... 4 4. Conclusion 5 4.1. References 5 Ladbrokes Introduction One of the worlds leading betting and gambling services is Ladbrokes PLC. Ladbrokes PLC primarily operates in the UK, operating in a multitude of sectors including e gaming, telephone betting, high street betting shops and casino games. Their turnover in 2009 was estimated at over £1032.2 million, and remains today one of the market leaders for gambling services in the UK. Ladbrokes focus mainly on online and in-store sports betting. They operate odds on over 30 sports, along with many other entertainment sectors such as reality TV show betting and tailored bets (e.g. dates of death, due dates for babies etc). In 2009, this accounted for over £656.7 million in the UK market alone and is the largest source of revenue followed by their e-betting services (£160.7 million) and European Ventures (£130.6 million). (Ladbrokes PLC, 2009) As Ladbrokes PLC is a Public Ltd company, their shares are floated on the stock market, namely the FTSE 250. Their current share price is 132.5 per share, a lot lower than...
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...a book and magazine store intended to serve the community of Ladbrokes and the surrounding area. Our goal is to provide customers with a wide variety of choices and to promote reading in the community. Brian's Book Barn will offer a variety of books and magazines that appeal to residents of Northwestern B.C.; Ladbrokes currently does not have a retail outlet dedicated to books and magazines. Brian's Book Barn aims to fill this void. Ownership and Management Brian's Book Barn is a partnership that will soon become incorporated under the laws of British Columbia. The business is owned by Brian Paige and his wife of 32 years, Novella Reid. Brian Paige has had extensive experience in the bookselling industry in rural B.C. and Alberta, having served in management positions with Coles Bookstores in B.C. and Alberta and with Ed's Bookstore in Prince George. Novella Reid has worked in the retail trade in rural B.C. and Alberta for over 30 years, most recently as Price George area supervisor for the Mick's Quickstop convenience store chain. Ms. Reid has also held management positions with Sally's Clothing Company in Alberta and with Canadian Hardware in Kamloops. Ms. Reid holds a Certificate in Retail Management from Prairie Heights Vocational Institute. Key Initiatives and Objectives The primary objective of the company is to attain and maintain a position as the major source of books and magazines in the greater Ladbrokes area. In...
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...Tube map Chesham 9 1 Chalfont & Latimer 8 Ruislip Watford Croxley 7 Pinner 2 Special fares apply Watford Junction Watford High Street Bushey 3 8 7 6 Edgware Stanmore 4 5 4 Brent Cross Golders Green 5 6 7 8 Epping Theydon Bois 9 Check before you travel Waterloo & City line open 0621-2148 Mondays to Fridays and 0802-1837 Saturdays. Closed Sundays and Public Holidays. During the London 2012 Games the line will operate 0621-0100 Mondays to Fridays and 0802-0100 Saturdays and Sundays. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Camden Road Step-free from July 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Camden Town Sunday 1300 -1730 open for interchange and exit only ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Canary Wharf Step-free interchange between Underground, Canary Wharf DLR and Heron Quays DLR stations at street level ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cannon Street Open until 2100 Mondays to Fridays and 0730-1930 Saturdays. Closed Sundays. During the London 2012 Games the station will be operating the same opening and closing times as other LU stations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cutty Sark for Station is due to be closed at certain Maritime times and dates...
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...المحطه Westminister Westminister Westminister Westminister Piccadilly circus Piccadilly circus Piccadilly circus Piccadilly circus Piccadilly circus Piccadilly circus Piccadilly circus Oxford circus / Marble arch Oxford circus Oxford circus Oxford circus Oxford circus Baker street Baker street Kew gardens Marble arch / Queensway Marble arch Marble arch Covent garden Covent garden Covent garden Covent garden Waterloo mainline Kinghtsbridge Kinghtsbridge Arsenal Fulham broad way Wembley park Victoria tube / Green park Regent park Bridge underground Edgware London bridge London bridge London bridge White city / Shepherd's bush المكان London eye - عين لندن Aquarium London - اكواريوم لندن Big ben - ساعة بيغ بين Millennium bridge - جسر االلفيه Piccadilly square - ساحة بيكاديللي history studio - ستديو تصوير Believe or not - متحف صدق او التصدق Trocadero mall - تروكاديرو مول Jermyn street - محالت راقيه Chain town - الحي الصيني M'S & M - ام اند امز Oxford street - " شارع اكسفورد " تسوق Hamleys - العاب هامليز Regent street - " شارع ريجينت " تسوق Carnaby street - " شارع كارنابي " تسوق New ID Studio - ستديو تصوير Madame Tussauds - متحف الشمع London zoo - حديقة الحيوان Royal botanic gardens - حدائق بوتانيك Hyde park - الهايد بارك Speaker corner - سبيكر كورنر بالهايد بارد Primark - " محالت بريمارك " تسوق Covent garden - منطقة كوفنت قاردن Transport museum - متحف المواصالت Five...
