National Mall

In the heart of downtown Seattle is Pike Place Market. It is one of the most well-known farmer’s market that sits on about nine acres of land from Pike Street north to Virginia Street and from 1st Avenue west to Western Avenue. While it encompasses a large area in between Downtown Seattle and Elliot Bay, it maintains only one address which is 1st Ave and Pike St., Seattle, WA. The “main arcade” is the top of a seven-story structure that houses over 225 independent shops. The main arcade houses…

shopping center and mall's built environment. Goss begins with the exploration of the stigma of a class in regards to the shopping world and the impact on the culture. He discusses the techniques of illusion and allusion in regards to the "psyche" of the mall and its consumers. These establishments were typically the product of corporations, whether finance, construction, or commercial capital corporations with teams of people with varying skill sets and backgrounds in the development and design…

Saxonville Sausage is a family owned company based in Saxonville, Ohio. As a company in 2005, they were drawing in revenues of approximately $1.5 billion. Saxonville focuses heavily on its bratwurst line. This product makes up about 70 percent of their revenues. Saxonville’s other products include breakfast sausage, consisting of around 20 percent of their revenues and their small Italian sausage line, named Vivio that makes up five percent. Saxonville's sales in bratwursts have been steadily…

For this activity I had to walk around the local mall and identify three stores for men and three stores for women. At first it was a little hard because I would walk past stores like Forever 21, Hollister, JC Penny and ect. What these stores have in common is that they are all coed stores. I was looking for stores that reinforced one gender role more than the other. So for men (and boys) I picked Men’s Warehouse, Cap World, and Champs Sports. For women (and girls) I picked Victoria Secrets,…

The setting I observed was Walmart. I decided to go here because there are usually a large amount of people and a lot of different backgrounds with different personalities. The social setting of Walmart would be the lower and middle class income families. The expectations of this environment would be to be completely clothed with shoes. Most people would expect for others to just look presentable because there are young children and elderly old-fashioned folks. They would not expect people to…

A strong brand image is very important to any retailer as a recognised, trusted and respected brand ensures customers can be certain that they know what to expect with their chosen retailer and can give the retailer a competitive advantage. Successful businesses such as Coca Cola have a powerful brand image and can be identified all over the world and always remain in the top 10 of the best global brands. The brand of any retailer should not just be seen as their logo or slogan but seen as an…

When I first arrived at Sherwood Mall, around twelve o’clock, and throughout the stay, I saw teenagers who varied. One of the teenagers who I saw was simply staring out to the outside. It seemed that she was waiting for somebody. She would occasionally get on her phone. However, she was not the only one on her phone: a male teenager, a couple tables away from her, was also on his phone. On his neck, appeared to be some dark markings. After a few moments, a girl came to talk to him, and he showed…

INTRODUCTION Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is an American multinational retail giant that was founded in 1962 by Samuel Walton. Walmart’s vision statement: “To be the best retailer in the hearts and minds of consumers and employees.” Walmart is headquartered at Bentonville, Arkansas, USA and is the largest private employer and biggest grocery retailer in the USA. It does business in almost 11,530 locations all over the world dealing in various variety of products and services. Walmart operates…

with this poet is based on the poems that I have read, the strategies that I try to mimic, and the images that I am trying to convey. The poems that I have read from the poet Tony Hoagland are, “Jet,” “lucky,” “The Change,” “At the Galleria Shopping Mall,” and “America.” In the poem “Jet” Tony Hoagland compares jets burning jet fuel to drinking beers ("Tony Hoagland"). He uses a lot similes and metaphors to contrast our size in the world. He ends this poem saying to appreciate what we have.…

Organizational Context With over 9,500 stores in 48 states, CVS/Pharmacy is one of the subsidiaries of CVS Health a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Woonsocket Rhode Island (CVS Health.com, 2016). CVS Health was founded in 1963 and today is comprised of CVS/pharmacy, CVS/Caremark, CVS/MinuteClinic, and CVS/specialty each fulfilling a diverse role in supporting patient health. The CVS/Pharmacy distributes healthcare products, child care products, medical supplies and equipment, cosmetics…