Business name: mercury drugs Logo Product: pharmacy‚ drug BagumbayanStreet‚ Sta. Cruz‚ Manila‚ Philippines (1945) The company began in 1945 with a single drugstore owned by Mariano Que. He named it after Mercury‚ the messenger of the gods in Roman mythology‚ whose caduceus is sometimes used as a symbol of medicine. The store began cutting packaged‚ bulk items into single pieces and selling them individually; this practise is colloquially called tingí-tingì in Filipino. Upon the invitation
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Social Responsibilities and Contributions: Mercury Drug Corporation held a special Operation Bigay Lunas (OBL)that aided more than 12‚000 people in Cainta and San Mateo‚ Rizal; Pasig; Marikina; as well as in the Laguna province. As a company that has entrenched its commitment in helping communities that mostly needed healthcare assistance‚ the special OBL was Mercury Drug‘s response to alleviate the burden of those who were affected by typhoon Ondoy. Right medicines were supplied for each
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Entrepreneurial Qualities Successful entrepreneurs refer to the desired traits‚ which enable an entrepreneur to do what is expected of him/her and succeed in business. It is the combination of these characteristics that is required to enable any one to perform effectively as an entrepreneur. It is possible for people to develop these characteristics and succeed in their careers as entrepreneurs. I. Entrepreneur Prefer Moderate Risks Entrepreneurs are people who prefer taking moderate risks.
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Demographics Mercury Drugstore’s Primary Target Market Demographics : Ages ranging from 18 to 65 years old who may be male or female that belong to any social class – B‚ C‚ D‚ and E Marital status – no specific status. The available market size using research data show that 6 out of 10 Filipinos are now opting for generic medicines over the more expensive branded counterparts. For a $2 Billion Pharmaceutical market in the Philippines $1.2 Billion (60%) - Generics Medicines $800
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California State University‚ Fullerton Department of Economics/MCBE Comparative Economic Systems (ECON 330) Spring‚ 2014 Course Syllabus Instructor: Nek Buzdar‚ Ph.D. Class Meetings: Section 01‚ Schedule # 11872 ( TuTh 11:30 AM -12:45 PM‚ SGMH 1303) Section 02‚ Schedule # 12161 (TuTh 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM‚ SGMH 2501) Section 03‚ Schedule # 12162 (TuTh 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM‚ SGMH 2205) Section 04‚ Schedule # 12320 (TuTh 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM‚ SGMH 1303) Office Location
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Net Present Value of Mercury Athletic Enterprise The results of my financial analysis based on the Free Cash Flow Method considering the base case of financial projections and assumptions for Mercury Athletic Footwear collated and developed by John Liedtke indicate that that the project to acquire Mercury Althletic has a positive net present value at $243‚025 (in thousands) [ given by PV(FCF)=86‚681+ PV (Terminal Value) =156‚343] which is also greater than the recommended acquisition price of $186
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Mercury Athletic Footwear Case Assignment Questions: 1. Is Mercury a good target for AGI? Discuss strategic fit of brands‚ products‚ customers‚ and distribution. Identify specific sources of value. Discuss AGI’s strengths/weaknesses compared with other bidders. I think Mercury is a good target for AGI: The brands--the AGI brands and logos are associated with a lifestyle that was prosperous‚ active and fashion-conscious. The Mercury brands are athletic and casual footwear. The products--AGI focused
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consists of the sun and nine planets. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. Mercury was named after the Roman God of Commerce and Thievery. It might have gotten its name because of the way it quickly appears and disappears from Earth’s view. Mercury is the second smallest planet in the solar system; Pluto is the only planet that is smaller. Earth’s diameter is about 7‚200‚ while tiny Mercury has less than half of that size‚ about 3‚000 miles in diameter. Mercury‚ a planet‚ is smaller than Ganymede
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divisions: Mercury Athletic with $431.1 million revenue in 2006. AGI is very profitable but it is smaller than other competitors‚ which is becoming a competitive disadvantage‚ so that AGI saw it has a possible opportunity for growth via acquire Mercury Athletic which represents a similar market share in the mature‚ highly competitive industry. Executive Summary There are several reasons why Mercury Athletic is an appropriate target for AGI since an acquisition. Firstly‚ AGI and Mercury are dealing
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SWOT analysis From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture or in any other situation of an organization or individual requiring a decision in pursuit of an objective. It involves monitoring the marketing environment internal and external to the organization or individual. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey
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