Generating £358billion in retail sales alone in 2016, the retail industry in critical to the United Kingdom economy. The UK has approximately 287,000 retail outlets. The retail industry is categorized in seven sections convenience store, specialty store, supermarket, discount store, department store; warehouse/direct retailer, and online store. Retail stores in the United Kingdom vary in size and categories. A gender ratio profile of 58:42 women and men working in retail stores, while 66% of all…
It is easy to adopt a philosophy of labeling things with the standard conventional image – stereotyping encounters with generalities. However, life is not a two-sided coin. There are a multitude of differences that lend to opinion versus fact. When examining the popular street artist Banksy, it can be concluded that there are many differing opinions, especially if discussed with foreknowledge that Banksy is anonymous. It leaves room for much interpretation. However, by looking more closely at…
1. Abstract The Passive Optical Networks (PON) is the network which is most popular in fiber network access systems. The abstract states the actual concept of Passive optical Network it's importance. It also implies the Definition and explanation of ONT(Optical Network Terminal), ONU, FTTH-BPON and FTTH-GEPON systems in FTTx premises. 2. Objectives The key objectives of the lab are : • Learning Fiber to the home - BPON and Fiber to the home - GEPON systems. • To process the layer 2…
Marketing is a multi-faceted and complex system of symbiotic relationships such as that between traditional marketing strategies and social media marketing strategies. Both employ different methods that mould and shape what consumers are exposed to and both experience a different degree to which consumers influence and are influenced by these attempts at communication. Those in favour of social media marketing have a tendency to use the word “traditional” to denote a somewhat negative view that…
Healthcare accessibility at “Bottom of the Pyramid”: A study of scope of eHealth in India Introduction According to World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Statistics 2013, India has a ratio of 6.5 doctors, 10 nurses and 9 beds per 10,000 people compared to the global average is of 13.9 doctors, 29 nurses and 30 beds. In order to meet the healthcare requirement of its population of 1.25 billion, India needs an additional 1.54 million doctors, 2.4 million nurses and 2.6 million beds. At the…
Obama provided statistics when he said “This plan will save or create 3.5 million jobs. More than 90 percent of these jobs will be in the private sector, jobs rebuilding our roads and bridges, constructing wind turbines and solar panels, laying broadband and expanding mass transit.” (Feb, 2009). President Obama used these to show and support his claims and promises in the beginning of the speech by providing…
Quitman County is located in the northwestern portion of the Mississippi Delta. The county’s main town, Marks, MS served as a flag stop station for Amtrak passenger trains. Nationally, the county is well known for producing high quantity of crushed soybeans. HISTORY While a woodsman named Moore initially settled Quitman County another settler is more frequently referenced in historical factors about the county. Since Moore did not have a legal title to the land he settled, Thomas B. Hill…
Qatar University College of Business & Economics Managerial Accounting for Decision Making ACCT602-L01 -Spring 2016- Ethical Project -AOL Time Warner Case- Presented To: Prof. Hani Mohamed Mostafa Mohamed Prepared By: Chawqi Abdel Fattah Table of Content I- Introduction…………………………………………………………………………3 II- Before “Round-Trip” transactions………………………………………………….4 III- Unethical Vs Illegal ………………………………………………………………..5 IV- “Round Trip” ad sales Consequences ……………………………………………..6 V- Lessons…
BenQ, a Taiwanese-based company, grabbed the headlines all over the world on June 7, 2005 when it acquired Siemens Mobile, a lose making mobile phone division of Germany’s Siemens and later launched the brand, BenQ-Siemens. Subsequently the acquisition proved to be a strategic mistake, as the two companies could not successfully integrate. In October 2006 BenQ-Siemens filed for bankruptcy in a Munich court, surprising every one. This sparked a debate in Germany over whether BenQ had acquired…
access to the internet ranging from economic to racial factors. The 2013 United States Census indicates 98 percent of Americans having access to internet services. However, it still establishes that a quarter of those people do not have access to broadband or a consistent platform for internet at home. Studies by the Pew Research Center and Fact Tank in 2016 show a stark contrast in the digital divide through educational and economic factors. There is a 24 percent difference between college and…