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Case Study – Sears
Part1: Video
Vocabulary:
doom: (v.) to make someone or something certain to do or experience something unpleasant
e-commerce: (n.) buying and selling goods online
in retrospect: looking back on the past with new information or perspective
non-entity: (n.) a person or thing with no influence or importance
GDP: (n.) gross domestic product; the total value of all finished goods and services produced in a country
rock the boat: (v.) do something to disrupt a stable situation
occur to (someone): (v.) (of an idea) come into one’s mind
Part2: Reading
Vocabulary:
regional fulfilment centre: (n.) a strategically located warehouse positioned closer to specific consumer bases / margin: (n.) the difference between a product’s selling price and the cost of producing or acquiring it / hedge fund: (n.) a private, unregistered investment fund / balance-sheet: (n.) a key financial statement that represents a company's financial status at any given point in time / asset: (n.) something one owns with economic value / capital: (n.) an asset or resource used to create future value / stock buyback: (n.) (of a company) buy one’s own outstanding shares.
