Consumer Theory

11 Apr 2011

Many young people have two jobs. Teddy and two of his friends have six jobs between them. Listen to what they say about their work and then answer these questions.

Teddy

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7:32AM

Bargain feast for fashionistas

6 Oct 2010

The fashion outlets at Horizon Plaza carry clothes and accessories from a broad range of top international names such as Armani and United States-label Juicy Couture, with most end-of-season...

7:00AM

Rising profits

4 Sep 2010

Local property developers are among some of the richest people in the world. The secret of their success is that they are the only developers who know a way to inflate the saleable floor space...

9:27AM

Sunglasses

7 Aug 2006

Get your fashion fix on the Web

www.4eyesonline.com

This site offers styles from Cartier, Chanel, Gucci, Ray-Ban, Salvatore Ferragamo and Versace at reduced rates.

1:23AM

Land-sales system defence mounted

14 Mar 2006

Changes to the list mechanism could destabilise market, warns official

11:25AM

Miss Louise

21 Aug 2005

Where? Collins Street is Melbourne's most prestigious shopping district and boasts a range of designer shops, including Chanel, Ferragamo, Gucci and Louis Vuitton. Miss Louise is in the Grand...

10:35PM

Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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3:37AM

Government's housing figures supply further space for laughter

YOU MAY RECALL seeing the headline on the lead story of our front page on Saturday - 'Flats data demolishes housing supply fears'.

10:10AM

Democrats want property to walk the plank

'The government should monitor and take measures to regulate the prices of private properties so as to eliminate their chaotic fluctuation, which is the result of controlled supply of and...

2:14AM

Developers' fears about oversupply are not allayed

The new property market figures did little to ease developers' concerns over future oversupply problems.

They also called on the government to extend the suspension of land sales for...

3:46AM

10 things to watch out for when...Buying on credit or hire-purchase

Ownership: In a hire purchase agreement, the seller of the goods is considered the dealer, the purchaser is the leaser and the intermediary finance company the owner. Only once all instalments...

5:32AM

Baffling conclusion

For anybody who has devoted considerable time to research a topic, there is nothing more discouraging than seeing the fruits of intellectual labour gathering dust on the shelf.

1:47AM

Problem of supply

Matching supply against demand in any market is often a hit and miss game, particularly where the commodity concerned takes a long lead time to produce.

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