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...Since 1994 Hilton acquired all of Bally Entertainment, making the largest gaming company in the world. In 1997 they founded an alliance with Ladbroke Group PLC in (now Hilton Group, owner of Hilton International and the rights to the Hilton name outside the US) to unify the Hilton brand worldwide. With a downturn in the gaming industry translating into sluggish results in Hilton’s gaming segment, the company spun off its gaming interests as Park Place Entertainment. In 1999 Hilton made a massive acquisition with the $3.7 billion purchase of Promus Hotel Corp. The following year Hilton sold its flamingo Casino-Kansas City, a remaining casino property left over from the Park Place spin off, to Isle of Capri Casinos for $33.5 million. In 2001 it sold 56 of its leases and management contracts to RFS Hotel Investors for a for about $60 million. In 2002 it unloaded all 41 of its Red Lion hotels (in addition to two Doubletree hotels) on West Coast Hospitality Corporation for about $51 million. SWOT Analysis Strengths Hilton has a number of strengths that are divided into the three main core competencies, hotel operations, managing and franchising operation, and timeshare operations. Hotel Operations: Hilton owns a majority or controlling interest in and operated 65 hotels, representing 33,536 rooms. The owned hotel include some of the Company’s largest and most profitable hotels, including the 1,425 rooms Waldorf-Astoria: the 2,086-room Hilton Hawaiian Village...
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...'Mischief' is the guiding philosophy behind the brand's marketing and has been a core aspect of the business from the outset. Woolfenden, marketing director at the Irish bookmaker, says this stems from one of its founders, Stuart Kenny - an embodiment of 'mischief and entertainment'. It is embraced by the whole business, so it is common for colleagues to pitch mischievous ideas. Social media is at the heart of Paddy Power's marketing, often inspiring both its digital and above-the-line campaigns. 'We hear you' is the brand's ad strapline and, alongside mischief, a central marketing theme. 'If you look at what people tweet to Paddy Power, or go on our Facebook page, there's always good stuff,' says Woolfenden. 40% - Paddy Power's share of the social audience among bookmakers, 330% - Increase in Paddy Power's social footprint since January 2012 Source: Paddy Power (BrandRepublic, 2012) QuBit Social score breakdown, July, 2012 Paddy Power have the strongest social presence: The QuBit social scores are calculated based on each company’s reach on each social network, which is then weighted based on the average time spent on the website and revenue driven through each source. Betfair and Paddy Power was the only site to have engaged across all five key social networks, with a notable presence on the rapidly growing site Pinterest, which has been found to proportionally drive far more revenue than Twitter. (Qubit products, 2012) The strength of brands within the online gambling...
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...Innocent Drinks makes smoothies, juice and veg pots, sold in supermarkets, coffee shops and various other outlets. The company sells over two million smoothies per week.[1] Innocent is 58% owned by The Coca-Cola Company. Contents[hide] * 1 History * 2 Products * 3 Innocent Foundation * 4 Controversy * 4.1 Product recall * 4.2 Advertising claims * 4.3 Charitable donations * 5 References * 6 External links | [edit] History Innocent was founded by three Cambridge University graduates, Richard Reed, Adam Balon and Jon Wright, then working in consulting and advertising. The three were friends at St John's College, Cambridge. In 1999, after spending six months working on smoothie recipes and £500 on fruit, the trio sold their drinks from a stall at a music festival in London. People were asked to put their empty bottles in a 'yes' or 'no' bin depending on whether they thought the three should quit their jobs to make smoothies. At the end of the festival the 'YES' bin was full, with only three cups in the 'NO' bin, so they went to their work the next day and resigned. After quitting their jobs, the three struggled to find investment, but eventually had a lucky break when Maurice Pinto, a wealthy American businessman, decided to invest £250,000.[2] In total, it took fifteen months from the initial idea to taking the product to market.[3] On 6 April 2009, Innocent Drinks announced on its website an agreement to sell a stake of 10-20% to The Coca-Cola Company...
