...Assignment Template for Individual Assignments Subject Code: ECON10003 | Subject Name: Introductory Macroeconomics | Student ID Number: 642782 | Student Name: Jesslyn Ethelind Ng | Assignment Name or Number: 1 | Question 1 a). For the March 2013 to March 2014 period, Australia experienced a decrease on its GDP growth from 3.1% to 2.7%, whereas United States, experience a significant GDP growth from 1.6% to 3.1%. For the December 2013 to March 2014 period, Australia experienced an increase of GDP growth from 2.3% to 2.7%, while United States also experience an increase from 2.3% to 3.1%. b). Australia Category | Seasonally Adjusted | Trend | | Value ($m) | Percentage (%) | Value ($m) | Percentage (%) | Final Consumption expenditures | | General Government | 68449 | 0.4 | 68422 | 0.3 | Households | 209845 | 0.6 | 209729 | 0.5 | Total Gross Fixed Capital Formation | | Private | 86023 | -2 | 87453 | 1 | Public | 18292 | -0.6 | 17460 | -5 | Export | 90734 | 2 | 92121 | 4.8 | Import | 76845 | -1.6 | 77003 | -1.4 | Export has the highest growth of rate in Australia both in seasonally adjusted and trend with 2% and 4.8%. And Private gross fixed capital formation has the lowest rate of growth with -2% in according to seasonally adjusted, whereas according to trend public gross fixed capital formation has the lowest rate of growth with -5%. United States Category | Percentage of Changes (%) | Personal Consumption expenditure | 1.2 | ...
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...product appeals to a specific target consumer group (Broad College of Business). Distribution workers calculate warehouse inventories, evaluate demand and oversee shipping schedules and contracts to make sure products physically reach retail stores (Prospects: The UK’s Official Graduate Career Website). Merchandising professionals sell products to retailers or buy products for resale, and sales representatives do the selling of the products to the consumers. A company's reputation depends upon customer satisfaction and to achieve that, these professionals must work efficiently, be detail-oriented and provide excellent service. There are two career options that I have in mind and want to pursue; a Retail Marketing Manager, and Supply Chain Manager. Retail Marketing Manager use consumer statistics, such as income information, buying trends and consumer perceptions, in order to develop promotional strategies that can help companies meet their financial goals (Career and Employability Service). Marketing Managers may also be responsible for how marketing, advertising and promotional budgets are used. Retail Marketing Mangers professional activities include creating media materials and customer satisfaction programs, as well as partnering with other Retail Marketing Managers on joint promotional campaigns (Prospects: The UK’s Official Graduate Career Website). Supply Chain Managers on the other hand coordinate the various steps involved in sourcing, procurement and transportation of...
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...Table of Contents Part 2 - COMPANY RESEARCH / GRAPHS/ INVESTOR INFORMATION 3 (A) Brief description of each company 3 (B) Graph of daily share price of each company and all ordinary index4 Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN)4 Woolworths Ltd (WOW)5 Super Retail Group (SUL)5 All ordinary index 6 Share price of 3 company and all ordinary index6 (C) Overview of the share price performance and overall trend of the Australian share-market7 Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN)7 Woolworths Ltd (WOW)8 Super Retail Group (SUL)9 (D) Calculation gain or loss on portfolio10 Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN)10 Woolworths Ltd (WOW)10 Super Retail Group (SUL)10 (E) Recommendation for each company11 Part 3 - INDENTIFICATION OF KEY FINANCIAL DATA AND RATIO ANALYSIS12 (A) Identification of key financial data12 (B) Ratio analysis12 Profitability ratio12 Stability ratio13 Liquidity ratio13 Explanation of ratio in different company14-17 Conclusion: investment decision17 REFERENCE LIST18 APPENDIX19 PART 2 COMPANY RESEARCH / GRAPHS / INVESTOR INFORMATION (A) Brief description of each company | Qantas Airways Ltd | Woolworth Ltd | Super Retail Group | Product And Service Provided By The Company | Qantas Airways Ltd have built a reputation for excellence in safety, operational reliability, engineering and maintenance, and customer service.The main business is the transportation of customers using two complementary airline brands...
