History is something that every community has‚ and pieces of local history are essential to an area’s culture. The Fiske Theatre is a rare gem in Northeast Louisiana. Founded in 1929‚ and later re-constructed in 1950‚ the theatre is a great marvel of architecture for its’ time. The Fiske‚ as locals call it‚ is a central part and in some ways an icon for Oak Grove‚ Louisiana. It was and still is a thriving business within Oak Grove. The founder and owner‚ Donald B. Fiske‚ was a local business
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The major issues are that Walmart is destroying small town businesses and stripping the cultures of the towns that they are entering. The four part CSR models starts with economic which means that the business needs to make a profit‚ Walmart is definitely making a profit. The next step is legal‚ which means following all the laws. Walmart does that all the time except for in very rare circumstances. Then there is ethical. Walmart does work ethically a lot by there has been times when it is questionable
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Manifest Destiny: “expansion of the United States through the American continents were inevitable and justified” Avatar: They thought that importance to get into the Avatar world and destroy Omaticaya‚ the Home Tree. The scientists and destructors feel that it is necessary to do this because Unobtanium is what is within the tree and it sells for very high in the US. The contents were “inevitable” to not get because they are worth so much and there could be a huge economic boom in their company if
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Costco Wholesale Corporation: Costco is a multi-billion dollar global retailer‚ who sale to only customers that are part of their membership. Costco is well known in the United States for is low prices and also the quantity of product they have. Furthermore‚ the products that they have in the store are qualified as being high product that is mostly wanted by most American. The range of product is what makes Costco one of the best Companies in the United States. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc.: Wal-Mart is
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Running head: STRATEGIC INITIATIVE Learning Team Assignment: Strategic Initiative Paper University of Phoenix FIN/370 Introduction Wal-mart is very proud to be a good neighbor and citizen in many communities across the United States and around the world. Wal-mart believes that it’s a privilege to be a store that’s part of the community and they also believe it’s there responsibility to help sustain the communities that rely on them. Wal-mart has held several initiatives
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Assignment 3.2: Wal-Mart — Sweatshop or Scapegoat? In 1991‚ Walmart became an international company when they opened a Sam’s Club near Mexico City. Just two years later‚ Walmart International was created. Today‚ Walmart International is a fast-growing part of Walmart’s overall operations‚ with 4‚112 stores and more than 680‚000 associates in 14 countries outside the continental U.S. Sweatshops are workplaces where basic worker rights are not respected. In the US‚ sweatshops at the turn of the
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The Fortune 500 is a list of companies that comes out every year that rates the top 500 cooperation’s based on their gross revenue. One of such companies is Winn-Dixie Stores. Winn-Dixie was founded in 1914 from a general store in Idaho by William Davis. Before Winn-Dixie became what it is known as today‚ it was widely known as Winn-Lovett. Winn-Lovett began to offer larger selections of food at lower prices‚ in order to compete with the growing number of cash only grocery stores. The number of
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Wal Mart and Country Wide Poverty Ever since its existence‚ much controversy and debate have surrounded the benefits and downfalls of the Wal Mart corporation within society. The purpose of this précis is to summarize the article “Wal-Mart and Country-Wide Poverty” by Stephen J. Gotez and Hema Swaminathan. “Wal Mart” is the most successful “Big box” retailer in the world with 4750 stores worldwide and 3‚600 in the United States. Much of its success arises from the fact that it offers lower prices
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MORRIS !1 ! ! ! PRODUCER JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWIS ! ! Don Morris Studio Recording ! ! PRODUCER PAPER !1 MORRIS !2 Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis: Pioneers of Modern R&B If "New Jack Swing" ‚ "Soul"‚ or "R&B" had parents‚ Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are shining examples of what make a happy home. For decades the world has been influenced by the creations of these two men. They have not only shaped their artist into stars‚ they shaped the genre as a whole. James " Jimmy Jam"
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L.L.Bean’s humble beginnings date back 1912‚ when Leon Leonwood Bean founded the outdoor apparel company as a one-man operation in Freeport‚ Maine. The inspiration for Bean’s business came from his invention of the ‘Maine Hunting Shoe’‚ a rubber boot with a leather upper‚ which later became known as the ‘Bean Boot’. After creating the Maine Hunting Shoe‚ Bean marketed it by distributing three-page mail flyers to hunting license owners. Unknowing at the time‚ Bean birthed his now world-famous mail-order
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