This dissertation was created with the goal to examine how online shopping has changed retail, specifically department stores and their business model, and to recommend a course of action and business model for entrepreneurs considering starting an (online) department store. There are several recommendations …

Trendy Speelgoed is a Dutch online web shop that offers trendy toys to its customers. The company was established in 2004. The company is considering launching a web shop in Germany where it will offer its trendy toys. Internationalization is attractive for many companies. It has its advantages, but …

Analysing the questions “How profitable is the industry made with war and can peace become a profitable business as well?” is very difficult, as it is important to not just identify the profits made by the arms industry, but also to identify the industry focused on peace and built around connected values. …

Purpose This paper's aim is to determine whether shopping facilities in a waiting area influence customer behaviour and whether these behaviours positively influence their satisfaction and related sales of the displayed products. Design/methodology/approach The approach used was a field experiment. At …

Bax.shop.nl is an online music store for DJs, producers and musicians. The last few years Bax-shop.nl is dealing with fast growing developments. Due to these developments there has been chosen to launch an online store for France at the beginning of 2013, and as this store has been launched, Bax-shop.nl …

This report is a feasibility study for the start-up of Caribbean Flavors, an online groceries shop. Caribbean Flavors aims to offer Caribbean ingredients and food products to consumers in Spykenisse. Before taking serious steps and opening its store, the company wanted to explore its opportunities and …

Currently, Delicatezze d'Italia is one of the biggest Italian wholesalers in The Netherlands (third largest with a market share of 15%). Considering that Delicatezze d'Italia delivers the majority of its products to clients in the Randstad, the Italian wholesaler is interested in expanding its business …

Vero Moda is one of the first brands that launched within the Bestseller retailer. It was launched in 1989 to fulfil a need for good quality and on-trend clothing at affordable prices. Today it is one of Europe's largest clothing brands for fashion-conscious, young women. Vero Moda has more than 1,000 …

Vaak wordt gesproken van de kloof tussen de "systeemwereld" en de "leefwereld". Maatschappelijke instellingen zijn gericht op het leveren van een dienst volgens bepaalde kaders, criteria en procedures, terwijl de bewoners, de burgers redeneren vanuit hun dagelijkse leefwereld en van daaruit bezien wat …

Het zijn roerige tijden in de zorg, het welzijn en maatschappelijke dienstverlening. De zorg voor burgers in kwetsbare posities zou nauwelijks meer op te brengen zijn, of ze nu ziek zijn, in de bijstand verkeren, of tot over hun nek in de schulden zitten. Er vinden grootscheepse herzieningen plaats in …