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...Customers Barnes & Noble is a fortune 500 company that offers a variety of products including books, magazines, and movies. The retail book industry appeals to a variety of customers, with the most frequent customer base being those above 55 years old. The company has two divisions: retail and college bookstores. Their retail division consists of over 600 stores across 50 states and barnbesandnoble.com and the college bookstore division consists of over 600 college stores (Greenfield, 2014). Even though the company’s primary business is trading books, there is also a large online customer base that appeals to the younger generation. Competitors Retailers such as Amazon and Borders are Barnes & Noble’s main competitors. Amazon is the company’s biggest competition as it competes is every business segment as Barnes & Noble and offer similar products. Other large retail bookstores compete by offering books both in store and online. Barnes & Noble does compete with small independent bookstores, but because they offer limited selections, these retailers are not considered strong competitors. With the recent shift of publishing company’s business model and advancements in technology, Barnes & Noble also compete with companies offering digital e-reader services including Amazon, Apple, and other tablets based on Google’s Android platform. The introduction of Amazon’s Kindle HD devices in 2007 severely affected Barnes & Noble sells as customers switched from hard/printed books...
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...The Marketing Activities of Walmart Shelly Green BUS 235: Introduction to Marketing Sandra Piccillo March 31, 2014 Walmart is one of the fastest growing retail stores around and I will be giving some viewpoint on how they became so successful. There are many factors we will be looking at throughout this paper including the competition involved with running a business such as this and how they stay ahead. There are some marketing techniques that Walmart uses to ensure they continue to grow so we will look at those as well. When Sam Walton opened his first Walmart in March of 1918 according to (Schololasticus, 2011). He wanted a company that would make money and cater to the needs of consumers according to (Walmart.HelpMe.com, 2014). Sam Walton had a big dream to expand his operations and that is just what happened. They are now one of the biggest discount retailers across the globe according to (Walmart.HelpMe.com, 2014). There are 36 departments inside some of these departments include clothing, household, health and beauty, lawn and garden, jewelry, shoes and pharmacy according to (Walmart.HelpMe.com, 2014). Their marketing strategy has not failed yet. The one that they use is of great assistance to them. Walmart’s marketing strategy is to lower prices for a large variety of consumer goods according to (Kerin, Hartley, Berkowitz, & Rudelius, 2011). This strategy helps them deliver product to consumers at rock bottom prices. Walmart uses new technology such as radio...
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...ANNUAL REPORT / 2014 to ascend / to rise in rank OUR VISION Building on the synergies of our rich retail experience, strong foothold in the People’s Republic of China (“the PRC”), and our strategic partnerships, Metro aims to be a leading property development and investment group in the region. Contents Key Facts 02 Corporate Data 33 Metro Holdings at a Glance 04 Partnerships 34 Chairman’s Message 06 Financial Highlights 36 Board of Directors 13 Financial Summary 38 Key Management 16 Corporate Structure 17 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Report 40 Portfolio Review 18 Corporate Governance 42 We embarked on a new chapter of our strategy by broadening our property portfolio to build sustainable streams of profitability which now includes residential and mixed-use developments, beyond our core commercial development interests. In continuing to strengthen and enhance our diversified portfolio, we remain focused on pursuing a prudent and balanced expansion approach to capitalise on our core competitive advantages for long-term growth. Key Facts NET PROFIT OF S$106.9 MILLION FOR FY2014 The Group achieved a 64.6% increase in net profit to S$106.9 million in FY2014 on the back of higher revenue from the property division, fair value adjustments and one-off items such as gains arising from the disposal of a warehouse in Singapore and negative goodwill...
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..._______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Report Information from ProQuest 06 March 2014 07:55 _______________________________________________________________ Archives & Bibliothèques de l'Université Libre de Bruxelles 06 March 2014 ProQuest Table des matières 1. Home Depot exits China............................................................................................................................... 1 06 March 2014 ii ProQuest Document 1 sur 1 Home Depot exits China Lien de document ProQuest Liens: Vlink Texte intégral: DIY giant Home Depot is to pull out of China as it plans to close its remaining big-box stores after failing to find the right store format and do-it-yourself culture in the country. The retailer is shuttering its last seven stores in the country, resulting in 850 job losses.The closures follow that of its final store in Beijing in January. Home Depot will keep two speciality shops in Tianjin selling paint and flooring and home decoration.Home Depot chief executive Frank Blake said: "Closing stores is always a difficult decision. We are thankful for the dedicated service of our store associates in China, and we wish them all the best during this transition."According to retail analysts, Home Depot did not find the right business format for one of the world's most difficult home improvement markets, said the Financial Times.Analyst at China...
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...Global e-Business Assignment One The Assessment of the Amazon.com Ji Li Student ID: 13087096 7BSP1172 Global e-Business Module Tutor: Hajrë Hyseni 2nd April 2014 [Word Count 2123] 1 Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ..................................................................................................... 3 Chapter 2: Findings ............................................................................................................ 4 2.1 The e-Commerce Industry ................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Evaluation of the Website .................................................................................................... 4 2.2.1 Entry ................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2.2 Browsing ........................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2.3 Basket & Checkout ........................................................................................................................ 6 2.1.3 Engage ............................................................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Fulfillment .........
