...Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, started based on an accounting term when records were kept in ink with red signifying a loss in profits and black signifying a profit. Retailers generally operate in the red (unprofitable) throughout the year and depend heavily on the holiday season sales to end the year in the black with a profit. While Black Friday is not considered a national holiday, it has been commercialized as such a big deal that employees are given this day off in the hopes of increasing the number of shoppers. Although Black Friday is a tradition for many families, in today's society, Black Friday has become a bad sign for the US. As we witness every line wrapped around a building at 4am and as we see more and more people...
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...Holiday Shopping - The Economy’s Final Push from the Red Black Friday is the Grand Marshall of the holiday shopping season; it starts a race in holiday season for shopping and spending, which in return creates new job opportunities. Shoppers race around the malls looking for the best gifts at the best prices. The frenzy of the holiday season combined with the sales of Black Friday are greatly beneficial to the US economy. As supply and demand increases with the holiday season season, so does spending and the job market. Black Friday is more than just a day of sales, it is a day to help boost the economy spending and profit. One of the theories behind the name “Black Friday” really sums up the effects of the day. The story says that majority of the year, retailers are operating at a financial loss. To show this loss, the accountants note the negative totals in red ink. Starting with the Black Friday sales retailers really begin to turn a profit, and climb out of the negative holes they live in all year. Once out of the negative, accountants begin to use black ink to show the totals. Thus, “Black Friday” was born. This story may not be the most accurate or historically backed, but there is some truth behind it as far as the after affect of Black Friday. Retailers make a large portion of their yearly profit during the holiday season. It may not have started out as big as it is today, but at present time the Friday after Thanksgiving is a huge shopping day in the US. Folks...
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...Wal-Mart & Target – 2014 Holiday Season Strategy Retail stores Target and Wal-Mart have tacked holiday season in a different way this year compared to before. In previous years, there has been a trend to bring Black Friday’s discounts earlier in November, however, this year Wal-Mart and Target went beyond all market expectations. Wal-Mart’s strategy for the holiday season is “to offer the best brands, to make shopping experience easier, and to continue providing low prices than competitors to bring joy to their customers”, says Duncan Mac Naughton, Wal-Mart Us Chief Merchandising Officer. For 2014 Holiday season these retail stores have begun the season sales on November 1st, providing Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts from the first week of November all the way till the week before Christmas, stretching the holiday season almost an additional month compared to previous years. Brian Cornell, Target’s Chairman of the Board and CEO, says “Target’s promise is ‘Expect More. Pay Less’, and when we do that, Target is impossible to beat”. Retail stores depend largely on their pricing in order to be competitive and successful in their industry. In order to be able to achieve success, these stores need to implement a pricing strategy that goes in accordance to their mission. In the case of Target and Wal-Mart, their pricing strategy is based on a maximum market share pricing objective. When looking and this retail stores, they possess a huge part of the market and they achieve...
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...Shamarkia Minor EN 0103-05 Mrs. Forsythe 19 September 2013 Misrepresentation of Black America Many African-American men and women get bad reputations due to today’s media. Whether it is from music, movies, or television shows. These stereotypes affect the African-American society very much, especially when they go search for jobs or even when they just go out in public. When people outside of the Black community see how actors and entertainers act on television shows, movies, and videos, they get the impression that all African-Americans act this or that way. Basically judging a book by its cover. Music play s huge role on African-Americans; especially rap music. When my mom was growing up, rappers like Tupac, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube, their lyrics were based on topics such as police brutality and other problems in black society. The music wasn’t as vulgar as today’s rappers. Even though they sometimes rapped about money, sex, and drugs, they kept it real and didn’t really exploit women. Music now has ruined the reputation for young black women and men. They make all men to be shooters, killers, drug dealers, etc. and they make the women out to be strippers, gold diggers, whores, drug abusers, etc.; telling young black men and women that this lifestyle is okay because you can make a lot of money. Artists don’t realize the effect they have on our generation. Rappers, for example, Chief Keef and Lil Wayne rap about robbing, shooting, killing people, smoking marijuana, popping...
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...Founded in 1976, Apple Inc. is one of the largest, most successful, and most recognizable brands in the world that specializes in computer software, online music and entertainment services, and most notably consumer electronics. Currently valued at over $700 billion (USD), the growth in market share of just the iPhone alone contributed an estimated one-quarter to one-third of a percentage point to the annualized growth rate in the U.S. gross domestic product (Kuang, 2015). In addition to the wildly successful iPhone, other notable devices in the Apple lineup include multiple variations of the iPad, iPad Mini, and iPad Air; many configurations of the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air; the iMac, Mac Pro, and Mac Mini; the Apple TV; and most recently released in April of 2015, the Apple Watch. Creating this venerable suite of products and devices is a globally diversified workforce that continues to grow, sitting today at over 110,000 people strong. As of December 2015, Apple is responsible for creating and supporting over 1.9 million jobs, nearly seventy five percent of which stem from the expansive iOS ecosystem. The remainder of those jobs include new construction jobs related to data centers, jobs at key suppliers of raw materials used in the manufacturing process, and finally corporate employees of the company itself. Apple directly employs more than 76,000 people in the United States alone, those employees represent nearly two-thirds of their global team (Apple Inc., 2015)...
