Adidas AG (German: [ˈʔadiˌdas] AH-dee-DAHS;

stylized as ɑdidɑs since 1949) is a multinational

corporation, founded and headquartered
in Herzogenaurach, Germany, that designs and
manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories. It is
the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and
the second largest in the world, after Nike.[5][6] It is
the holding company for the Adidas Group, which
consists of the Reebok sportswear
company, TaylorMade golf company
(including Ashworth), Runtastic, an Austrian fitness
technology company and 8.33% of German football
club Bayern Munich. Adidas' revenue for 2016 was
listed at €19.29 billion.[3]
The company was started by Adolf Dassler in his
mother's house; he was joined by his elder
brother Rudolf in 1924 under the name Dassler
Brothers Shoe Factory. Dassler assisted in the
development of spiked running shoes (spikes) for
multiple athletic events. To enhance the quality of
spiked athletic footwear, he transitioned from a
previous model of heavy metal spikes to utilising
canvas and rubber. Dassler persuaded U.S.
sprinter Jesse Owens to use his handmade spikes
at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1949, following a
breakdown in the relationship between the brothers,
Adolf created Adidas, and Rudolf established Puma,
which became Adidas' business rival.[1]
Adidas' logo is three stripes, which is used on the
company's clothing and shoe designs as a
marketing aid. The branding, which Adidas bought in
1952 from Finnish sports company Karhu Sports,
became so successful that Dassler described
Adidas as "The three stripes company".[7][8][9] The
brand name is uncapitalized and is stylized with a
lower case "a".[10]

REWARDS
PERFORMANCE IS ONE OF OUR KEY FACTORS TO
SUCCESS. PERFORMANCE SHOULD BE
RECOGNISED AND REWARDED.
The adidas AG remuneration system is based on our
performance management approach. As part of this
system, we are committed to rewarding our employees
with compensation and benefit programmes that are
competitive in the market place. Remuneration
throughout the company comprises fixed and variable
monetary compensation, non-monetary rewards as well as
other intangible benefits. The cornerstone of our rewards
 programme is our Global Salary Management System,
which is used as a basis for establishing and evaluating
the value of employees’ positions and salaries in a
market-driven and performance-oriented way.
The various variable compensation components we offer
our employees include:
 BONUS PROGRAMME – SHORT TERM

 INCENTIVE PROGRAMME: In order to allow our

employees to participate in the company´s success, and to
reward them for their target achievement, we have a
global bonus programme. It provides an incentive
influenced by both corporate performance (actual
financial and non-financial results measured against
company and market targets) as well as individual
performance (measured in the performance management
approach).

 PROFIT PARTICIPATING PROGRAMME: For

employees at our company's headquarters and our other
locations in Germany who do not participate in the bonus
programme, we have a profit participation programme
called the “Champions Bonus”.

 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAMMES: In order

to ensure sustainable financial success, retain our top
leadership and promote continuous commitment, the
adidas AG offers a Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) for
leaders and Executive Board members.
Other benefits include our 401-K retirement plans in the
USA and the adidas AG pension plan for our employees
in Germany.
Our company subsidiaries also grant a variety of benefits
to employees, depending upon locally defined practices
and country-specific regulations and norms.