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...Bern University of Applied Sciences Business Option Strategies – A practical Guideline for Retail Investors Bachelor Thesis Submitted within the study program Bachelor of Science in Business Administration By XXX For the module Bachelor Thesis (BTHE) Instructor XXX Co-Supervisor XXX Submission date Friday, 16 May 2014 “Option strategies – A practical Guideline for Retail Investors” Acknowledgment The development of this paper has been observed and accompanied by instructor Professor XXX and co-instructor Professor XXX of the XXX. Both of the tutors shall be thanked gratefully at this point. Furthermore I would like to acknowledge the interviewees for their advices and information, who made it possible to complete this bachelor thesis. 2 “Option strategies – A practical Guideline for Retail Investors” Management Summary This bachelor thesis examines option strategies and what costs and fees an individual investor will be confronted with when trading such instruments in Switzerland. In theory, option strategies are an interesting and multifunctional instrument for every market direction. However, in practice, there are several difficulties which retail investors have to overcome. For example, they have only limited available assets for trading and thus the margin of the broker and the transaction costs significantly influence the potential profit (economies of scale). There are also legal restrictions like naked...
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...Tuesday April 14, 2015 Judy Nagy John Molson School of Business, Concordia 1450 Rue Guy Montreal, H3H 0A1 Re: Business plan, Ébéniste Jewelry Dear Professor Nagy, We have made the following plan as a business plan for Ébéniste Jewelry, in order to fulfill academic requirements as requested for the course of COMM 320 at John Molson School of Business. We would really appreciate feedback regarding this business plan. Thank you very much for your time. Sincerely, Ébéniste Jewelry team Ébéniste Jewelry Business Plan | COMM 320, Section R Professor: Judy Nagy Concordia University April 14, 2015 COMM 320, Section R Professor: Judy Nagy Concordia University April 14, 2015 | | Matheson Carroll 26980759 Zhao Chang Li 26380298 Andréane Leblanc 2 6491677 Liam Montgomery 26553354 Maya Safah 26443478 Wei Feng 26750125 Matheson Carroll 26980759 Zhao Chang Li 26380298 Andréane Leblanc 2 6491677 Liam Montgomery 26553354 Maya Safah 26443478 Wei Feng 26750125 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 7 Concept/Goals and Objectives 8 Industry Analysis 9 Trends 9 Key Success Factors 10 Industry Forces 11 Target Market 12 Industry Competition 12 Market Potential 13 Benchmark 13 Window of Opportunity...
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...CUTTING EDGE: OUR WEEKLY ANALYSIS OF MARKETING NEWS 12 March 2014 Welcome to our weekly analysis of the most useful marketing news for CIM, CAM and Sales Leadership Alliance members. Quick links to sections Marketing trends and issues Advertising Consumer perceptions of expense This study examines whether consumers make judgments about brands not just on the basis of what is communicated in advertising but on how the message is communicated. In particular it investigates the effect of perceived advertising expense and effort of the advertiser. An analysis of 4,000 consumers reveals that ads with higher-thanaverage perceived expense and effort have a positive effect on brand attitude, brand interest and word-of-mouth. In contrast ads with lower perceived expense have negative effects. International Journal of Advertising. Vol 33(1) 2014, pp137154 (Modig et al) Digital could make up for loss of print Online publishers and news websites enjoyed advertising growth of 18% last year according to the Association of Online Publishers (AOP) and Deloitte. Their data indicates that digital revenues grew at their fastest rate since 2008; this has been attributed to the rise of mobile, since advertising on smartphones rose by 60% in the last quarter of 2013. Deloitte says it expects publishers to innovate with flexible pricing such as a mixture of paid-for and free ad-funded models. Some publishers are already indicating that digital revenues are making up...
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...Marketing Plan Executive summary This marketing plan examines the case of TOPSHOP as a UK’s fast-fashion retailer. The following marketing plan is structured according the SOSTAC framework. Topshop is operating under the parental Arcadia Group. Over the latest years, Topshop has been one of the most popular UK’s fast-fashion retailers. The company is a multinational Omni-channel fashion retailer. Topshop is well-known for its high-quality products in medium low prices. The company’s portfolio owns a wide range of products and services. According to the Situational Analysis, the UK’s macro environment has changed over the latest years. The UK’s fast-fashion industry is becoming more and more cluttered with competitors from both UK and overseas. The business frameworks PESTEL, Industry key drives, Industry’s life cycle indicated that the UK’s fashion market is influenced from several external factors. The industry’s key drivers are the Europe’s economic recession, the social-media and e-tail evolution and the environmental crisis. However, the UK’s fashion sector remains a dynamic and innovative sector worldwide. Moreover, the buying behavioral is shaped by the UK’s market trends. The UK’s consumers are driven by the economical and political unstable environment and the digital evolution. The internal analysis indicated that the company is preforming well compared with its competitors. The SWOT analysis presented that TOPSHOP has important strengths and opportunities...
