world’s most dominant brands. The Nike example shows the importance of — and the difficulties in — building lasting, value-laden customer relationships. Even highly successful Nike can’t rest on past successes. Facing “big-brand backlash,” it must now learn how to be both big and beautiful. Ready? Here we go. T he “Swoosh” — it’s everywhere! Just for fun, try counting the swooshes whenever you pick up the sports pages, or watch a pickup basketball game, or tune into a televised golf match. Nike
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COCA-COLA CO THE, SWOT ANALYSIS, IN SOFT DRINKS (WORLD) March 2013 SCOPE OF THE REPORT Scope This global profile focuses on the industry trends in soft drinks. All values expressed in this report are retail/off-trade in US dollar terms using a fixed exchange rate (2012). 2012 figures are based on part-year estimates. All forecast data are expressed in constant terms; inflationary effects are discounted. Conversely, all historical data are expressed in current terms; inflationary
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COCA-COLA CO THE, SWOT ANALYSIS, IN SOFT DRINKS (WORLD) March 2013 SCOPE OF THE REPORT Scope This global profile focuses on the industry trends in soft drinks. All values expressed in this report are retail/off-trade in US dollar terms using a fixed exchange rate (2012). 2012 figures are based on part-year estimates. All forecast data are expressed in constant terms; inflationary effects are discounted. Conversely, all historical data are expressed in current terms; inflationary
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world’s most dominant brands. The Nike example shows the importance of — and the difficulties in — building lasting, value-laden customer relationships. Even highly successful Nike can’t rest on past successes. Facing “big-brand backlash,” it must now learn how to be both big and beautiful. Ready? Here we go. T he “Swoosh” — it’s everywhere! Just for fun, try counting the swooshes whenever you pick up the sports pages, or watch a pickup basketball game, or tune into a televised golf match. Nike
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SCOPE OF THE REPORT Scope This global profile focuses on the industry trends in soft drinks. All values expressed in this report are retail/off-trade in US dollar terms using a fixed exchange rate (2012). 2012 figures are based on part-year estimates. All forecast data are expressed in constant terms; inflationary effects are discounted. Conversely, all historical data are expressed in current terms; inflationary effects are taken into account. Disclaimer Much of the information in this
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International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories.[1] In most countries, such trade represents a significant share of gross domestic product (GDP). While international trade has been present throughout much of history (see Silk Road, Amber Road), its economic, social, and political importance has been on the rise in recent centuries. Industrialization, advanced transportation, globalization, multinational corporations, and outsourcing
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When demand for a good decreases when incomes increase, then that good is called an inferior good. Related goods come in two types, the first of which are substitutes. Substitutes are similar products that can be used as alternatives. Things like Coke and Pepsi or margarine and butter are classified as substitutes. People usually substitute
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Introduction: In 1979, Harvard Business Review published “How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy” by a young economist and associate professor, Michael E. Porter. It was his first HBR article, and it started a revolution in the strategy field. In subsequent decades, Porter has brought his signature economic rigor to the study of competitive strategy for corporations, regions, nations, and, more recently, health care and philanthropy. “Porter’s five forces” have shaped a generation of academic research
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Director: John Yates Publisher: Jennifer Pegg Development Editor: Lucy Mills Production Editor: Leonora Dawson-Bowling Manufacturing Manager: Helen Mason Senior Production Controller: Maeve Healy Marketing Manager: Angela Lewis Typesetter: Newgen, India Cover design: Adam Renvoize Text design: Design Deluxe, Bath, UK For product information and technology assistance, contact emea.info@cengage.com. For permission to use material from this text or product, and for permission queries, email clsuk
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All sides of the debate GOVERNMENT FDI in retail ‘distinct and different’: Sharma Out on a limb: Govt says FDI in retail will ‘immensely benefit farmers’ Reader debate: Is FDI in retail bane or boon? PUBLIC India Inc appeals political parties to support FDI in retail India Inc divided over FDI in multi-brand retail INDUSTRY FDI in retail: Opposition, allies term it anti-people Will not allow Parliament to function until FDI in retail is withdrawn: NDA OPPOSITION Why some farmers
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