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the largest food manufacturing companies in America. Acquisitions have also been important in the history of Kroger. In 1983, an acquisition of Dillon Companies Inc. allowed it to become a retailer of food, drug, and convenience stores from coast to coast. The biggest merger occurred in 1999 with the 13 billion dollar acquisition of Fred Meyer Inc. making Kroger the largest supermarket chain in terms of geographic coverage. The company was also the first to test

“Where Land Ends, Life Begins” Sea Ray Marketing Plan Executive Summary The boating industry has suffered serious revenue losses since the 2008 downturn in the economy. Our strategy for Sea Ray of Knoxville minimizes risk yet strengthens and refines the current marketing campaign. Analysis indicates a concentration on families and communities would coincide with Sea Ray’s current image that “Where land ends, life begins.” Sea Ray is a private subsidiary of Brunswick Corporation

UV0100 EXXONMOBIL AND THE CHAD CAMEROON PIPELINE In November 1999, ExxonMobil CEO Lee Raymond faced the potential collapse of the Chad/Cameroon Oil Pipeline project on which the company was about to embark. Both Royal Dutch/Shell and France’s TotalFinaElf, ExxonMobil’s partners in the Pipeline Consortium, had just withdrawn, citing environmental concerns among other things and leaving its future temporarily in doubt. This withdrawal delighted many environmental groups long opposed to the pipeline

Valley. Yosemite is a 1,200-square-mile park that contains thousands of lakes and ponds, 1,600 miles of streams, 800 miles of hiking trails, and 350 miles of roads. Two scenic rivers, the Merced and Tuolumne, begin within Yosemite's borders and flow west into the Central Valley of California. Yosemite is famous for its high concentration of waterfalls in such a limited area. Although hundreds of waterfalls appear in different places during rainfall, the primary waterfalls are: § Bridalveil Falls (620

The Origin of Baseball There is often disagreement about the origin of baseball. For more than 90 years, people have believed in the myth that Abner Doubleday invented baseball. Baseball developed slowly, and changed with time, and that is why it is called America's national pastime. Some believe it was a popular game from England where milkmaids and farmer hands would toss a softball underhand and hit it with a closed fist. Others even say it was evolved from cricket. From 1905-07, a special

company for Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc. The company offers passenger air service to more than 23 million passengers to more than 90 destinations. It also provides freight and mail services in the state of Alaska and on the West Coast.

Why Britain Won the Battle of Britain After taking France in addition to his list of captured countries on mainland Europe, Adolf Hitler set his sights on Britain. After the success of Blitzkrieg, the evacuation of Dunkirk and the surrender of France, Britain was by herself. However, before Hitler could contemplate undertaking an invasion he was advised by his generals that Germany had to destroy the Fighter Command of the Royal Air Force in order to gain superiority

The Great Northwoods As with all things, the history of an event does not begin at its conception. With this in mind, it is my intention to provide the reader with a general history of events that led to the formation of the Nicolet National Forest of northern Wisconsin. In order to do so, I found it necessary to begin with the early explorations of such notables as James Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, and Jean Nicolet. These French explorers blazed a path that enabled the settling

JetBlue Airlines Strategic Management Case Analysis Introduction to the Company History of the Firm JetBlue was established in 1999, and was the third airline start-up for founder and CEO David Neeleman. Neeleman managed to gather $130 million, the most ever raised for a start-up airline, from investors that included Chase Capital and financier George Soros. With the large start-up capital he purchased new Airbus A320 jets equipped with satellite TV, a first in the industry. In 2004 the

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH: AN UPSCALE SPORTING GOODS RETAILER BECOMES A LEADER IN TRENDY APPAREL Company profile Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a Delaware corporation, through its subsidiaries, is a specialty retailer that operates stores selling casual apparel; such as knit shirts, graphic t-shirts, jeans, woven shirts, shorts; personal care and other accessories for men, women and kids under the Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie, Hollister and RUEHL brands. As of January 28, 2006, the Company operated