Stationery

Office Products Depot offers credit to a lot of their customers, as only 3% of their sales are cash. This means that allowing customers to purchase on credit greatly increase sales and therefore profits, that is, only when the customers pay them for their goods. Therefore, when offering credit to its customers, Office Products Depot first checks the credit rating of the customer to identify if the customer will pay for goods they have purchased, and if they are likely to get their payment. This…

“The one thing all children have in common is their rights. Every child has the right to survive and thrive, to be educated, to be free from violence and abuse, to participate and to be heard.” (Ban Ki Moon, 2014). Education has always been dubbed the key to success, but the definition of success is oftentimes unmentioned due to its obscurity and abstractness. Although it is often over-complicated or associated with a high paying career and a nice house, its definition, as per Oxford Dictionary,…

Words that will always be imprinted on my mind are when my older sister said, “Give him the chance that I never had.” At the time, tears were welling up and pricking my eyes, but I didn’t want to distress Mum and Dad who thought they were giving me the opportunity of a lifetime, the chance to attend Robert Gordon’s College, the most prestigious school in Aberdeen. I thought I would hate Gordon’s because it was a ‘posh’ school where the pupils were like clones, all wearing the same navy-blue…

The Road for an Independent Boy On September 1, 2010, I woke up earlier than an ordinary day because in China we started the fall semester every September 1st. On the first day of my high school, I had to face the problem of living without parents because my high school was far away from home. In the morning, my mom was packing something like toothbrush, toothpaste, towels and shower gel for me. My brother was surprised, and he shouted, “Oh my god! What’s happened? Why are you packing three big…

Two heavyweights of contemporary lifestyle design, IKEA and MUJI, are slugging it out for control of domestic life worldwide. The objects with which they do battle are remarkably similar - functional, simple, honest, and ornament-free tools for living. Mundane objects are imbued with the humane spirit of Scandinavian modernism or the Zen-like purity and humility of traditional Japan. The marketing and consumption of the two brands emphasise their fundamental differences by referencing widely…

George Walton Lucas Sr. and Dorothy Ellinore Bomberger on May 14, 1944 (Lifetime). He grew up on his parent’s ranch with his three sisters, in a small town known as Modesto, California (Biography). His parents worked many odd jobs as well as owning a stationery store in town. George attended Downey High School, where his passion for drag racing, led him to having future dreams of becoming a Nascar driver.…

Canada with a mission of measured and profitable growth. This store was first started in 1954 as Ben franklin variety store which now known as Dollar Tree. The products in Dollar Tree stores include health, cosmetics, food, houseware, glassware, stationery, automotive, pet supplies, electronics and many more which are national, regional and private label brands. This store offers extremely low prices for all its products which are specially designed for people who are financially low, but it…

He also won a Peabody and Emmy awards, for Charlie Brown Christmas. “You're a good Man Charlie Brown” was on broadway in 1967 and ran for four years (Charles). His work was published in nineteen different languages. They produced many clothes, stationery, toys, games, and others. They even made a book called “Why? Charlie Brown, Why?”. “Why? Charlie Brown, Why?” became a tv show to help kids understand cancer, this was inspired by his mom which died from cancer (Charles). Charles then received…

One of the other aspects that we learned in this course is regarding the social impact that results from the social entrepreneurship. We learned about many B-corp companies that committed to change the world, such as One World Play Project, which makes, sells and distribute indestructible ball in the third world countries, focusing on bringing the power of play to the children who live in a harsh environment. Australian Ethical, an investment company, which only invest people’s funds in…

Hindustan Aeronautics limited (HAL) is a public sector Navratna company under Defence Ministry of India, operating in Aerospace manufacturing domain. Hal aims to follow and promote good sustainable practices through commitment to enhance triple bottom line standards of social, environmental and economic performance. Hal has been focusing on conservation of flora and fauna, environment protection, employee welfare and society as a whole. As part of its CSR and sustainability activities,…