Little General Business Analysis

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I wanted to start out by saying that since I am not employed at this time, I will be using a company that I have worked for in the past as my example for this week's discussion question.
My example is related to the Little General convenience stores, which are currently owned by Mike Cox and the Cox Oil Company. Their main headquarters are located in Union City, Tennessee and their Vice President is Barry James. Being employed by the company from 1993 to 1997, the first job title I held was as a cashier. I was then promoted to deli manager in the second year and remained in that position for the next two years.
Although the character at the bottom of my post may seem to appear sort of funny looking, the "Little General" is a known trademark

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