupon was launched in November 2008‚ and the first market for Groupon was Chicago‚ followed soon thereafter by Boston‚ New York City and Toronto. By October 2010 Groupon was available in 150 cities in North America and 100 cities in Europe‚ Asia and South America‚ and had 35 million registered users. By the end of March
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| Macro Economy Analysis | Current Economic State The world economy continues to recover from the recession caused by the fall of the US housing market in 2008. An uneven resurgence has been observed in which advanced economies are struggling in comparison to emerging ones. The volatile state of the economy is also attributed to the present Euro debt crisis‚ which has weakened global markets. Factors such as a lower than average Gross Domestic Product (expected at 3%) and high inflation rates
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Retail Business Analysis BUS620: Managerial Marketing Prof. Adebowale Onatolu October 31‚ 2011 Retail Business Analysis “Payless ShoeSource‚ Inc. is the largest footwear retailer in the United States. Payless has built its success by offering a large selection of shoes at very low prices‚ most selling for less than $15 as of 2004” (fundinguniverse.com‚ N/D‚ para. 3). Payless ShoesSource has implemented generic and segmentation marketing strategies in order to market their products successfully
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The E-business is one of the world’s major economic businesses in the recent years. The E-business include variety of the businesses categories from the non-technological products such as selling goods on websites to technological products as in the example of software and electronic documents. The global trends are directing the people around the globe to the stay-in-home principle with all living facilities available in one piece of equipment; the computer. The growth of E-business is enormous
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Relocating to London. When I was growing up‚ I had this burning desire of relocating to London because one of my role models had done it. At the time‚ I did not think of it as something that I would actually do and I did not have a very good reason for relocating other than following in the footsteps of my role model. As time went by‚ I began to realize that I had to have a very good reason for relocating‚ I wanted to get a better education‚ and it was then it dawned on me that I should always set
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Urban Transport Project Abstract London is a busy city with many people wanting to get to a destination. London transport gets commuters and tourists moving from one place to the next‚ with a choice of buses and tube. The Tube is probably the best form of transport in London in terms of coverage‚ speed and reliability. However London buses are also great as they don’t get stuck in traffic due to buses having their own bus lanes. This report shows the quality of London’s public transport addressed
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In Jack London’s account of the San Francisco Earthquake he uses vivid language to tell us‚ the readers‚ what went down that day. The immense amount of detail he uses makes us feel as if we were there right beside him. From the destruction of buildings‚ to the massive fires that blazed through the city. Even the people as they gracefully leave the city‚ exiled by the destruction of the earthquake‚ with little grief or despair to be showed. He uses great detail as well as personification‚ similes
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There were a lot of business to think of today. You can sell clothes online‚ you can start in a small sari-sari store‚ a fragrance store‚ in the market… and many other more. Business people risk their lives and money just to have a successful business life. Being a business man or woman should have a trait of being innovative‚ being hard-working‚ being humble‚ and passionate with what they are doing. As a business student I myself was already thinking now‚ of what business that I will manage in
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1. Joy‚ who has completed his first finance course‚ is unsure whether he should take a course in business analysis and valuation using financial statements since he believes that financial analysis adds little value‚ given the efficiency of capital markets. Explain to Joy when financial analysis can add value‚ even if capital markets are efficient. 2. In 2005‚ Puma was a very profitable sportswear company. Puma did not produce most of the shoes‚ apparel and accessories that it sold. Instead
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Enterprise-Level Business System Kathryn Harrison BSA/400 December 17‚ 2011 Instructor Name Assessment of Enterprise-Level Business System Enterprise-level business systems consist of the development and implementation of a computerized system that maintains data between the enterprise-level business systems. The sharing of data makes the business run smother than say a business from the early 1980s. In the business world today it is computerized and easily managed with
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