IKEA has cut the prices of nearly 300 products since September 2012. The price of a hot product‚ Skubb boxes‚ was cut to 29.9 yuan from 49 yuan. The president of Ikea China ( retail business ) Jillian said : " The advantage we have is that we can control all the links in the supply chain‚ and reduce the cost of each link effectively so that it runs in the entire process from product design to ( shape‚ material and so on )‚ select the OEM manufacturer management‚ logistics design and mall management
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TELECOM PRICING CONSULTATION PAPER ON CONCEPTS‚ PRINCIPLES AND METHODOLOGIES III. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I. OBJECTIVE OF THIS PAPER 1. This paper introduces various concepts‚ principles and methodologies for determining telecom tariffs and interconnection charges (i.e. charges paid by one operator to another for use of the latter’s network in delivering the telecom service). The purpose is to provide a basis for comments and suggestions from interested parties and the public to take forward the
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Transfer pricing is a profit allocation method (the other being formulary apportionment) used to attribute a multinational corporation’s net profit (or loss) before tax to countries where it does business. Since countries impose different corporation tax rates‚ the corporation’s goal is to allocate more of the worldwide profit to lower tax countries‚ thereby minimizing the overall taxes paid. Many countries impose penalties on corporations if they consider that they are being deprived of taxable
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leading industrial sectors. The fruits of its extensive research and development are traded worldwide and have improved the length and quality of life of countless individuals. At the same time‚ however‚ the industry is criticized for its marketing and pricing practices—and even for its research and development priorities. Industry’s consistently high profits and large expenditures on research and development as well as on marketing that foster scrutiny and criticism. The pharmaceutical industry is unique
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Factors affecting Pricing Strategies Introduction Pricing can be defined as the assignment of value or the cumulative amount of value that a customer must exchange in order to receive a particular product or service (Gerth‚ n.d.). For marketers‚ pricing can be viewed as a single strategic tool that can translate a potential business entity into reality (Abratt & Pitt‚ 1985). On the same notion‚ Avlonitis & Indounas (2005) noted that pricing is the only element of the marketing mix that
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Abstract This paper‚ we study the significance of the four-factor asset pricing model (market factor‚ size factor‚ book-to-market factor and momentum factor) in explaining the cross-sectional variation in average stock returns in the United Kingdom. Our findings show that the four-factor model does work well and significant to explain the
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Research report on gender differences in conforming behaviour at traffic lights. Abstract This study was carried out to examine gender differences in relation to conformity at pedestrian crossing. The hypothesis of this study was that females were more likely to conform than men at pedestrian crossing. This study involved recording all pedestrians that used the pedestrian crossing at the junction of Aungier Street and Cuffe Street over a 30 minute period. The total number of pedestrians observed over
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Dichotomous Asset Pricing Model Evidence from the UK market 1. Introduction Ever since its introduction by Sharpe-Lintner-Black‚ the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) has been subject to criticism‚ appraisal and continuous efforts for improvement‚ such as the Reward Beta approach (Bornholt‚ 2007)‚ conditional CAPM or the consumption CAPM. The Dichotomous Asset Pricing Model (DAPM)‚ introduced by Professor Liang Zou at the Universiteit van Amsterdam‚ brings a fresh approach to asset pricing and contributes
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna The sushi one of the most popular dishes in the world made with a variety of ingredients‚ but fish been the main character in many of them. Now how would you feel if one day there were no longer be one specific fish to make sushi with‚ ¿would you even realize it?‚ how would affect the economy if this fish become extinct. I’m referring to the Atlantic Bluefin tuna‚ chosen by the WWF (formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund) as the sixth most threatened species in the world
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Individual Assignment 5 Glitzz: Devising a Pricing Strategy 1. What factors influence the pricing decisions for a product such as Glitzz? Analyze these factors and comment on the range of prices that can be set for Glitzz. Price is the amount of money given in exchange for the ownership or use of a good or service. Firms‚ like Glitzz need to consider the amount of money that consumers are willing to give up in exchange for their products. In making pricing decisions‚ firms‚ like Glitzz must first
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