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...‘The Watermelon Feed’, the title of chapter two in the book Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger begins by taking place in the Odessa high school cafeteria. The beginning of the chapter starts on a Friday night in the preseason of the Permian High School Panthers football team. Each player takes part in a prayer as well as watching a video of past heroes of the team. The squad is introduced player by player giving the town a preview of who is playing this year. Bissinger infers that Boobie Miles, a young player, has high hopes and dreams but feels great pressure from the team and town to fill the shoes of the past all-star. The author explains that in a few weeks the beginning of the season will begin and the town will observe the team closely. Bissinger explains to the reader that being able to play for a team such as the Permian Panthers is an honor. He states that the boys on the team will endure intolerable pain to have the privilege of playing for the team and being able to wear the Permian Panther beautiful black jersey. The author presents the idea that winning is more important that personal pain or suffering. As such the author tells how boys will use pain pills and about anything they can get their hands on to persist through the game. In addition, the team is starting to feel the pressure and how important each season is to the town as well as the players. Bissinger explains how children are exposed to the atmosphere of football from a young age and encouraged...
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...Emotional Strength in Ellen Foster Many people often go through eye-opening events that leave a permanent impact on their lives. You learn countless lessons throughout your life from childhood to adulthood. These lessons can be considered positive or negative and shape and mature you as a person. In Kaye Gibbon’s novel, Ellen Foster, the main character, Ellen, undergoes many negative and positive events in her childhood. These events are what builds and matures Ellen as a person. Throughout Ellen Foster’s childhood, she dealt with racism, an abusive and rocky childhood, and learned the importance of friendship. Ellen Foster suffered from sexual and mental abuse from her father growing up. Ellen’s Mama was sick for many years in the hospital...
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...All American Boys Co-authored by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely weaves eye-opening perspectives, from different points of view on racism and privilege in a modern-day tale of two young men. Rashad is a black high school junior active in the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, he is falsely accused of theft at Jerry’s corner mart on the west side of town. Swift accusations from the store clerk, prompts a white cop who happens to be on site to act without hesitation, Rashad is violently taken into custody and falsely accused of theft and resisting arrest. Quinn is a high school senior, white all-American boy, varsity basketball player looking for recruitment from a top college. While Quinn and his friends are looking to score alcohol on...
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...In today’s society we are surrounded by the media, we can access just about anything at our fingertips. Most of that which we chose to access is impacting us more than we are willing to admit. For example, I scroll through my social media applications and see countless pictures from parties of groups of friends drunk or high having what appears to be a great time. I spend my weekends working and I’ve never been much of a partier so it’s hard to not to see those images and feel almost jealous because it all looks so glamorous from the outside. I quickly remember, however, that the risks, consequences and realities of that night would not be worth the few “cute” pictures they got out of it. Media only shows you one, very biased, much edited version of something and it’s our job as the consumer to realize that. For many people, our youth mainly, it’s very difficult to see past what is at the surface of media. Music in pop culture ranges in topics from sex, drugs to alcohol, with very little in between. All you hear on the pop radio stations are songs about sexualizing women and getting messed up with the use of alcohol and/or drugs. Alcohol is glamorized in every form of media there is, so it’s not shocking that we have such high rates of underage drinking and alcohol related deaths. There isn’t enough proper education on alcohol and everywhere you turn there are movies, shows and songs depicting binge drinking and partying. The problem I have with a lot of these movies or shows...
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...Inside F. Scott Fitzgerald "Babylon Revisited" on man confronts types of innovation and naturalism. Innovation is a development dated from approximately 1900-1950. To put it plainly, innovation is about changes–changes in the public arena and changes in artistic frame. Innovator writing speaks to the change a conventional society encounters as it winds up noticeably present day, a change that might be difficult. In this era, Americans saw the overwhelming impacts of World War I, Black Friday and the resulting securities exchange crash, the Great Depression, and World War II, and many individuals were frustrated. Likewise, naturalism has a similar accentuation on nitty gritty, exact portrayals. In any case, it goes further, focusing on the deciding...
