...Case Analysis – Wal-Mart Wal-Mart was set up in 1962 in the US state of Arkansas by Sam Walton. Before opening Wal-Mart, Walton operated a franchise of the Ben Franklin variety store in Newport. His retail ventures proved quite successful, and most of the success came from his innovative business ideas. He3 bought products in bulk directly from manufacturers and offered them at lower prices to customers, which allowed him to gain a significant advantage over the competition. Walton also kept the stores open for longer hours than its competitors. Wal-Mart’s USP was providing a large variety of merchandise at low pries. Walton’s main focus was on establishing new stores in small towns. In 1977 Wal-Mart made its first acquisition by buying 16 Mohr value stores in Michigan and Illinois. He later purchased a shoe company and set up pharmacy and jewelry divisions and auto service centers. By 1980, Wal-Mart had 276 stores with annual sales of $1.4 billion and by 1984 the number of stores had increased to 640 with annual sales of $4.5 billon. In 1999 Wal-Mart became the largest private employer in the US. By 2005, Wal-Mart had presence in Argentina, brazil, canaada,china and 15 other countries including the UK. In November 2006, Wal-Mart announced that it had tied up with Bharti Enterprises to make its long expected foray into the Indian retail sector. By then Wal-Mart has already become the biggest retail chain and the second largest company in the world in terms of...
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...**************** Аналіз фінансового стану «Wal–Mart Store Inc» (2010-2012 р.р.) Виконав студент курсу MBA 2013-2015 (вечірня) *****************88 2013 Про компанію Wal-Mart Stores, Inc ("Walmart") управляє роздрібними магазинів в різних форматах по всьому світу і прагне зекономити людям гроші, щоб вони могли жити краще. Ми заробляємо довіру наших клієнтів щодня, надаючи широкий асортимент якість товарів і послуг з щоденним низькими цінами. Нашва філософія ціноутворення дає клієнтам впевненість, що наші ціни не змінюватимуься під частими рекламної діяльності. Наш фінансовий рік закінчується 31 січня для нашої США ("US") і Канадські діяльностей. Наш бізнес носить сезонний характер певною мірою із-за різних національних та релігійних свята, а також різних кліматичних умов. Історично склалося, що наш пік продажів і операційного прибутку припадає на фінансовий квартал, що закінчується 31 січня. Ми працюємо в умовах жорсткої конкуренції роздрібної торгівлі у всіх країн ношої присутності. В своїй діяльності ми керуємося трьома пріоритатами для підвищення вартості компанії: зростання, правильне використання запозичених коштів та забезбечення прибутковості. Пріоритет зростання фокусується на підвищенні продажів. Запозичені кошти використовуються для збільшення операційного прибутку більш швидкими темпами, ніж зростання чистого обсягу продажів зростаючих операційних...
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...Van Duinen 6 October 2014 A Stuffed Toy Bear Walking down a long hallway with bleached white tile, little flecks of paint decorate each square to disguise the drops of food and bits of trash. What room number was it, 1306 or 1309—pretty sure it was bed B? Check the chart. The bleached tile hugs the wall and hides underneath the rustic orange-colored plastic border, creating a gap amid the tile and the wall where the occasional stray syringe cap is lazily tucked in between it. Feet are throbbing; stomach is rumbling, long day, clocked in at four this morning, just want to sleep forever. Following this plastic trimming, the hall seems endless, does it turn left or right, maybe a dead end—you could rarely ever tell if it weren’t for the directional signs. I think this is the room; the girl with the plush stuffed toy bear they said. The wall itself is also white, neutral, seldom decorated with anything other than policies and inspirational posters which are not really meant to look at, more for comfort really. Besides, you could hardly ever see the posters as the halls are constantly filled with running feet. There are lights everywhere, on the ceiling, on the floor, on the walls, above every room, however the hall is surprisingly dim, making it difficult to read patient numbers on doors. Found it, the room with the girl with the plush stuffed toy bear. Finally get to sit. A firm cheap sofa chair that isn’t meant for long term visits—mostly only for show and requirement—but feet...
