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customers and creating a distinctive competitive advantage. Unlike target that is known for “Expect more. Pay less,” Nordstrom is known for its outstanding customer service. Because Nordstrom prices its products at a much higher price than other retail store like Target, Nordstrom offers superior customer service to position itself. As a matter of fact, Nordstrom employee handbook outlines “Rule #1: Use best judgment in all situations. There will be no additional rules.” No matter what it…

It is really easy to blame your financial difficulties on money. Yet what some people forget, is that this medium of exchange allowed us to create what we have today. Without something to use as currency there would be no society. A society consists of a group of people working together to create an orderly community. The creation of which would not be possible if the basic things that humans need are not satisfied. Money helps create stability by setting a certain value on all the commodities…

Through advancing technologies, medical patients are able to connect with their doctors in cyberspace. In her article, “Is Telemedicine Right for You,” Bisgaard-Fratzen introduces the advantages of telemedicine heath care; economical pricing and convenience. Coinciding with Bisgaard-Fratzen’s ideas, Raymond’s article, “Pros and Cons of Getting a Second Opinion Online,” elaborates on the effects of getting an online second opinion. Though telemedicine offers promising advantages, the modern…

After I graduated high school a few years ago, I attended the University of Alabama for a short time before I decided that I did not want to be in school at the moment, and would rather work until I was ready to go back to school. Being in the small town of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was a culture shock to me being that I was born and raised in the suburbs of Washington D.C., and then moved to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, where I always had plenty of activities to choose from. Coming to Union College…

attendant at a grocery store named A&P, could be perhaps uninterested with his duties at work. One example being that when he was describing a certain aisle in his store, he named the aisle in…

How much does responsibility mean to you when you hear it? Having responsibility can both mean and be very powerful. Having responsibility is what makes an individual grow up and be mature. Being responsible can refer to having the ability to make certain decisions on our own or the interest of others. In What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, it a powerful and meaningful story about a big family in a small town called Endora in Iowa. Throughout the story the family faces a lot of problems having A…

Disconnected Life in Connected Era In the world with unimaginably updating speed, people are always expecting “unexpected” spark in the Internet of things. It has already been a cliché to predict everything is going to be connected in the foreseen future, as this irresistible trend has already begun revolutionizing our life. While embracing this connected era, we unavoidably muttered various worries and questions, but it happens every time when a change is to come. However, does it really seem…

How did the product and the company come about? Pets.com was a San Francisco-based retailer, it was one of the earlier companies that existed as a virtual firm with no brick and mortar store locations. Pets.com was created to sell pet food and accessories using the internet as a storefront one of the first e-retailers. The premise was that Pets.com could sell directly to customers online and cut out the middleman. Pets.com would then pass the saving on to the customer. Customers that shopped…

With great power comes great responsibility. As Walmart has become a powerhouse, it is no stranger to external issues, internal issues, and negative publicity including having a reputation of bullying mom and pop stores, mistreating its employees, and a plethora of other negative issues. Other complaints originate from the customers themselves in relation to negative shopping experiences. The general environment is composed of trends in the broader society that influence an industry and the…

Many people looked at both with respect. For both the store and Lengel have reached the pinnacle of what they can achieve in life, but they don 't realize it. As a responsible store manager, he would want to do his part to increase the growth of the company. Because he acts out of rational egoism, what Lengel values are revealed by his actions in catering to the stores more reliable costumers’ comfort above the business to ephemeral shoppers by trying to salvage…