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...Sam Wagner Section: Friday PWS Geography and Baseline Group #1 PWS Geography and Baseline The Exxon Valdez oil spill and the effects on Prince Williams Sound and the surrounding areas is the main focus of this first topic. The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred on Good Friday in 1989. The oil spill had a major toll on the environment when it occurred. Many birds, sea otters, and fish died, and many beaches and were covered with the oil. There were some people that compared the Valdez oil spill to Chernobyl, Bhopal, and Hiroshima. Many people doubted if Prince William Sound would ever be able to recover from the oil spill. However, seven weeks after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, many beaches were still covered, but there were no more dead birds or sea otters to be found. The original thoughts of comparing the oil spill to Chernobyl or Hiroshima were way off base and were based off of an overreaction of the media and the general public. Although much of the general public overreacted, most scientists were not as dramatic when developing their predictions of what effect the oil spill would have on the environment. Even though, most scientists knew that the effects of the oil spill would not be as catastrophic as the media was portraying it, scientists experienced difficulty in providing pure “black and white” answers to the general public. Another problem that scientists faced was that much of the investigation was “litigation-sensitive.” As a result, many of the scientists’...
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...Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, and Yves Saint Laurent but, there was one woman who changed the way women view fashion greatly. Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel was a woman who invented some of the classic fashion pieces we wear today. Coco Chanel was a very popular fashion designer beginning her career as a hat maker in France during the time period of 1910- 1983. She was the creator of the brand Chanel which is now famous all around the world. Her life motto was, “If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing” ( Saltari and Manferto 23).The house of Chanel is still popular today and her clothing remains timeless. Three things that were noteworthy in Chanel’s life was her background, the launch of her brand, and her impact on designers today. Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel was born on August 19, 1883 in Saumur, France. Chanel’s parents were named Jeanne Devolle and Albert Chanel. Her mom passed away a few years after and Chanel’s father dumped her on the grounds of an orphange. She was raised by nuns there who taught her the work of a seamstress. Some people say that the C’s in her logo were...
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...Civil War Research Paper This unit can be broken down into three different areas: the causes of the Civil War, the atrocity of the Civil War, and America’s Reconstruction after the war. With each unit there are a multitude of things that have had a significant impact on our development as a country since this period. With that in mind, you will be expected to research a topic of your choosing and write an in-depth research paper on it. My rationale for this assignment is two-fold. One, we are towards the end of the semester and I feel it is important to push your limits and force you to continue to work hard. Two, you will be in high school next year. This is a type of assignment you could and most likely will have in the near future. It is something you must work on in order to perfect it. Topic Choices (broken into 3 subunits) • Middle Passage • Indentured Servants • Jobs of Slaves • Resistance to Slavery • Slave Rebellions • Political Compromises • Abolition Movement • Life on Plantations • Free Blacks • Runaways • John Brown • Underground Railroad • Black Codes • Josiah Henson • Harriet Tubman • Frederick Douglas • Harriet Jacobs • Henry “Box” Brown • Olaudah Equiano • Economic Causes • Election of 1860 • Abraham Lincoln • Confederate States of America ...
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...Impact of Digital Technology on Marketing Strategies Consumer Behavior MKT 625 October 11, 2011 Impact of Digital Technology on Marketing Strategies For companies, large and small alike, the term “keep up or get left behind” is an absolutely relevant one. In this fairly new era of constantly growing and evolving technologies, it is crucial that marketing departments adjust their strategies in order to incorporate an effective digital technology component into their overall marketing strategies that will enhance overall market relevance and success in meeting the needs of the new generation of technology savvy consumers. The following pages will analyze the crucial significant impact that technology plays in understanding consumer behaviors, the shift in consumer behavior, the importance of a balanced integrated marketing strategy, the benefits of technology and finally it will identify opportunities and support the concept that a brand can continue to hold its positioning while modifying the technological delivery platform and incorporating it into to their overall marketing strategy, thus remaining a viable brand in the eyes of today’s consumers . It seems as though it was only a few years ago when consumers were overwhelmed by the amounts of increasing technology looming over head. Many consumers were intimidated by the amount of technology based options that were becoming available to them at increasingly rapid speeds and so just keeping up was a daunting...
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...is the first thing the interviewer will see. Being that the first impression will inform ones perceptions about their ability to perform a job. When an interviewer sees someone who is well dressed and who appears with confidence, the interviewer thinks positive thoughts toward them. If one is dressed sloppy and not professional it gives the image that they are not someone who takes time with their work and may even be sloppy. What is the most appropriate dress for a job interview is a common question one will ask. What you wear advertises to the world the skills, competencies and qualities they can deliver. A professional appearance helps to convey a positive image, generating respect from others and improving personal impact. A basic gray, navy blue or black suit is widely acceptable outfits. If you are planning on using a skirt suit it should be knee length and straight but not tight fitting. If you do not have a suit then a simple dress with a jacket over it is acceptable. You should press your outfit and not have wrinkles. Clothing that reveals too much cleavage, your back, your chest, your feet, your stomach or your underwear is not appropriate for a place of business, even in a business casual setting. The accessories that you team up with your attire should be appropriate for a professional environment. So don't over accessorize with fancy earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. The more subtle you are, the better it would be. As far as wearing fragrances and perfumes are...
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