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...that had been taken from the other goods on offer within the store. Both appellants were charged with theft, one having been apprehended having paid the price that was lower and the other as he was at the checkout. The appeals were based on the argument that their acts were inconsistent with appropriation’s true meaning in that switching price labels did not amount to an assumption of owner’s rights. Lord Roskill considered the other House of Lords authority, Lawrence v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis that raised the important question of whether an appropriation must be with the absence of owner’s consent. In this case, the appellant was a taxi driver who had collected a passenger from Victoria Station and transported him to Ladbroke Grove in London. The passenger was an Italian student who spoke little English and had his destination address written on a piece of paper. Lawrence tried to indicate that it was a long journey and therefore very expensive. The passenger offered him 1 pound from his wallet but the appellant, noticing the wallet was still open removed a further 6 pounds. He was charged for theft for the 6 pounds stolen. In Morris, Lord Roskill was of the opinion of that there was a case in Lawrence of ‘dishonest appropriation… beyond any question and the House did not have to consider the precise meaning of appropriation’. Lawrence rejected the argument that there could not have been theft if the property man owner had authorized the acts that were done...
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...Budgeting Get Started What would you do? Mei Po runs a small artisan shop that makes decorations and gifts for the Chinese New Year. Unique hand-crafted touches and a great word-of-mouth reputation keep her products in high demand. Recently, Mei Po learned that the space next door was available to lease. The timing was right as she was looking to expand her business. But as she reviewed the loan application, she noticed that in addition to a business plan, she needed to prepare a one-year budget. Mei Po was taken aback. She planned her cash-flow month to month. How could she predict what would happen over the period of a year? It seemed impossible. What would you do? The first step in developing a budget is to establish a set of assumptions about the future. Questions Mei Po might ask include: Will the demand for her gifts grow over the next year? If yes, by how much? The next step is for Mei Po to calculate expected revenues and expenses based on past performance and future expectations. The difference between revenues and expenses is net income. If Mei Po is satisfied with the numbers, she can finalize her budget. If she wants higher net income, she needs to identify new strategies that will support different assumptions. In this topic, you'll learn how to identify and create a budget that will most effectively help you meet your business goals and how to use communication skills to develop realistic, accurate budgets that keep your organization on track. Mei Po...
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...Are the current corporate social responsibility policies employed by online gambling companies proportional to the psychological impact the industry has on its consumers? A critical review of the UK online gambling industry. Andrew Macdonald March 2013 MA (Soc) Business and Management University of Glasgow 1 CONTENTS 1 Introduction.....................................................................................................3 2 Literature Review............................................................................................5 Introduction and Definitions.................................................................................5 Justification of Research.....................................................................................8 CSR within Online Gambling.............................................................................10 Psychological Aspects of Online Gambling........................................................13 3 Methods.........................................................................................................19 4 Findings.........................................................................................................25 Survey Results...................................................................................................25 CSR Policies......................................................................................................30 Socially Irresponsible Practices............
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...List of FTSE 350 companies FTSE 350 companies include two parts: (1) FTSE 100 companies which are the 100 largest UK companies measured by market capitalization; and (2) FTSE 250 companies which the 101st to the 350th largest companies within the UK. This follows on from the FTSE 100. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LSE Code RDSA+RDSB HSBA VOD BP. GSK BATS LLOY DGE SAB RIO BLT BG. AZN GLEN STAN BARC ULVR RB. PRU TSCO NG. BT.A AAL RR. IMT CNA RBS CPG ABF SSE Name Royal Dutch Shell HSBC Holdings Vodafone Group BP GlaxoSmithKline British American Tobacco Lloyds Banking Group Diageo SABMiller Rio Tinto BHP Billiton BG Group AstraZeneca Glencore Xstrata Standard Chartered Barclays Unilever Reckitt Benckiser Group Prudential Tesco National Grid BT Group Anglo American Rolls-Royce Group Imperial Tobacco Group Centrica Royal Bank of Scotland Group Compass Group Associated British Foods SSE 1 Index FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 No. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 LSE Code WPP BA. BSY SHP EXPN ARM AV. LGEN PSON CRH OML REL TLW ANTO KGF WOS SL. FRES NXT MKS SBRY LAND SN. BRBY MRW CPI SDR+SDRC ITV IAG...
