With competition and price erosion considerably going up during the second half of the year 2005, HP withstood the challenge by making use of the dual-brand strategy in order to maintain sales and revenue. This more was apparent during March 2005 when HP reduced the Average Selling Price — ASP of its Compaq branded systems to $1016 that was more than $200 less compared to […]

Some of the outcomes described within the notes of Symantec Corporation financial statements incorporated the following to date: GAAP net loss for the third quarter was $6.81 billion compared with net income of $132 million for the same quarter last year. GAAP diluted loss per share was $8.23 compared with diluted earnings per share of $0.15 for the same quarter last year. The GAAP net […]

Whole Foods Overview Whole Foods Market is a natural and organic grocery store that strives to provide its customers with the highest quality foods and freshest foods available. They want to commit to making shopping at their many stores around the world an enjoyable and interesting experience that will make people want to come back and shop. They are trying to reach out to more […]

| Sector-Specific Considerations for EU Businesses considering entering the DIY Market in China. | | | | As Deng Xiaoping once said “Cross the river by feeling the stones”. This saying is very relevant for the DIY market in China because you are threading down a road into the very unknown. In 2004 the Chinese DIY and home improvement market reached an all-time high of […]

The carbonated soft drinks industries has over the years been dominated with three players in the market: Coke dominates the soft drink industry with about 44% market share around the world, followed by PepsiCo approximately 31% and Cadbury Schweppes about 14. 7%. The revenues of PepsiCo now exceed $39 billion and its employees are estimated to be over 185,000. Other companies like Cott Corporation and […]

Nike Company does not only dominate the U. S. Market, but also dominates the worldwide athletic footwear industry with 22. 51 percent market share in 1991, which increased to 33 per cent by 1999. A report released by Andrew Young for 12 manufactures of Nike shoes in 1997 showed that Nike was doing a good job with its code of conduct and favorable factories. It […]

There are many important socio economic and financial events and developments that happened in the history of the United States and the world. Sadly, some of the important events are remembered in negative light because it featured hard times and not positive times. Perhaps, one of the most important and the dimmest moment in the global socio economic and financial history is the occurrence of […]

Abstract: Market Risk management includes managing different types of risks like commodity price risks, interest rate fluctuations risks and currency risks. The research aims at a thorough study of the market risk management though the identification of the factors of these risks, the critical study of Value at Risk (VAR) and other models that are used to measure them. The risk control methods would be […]

Beijing market entry strategy for Frozen Food This report aims to analyze the entry of frozen Beijing market. Use a SWOT analysis approach analyzes the company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The report has identified a marketing strategy of entry that will help our company to enter the market effectively. Contains: 1 Summary of the company 2 Frozen market in Beijing 3 SWOT analysis 4 […]

The segment only occupied 1% of the Australian’s non-alcoholic beverage market (in 2004). However, it is dominated by 2 main companies that are Red Bull and its rival V. The following table is the actual volume and value of this segment. Figure 1: Energy Drink Segment actual volume and value size The energy drinks market after initial fast growth gave signs of some declines. This […]