...Once upon a shop: Jeanette Winterson Modern society and modern life with a modern market. The small and private owned little shops, we’ve seen them all. In every town, every city, right next to the big grocery stores Tesco or Sainsbury’s they are located; unable to compete with these international and wide-spread super-markets. Stores with irresistible low prices and kilometre wide range of food variants, such as Jeanette Wintersons’ vegetable shop” Verde”, which she writes about in her personal essay” Once upon a shop”, aren’t able to cope with. An analysis of “Once upon a shop” shows which challenges small private shows have in the food industry today, and through Jeanette Winterson’s argument-tation we get an insight into her attitude toward the subject and what she advocates for. As modern people we might take it as “that’s how the market works”, but Winterson’s see the domi-nance of big food chains as a problem. Her personal essay is an advocating essay where she ex-presses her opinions about food industry and how it has changed. Thereby, it is interesting to take a look at how she argues. Is her arguments present in a way that works advocating and actually makes the reader think and act different in proportion to the food industry? If you look at her way of arguing, then the most prominent element in the argumentation is her way of using own experiences and making it clear to the reader that it is her own view on the situation, which is clear when she writes: “We...
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...Once Upon a Shop The essay “Once Upon a Shop” is written by the British writer Jeanette Winterson, and was first published in The Observer on June 13 2010. The text is about Jeanette Winterson’s vegetable shop, Verde, located in Spitalfields in the East End of London. In this essay Winterson tells the story of how she got to open the shop, Verde, what thoughts and ambition lay behind her decision not to sell out to a cooperative brand, but instead open her own small shop. In an ever-changing world, where time seems to fly by, and more people seem to be attracted to money and power, Winterson persuades the reader to rethink their set of values and to prioritise what, at the end of the day, will really have meant something. These are some of the issues that appear in Jeanette Winterson’s essay. The world is fuelled by power and money. Government control the taxes; control who gets to pay less and who gets to pay more. In a world where you have to decide between quality or quantity, ecological or cheap, fast expedition or personal expedition, it is hard for small businesses to stay a-float. “I started the shop because I believe working from the bottom up is a good idea. Verde can’t tackle Tesco round the corner, nor can it change the fixed supply chains and discounting that make it so hard for small shops to compete with big business.” Winterson believes in the value of good workmanship, but claims that the government is fault for the prevailing belief, that time is money, and...
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...Once Upon a Shop Once Upon a Shop Is an essay, written by the British Writer Jeanette Winterson. The essay was published in the newspaper The Observer, June 13, 2010. The essay centres around her shop, Verde, in East London. Jeannette Winterson talks about the changes in London and huge firms overtake of smaller individual shops. Politics of the world is influenced money. Huge cooperation are the ones with the big money. The government decides through taxes who pays more, and who pays less. The government would benefit far more from huge cooperation, adding jobs and benefits the BNP positively. This makes the conditions for small businesses unsustainable. Small businesses build by passion and hard labour are insignificant for the government. Passion doesn’t provide profit. Profit which the huge companies hungers for. Huge cooperation’s competition is also too though for small private businesses. “I started the shop because I believe working from the bottom up is a good idea. Verde can’t tackle Tesco round the corner, nor can it change the fixed supply chains and discounting that make it so hard for small shops to compete with big business.”(page 10 line 249-255). In the beginning of her essay, she talks uses an historic view to tell the story of her shop. She starts by telling that she opened her first veg shop in Spitalsfields in 1805. This is clearly not true, but she explains that it is because of her townhouse age and history. Her house was built in the 1790’s and has...
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...and all the things would be moving in slow motion, in short all us thought that we will be taking a journey to the past. However, we were all in for a surprise. Upon reaching the place, we could not rap our heads around the speed at which things were happening. The notion of it being a small market went out of our heads, after walking miles after miles but not being able to see the end of the line shops that surrounded us. The hustle and bustle of the market took us by a surprise. But upon getting to terms with everything we were able to take the interviews, along with some selfies and were able to complete the assignment that we had been sent to do. We first visited a toy shop, which was on the outskirts of the Azam market. The toy shop belonged to Mr. Aurangzeb, who claimed to be in the market for over 5 years. He told us that he had started with a small shop and through his hard work and immaculate selling skills was able to expand his business to a larger scale. Upon being asked about the supplier, he told us that most of his products were made locally in warehouses which were also located within the same market. He said that he did not own the warehouse, but had very good terms with the manufacturer of the toys. We also asked him, how often he visited that warehouse. He said that he usually visited the place once a week, but in peak sales season he had to go their twice a week. He said that he paid his supplier in cash at the time of the transaction, or at most two days after...