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...Analyzing Your Competition Overview Almost everyone in business understands the principle of trying to offer something better than what their competitors are offering. Gaining an advantage is the key to success and even survival. But many of the so-called advantages that businesses rely on are not sustainable. They can be easily copied, stolen or negated. Real competitive advantages — things like brand name recognition, patented manufacturing processes or exclusive rights to a scarce resource — cannot be easily copied. Every company has a unique set of strengths, and it's critical that you determine yours, as well as your competitors'. Hold a brainstorming session with your staff and advisors to perform a formal SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis. This analysis helps you to see how your strengths stack up against your competitors' weaknesses and suggests ways to take advantage of marketplace opportunities. After you have performed the analysis, there are four basic competitive strategies to consider. 1. Become the low-cost supplier. By under-pricing the competition, you can achieve greater volume, which can drive your costs down even further by realizing economies of scale. Of course, it's important to still maintain a healthy profit margin so the key here is to lower costs, not just prices. 2. Achieve product or service quality differentiation. Think about the hundreds of companies that have achieved such differentiation for themselves...
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...Porter’s 5 Forces The ability rivalry has worked to enable the English Premier League to become one of the top clubs within the world and Europe, in order to attract the finest players worldwide. Strategy We aim to increase our revenue and profitability by expanding our high growth businesses that leverage our global community and marketing infrastructure. The key elements of our strategy are: * Expand our portfolio of global and regional sponsors: We are well positioned to continue to secure sponsorships with leading brands. Over the last few years, we have implemented a proactive approach to identifying, securing and supporting sponsors. In addition, we are focused on expanding a regional sponsorship model, segmenting new opportunities by product category and territory. As part of this strategy, we have opened an office in Asia and are in the process of opening an office in North America. These are in addition to our London and Manchester offices. * Further develop our retail, merchandising, apparel & product licensing business: We will focus on growing this business on a global basis by increasing our product range and improving distribution through further development of our wholesale, retail and e-commerce channels. Manchester United branded retail locations have opened in Singapore, Macau, India and Thailand, and we plan to expand our global retail footprint over the next several years. In addition, we will also invest to expand our portfolio of product...
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...Health and Safety in the Health and Social Care Workplace INTRODUCTION (300 words) This essay will look at three different learning outcomes, each using a specific case study for illustration. The first part will focus on the issues relating to health and safety legislation and how these are implemented in the work place. The Health and Safety can trace its origin back to the year 1833 when The Factories Act led to the creation of the first factory inspectors and whose role was initially tasked with only preventing injury amongst child workers (Jarvis, 2011). This has significantly developed, since then, into a ‘must-have’ policy at work places not just here in the UK but throughout the European Unions (EU). The case of North Staffordshire combined NHS Trust (NSC) which will be discussed in some detail is living proof that Health and Safety, if managed effectively, could lead to better outcomes for all stakeholders. The second part of this essay will focus on the practicalities and the implementation mechanism of Health and Safety at work or lack thereof and the consequences that an organisation which transgresses may suffer for non-compliance as seen in the case of South Birmingham Primary Care Trust. To this end, issues such as lifting and handling heavy loads as well as other dilemma faced by organisations in relation to health and safety will be explored with a view to grasping the implications not only at individual levels but also at corporate level. The final...
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...Citi Research Equities 27 March 2014 │ 20 pages Western Europe New UK Auditor’s Reports A Review of the New Information What's New — UK auditor’s reports became (a bit more) interesting this year. Auditors are now required to provide company-specific information in their reports. We have reviewed some of the new reports and summarise key conclusions here. 3 new pieces of information: — Auditors are required to report on the materiality for the audit, the scope of the audit, and the work done on key areas of audit focus (ie key risks). Sarah Deans +44-20-7986-4156 sarah.deans@citi.com Terence Fisher +44-20-7986-5180 terence.fisher@citi.com Materiality typically 5% of PBT — Information is material if “omitting it or misstating it could influence decisions that users make on the basis of financial information”. The materiality amount is used by the auditor in planning and performing the audit and when assessing whether the financial statements give a true and fair view. In 78% of cases, materiality has been calculated as a percentage of pre-tax profit, usually around 5%, but sometimes as high as 10%. In our view, many analysts and investors will be surprised at this relatively high level of materiality. Large variation in length and quality — Reports we reviewed varied in length from 2 to 7 pages. We also noted very significant variations in quality, with some reports adding little or no value with largely boilerplate...
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