POLICIES AND STANDARDS

 LABOUR RIGHTS CHARTER
adidas has established standards and rules that specify the company's
responsibilities towards its global workforce. These rights and rules are defined in
the adidas Labour Rights Charter. The charter demonstrates the company’s
commitment to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is
the guiding framework for several corporate level policies that put our commitment
into day-to- day practice. These policies are related to issues such as employee
recruitment, development, equal opportunities and compensation and benefits.
 CODE OF CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES 'FAIR PLAY'
This Code of Conduct expresses our company values alongside other information,
guidance and additional resources in order to allow understand how ethical and
compliant decisionmaking is essential at adidas. It is applicable for all employees,
managers, officers and Executive Board members of the company and its affiliates
who are obligated to live up to the high expectations that we set ourselves in the
Code of Conduct. They must also certify their compliance with our Code, and
disclose any potential conflict of interest or any other possible exception to
compliance with the Code. Applicable as of October 1, 2014.
 CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SUPPLIERS 'WORKPLACE STANDARDS'
The Workplace Standards are rules we apply at our own sites and our suppliers’
factories to cover health and safety, labour rights and environmental protection.
The Standards draw from international law and the International Labour
Organization conventions, and follow the model code of conduct of the World
Federation of Sporting Goods Industry. We revised the Workplace Standards in
2001, 2006 and 2016 in consultation with labour rights groups.
We expect all our suppliers to live up to these Standards. They are a contractual
obligation under the manufacturing agreements adidas signs with its main business
partners.
Muthoot Finance Ltd. is an Indian financial
corporation. It is known as the largest gold financing
company in the world.[2][3] In addition to financing
gold transactions, the company offers foreign
exchange services, money transfers, wealth
management services, travel and tourism services,
and sells gold coins at Muthoot Finance Branches.
The company's headquarters are located in Kerala,
India, and it operates over 4,400 branches
throughout the country. Outside India, Muthoot
Finance is established in the UK, the US, and
the United Arab Emirates. While the company falls
under the brand umbrella of the Muthoot Group, its
stocks are listed on the Bombay Stock
Exchange (BSE) and NSE. As of March 2012,
revenue (after expenditure) stood at more than Rs.
23,000 crore ($4.2 billion).[4] The target market of
Muthoot Finance includes small businesses,
vendors, farmers, traders, SME business owners,
and salaried individuals. Muthoot Finance was
founded on 12.04.1939. Muthoot Finance to enter
capital market through IPO route - Economic Times.
The company has been licensed by Reserve Bank
of India under Section Companies act of 1956 to
function as a Non-banking financial company(NBFC)
without accepting public deposits and is specifically
exempted from the provisions of the Money Lenders
Act in Karnataka and other states. The company's
gold loan business constitutes more than 99 percent
of its total income. its retail loan assets stand at Rs.
23,763 Crs. the total number of shares of Muthoot
Finance held by Individuals/Hindu Undivided Family
stood at 80.12 percent and the public shareholdings
from Mutual Funds/UTI totaled 3.52 percent.
Comparitive
study
between
Flipkart &
eBay

Flipkart
 Introduction

Flipkart Pvt Ltd. is an e-commerce company based

in Bengaluru, India. Founded by Sachin Bansal and Binny
Bansal in 2007, the company initially focused on book
sales, before expanding into other product categories such
as consumer electronics, fashion, and lifestyle products.
The service competes primarily with Amazon's Indian
subsidiary, and the domestic rival Snapdeal.[5][6] as of
March 2017, Flipkart held a 39.5% market share of India's
e-commerce industry.[7] Flipkart is significantly dominant
in the sale of apparel (a position that was bolstered by its
acquisitions of Myntra and Jabong.com), and was
described as being "neck and neck" with Amazon in the
sale of electronics and mobile phones.[8] Flipkart also
owns PhonePe, a mobile payments service based on
the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
On 4 May 2018, it was reported that the US retail
chain Walmart had won a bidding war with Amazon to
acquire a majority stake in Flipkart for
US$15 billion.[53][54] On 9 May 2018, Walmart officially
announced its intent to acquire a 77% controlling stake in
Flipkart for US$16 billion, subject to regulatory
approval.[55] Following the proposed purchase, Flipkart
co-founder Sachin Bansal left the company, while the
remaining management now report to Marc Lore, CEO of
Walmart eCommerce US.[56] Walmart president Doug
McMillon cited the "attractiveness" of the market,
explaining that their purchase "is an opportunity to
partner with the company that is leading transformation of
eCommerce in the market".[57][58] Indian traders protested
against the deal, considering the deal a threat to domestic
business.[59]
In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission on 11 May 2018, Walmart stated that a
condition of the deal prescribed the possibility that
Flipkart's current minority shareholders "may require
Flipkart to effect an initial public offering following the
fourth anniversary of closing of the Transactions at a
valuation no less than that paid by Walmart".[60][61]
Following the announcement of Walmart's deal, eBay
announced that it would sell its stake in Flipkart back to
the company for approximately US$1.1 billion, and re-
launch its own Indian operations. The company stated that
"there is huge growth potential for e-commerce in India
and significant opportunity for multiple players to
succeed in India's diverse, domestic market."[48] Softbank
Group also sold its entire 20% stake to Walmart, without
disclosing terms of the sale.[62]
The acquisition was completed on 18 August 2018.
Walmart also provided US$2 billion in equity funding to
the company.[63][64]
On 13 November 2018, Flipkart CEO Binny Bansal
resigned, after facing an allegation of "serious personal
misconduct". Walmart stated that "while the investigation
did not find evidence to corroborate the complainant's
assertions against Binny, it did reveal other lapses in
judgment, particularly a lack of transparency, related to
how Binny responded to the situation.