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...Clothing Resale Shop Baby Go Round Executive Summary Baby Go Round, is a Womens' Maternity and Childrens Resale Shop. Our mission is to provide a place for expecting mothers as well as families with children, to buy and sell clean, safe, gently used clothing and other pregnancy and child related items. Baby Go Round is a quaint shop that focuses their attention on pregnant women and children. Children outgrow clothes and shoes daily- but who knows what to do with all that stuff? Baby Go Round provides families with young children an alternative to purchasing clothing items at retail price. It also provides an outlet for families to sell their used maternity and childrens' clothing and items to the store- getting the yard sale reward without the hassle of a yard sale! Most Resale shops in this area do not provide both maternity and childrens' clothing. Because of Baby Go Rounds diverse sizes and options, parents will be able to start shopping at Baby Go Round as soon as they find out they are expecting and remain a loyal customer until their child is in their early tweens. Currently, those living in the chosen location, Henderson, NC, either have to visit multiple retail stores or shop online (like Craigslist) to purchase used maternity clothes. Baby Go Round’s resale shop provides a cheaper, more convenient and safer way to do both. If a pregnant mother wanted to purchase maternity clothes and didn’t want to pay retail there is currently not a single maternity...
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...William looked at his father for a minute, then turned, walked out of his father's shop, and took a taxi back to New Castle. When he went into his house, Jane knew something was wrong, as they sat there, he told her about his day and what his father had said to him. He didn't know what to do. He loved his religion, but if he keeps it all his home ties were gone. His father had been his companion, his teacher, and his mother, brothers, sisters his friends. Which was he to sacrifice? They started by discussing the situation, once again Jane’s words were like rays of sunshine after the rain. The more he thought the darker things seem to be until his whole life was like a raging Tempest. He couldn't meet his father, mother, brothers, and sisters as strangers, so he turned to his wife for comfort. After some time William made a choice, he said, “I will not give up my religion even though father...
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...works well in smaller organizations because there are fewer departments and decisions can be made more quickly and with fewer formalities. Functional structure classifies staff based upon job function. The combining of the two produced a structure that consisted of staff that followed a specific chain of command but were classified departmentally based upon title or job function. A matrix structure, according to Irani, is “a structure which is a combination of function and product structures…” combining the best elements of the two structures to make a more efficient structure. However, the matrix structure is not without its challenges. According to an article published by Eric Krell (Managing the Matrix, 04/01/2011) “It requires constant education.” With my current organization, I started out in registration, which was its own department. It did not matter if an employee worked in outpatient services, emergency services or one of the nursing floors. Registration clerks reported to a supervisor who reported to a manager who reported to the director of Health Information Services. When I transferred to Information Services I learned that every job function pertaining to providing technological support of any kind was related to the IS department. In our case, it was a small shop that consisted of two desktop support technicians, a business analyst and a director. We reported only to our director and no other member of management possessed the authority to...
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...appreciated. Overall we feel the project was a success and attached is a report identifying areas within your business that are contributing towards your problem of stock control. Also included are recommendations for improvement in these areas that we feel will significantly reduce stock loss. We would appreciate any feedback if you choose to implement any of the solutions put forward in the report. Once again thank you for your dedication and hard work, it has been a pleasure to work with someone so enthusiastic and has made the whole project an enjoyable experience. If there is any further information you require please do not hesitate to contact us. Yours Sincerely, Michael, Peter, Geoff & Laura. 2 Business Description Summary: The business consists of the original bottle shop which has a drive-thru facility and a recently opened a larger premises located in the same suburb. The original bottle shop is now concentrating on the sale of the more popular products such as Australian beer and basic spirits through the drive-thru and the new bottle shop is marketing a more boutique range of foreign beers and spirits as well as a large selection of wine. The business is experiencing a stock loss problem and would welcome any solutions. Name of Business: ‘Murphy’s Cellars’ Type of...