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...Page 1 of 21 SECTION A: Problem in Context and Statement of the Problem The effect of In-store advertising and strategic shelf space within the South African FMCG market, and the impact it has on consumer buyer behaviour. Impulse buys are a form of consumer buyer behaviour but could it be that these buys are purchases that are fueled by emotion and desire, for instant gratification and not just a spontaneous urge. Research shows (Shaw, 2014) us that in fact we are drawn out of a subconscious state of being into a conscious one when that “impulse” to buy something not on our list occurs. “Consumer behaviour is the study of individuals, groups, or organizations and the processes they use to select, secure, and dispose of products, services, experiences, or ideas to satisfy needs and the impacts that these processes have on the consumer and society” (Kuester, 2012). This proposal is going to look at different influences and how these influences affect consumer buyer behaviour. Objectives: This proposal is going to establish to what extent the effects of in store advertising and shelf space/product locations have on consumers buying behaviour 1. To examine how in store advertising effects the consumer buying behavior. 2. To determine the effect of shelf space / product locations on consumer buyer behaviour. Further detailing on the above objectives: 1. To examine how in store advertising effects a shoppers buying behaviour This objective is to prove the relationship...
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...Early 2013 Retail Sales Observations The 4 Consumer Headwinds of Jan / Feb. Will Sequester Fester Through 2013? Fiscal Cliff Drag. Marketing Compensation? Updated 3.11.13 The 4 Consumer Headwinds of Q 2013 1. Social Security tax hike. 2. Increased healthcare costs. 3. Big increases in gas prices. 4. Tax refunds delayed. 2% Social Security Tax Hike = Smaller Paycheck With new Federal tax structure, how much less is in someone's pocket? Annual Salary # of Paychecks Old Social Security Tax New Social Security Tax Difference Per Paycheck Annual Difference 24 $25,000 $35,000 $45,000 $55,000 $65,000 $75,000 $1,042 $1,458 $1,875 $2,292 $2,708 $3,125 4.2% $43.75 $61.25 $78.75 $96.25 $113.75 $131.25 6.2% $64.58 $90.42 $116.25 $142.08 $167.92 $193.75 -$20.83 -$29.17 -$37.50 -$45.83 -$54.17 -$62.50 -$500 -$700 -$900 -$1,100 -$1,300 -$1,500 Source: Monthly Consumer Survey, Na6onal Retail Federa6on, February 13, 2013 Increased Healthcare Costs = Smaller Paycheck Total Plan Premium Costs 2013 (Projected) 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Percentage Increase 6.3% 4.9% 8.5% 6.2% 5.0% 5.3% 5.3% Average Cost Per Employee $11,188 $10,522 $10,034 $92,456 $8,703 $8,290 $7,874 Average Employee Premium Cost $2,385 $2,204 $2,090 $1,927 $1,797 $1,691 $1,567 Average Employee Out-ofPocket Cost $2,429 $2,200 $2,072 $1,761 $1,580 $1,508 $1,364 ...
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...employment levels, jobless rates, and very sluggish job growth. However, economic strength seems to be in the cards in the near future, considering how the housing market is rebounding, manufacturers are adding jobs for the first time in years, and exports are continuing to pick up (Zacks). Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), is in the retail/wholesale industry, primarily focusing on getting their goods to the end-user consumer. With subsidiaries, Costco operate membership warehouses offering branded and private-label products in a wide variety of categories (AEI). The United States being a leader in retail business, provides ample growth opportunities for retail companies (Zacks). The retail industry is one of the more prevailing industries in the U.S. and additionally employs a rather large workforce. Retail sales represent roughly 30% of consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the economy (Zacks). Although this past winter was severe and was conducive to a slow start, businesses in the retail industry have since picked up and even put the U.S. economy on a growth path (Zacks). While a 3% economic growth is expected for 2014, real GDP is expected to grow in between 3-3.5% through 2017 (Zacks). Furthermore, by that same time table, the Bureau of Labor Statistics anticipates that the unemployment rate will drop to 5.5% by the end of 2017, compared to the rate of 6.7% at the end of February this year. The...
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