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Comparison between two retail companies picked are Walmart and Costco

The two retail companies picked are Walmart and Costco whose 2017 Financial statement links are provided below: WALMART https://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ wmt/financials?query=income- statement COSTCO https://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ cost/financials?query=income- statement Both organizations are well known brands and position themselves well with their customer base. Walmart’s value proposition is “We save people money so they can live better”. On the other hand, Costco’s value proposition is “All-in-one convenience and everyday affordability”. Both retailers focus on cost saving for their customers. Looking at their financial statements and by analyzing them a few key areas are evident when comparing the two organization. Looking at the current ratio and quick ratio we can determine the short-term solvency of each organization. The current ratio can be determined by dividing the assets by the liabilities. Walmart’s current ratio sits at 0.86 while Costco’s sits at 0.99. The quick ratio is c

TERRORISM - AN INHERITED CURSE!

The serial blasts that rocked places in two consecutive days, first it was in Bangalore, next Ahmadabad was the target in India shows that the terrorists are hyper active in more or less any part of India. The lives lost in the blasts, were of innocent civilians, passersby, all were ordinary citizens. The whole world expressed the sympathy and anger against such heinous acts. But the lives lost will permanently damage the prospects of those families whom they belonged to. The vacuum created by the blast victims, none can make up. With the passage of time, it will be mentioned as another terrorist attacks. The terrorists are no different people than their victims. The only difference is what they are paid for planting the explosive. Obviously the front liners in the terrorism are ignorant enough to comprehend any ideology. It is the small bucks what they get, doing such acts, matters. It is their sole point of consideration. So far the most of the people convicted for such acts confirms

GORKHAS AND GORKHALAND

An article in my another blog "BUGULE" earned a lot of comments with criticisms. In fact the recent hue and cry raised over the GORKHALAND issues , inspired me to search the history of Gorkhas in India, particularly in West Bengal, Darjeeling and its adjoining areas. So the article is the result. The Gorkhas whom, at least, I never felt ( and I know there are many like me)alien, all of a sudden became hostile, specially who were tourists and travelers received their wrath and suffered. It is a stupid action for any one to agitate pressing for any demand that makes the tourists to suffer ,in their place. The very economy of the locals depend upon what tourism. It is the tourists help many hearth burning there. However, the comments the article received merits worth reading. Hope that will impart you some deep understanding about their contribution and standing .

A NEW FACE OF WORLD BY 2050 A.D

The recent summit of G8 in Hokkaido, Japan is drawing lots of attention world over. G8 is the world elite nation`s club, naturally US being the top dog of it. The summit is currently drawing out the plan to control world`s carbon emission and charting a plan extending up to 2050 A.D. The most develop countries of the world must have say on these issues. After all they consume more, emit more carbon in the atmosphere; so they must ensure other do not follow their suit to further pollute the planet earth. Wise thoughts! No doubt. But 2050A.D is still far off. I doubt by the time we complete half of the current century (though many of us will not be here to witness!), this G8`s program will become irrelevant. Not that I am a soothsayer, Mr., Jim O`Neill, the chief economist of Goldman Sachs has drawn a future economical map of the world that spells so. According to him Brazil, Russia, India and China; these four emerging economy, acronym given to them is Bric, are all the way likely to o

The Alternative Fuel

As if it is a natural judgment! The industrial revolution, that started way back in late eighteenth or early ninetieth century and delivered a hordes of inventions to mankind for better living, have been exploiting the nature all along. See; the steam engine could initially not run without the fire woods, later coal. With the invention of automobile, exploitation of nature further increased by way of fossil oil pumping out of underground. Gradually the whole world has become dependent onfuel so much so, that without it the world is not even imaginable! The usage of burning woods and coal found exit to some extent because of electricity. But again for power generation, if not a hydel power generation system, then again to generate electricity fossil fuel or coal is needed. Off late, solar power or wind power generation system is gaining popularity with many countries where nature permits them. In India, wind power is being generated along it`s southern coastal provinces by a corporate.

UN`s inaction for Gypsy`s inhuman plight in Kosovo

Those of us live in any part of Asia or Europe, one time or other , most of us have met Gypsies. Here in this part of globe, India, we are likely to find them on road sides, in busy cities. Camping and littering all around, kids are tottering, women cooking and the male members of the group smoking tobacco or busy in some odd jobs. This nomadic tribe practically left no clear cut history behind them to find their family tree or their origin. However, the evidence suggests, they migrated from Asia to Europe through land routs thousands of years ago. Geographical boundaries carry no meaning to them until recent decades. Where the borders are not porous and strict vigil maintained, there they get stagnated. Off late it is found at some places in Europe they have settled in the outskirts of few cities, as they did in Mitrovica, a town in northern Kosovo. This town is on the bank of Ibar river which separates physically Serbians and Albanians as border. Askhkali, Roma and Egyptian are thre

Indian Cuisine and Western Style

Indian meals , rather delicacies when served in western style , specially buffet they can mess up the whole thing. Imagine after board room meeting when the buffet lunch is served how sometime one feels. You may hold a plate over a paper napkin, served on them chapattis with “ dal makani ”. The spoon, fork and knife lay by the side, you have to help yourself with your fingers. The big question comes, what use the spoons, forks and the knife have? You never know. More humiliating when you are served with chicken breast roast or “ tondur ” dishes. I feel so embarrassing when I can`t hold the stuff with my both the hands and help myself ! In such buffet, you have to eat while people are milling around you, there is the tension, that a lump of gravy may jump off your plate and spoil your coat or shirts , god forbid it may spoil others apparel as well. Think , it that personality happens to belong to fairer sex! Our dishes are best suitable to be ate on floor and off course with the freed

Cyber Crime

With the cyber revolution, in came the crime, that is cyber crime. The blessing of internet has it`s curse within itself. The web world has brought the world in one`s finger tips in seconds. There are numerous merits of it, no more delay in mail delivery, no more standing in long queue for paying utility bills or purchasing railway or airline tickets. Sitting right in your drawing room, with home comfort you can book hotels all over the world! One could not imagine this even just a decade ago, in many parts of the globe. Let us see the other side of it. The fraudsters are also out there. Recently in Kolkata, India at least 14 ladies were cheated or black mailed by cyber criminals. The trap was laid in chat site. In fact the in these chat sites most of the people use pseudonym, hide there actual identity. This prevents police to initiate any action against criminals. Let me narrate a single episode. A guy with a false name managed to developed intimacy on chat site with an elderly lady

Beautiful Maths !

Mathematics has always been my out of favour. I could never love it for its insipid taste. Any subjects like history, geography , literature or other science subjects had a picturesque approach to me. But arithmetics with all its jumbles posed something hard to digest. Off late, I found some beautiful formulas in simple arithmetical calculations. Repent, in our days they were missing, lest I too could find some interest in the subject. Here I let you have some beautiful formation of mathematical jumbles , hope it will be liked by all and encourage few to proceed further for newer formulas. 1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321 1 x 9 + 2 = 11 12 x 9 + 3 = 111 123 x 9 + 4 = 1111 1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111 12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111 123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111 1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111 12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111 123456789 x 9 +10= 11111111