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...Walmart is the nation’s biggest employer. As such, its impact on the economy is tremendous. To understand just how big this business is, it’s worth noting that their profit margin yearly is bigger than the GPD of Sweden. (BusinessInsider.com). Walmart’s actions shape our work, income distribution, consumption patterns, transports, politics, and the organization of industries from retail to manufacturing, from the United States to China. Our free market system has grown a monster that can’t be controlled by the Washington elites or Wall Street bankers. A few store closures could drastically change an entire city. A change to any part of its business model could potentially send the Dow Jones on a downward spiral. So the question becomes, how big is too big? Is Walmart in the same category as the too big to fail banks? The answer is simple. Walmart has the power to cripple this nation and no regulators will go against them and risk financial fail to our economy. There are currently 1.4 million associates on their payroll, of which 60% are struggling financially and still relying on government assistance for food stamps and medical coverage. As we seen in the movie, The High Price of low cost, (2005), the retail giant would give info sessions to its employees on how to apply for government assistance. They exploit all the loopholes by first paying its employees minimum wage, a family of 3 would fall below the poverty level thus qualifying them for food stamps, then getting tax...
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...Administrative Management – Assignment 1 The very first The Body Shop store opens on 26th March 1976 in Brighton, on the south coast of England. By 1978 a kiosk in Brussels became the first overseas franchise, and by 1982 new shops open at the rate of two per month. In 1985, in its first year as a public company, The Body Shop sponsor posters for Greenpeace. A year later, it creates an Environmental Projects Department of its own, while the first major window campaign for The Body Shop is "Save the Whale" with Greenpeace, in 1986. The first Community Trade product for The Body Shop, a Footsie Roller, is produced in 1986 by a supplier in southern India. This trade in Footsie Rollers has evolved into the current trade with Teddy Exports in India, one of our key Community Trade suppliers. By 1990, just one year after launching in the USA, there are 2,500 applications for a franchise, with demand for The Body Shop products ever-growing, In 1990 The Body Shop Foundation is established The Body Shop At Home, the direct-selling arm, is launched in the UK in 1994, Canada in 1995, Australia in 1997, and USA in 2001. It has now rolled out in 48 states in the USA and is set to grow even bigger. The Body Shop International has many strong traits of strength that have catapulted them into the limelight throughout the years. Many of them are extremely unique to their business which also grips them into political controversy and "drama" as they undergo "business as usual". Their first strong...
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...explosion. More followed. So I went outside to see what the matter was. A column of dark billowing smoke told me the story. There was a fire raging a short distance away. I got onto my bicycle and pedalled in the direction of the smoke. A couple of kilometres later I came upon the fire. It was a row of motor-workshops and they were burning furiously. The police and fire department had already cordoned off the area. I watched from a distance. A crowd had already gathered and we gaped with amazement at the spectacle presented by the burning shops. The fire rose to about twenty metres and it lit up the whole area even though the sky was already dark. The firemen desperately sprayed streams of water into the fire to control it. Now and then explosions can be heard as gas cylinders blew up in the intense heat. For more than an hour the fire raged. I could see anxious people trying to get near the workshops only to be held back by the police. They were obviously the shop-owners trying to save their shops. Actually they could do nothing but wait for the fire to be extinguished. Finally the blaze died down and darkness enveloped us. The workshops were totally razed. Only red-hot embers remained where they once stood. The crowd thinned and I too got onto my bicycle and cycled...
