The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0959-0552.htm The Body Shop and the role of design in retail branding Tony Kent and Dominic Stone The School of Creative Enterprise, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, London, UK Abstract Purpose – To demonstrate how a company’s retail store design relates to its brand and is influenced by, and contributes to, its corporate values. Design/methodology/approach – The case
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McDonald’s Corporation April Hahnfeld Analyst July 18, 2010 Recommendation: HOLD Porter’s 5 Forces: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Threat of Competition: High Threat of New Entrants: High Threat of Substitution: Low-Moderate Power of Suppliers: Low Power of Buyers: Low Pros: Ticker Exchange Industry Sector Classification Market Cap. 52 Week Price range Recent Price Current P/E Projected 2012 P/E 2009 EPS Projected 2012 EPS Dividend Yield Debt Rating Beta MCD NYSE Retailing - Foods Consumer
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President Chain Store Corporation 2011 CSR Report President Chain Store Corporation 2011 CSR Report www.7-11.com.tw 7-ELEVEN 2011 CSR REPORT Content About This Report h i s re p o r t e n c o m p a s s e s t h e v i e w s a n d strategies of President Chain Store Corp. (PCSC) concerning key issues of sustainability in the retail industry and displays our current results and future plans, thereby providing a channel to communicate with our stakeholders. Meanwhile, we view this report
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McDonald’s Corporation April Hahnfeld Analyst July 18, 2010 HOLD • Threat of Competition: High • Threat of New Entrants: High • Threat of Substitution: Low-Moderate • Power of Suppliers: Low • Power of Buyers: Low • Best profit margin in the industry • Moderate Leverage • Good dividend yield and earnings growth • Attractive per-share earnings growth due to large share repurchases • Significant internal exposure and shareholder focus • Commodity cost risks • Extremely competitive industry
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Toward Sustainability The Roles and Limitations of Certification Final RepoRt June 2012 prepared by the Steering Committee of the State-of-Knowledge assessment of Standards and Certification Toward Sustainability The Roles and Limitations of Certification Steering Committee Mike Barry Head of Sustainable Business, Marks & Spencer Ben Cashore Professor, Environmental Governance and Political Science; Director, Governance, Environment and Markets (GEM) Initiative; and Director, Program
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REGENT UNIVERSITY The Understanding and Practice of ServantLeadership Servant Leadership Research Roundtable – August 2005 Larry C. Spears President & CEO The Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership The servant-leader is servant first. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. The best test is: do those served grow as persons; do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves
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FROM ‘STRATEGY’ TO ‘CORPORATE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY’: A CONCEPTUALISATION Paper delivered at the 9th International Public Relations Research Symposium, held at Lake Bled from 4-7 July, 2002 Benita Steyn APR Lecturer Dept of Marketing and Communication Management Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences University of Pretoria SOUTH AFRICA 0002 (27 12) 420-4040 w (27 12) 362-5085 fax bsteyn@hakuna.up.ac.za TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 INTRODUCTION DEFINITION OF TERMS
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brands need to constantly monitor their supply chains. These supply chains transcend international boundaries, with business partners (suppliers, vendors, service providers and such) being located across geographies, having different cultures and work ethics. Therefore, it is a challenge for any company to know and curb supply chain risks. To implement the code of conduct uniformly throughout the supply chain, companies have to change the mindsets of employees and business partners overseas through continuous
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markets, determine what international legal requirements or regulatory controls apply. | Topics for This Week's Discussion * Introduce yourself to your professor and the rest of the class. (not graded) * Thread over TCO A/I (graded) * Ethics and Patent Rights Post 9/11 (graded) * Q & A Forum for your questions and comments (not graded) | | There is a drop down arrow next to the "Select a Topic" box. Click on this arrow to select topics for discussion. | -------------------------------------------------
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EPG SHRM Foundation’s Effective Practice Guidelines Series HRM’s Role in Corporate Social and Environmental Sustainability Produced in partnership with the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA) and the North American Human Resource Management Association (NAHRMA) HRM’s Role in Corporate Social and Environmental Sustainability This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information regarding the subject matter covered. Neither the
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