competitors of convenience store market. In Guangzhou‚ 7-Eleven‚ Ok and C-store are the three pillars of convenience stores. So our project will focus on the existing competitors 7-Eleven and OK convenience stores to analyze. In this part‚ I am going to identify the distinctive characteristics and values of 7-Eleven and OK with the theory of brand triangle‚ to see what make them a brand. And then I will analyze the scale and goals of 7-Eleven and OK convenience stores with the theory of SWOT and
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Case 10-5 Danle Corporation In November 2008‚ Danle Corporation，a public company engaging in the design‚ development‚ manufacture‚ and assembly of motors，was sued because of safety issue of parts it manufactured. Danle made no disclosure of the lawsuit in Form 10-K since it determined that the risk of potential loss was remote and no amount of potential damages could be reasonably estimated. In October 2009‚ Danle was served a second complaint for the same reason. Danle’s external counsel believed
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“American Chemical Corporation” Case Summary The key problem in this case is should Signal decide to approve the acquisition of the Collinsville plant at the price and on the terms proposed in the case As per an agreement with the government‚ American Chemical Corporation needed to sell the Collinsville plant after the acquisition of Universal Paper Corporation‚ or it be in violation of the anti-trust law. In the case‚ Signal agrees to buy the entire assets of the Collinsville plant at the price
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G.R. No. 106913 May 10‚ 1994 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE‚ petitioner‚ vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS and ATLAS CONSOLIDATED MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION‚ respondents. FACTS: Private respondent (Atlas) mining corporation‚ organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Philippines‚ operates a concession in Toledo City‚ Cebu. It actually used and/or consumed tax paid extra gasoline and diesel fuel for the mining operation purchased on various dates from Mobil Oil Philippines
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Revised April 7‚ 2003 Starbucks Corporation: Competing in a Global Market Starbucks Corporation is a Seattle‚ Washington-based coffee company. It buys‚ roasts‚ and sells whole bean specialty coffees and coffee drinks through an international chain of retail outlets. From its beginnings as a seller of packaged‚ premium specialty coffees‚ Starbucks has evolved into a firm known for its coffeehouses‚ where people can purchase beverages and food items as well as packaged whole bean and ground coffee
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Case Study Crosby Manufacturing Corporation “I’ve called this meeting to resolve a major problem with our management cost and control system (MCCS)‚” remarked Wilfred Livingston‚ president. “We’re having one hell of a time trying to meet competition with our antiquated MCCS reporting procedures. Last year we were considered nonresponsive to three large government contracts because we could not adhere to the customer’s financial reporting requirements. The government has recently shown a renewed
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considering the forecast model as gospel‚ it is important to understand some of the limitations and assumptions the model makes. The model is using a 20 percent increase in direct shipments to all stores. Although it would be wise to bypass the distribution center (DC) altogether and ship directly to the stores‚ could the vendors supplying the SKUs be capable of such an increase‚ and how would that factor into meeting the goals of project 275? With eight inventory management projects underway‚ does
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Programmes Case: TARGET CORPORATION 1. Executive Summary Target corporation has a growth strategy of opening 100 new stores per year. Doug Scovanner‚ the CFO of Target Corporation is preparing for the November meeting of the Capital Expenditure Committee (CEC). He is one of the executive officers who are members of the CEC. With the fiscal year’s end approaching in January‚ there was a need to determine which projects best fit Target’s future store growth and capital expenditure
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Anh Nguyen Professor Wegley ENG 102 18 January 2014 The Happiness Store: A Place to be Happy in Less Mundane Ways Gary Larson has brought laughter to many people by his popular long-running comic called The Far Side. In one of these cartoon series‚ the character names Crawley was told by his friends: “You cannot buy happiness”. However‚ “Mr. Crawley surmised that they just didn’t know where the store was” (Figure 1). Humorously‚ Mr. Crawley’s conclusion about the reason why his friends
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Case Study 3: Estimating the Cost of Capital 1. Currently Teletech Corporation (TC) uses a single hurdle rate for both their Telecommunications Services (TS) and Products and Services (P&S) divisions. This hurdle rate obtained by an estimate of TC Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)‚ which is calculated at 9.3%. When analyzing critically at this point‚ TS is underperforming with a return on capital (ROC) of 9.1%‚ whereas‚ P&S segment is well over the required rate of return as it is gaining
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