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...ENDANGERED SPECIES: THE LORAX The Introduction The Lorax is a story about a man who abused the environment and about what he learned. The story begins in the most run-down part of a dull, gray town. A small boy asks the Once-ler to share the secret of the Lorax and how he was taken away. Thus, the story is told as a "flashback" as the Once-ler talks about the Lorax and past events. The Characters: The Once-ler, a businessman The Lorax, a leader of the plants and animals The Once-ler’s Story: The Beginning The Once-ler moved across the land in his wagon. He came upon a new land with an important natural resource. (A natural resource is a plant, animal or mineral that can be used by people.) 1. What was this natural resource the Once-ler found? Setting Up Shop The Once-ler used the land's natural resource to start a business which made and sold a product. The Lorax appeared at this point and asked the Once-ler some angry questions. 2. What was the product? 3. How was it used by buyers? 4. What did the Lorax want to know of the Once-ler? 5. How did the Once-ler answer? Using Technology Businessmen like the Once-ler sometimes try to make more money by increasing the number of products they can sel1. Often new machines and other systems are invented to do this. . Other people use machines to make work faster, easier, and more accurate. For example, students, engineers, and others use calculators. Robots are sometimes used to...
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...on goods, influence and advertising power. unmatchable by the smaller shops. In today's consumer society, we are what we buy. Data collected by the office of national statistics show that food is the third biggest expenditure in the average British household. With the average weekly spend being around £40 to £50 per week. (ONS, 2008) Which is a lucrative market indeed. It seems undeniable when considering the big four supermarkets: Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's take almost three out of every four pounds spent on food and groceries (Bevan, 2006) that these supermarket giants hold a vast amount of power. However is this power used in a positive or negative way. Do they bring regeneration or do they cost us as the consumer a degree of independence? Is supermarket power a zero sum game where the positives and the negatives balance so there is no true winner or could it be said that supermarket power is a positive sum game that the positives far outweigh the negatives. One of the most controversial points of the debate surrounding supermarket power is the effect that these "superstores" have on the smaller independent businesses. The new economics foundation states that, "[Tesco Express] is reported to have caused a drop in business of 30-40 per cent for other local shops. (New Economics Foundation, 2003) from this evidence it is suggestive that large supermarkets are having a detrimental effects upon local businesses and economies. One might suggest that there is no harm...
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...Introduction The Body Shop was established in 1976, selling scented soaps and lotions, made only from natural ingredients. Within 14 years, the company expanded into 39 countries, with over 1200 lines of products today. The founder, Anita Roddick, was known as an avid social activist and she largely promotes and supports causes such as ending animal testing In 2006, The Body Shop was bought by L’Oréal SA for £652m. The Body Shop- Managing Public Relations Anita Roddick was quick to recognise that there was a market for natural-based skin products that were free from chemicals and were not tested on animals. After gaining awareness on public’s position, The Body Shop took steps in building an effective public relations programme. This programme includes marketing its brand as one that is socially responsible, their core values being: against animal testing, support community trade, activate self-esteem, defend human rights, protect our planet. With clearly defined core values, the business was able to influence consumer’s imaginations, and perceive The Body Shop as an ethical business presence. In 1990, upon conducting environmental analysis, Anita Roddick took a different approach in promoting her products, claiming that she was uninterested in seducing consumers with expensive images. Instead, she established the environmental projects and community care department to portray the company as one that is socially responsible. This was part of its business plan of adopting...
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...Running head: MYSTERY SHOP Mystery Shop Assignment Yolanda Negron Florida State College at Jacksonville July 12, 20143 Grocery shopping is something that I take very seriously. I often visit several supermarkets within a week in search for specials deal that will help me get more groceries on a budge. There are many stores that I visit but the three that I frequently do my shopping in are Publix, Winn-Dixie and Rowe’s. Since this class started I was able to visit all three stores in less than one week. Even though I had been to these stores many times, this was the first time that I entered each store with the goal of observing my experience as a customer and critic the service I was receiving. The first store I went shopping to was Publix on Saturday, July 6th. My first observation was how free the parking lot. It was free of shopping cart left in parking spots blocking the parking areas. The driving isles were wide enough for two cars to pass each other with ease. The parking spots were wide enough to open the car doors after parking without the fear of hitting the car parked next to yours. As I entered the store I was not greeted until I reached the produce department, but once I passed produce, I seem to be greeted by almost every employee I passed by or encountered. The store seemed by clean and organized with signs over the beginning and end of each isle making it easier to find items without having to walk up and down each isle. There was a point when I could...
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