in ways that affect our routes we take and timing to our destination. Why? The weather. On winter mornings, the gloomy, colder weather comes in causing drivers to spend time waiting for their windshield wipers and defrost system to melt the frozen ice. Specifically, the rainy, foggy weather can cause decreased vision making it difficult to drive. When it rains, people tend to drive even slower due to the slippery roads which then can pile up to a lot of traffic. The weather becomes a hassle to deal
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There was a long sigh from Mason, “ Yeah, alright, we just feel bad considering all you used to do was skate.” Mason sounded sad. We sat in awkward silence for a bit, then, looking at my skateboard when I came up with an idea. “Here!” I looked up and so did everyone else. “I’ll come to the skate park!” This was the most excited I’d been in a while. Everyone just looked at me like I was crazy. “I’ll just watch.” I slipped in not the most convincing voice, But they all agreed to let me go anyway. I
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The morgue was cold, and Stella could hear something dripping in the corner. She hated coming here, and yet this was her third trip this week. Her friends kept dying, and she had to identify their unpleasant remains. When Lily had been killed in a car accident, Stella had been devastated but wasn’t suspicious of anything. Accidents happen all the time, and Lily was never the best driver. But then Monique’s hair straightener fell in her tub and electrocuted her, and Stella began to wonder. Now she
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Case Study #10: Cooper’s Ice Center I. Case Information -Company ▫Claude Cooper-Manager ▫Ice skating rink surface 85’ x 200’ ▫Social recreation location ▫Hockey & Figure Skating practice location -Consumer ▫Hockey Team players ▫Figure Skating Teams ▫Children 8-13 ▫14 to young adults ▫Entire families -Competition ▫Only indoor ice rink in northern U.S cities, ▫Other existing outdoor rinks open during winter; do not offer regular ice skating programs -Market Environment
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to go ice skating really bad, because I haven’t been in a while. I wanted to go with Hannah and Jessica, my friends. Jessica was fine with going, but Hannah wasn’t really that happy about going. We decided to go and Hannah agreed, my mom drove us there. Once we got there, we paid and got our skates. I didn’t really remember how to tie skates, so I just did the best I could. Hannah and Jessica tied their skates the same way. We stood up, it was a struggle. We stumbled our way close to the ice. We were
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Taffe’s Ice Land Case Analysis Taffe’s Ice Land is clearly already sustaining itself by breaking even. Ty just needs to develop a plan that focuses on his current strengths, which is what is currently working for Taffe’s Ice Land and target those to increase them. The SWOT analysis is a powerful tool to determine everything. His current strengths are definitely the hockey sessions and weekend hours. Ty has been able to successfully manage this and kept the business up and running. Hockey
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Swan’s Ice Arena Case Swan’s Ice Arena is the only regulation sized hockey ice-skating rink in a city whose population is 450,000 and located in the Northern U.S. where hockey is a popular pastime. The owner, David Swan, has a successful business strictly renting the rink to hockey leagues and charging admissions to games along with concession sales. David wants to expand his business and include skating for the public as he sees a very high profit potential with that. He has made investments in
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boasts an iconic façade inspired by an ice cube. Like an ice cube, it is designed to reflect natural light by day and sparkle by night. With shops from Basement 1 to Level 4, JCube has a net lettable area of 210,000 square feet, and more than 90% of the mall has been pre-leased. It will be home to Singapore’s first Olympic-size ice rink 460-seat gallery, the 60 by 30 metre rink is designed to host international events and competitions for sports like ice hockey, curling and speed skating. The first
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT Group C: | Ace | | Lucy | | Popeye | Case 10: Cooper Ice’s Center Cases overview: Cooper’s Ice Center is an ice-skating rink with a conventional hockey rink surface. It is the only indoor ice rink in a northern U.S. city of about 450,000. The city’s recreation department operates some outdoor rinks in the winter but they don’t regular ice skating programs because of weather variability. To try to increase the profits, Claude is trying to expand and improve his public
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Edges, jumps, spins, twizzles sound like the features of a new amusement park ride. 4:30 AM wake-up calls, blistered feet, and bruised knees - items that do not appear on anyone’s wish list. When I talk about synchronized ice skating to people, I might as well be speaking in a foreign language. Synchro isn’t all about the competition, or the elusive gold medal. Synchro has offered me an abundance of opportunities as well as numerous life lessons. In addition, skating has instilled in me the responsibility
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