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...Bartleby the Scrivener The meaningful projection in this story is the walls. These walls are symptoms of separation and represent Bartleby's separation from both reality and people. This set the tone for the story, as the relationships with each other seem to be purely professional in nature. This impersonality of the characters is significant - the business based world in which they operate has no room for personal interaction. Nothing is learned about any of the characters beyond what they are like in the office. The walls serve as a safe haven for Bartleby, as he is in a world with societal expectations and he chooses not to conform and the walls, in essence, allow him to retreat into a world of his own, thus protecting himself from those who may think he is a threat to their own materially oriented world. It is as though I am involved in trying to deal personally with Bartleby, a sensation that keeps me fully engaged with the story as it heads toward its tragic ending. "Strangely huddled at the base of the wall, his knees drawn up, and lying on his side, his head touching cold stones, I saw the wasted Bartleby" (Litz,1994, p.165-166). "I felt his hand, when a tingling shiver ran up my arm and down my spine to my feet" (Litz,1994, p.166). After Bartleby dies, alone and imprisoned, I learn a little of his past; apparently he worked in the dead letter office. Could it be that this depressing job affected Bartleby's sanity? Bartleby died of sadness...
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...Observation of Young Children I observed for two and one-half hours from 9:39 am to 11:55 am. The preschool has three teachers and a full enrollment of 24 children, ages 2 and five, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. They also have 24 children, age three, on Tuesday and Thursday. On the Friday that I visited, there were 20 children in attendance. There is a large enclosed play area outside. There is a large covered sandbox area with several toys including large plastic scoops, a large metal spoon, plastic bowls, shovels and buckets, a large play structure with a slide and climbing apparatus, a log cabin play house with several tools; such as plastic hammers, wrenches, and saws. There is a big sidewalk that goes around the yard where the children ride the tricycles. There are six tricycles but they were not out for use on the day that I observed. Inside there are many areas for playing and learning. There is a small room that has a cradle, dolls, blankets, dress-up clothes and shoes for girls, child size furniture; table, sink, dishes, and other kitchen items. Also kept in this room is a large roll of paper that can be cut to any length for drawing and painting. In this room is where one of the teachers meets for story time with her group of eight children. The large room is divided into two parts for the other two teachers and their groups when it is story time. The divider is opened when the individual group time is over. In the large room are many different activity...
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...male had a low hair cute. Their conversation was about school. The young lady had just taken a Civil Rights course and she was describing the impact that the course had on her. Her male friend seemed to be very interested in the conversation. 4. “That cornbread looks good” a group member quoted 5. The restaurant has a coat rack for your coats. 6. Younger couples seemed to sit at the bar and customers that were there by themselves sat at the bar. 7. The waiter’s attires were black tops and blue jeans. 8. The restaurants sits about 125 guests; two levels, black and white pictures on the wall downstairs, colorful pictures upstairs with painted yellow walls. 9. Daily specials were written on the blackboard at the entrance of the restaurant. 10. There was a white phone on the side of the wall. 11. There was a thermoset on the wall by the customers. 12. Restrooms downstairs had no gender on them and there were only two; upstairs there were restrooms as well. 13. The restaurant had energy saving lights as well as lights over top of the tables....
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...Anslem Kiefer’s Parsifal I is full of many of the different elements of design discussed in the chapter. The room in the painting has a unique use of light, lines, (a) symmetry, color, space, and vantage point. The artist has both expressive and classical lines in the piece. The wooden floorboards and walls are separated by fairly straight standard lines; while the grain of the wood is flowing and full of curves appearing to me to be more expressive. The room in the painting looks fairly dark with one window lighting a select area lighting illuminating a crib. Though the painting portrays the corner of the room the corner is not dead center is sort of at an odd angle. I believe the focal points are the crib and window which are not in the center of the room so the painting is not symmetrical in that respect. But all the floorboards and boards on the wall are layed out with very straight lines giving it an interesting contrast. The room is very large with only a small crib filling the void. The empty space grows darker the farther away from the window you look; some could see this as almost scary in appearance because of the very dark space in the back of an already darkly colored room. All these things make the piece much more complex. The more I learn about art techniques and the elements of design the more respect I gain for the artists and their works. Everything they put down matters no line or space should be taken for granted because they most likely put it there for...
