Company Overview Harvey Norman is an Australian-based retail chain with 230 stores in Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Slovenia‚ Ireland‚ Northern Ireland‚ Malaysia‚ Croatia and Singapore‚ offering a huge range of electrical‚ computer‚ furniture and bedding goods. It is effectively a franchisor of other Australian retail chains including Domayne‚ Space Furniture‚ Ariston Appliances and Joyce Mayne. Financial Summary (Annual report for the year ended June 30‚ 2012) Favorable change A 5-year track record
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The China Incident As a contemporary Australian Drama‚ The China Incident‚ directed by Daniel Evans and performed at The Cremorne Theatre on the 13th of February‚ 2013‚ replicates modern day realities in a humorous demeanour. The play‚ driven by success‚ fear and family‚ explores modern day issues in which it is told that success is deemed to be important in society‚ and a person is either successful with their family or in their career. The China Incident successfully communicates these themes
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[Case: Zipcar] Zipcar’s SWOT and financial analysis a) Strengths Firstly‚ Zipcar seized 80% of US market share‚ making it the strong player in the market. Secondly‚ as the company is able to acquire its competitors (Flexcar-US‚ Streetcar Ltd-UK)‚ they can reduce the competitors as well as gain those market shares and customer bases from those 2 companies. Thirdly‚ Zipcar’s customer-friendly and disruptive business model is what makes it unique. They leverages accessibility‚ make it available close
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Questions One: Analysis of Zipcar’s business model using Porter’s five forces model Threat of New Entrants In my own observation‚ Zipcar is a perfect description of an almost hundred percent automated business. They have fully utilized all IT resources available to them‚ and have succeeded in eliminating the need for human interaction at the same time staying in full control of the business. They have succeeded in outfitting all their cars with patented wireless technology‚ which I would classify
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Good morning/evening‚ my name is Blair Holden‚ and I am a representative from Toto Communications. Before I begin my presentation‚ I would like to welcome the CEO of Roger and Hill industries‚ Mr Jayden Brown‚ and the Head of Marking and advertising‚ Mrs Julie Walters. It is a pleasure to have you here for the presentation today. Recent marketing attempts to for this product have not been as effectively executed as they could be. Unfortunately‚ the sales statistics from your previous marketing campaigns
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INTRODUCTION A network isn’t just a bunch of computers with wires running between them. Properly implemented‚ a network is a system that provides its users with unique capabilities‚ above and beyond what the individual machines and their software applications can provide. As technology rampantly growing‚ it has been a part of our daily lives and yet many are still left behind. Information technology must be applied to every systems of education to maintain a high standard competency thus it will
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Zipcar‚ which was recently bought for $500 million by Avis car rentals‚ is a start up that is in the business of selling the urban lifestyle of renting cars for short periods of time instead of owning a vehicle. The case evaluates how Zipcar has been able to gain the trust of its customers by being a green minded company with a strong set of values and benefits that will keep a customer. Zipcar took advantage of the fact that they had a place in a niche market‚ which allowed them to create a positive
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ZIPCAR value proposition Cost saving Convenience ZIPCAR is perfect answer for customers who wanted to rent a car for a few hours in their home city: - ZIPCAR value proposition - - Zipcar cost was cheaper than owning a car Convenience achieved by automation ( online booking‚ data transmission between car an system) ZIPCAR encourage use of public transport Eco Friendly ZIPCAR business model Customer relationshi p Car leasing Key components of ZIPCAR
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Based on Criteria’s of Evaluating Venture Opportunities there are several key indicators that shows that Zipcar is indeed a high potential venture. Below are the criteria in brief 1.0 Industry & Market Market: The revolutionary concept certainly provides an alternative to public transport. Furthermore the car sharing concept is really useful for the public in a overcrowded city with limited parking & expensive parking fees. This is clearly not an untouched segment because there are other 2 competitors
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characterize the service Zipcar provides? Zipcar is the world’s largest American membership-based car sharing and car club service offering company providing car reservations to its members‚ billable by the hour or day. It is an alternative to traditional car rental and car ownership. The company shares Zipcars in different States of USA‚ Canada and UK. The company also has presence on over 230+ college campuses at universities across North America. Members can reserve Zipcars online or by phone‚
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