Running head: CASE STUDY 3.3: SAKS FIFTH AVENUE Case Study 3.3: Saks Fifth Avenue Liberty University 13 September‚ 2009 Abstract The Saks Fifth Avenue case study concentrates on the human aspects of internal controls. Of note are Saks’ zero-tolerance policy of employee theft‚ anti-harassment policy and complaint procedure. Also‚ the case study highlights control activities in a major retail store. Finally‚ it questions what an auditor’s role is concerning employee’s work environment.
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Alyssa Mayer Retail Management – Written Report 2 November 2011 Saks Fifth Avenue – Merchandising Saks Fifth Avenue is a lead retail organization offering a wide assortment of luxury fashion apparel‚ accessories‚ shoes‚ jewelry‚ and cosmetics. Their main target market is the upscale customer that is willing to pay for main designer brands and products such as Louis Vuitton‚ Ralph Lauren‚ and many others. Currently‚ Saks has 46 stores through 22 states that are usually free standing in distinct
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Saks Fifth Avenue Saks Fifth Avenue is a department store chain that specializes in upscale merchandise that usually caters to higher income individuals‚ mostly well-to-do women between the ages of 35 and 55‚ while at the same time‚ still being able to offer high-end merchandise at better prices then smaller boutique type stores. Which is the very first reason why I chose this company because it allows a college student like I enjoy luxury merchandise at a reasonable price and it also has
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”Winter on 5th avenue” The photography is shot by Alfred Stieglitz in New York on 5th avenue‚ 1893 Objective Analysis In the picture we see 5th avenue‚ covered in a vicious snowstorm. There are two carriages on the road‚ a few people on the sidewalk and in the background we see some buildings. The road is all covered in brown and filthy now‚ yet to get even more filthy as the carriages are about to pass through. The sky is completely grey and almost looks like a giant cover of darkness‚
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Selling Pencils On Fifth Avenue Claire Piekarski The average American will walk down a street‚ head tucked down‚ eyes straight ahead‚ feet moving quickly‚ without giving their surroundings a second glance. A few may stop to tie a shoe or buy a paper. And an even fewer number will notice those who walk beside them whether they be white‚ black‚ crippled‚ or of good-health. Not to say this can be applied to all Americans‚ there are some that are very generous and try to do good in their community
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revenue) and 1.7% (compared to their gross profit). This may seem little‚ but when a company revenues such a large amount‚ a small percentage net income is a very large amount‚ as exemplified. Comparing it with their largest competition - Off Fifth Saks Avenue (Saks) - Neiman Marcus earns 5 times their competition’s income. The profit figure is very adequate. Neiman Marcus’ income statement shows their fiscal period ends in July. The total revenue was $3.5 billion but their cost of revenue was $2.3 billion
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Monroe Avenue Elementary School is located in Hamlet‚ NC and serves 469 students (Pre-K through fifth grade). The certified staff consists of a principal‚ an assistant principal‚ a guidance counselor‚ two EC teachers‚ one Pre-K EC teacher‚ one teacher of hearing impaired students‚ one teacher of English Language Learner‚ one teacher of AIG students‚ one academic coach‚ two Pre-K teachers‚ 22 regular education teachers‚ one music teacher‚ one librarian‚ one art teacher‚ and one physical education
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INTRODUCTION: This case involves the suspect being arrested for driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages in violation of CVC 23152(a)(b)-DUI and CVC 23103(a)-Wreck less driving. LOCATION DESCRIPTION: This incident occurred on Hudson Avenue and Cordova Street. INVESTIGATION: On 02-29-17 at approximately 2119 hours‚ I responded to Hudson Avenue and Cordova Street to assist Corporal Ward #9222 on a traffic stop. Upon my arrival‚ I saw that Corporal Ward had contacted Suspect Giovanni
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perceptions experienced without an external source (“Psychology in your life‚ p.520”). Saks describes how her mind put together experiences like‚ quoting she had killed hundreds and thousands of people‚ as well as saying that she had seen a man with a raised knife in his hand (“Elyn Saks”). She also gives an example of a Hallucination she had‚ describing hearing nuclear explosions going off in her head (“Elyn Saks”). In her college years Sake describes her first episode with Schizophrenia‚ it was during
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Charles Nguyen English 11H P2 Mrs. C. Johnson February 13‚ 2013 Park Avenue Précis Park Avenue: Money‚ Power‚ and the American Dream. Dir. Alex Gibney. Perf. Paul Piff‚ Jeffrey Sachs‚ Jane Mayer. PBS‚ 2012. Film. In his documentary‚ “Park Avenue: Money‚ Power‚ and the American Dream” (2012)‚ Alex Gibney challenges the notion that the American dream of success can be achieved by hard work. Gibney refutes this belief by discerning the corruption caused by the wealthy‚ illuminating radical
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