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...outlets and the routing of your cable .When deciding on the location of your outlets, try to visualize where you'll eventually be placing the furniture in the room in relation to the location of your television. Internet services are also being provided now by a lot of cable companies so placing an outlet in a spot near your planned computer station is also a good idea .In general it's a good idea to put at least one outlet in every room whether or not you plan to use it immediately. At least it will be there when it is needed, avoiding the drilling of any unsightly holes in the future. Outlet boxes can be purchased at any hardware store and should be fastened to the wall stud in the location that you want at the same height as existing electrical outlets. It is recommended to install the outlet box in the adjacent wall stud cavity. Any wiring system should have a suitable ground and wiring for your cable TV needs is no exception. When planning your wiring layout always take the point of grounding under initial consideration. This is where most cable companies prefer to enter...
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...porch, I can't help but notice a high-backed rocker on one side and a bench worn smooth by age on the other. Both remind me of the many hours spent here enjoying the weather and view. Turning the door knob and entering the foyer is like taking a step back in time. The door, is the same as when I was a kid, the windows are free of curtains, only shades yellowing from age, pulled at night, as if privacy is needed out here in the boondocks. Mom's big over-stuffed floral couch is set beside the well-stocked bookcase. One lonely picture with the words "Home, Sweet Home" hangs on the wall over the fireplace. Just to the right is a doorway, minus a door, calling us to investigate the sweet smell drifting our way. Upon entering the kitchen, a rich smell of freshly baked bread overtakes the senses. Mom removes the loaves from the belly of the oven leaving them to cool in neat rows on the old marble table. The walls were white and had little kitchen knick knacks like chickens and things of that...
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...knowing shadows and darkness. This was their reality. They believed this was life, and that it was all the world was about. Until one man was freed from the cave, and saw that it was all a lie. That it was nothing but an illusion. I believe this is what Motherwell is trying to portray in his painting. He is hinting at how our world that we live in is an illusion, just like the shadows on the walls were to the men of the cave. I think he is trying to show that everything we believe about the world is a lie. One thing that I do know is that we are all comfortable of what we know, we like it that way and some of us wouldn’t want to know if this was in illusion. The men in the cave were like this. They didn’t listen to the free man, they were actually mad at the guy who brought him out of the cave. If I was told that my life was an illusion, I’d definitely be intrigued, but I wouldn’t want to know more into it. This is because I am happy and I’ve grown up believing that this is my world, so even if it is all an illusion, it’s my illusion. When the ‘prisoner’ being held behind these cave walls saw the real world for the first time he saw color and at the same time he could touch trees, flowers, and people, and thus, must have felt he had been given a new life. In Plato’s Cave V leaves me with a feeling that it is possible but improbable to change the way we think about things and people in this world. We too can see color for the first time in some respects, if we weren’t so afraid...
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...Our classroom is big and light.There are 4 tables in the room. There is a blackboard and a writing table in the room. There are 3 pictures on the wall. And there is 1 air – conditional on the wall, too.Thare is a door and a lamp in the room.But there is no window. There is a big, red carpet on the room. We like our room. Classroom – класс. Lamp - лампа Our – наш / бизнинг window – окно / дераза Light – светлый / ёруг but – но / лекин Writing table – ёзув столи carpet – ковёр / гилам Too – тоже / хам like – любить Door – дверь / эшик Our classroom is big and light.There are 4 tables in the room. There is a blackboard and a writing table in the room. There are 3 pictures on the wall. And there is 1 air – conditional on the wall, too.Thare is a door and a lamp in the room.But there is no window. There is a big, red carpet on the room. We like our room. Classroom – класс. Lamp - лампа Our – наш / бизнинг window – окно / дераза Light – светлый / ёруг but – но / лекин Writing table – ёзув столи carpet – ковёр / гилам Too – тоже / хам ...
