value and produce to satisfy wants. Goods are physical objects. Services are actions performed. What? – What we produce changes over time. How? – Goods and services get produced by using productive resources that economists call factors of production. Factors of production are grouped into four categories: - Land: The “gifts of nature” that we use to produce goods and services are called land. In economics‚ land is what in everyday language we call natural resources. It includes land in the
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Retail business “759 Store” is the Group’s new line of retail business with reference to the consumption model of Japanese localities. The business is principally engaged in the sales of confectioneries‚ beverages and other packed foods imported from Japan and other regions in the world. The origin of its products mainly includes Japan‚ followed by Korea‚ Taiwan and Europe. We adopt the policy of high turnover‚ wide varieties‚ leisurely shopping environment and desirable service‚ and positioned
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Environmental Health and Health Effects of Environmental Abstract Environmental health addresses all the physical‚ chemical‚ and biological factors external to a person‚ and all the related factors impacting behaviors. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments (WHO‚ 2001). This is what the several articles and videos provided for the class help
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Indian Retail Industry: Current Scenario Indian retail industry is going through a transition phase. Most of the retailing in our country is still in the unorganized sector. The spread out of the retails in US and India shows a wide gap between the two countries. Though retailing in India is undergoing an exponential growth‚ the road ahead is full of challenges. What is retailing? The word "Retail" originates from a French-Italian word. Retailer-someone who cuts off or sheds a small piece
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Environmental Scan MGT/498 March 31‚ 2014 Environmental Scan According to Wheelen & Hunger (pg. 98‚ 2010)‚ “Environmental scanning is the monitoring‚ evaluation‚ and dissemination of information from the external and internal environments to key people within the corporation.” The external and internal features that shape a business help out in establishing the rate of the company ’s success and failure. Businesses desire to have the awareness that is necessary to stay afloat with the
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Compare and contrast macro political risk with micro political risk. Discuss policies to combat their impacts on international business activities. Strategic planning is essential prior to any individual or company deciding to engage in international business whether as direct/indirect investment or through trade. An evaluation of risks should be considered and strategies developed accordingly prior to any potential investment in a foreign country. One such risk which requires consideration is
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Research paper Submitted by: - Jigar Mehta Roll no.21 PGDM-RM 2nd year 2007-2009. Impact of Information Technology in Store Operations Introduction: Retailing is a “technology-intensive" industry. It is a well-known fact that the retail industry always works on razor thin margins and the key to survival lies in optimization of resources both in space and time dimensions as well as maximization of customer satisfaction. Successful retailers today work closely with their vendors to
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PAPER TITLE: EMERGENCE OF E-RETAIL INTRODUCTION: The importance of the Internet as a marketplace has substantially grown over the past decade‚ even though expectations have been dramatically tempered since early 2000. A distinctive feature of doing business electronically is that transactions no longer require the physical coordination of buyers and sellers: market participants find each other at their screens. There are many aspects of market interaction which are affected by this online
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Retailing is the process that involves of selling goods or services directly to end consumer for personal‚ non business use (Kotler‚ 2010). A retailer or retail store is an enterprise where they make volume majorly from retailing. Any firm selling its goods or services to the end consumers- whether it is manufacturer‚ wholesaler‚ or retailer- is said to be retailing. It doesn’t matter how the goods or services are sold (may be by person‚ through mail‚ telephone) or where (from
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decision-making capabilities. The formulation of effective strategies often depends on whether a firm’s analysis reflects the changing environment. Many tools have been developed to examine environmental factors in the strategic analysis process. PEST model looks at the political‚ economical‚ social and technological factors to analyze the macroeconomic situation of the firm (Narayanan and Fahey‚ 2001). Porter’s five forces model analyzes a firm’s industry by looking at other existing companies‚ potential
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