As a US retailer planning to open a new chain in France which forces in the environment will most affect you?
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Basically, the same forces as everywhere else.\nThe specificities in France, compared to US, are certainly:\n- The tax level- so you just have to have better results to be successful!\n- Same thing with your employees: it is difficult to fire them once contracted, so focus on productivity (as the whole French economy does: according to OECD, the country is more productive than the US).\n- The country is very centralised (Paris "being" more or less 20% of the country), so what most companies do is to develop first in Paris.\n- Depending on the specific sector your retail chain is, beware of the competitors: retail chains are very developed in France, with a lot of very effective chains (don't forget French retail companies are ranked #2, #7, etc. in the world, 8 of them in the top 100). Companies are big, effective, diversified, competitive and aggressive (don’t forget Carrefour invented the “hypermarket” in the 1960’s).\n- In supermarket area, retail is highly centralised with very powerful buyers and it is very difficult and expensive to enter the market. Wall Mart knows that, and hasn't entered it yet!\n- As part of the competition, except in the hard discount, services are high level, expect the clients to be very aware about that.\n- For a long time, a law didn't allow new supermarkets to be built, as France was world #1 in supermarket sq.meters per inhabitant- if you wish to build a supermarket, the local councils will watch very carefully the consequences on local retailers- and will have the power to say "no".\n- There are also many well established specialized retail chains, so analyze the competition!\n- Basically, I would say the market is locked unless you are very specialized or you put billions on the table and buy one of the big ones.
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The environment doesnt have a direct effect on our wallets.  Most Americans are more concerned with economic relief and beaing able to provide for there families than a spotted owl.  It also important to note that the Republican party is concerned with the environment.  We are pushing for more energy efficent fuel and cars that dont run on fossel fuels at all.  However we dont sacrafice families to that cause.
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One time I was going to get something manufactured and the first thing I did was look for plants that specialize in that field .Mine was plastic curtains so I tried CA and then I tried NY ,and I fell in love with the new yorkers way of doing business and thought CA was trying to overcharge me. Just call around and talk to some people and follow your instincts.
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A good american corporation that has gone global is Wal-Mart, it helps and hinders the ecomony at the same time, here is some sites on the arugments                           http://walmartfacts.com/   http://www.walmartsucks.org/                            http://www.walmart-blows.com/
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Whole Foods Market (WFMI)  Had a big pullback recently\nWild Oats (OATS)\nUnited Natural Foods (UNFI) Distributor to places like WFMI and OATS.  Hard to go wrong with that as long as people eat more "natural" and organic food.\nHain Celestial (HAIN) The only organic food mfg. I know to trade.  Would love to hear about others.\n\nYou are smart to get on this megatrend, and there's plenty of time and easy money left for it if you stick around (have you ever heard anybody say there's still easy money in any stock market or sector????).  Anxiety about our poisoned environment will only increase, and Americans with money can only do one thing about it--insulate themselves as best they can with water purifiers and safer food and such.  With the Bush administration attacking environmental protections every day, "natural" and organic foods are getting free advertising worth billions.  The only down side is these stocks are not recession resistant like agribusiness food stocks.  If things get bad, people will go back to ingesting dangerous chemicals to save money.\n\nAnother related megatrend that head-in-the-sand Republicans are missing out on is the earth's population is systematically destroying its supply of usable fresh water.  The companies that can purify, move, desalinate, or control potable water are going to profit massively from endless demand for shrinking supply.
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Yes, it does worry me a lot.\nI try to do my share in order to give a better future not only to other people but to animals as well.\nAnd I think it is very insensitive and selfish to say that one is not worried, because we have seen and read the effects of global warming in our daily lives (floods, heat waves, cold waves, etc).\nWhat happened in New Orleans last year, was a sign of the climate change and people's actions towards the environment.\nIt won't be only our great-grandchildren to feel the consequences, we are feeling them right now. Open your eyes, the changes are out there!\nAnd together we can do something to save the planet, but as long as we have people that won't give up their cars, that will take baths instead of showers, that will light up all the lamps in their houses when they only need one, countries that don't honour the Kyoto Protocol etc. This planet, as well as humans, are condemned.
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pollution and devastation to the environment\n\nspecies invasion\n\nover consumption leading to extinction\n\nand, basically natural disasters
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The Us produces 13,000,000 tones of two things. The most worrying of the two is the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (the KYOTO protocol agreement could help here). The second thing is monetary coinage i.e. loose change.
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Well, seeing as New Orleans is a major trading port, companies had to pay extra for goods to be shipped to other ports. Causing prices to rise all over the country, (especially gas). Which is causing a negative economic effect.
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Bonjour, \n   La société SPecialized comme de plus en plus de sociétés dans le secteur du cycle n'a plus d'importateur direct en France.\n    Le dernier importateur connu de mes souvenirs est la stée Alvarez.\n     Désormais Spécialized a une "antenne Européenne" basée aux pays bas.\n   Tu peux les contacter :\nSPECIALIZED CENTRAL EUROPE\nZeddamseweg 84b \n7041 CT's-Heerenberg \nThe Netherlands \nTel: +31 314 676 600 \nFax: +31 314 676 676 \nE-mail: specialized@specialized.nl \n\nTu recherches un revendeur dans quelle région ?\n\nA+ tard\nSamuel
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Have you tested the levels of pollutants that bus or car is putting out?  How about the water you drink?  Or the mountains of waste produced by the office you work at?  How far away do you live from a chemical factory? Or a nuke plant?  Where is all the garbage going that you and your family produce?  How about the food colorings and additives?\n\nAnd you're worried about some cigarette smoke?\n\n\nPULLLLLEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSEE!!\n\nPeace.
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Be careful.\n\nThat environment can be dangerous.
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Some consumers are affected by light and smell. It was in a video I watched in my class last week. Also music affect sonsumers since a fast-pace music like Hollister in the mall gets people in and out while spending lots of money while in the dark environment so they can't see the actual quality of the good being sold. But in a supermarket the music is slow and keeps you there longer and the most popular items are placed in the middle of the aisle because that's where consumers tend to slow down and actually look for what they're looking for. But how they get these results is probably from anonymous research or feedback about the stores' setting and environment. Or the people can willingly take part in surveys and get paid to do it like some people are today.
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That depends on if you want something globally or locally ? I would think what you do locally will effect the global community. Your local recyclers will most likely have idea's for you and ways to recycle, use less electricity, water, fuel and so on....these issues are usually as close as your own door.or light switch...or water usage and so on.
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Depends on the size of the store, the rent, the number of employees, the range of items in stock, insurance, the state of the economy... there are any number of variables to consider when opening a business.
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We'll have to move inland when the oceans rise and cover all the present port cities. New Orleans, Indonesia, you think you had it bad last time...? The next one will not be as fast moving, but it will be deeper. \n\nAnd the main thing is, there's nothing we can do to prevent it because it isn't caused by human activities.\n\nSo: there are no direct health effects, if that's what you meant, but there will be large social, economic, industrial and agricultural effects.
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Envirn. chgs.-- greater public awareness, does your product has something to do with the environment?  If so, then is it positive or negative.  Negative -- how do you overcome that...\nPop. grow. older -- demographics changing -- if your product is for an older population then obviously you are going to be able to sell more of it.  If your product is for a younger population, what is the best strategy to place it in the correct marketplace.\nOn-line shopping -- another marketplace, new segments, etc.\nGreater public...regarding diabetes-- people are going to be more informed about various products or take the opportunity to educate them and sell your product.