types of outlets may be stands or kiosks, without any shelter or seating, or quick service restaurants. Franchise operations which are part of restaurant chains have standardized foodstuffs supplied to each restaurant from central locations. The capital requirements for opening up a fast food restaurant are relatively small. Restaurants with higher seating capacity, where customers can sit and have their orders brought to them in a seemingly higher class ambience may be known in some areas as fast
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Annual Report and Form 20-F 2013 InterContinental Davos, Switzerland 1777 It all began in 1777 when William Bass opened a brewery in Burton-on-Trent in the UK. Bass made its move into the hotel industry in 1988, buying Holiday Inn International. By 2003 the business had changed from domestic brewer to international hospitality retailer: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. 1946 InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts In April 1946 Juan Trippe, the founder of Pan American Airways, had a vision
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select highly complex, innovative transactions. Our key clients include marquee repeat Fortune 500 clientele. Core practice areas include International Tax, International Tax Litigation, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Fund Formation, Fund Investments, Capital Markets, Employment and HR, Intellectual Property, Corporate & Securities Law, Competition Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, JVs & Restructuring, General Commercial Law and Succession and Estate Planning. Our specialized industry niches include
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Taylor Johnson Financial Management 2201 Company Analysis Paper June 22, 2015 Target Corporation is the second-largest discount retailer in the world, trading the company’s stocks on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with the ticker symbol ‘TGT’. Target sells general merchandise ranging including clothing, home goods, beauty products, electronics, and both perishable and non-perishable food items. Most Target stores also include pharmacies, gift registries, and food services such as Pizza
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dollars globally. While the housing and credit bubbles built, a series of factors caused the financial system to become increasingly fragile. Policymakers did not recognize the increasingly important role played by financial institutions such as investment banks and hedge funds, also known as the shadow banking system. Some experts believe these institutions had become as important as commercial (depository) banks in providing credit to the U.S. economy, but they were not subject to the same regulations
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0307-4358.htm Analysis of the effects of ESOP adoption on the company cost of capital Stoyu I. Ivanov Accounting and Finance Department, College of Business, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, USA, and ESOP adoption 173 Janis K. Zaima Accounting and Finance Department, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, USA Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine
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financial standard setters are reconsidering the merits of group accounting and its criteria for control to a large extent. In particular, it is indicated that the application of reviewed group accounting standards such as the FIN46 could also be subjective and easily manipulated. This contrasts with the criteria of Australia’s basis for group consolidation, namely, “effective control” which is determined by control over the entity's board and the proportion of potential and current voting rights. The observations
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