Learn and Earn
Executive Summary
Introduction
The Learn and Earn Project that the independence Center DECA Chapter, a non-profit organization, implemented was “All Wrap Up”, a seasonal gift-wrap service. Also included in our project was a secondary booth that was located up in the Macy’s store. All Wrapped Up and Macy’s gift wrapping services were created, planned, implemented and operated by the students in the E-Studies Program under the supervision of Mrs. Bolin, DECA Advisor and instructor. The All Wrapped Up business is in its 10th year of operation in the Independence Center Mall, while this is the first year we have got the chance to wrap for Macy’s which made it more of a challenge for the students. The business opens for 24 days from December 1-24.
Our advisor, Mrs. Bolin, will be at each shift. She has been teaching /advising DECA for 11 years, however been running the gift wrapping booth for 9 years. In DECA, 2 classes, this includes 26 students, get together and sign up for dates and times to work.
We offer wrapping paper, double sided tape, bows, scissors, ribbon, bags, boxes, name tags, receipt slips and tissue paper. There are 26 different wrapping papers with corresponding name tags and standard white tissue paper. At the gift wrapping we will hold packages for later pick-up and will carry their presents out to the cars and load them. Each customer will receive a receipt with their purchase, that they will bring back to collect their presents.
Analysis of the Business Situation
Trading Area Analysis
General Data: Geographic
The Independence Center Mall is located in Eastern Jackson County, fourteen miles from downtown Kamas City, Missouri. The mall, a premier mall, is the third largest in the KC Metro area with 1,033,000 square feet of shopping and home to more than 130 stores with Dillard’s, Macy’s, and Sears as the anchor stores. The mall is located by three major highways, Interstate 70, Interstate 470 and MO Highway 291 making Independence Center an easy
Introduction
The Learn and Earn Project that the independence Center DECA Chapter, a non-profit organization, implemented was “All Wrap Up”, a seasonal gift-wrap service. Also included in our project was a secondary booth that was located up in the Macy’s store. All Wrapped Up and Macy’s gift wrapping services were created, planned, implemented and operated by the students in the E-Studies Program under the supervision of Mrs. Bolin, DECA Advisor and instructor. The All Wrapped Up business is in its 10th year of operation in the Independence Center Mall, while this is the first year we have got the chance to wrap for Macy’s which made it more of a challenge for the students. The business opens for 24 days from December 1-24.
Our advisor, Mrs. Bolin, will be at each shift. She has been teaching /advising DECA for 11 years, however been running the gift wrapping booth for 9 years. In DECA, 2 classes, this includes 26 students, get together and sign up for dates and times to work.
We offer wrapping paper, double sided tape, bows, scissors, ribbon, bags, boxes, name tags, receipt slips and tissue paper. There are 26 different wrapping papers with corresponding name tags and standard white tissue paper. At the gift wrapping we will hold packages for later pick-up and will carry their presents out to the cars and load them. Each customer will receive a receipt with their purchase, that they will bring back to collect their presents.
Analysis of the Business Situation
Trading Area Analysis
General Data: Geographic
The Independence Center Mall is located in Eastern Jackson County, fourteen miles from downtown Kamas City, Missouri. The mall, a premier mall, is the third largest in the KC Metro area with 1,033,000 square feet of shopping and home to more than 130 stores with Dillard’s, Macy’s, and Sears as the anchor stores. The mall is located by three major highways, Interstate 70, Interstate 470 and MO Highway 291 making Independence Center an easy
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