down again in the first quarter of 2010, Borders Group's two top executives discussed way to improve the chain's profitability (loss in the quarter was reduced to .1 million, from .0 million) and its digital strategy, in a conference call last Thursday. CFO Mark Bierley said Borders will look to maximize the profitability of its stores by "aggressively" pursuing lease buyouts of underperforming outlets; it had 680 stores at the end of the first quarter. Borders will also implement new measures to cut
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Amazon.com’s E-Business Contemporary Business - Bus 508 Dr. Ronald Posluns July 27, 2011 Founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, Amazon has grown to be the front runner in online sales. Amazon started out just selling books, but their business inflated to selling “mp3 downloads, video games, DVD’s, computer software, furniture, food, toys, and etc.” (Amazon 2004) They inflated from being a small company to going international. People from all walks of life and different countries use
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1. Describe the history and core business of each company. In a world where anyone can purchase just about anything online, it can be difficult to start and maintain a business selling goods online. Media such as CDs, books, and movies is a common ware being sold on the Internet. Over the last decade, online stores have come and gone so often, many people scoff at their inception. But Amazon.com is not such a company. It is one of the largest Internet sellers of media in the world today, and has
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This paper will provide an explanation on how the explosion of information technology and the advances in global communications pose significant risks to American global organizations such as Amazon, Borders, and Books-A-Million as they expand in the international environment. This paper will also analyze the potential risk for American entities to invest in overseas global operations, in light of the swift accrual of the most advanced global communications technology and the rapid adoption by overseas
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The President's Proposal Strengthen border security and infrastructure. - Strengthens and improves infrastructure at ports of entry, facilitates public-private partnerships aimed at increasing investment in foreign visitor processing, and continues supporting the use of technologies that help to secure the land and maritime borders of the United States. Combat transnational crime. - Creates new criminal penalties dedicated to combating transnational criminal organizations that traffic in
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Comparing Two Similar Businesses Professor Kevin McKenzie BUS 302- Management Concepts April 29, 2012 Describe the history and core business of each company. Amazon is considered one of the biggest retail internet companies of today.It is a plain and simple site that attracts an online community. Amazon opened for business July 16, 1995 by a young man named Jeff Bezos. It started out as nothing more than a few people packing and shipping boxes of books from a two
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“Amazon.com and Border Books” Submitted by xxxxxxxxxxxx Bus 302 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 05-13-12 Amazon.com and Border Books History Amazon.com is a Fortune 500 e-commerce company based in Seattle, WA. It was started by Jeff Bezos in 1994. He started this business out of his garage in Bellevue, Washington. Initially he was able to fund his new venture from Nick Hanauer who provided the first investment of $40,000. A second investment of $100,000 from Tom
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Closing of National Beef Plant in Imperial Valley Jamie Leon Comm/215 September 8, 2014 John Cantlon In the late 1980’s, access to efficient beef processing plants began to wane in the Southwest as packers moved toward the nation’s interior. Meanwhile, the region’s cattlemen were fine-tuning large-scale feeding programs using the region’s ready supply of Holstein steer calves. So, in 1999, Gary Oden of Wellton, AZ and Bill Brandt of Brawley, CA, set the wheels in motion, and a group
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