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Executive Officer is Eric R. La Flèche. In 1947, A few independent grocery retailers decided to form a buying group called Magasins Lasalle Stores. In 1956, Le groupe des épiciers Metro was founded, a division of Les Épiceries Lasalle Groceteria ltée. The company becomes Les Marchés d'Aliments Metro ltée in 1972 creating the first supermarket concept stores. In 1985, the shareholders of Groupe des Épiciers Unis Metro-Richelieu Inc. convert their advances into capital stock. The next yaar, they…

VI. Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN): Financial Track Record A. Financial Statements and Key Ratios Indicating Strong Performance In spite of the fact that there has been a slowdown in sales, efficiencies in these deals and inventory cost diminishments have kept up corporate productivity. Nordstrom's current financial statements have demonstrated that the Company is in a strong position to enter new markets through global expansion. Nordstrom's latest final quarter income in January 2017 "surpassed…

takes place in a convenience store in a small New England town during the 1960's. A young cashier named Sammy working at the A&P store notices three girls walk in wearing only their bikinis. Sammy, being 19 years old naturally finds interest and begins intently watching the girls as they walk the store. However, this was a time where girls were scrutinized for the way they portrayed themselves and were expected to act "decently". Wearing a bikini into a public store certainly wasn't many…

best place to go. So you proceed with your quest for groceries. While there, you realize that you are starving! Conveniently, Wal-Mart offers fast food chains right inside the store. You also decide that you need an oil change and should probably freshen up that haircut. Since Wal-Mart also includes a tire and lube express store as well as a hair salon, there’s no need to go…

Is it possible to understand the modern world by watching advertisements (ads)? Yes, it is possible because modern ads illuminate multiple elements of life. These elements can be anything, but they are mostly cultural, assumptions, and covert messages. Moving on, a product that has been popular from its advertisement is the Apple iPhone Six (i6). Viewers believe that the advertisement is nothing more than just commercializing the product; however, the advertisement communicates to the public…

In an interview with Steve Jobs, he explained a personal experience many years ago. Jobs was reading a magazine and came across an article listing the species best suited and able of “locomotion, … [getting] from point A to point B”. Jobs made the inference that humans, a dominating species, were not near to the top of the list. Next, it was tested the ability of locomotion when a human utilized a bicycle. This test immediately made the human dominant on the list. This got Steve thinking “that…

Touch the World For about ten years now I have had my fair share in cell phones rather it being a smartphone or just your traditional flip phone. After bouncing back and forth between Samsung, Windows, and Android I finally decided to switch over to #teamiPhone. iPhone is originated from a company called Apple, which started when two friends from high school Steven Wozniak and Steven Jobs both took interest in electronics in 1977 (Singh, 2015).Wozniak has been more interested in engineering…

Food is the foundation of our lives; it 's more than mere substance. Food provides us with nutrients, allows us to communicate with others. People can use food as a Segway to tell someone some important information. To tell them they love them, Tell them they want to business with them. There are so many facets of food that run so deep in our society as Americans. Whether that changes in other cultures, I 'm sure. But the connection between food and family is one that can always be made. If we…

Supermarket, a large form of the traditional grocery store, which is considered the best place to spend money on food are likely to have an adverse effect on customer’s health according to researchers. In the article “The Supermarket: Prime Real Estate,” Marion Nestle discusses how supermarkets design and control their features to make influences on shopping behaviors in order to gain more money from purchasers. Specifically, she argues buyer choices are being manipulated by food companies and…

Opportunities and Threats that Apple Faces in the iPhone Privacy Fight According to a March 17, 2016 news article in the New York Times, “Apple Encryption Engineers, if Ordered to Unlock iPhone, Might Resist”, written by JOHN MARKOFF, KATIE BENNER and BRIAN X. CHEN, engineers of the Apple Company may refused to assist the F.B.I to unlock an iPhone, which used by a terrorist who attacked and killed in the San Bernardino, Calif., last December. The article emphasized Apple employees’ opposition…