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...In Robert Frost’s poems “Mending Wall” and “The Ax-Helve,” the characters demonstrate the comparable differences of being each other’s neighbor. Frost uses these poems to tell us that we shouldn’t determine one’s worth on first interaction. Although Frost suggests that we should share amongst our neighbors yet there should be a boundary. In both poems, one neighbor is willing to be the open and “good neighbor” while in contrast, the other wants excludes himself. (Frost, Mending Wall) I “Mending wall” the neighbors like having a fence between the two. The fence symbolizes many different things, but ultimately it symbolizes a space or boundary between the two. This is completely different from “The Ax Helve” where the French neighbor wants the other neighbor over. So while they are very much different they are also very much similar. (Frost, Ax helve) The similarities come into play when you look into the underlying meaning and triggers of each poem, in both the neighbors have this unspoken suspicion of the other neighbor. For example in “Mending Wall” the narrator did not see the need for the wall between them which was there to create an alienation and a similar alienation was created by the cultural differences between the two neighbors in “The Ax Helve.” In the “Mending Wall” the narrator and the neighbor pretty much agree on the benefit of the wall, and in the end they both repair the wall, but the narrator did question the walls purpose. It appears they do not have...
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...My Favourite Retail Environment: All Saints Before you enter the shop, All Saints have set their tone. Headless mannequins hang on chains, enclosed by dark grey walls; the window display at the front of the shop is bleak yet the simple nature portrays the beauty of the garments. The surrounding windows are tinted, therefore you can see out but not in; this gives the shop an exclusive feeling, contributing to the individual style of the clothes and the high price tags. The building is the main feature of All Saints which sets it apart from other high street shops; it’s a converted bank, however it’s been renovated to look and feel like a church, this view is gained from entry as you step through the huge wooden doors. The ceilings are high, the arches, pillars and cornices are incredible, the tiled floor is amazing, and the centre of the store has a beautiful round ceiling mural with a balcony surrounding and a trio of gold, goblet type ornaments. The shop is very gothic in style and having every wall painted a dark grey colour contributes the styling of the clothes and the mood the shop puts you in; it’s like a fantasy world where the Victorian era meets modern Soho or downtown New York. Lighting in the store consists of spotlights on the ceiling pointing down at each fixture or display of clothing; this provides great contrast to the blandness of the colours and also highlights the garments beauty. The spotlights also contribute to the exclusive, almost celebrity feeling...
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...has to be” there was nothing David could do he had pleaded and begged for Jessica to stay, Jessica had left and had taken Louise with her, his only child. David slammed the door behind him with all of his force. David did not know what to do or how to get them back. He swung round and punched the wall leaving a hole as deep as a cave. He was so angry he was like a tsunami destroying everything in his path. David did not know how to cope with being sad so he became angry but then he didn’t know how to deal with anger so he would hurt someone or himself or destroy things. David did not know what to do over the next few days so he kept himself busy he fixed the cave he had left in the wall and he had left thousands of voicemails on Jessica’s phone asking what he had done wrong and how he can fix it. Little did he know at the moment he was leaving the voicemails telling Jessica how much he loved her she was already living with her new boyfriend Blair, playing happy family’s with Louise. Jessica had been seeing Blair for a long time now and she had this break up planned, David had stopped showing Jessica affection so she found it elsewhere with Blair. David had just finished fixing the wall when he sat down on the sofa staring at his phone waiting for Jessica to call him saying she was wrong for leaving him. the phone rang and David thought it was the phone call that was going to reunite him with...
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...Summary 2- The Snooks family This story is about the family Snooks. Mr. and Mrs. Snooks are going to bed. Mrs. Snooks ask Mr. Snooks if he could blow the candle out. But he can only blow by putting his under lip over his upper lip. So his breath went up instead of blowing out the candle flame. So Mrs. Snooks get up from the bed to blow the candle out. But she can only blow by putting her upper lip over her under lip. So her breath went down to the floor. So Mrs. Snooks called her son John to come and blow out the candle. He came. John could only blow out of the right corner of his mouth. So his breath hit the wall of the room instead of the candle. So they all called for his sister, little Ann. She came. Little Ann could only blow out of the left side of her mouth. So her breath hit the wall instead of the candle. Suddenly they heard a heavy steady tread coming along the pavement. It was a policeman. Mrs. Snooks ask the policeman if he can blow out the candle. The policeman came. He came into the room were Mr. Snooks, Mrs. Snooks, John and little Ann were standing around the candle they wanted to blow out. And just with a little puff, the policeman blow out the candle at first time. All in the family thanked him. The policeman turned around and went down the stairs. “Just a moment, you musn`t go down the stairs in the dark” said Mr. Snooks. He lit the candle again. The policeman went out the door and Mr. Snooks went up to go to bed. “Would you blow out the candle?” said...
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