Flipkart maintains several house brands, including Citron

(home appliances) and Digiflip (formerly for electronics
and accessories).[104] In 2017, Flipkart launched additional
 brands, including Billion (smartphones),[105] Smartbuy
(electronics accessories, effectively replacing
Digiflip),[106] and MarQ (for large appliances, although its
launch was faced with a trademark dispute with an
existing company, Marc Enterprises).[107]

Flipkart Catalogue Services

 Enriching catalogues that customers love.
 Digital photo image helps generate more sales.
 Truly a platform for graphic user interface.
 Important information through pictorials.
 Easy to remember and incorporate interaction.
 Our catalog building services give prolific results.
 We give elaborate product detailing through powerful cataloging.
 For informative ideas, our catalogs do it all.
 Get the best of promotion with our creative catalog makeup
EBay
 Introduction

eBay Inc is an American multinational e-commerce corporation based

in San Jose, California that facilitates consumer-to-
consumer and business-to-consumer sales through its website. eBay was
founded by Pierre Omidyar in the autumn of 1995, and became a notable
success story of the dot-com bubble. eBay is a multibillion-dollar
business with operations in about 30 countries, as of 2011.[2] The
company manages the eBay website, an online auction and shopping
website in which people and businesses buy and sell a wide variety
of goods and services worldwide. The website is free to use for buyers,
but sellers are charged fees for listing items after a limited number of
free listings, and again when those items are sold.[3]
In addition to eBay's original auction-style sales, the website has
evolved and expanded to include: instant "Buy It Now" shopping;
shopping by Universal Product Code, ISBN, or other kind
of SKU number (via Half.com, which was shut down in 2017); online
classified advertisements (via Kijiji, or eBay Classifieds); online event
ticket trading (via StubHub); and other services. eBay previously offered
online money transfers as part of its services (via PayPal,[4] which was a
wholly owned subsidiary of eBay from 2002 to 2015).[5]
On May 8, 2008, eBay announced the opening of its newest building on
the company's North Campus in San Jose, which is the first structure in
the city to be built from the ground up to LEED Gold standards.[69] The
building, the first the company had built in its 13-year existence, uses an
array of 3,248 solar panels, spanning 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2), and
providing 650 kilowatts of power to eBay's campus.[70] The array can
supply 15–18% of the company's total energy requirements, reducing the
amount of greenhouse gases that would be produced to create that
energy by other means.[70] SolarCity, the company responsible for
designing the array, estimates that the solar panels installed on eBay's
campus will prevent 37 million pounds of carbon dioxide from being
released into the environment as a result of replaced power production
over the next three decades. Creating an equivalent impact to remove the
same amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere would require
planting 322 acres (1.30 km2) of trees.
The design of the building also incorporates other elements to reduce its
impact on the environment. The building is equipped with a lighting
system that detects natural ambient light sources and automatically dims
artificial lighting to save 39% of the power usually required to light an
office building. eBay's newest building also reduces demand on local
water supplies by incorporating an eco-friendly irrigation system, and
low-flow shower heads and faucets. Even during construction, more than
75% of the waste from construction was recycled. eBay also runs buses
between San Francisco and the San Jose campus to reduce the number of
commuting vehicles.[69] In 2014, eBay and several other Oregon
businesses signed the Oregon Business Climate Declaration to promote
local job growth and slow carbon pollution.[71]

Size
  EBay have over 10 petabytes of data stored in their
Hadoop and Teradata clusters. Hadoop is primarily used by
engineers who use data to build products, and Teradata is
primarily used by our finance team to understand our
business
 EBay have over 300 million items for sale, and over a
billion accessible at any time (including, for example, items
that are no longer for sale but that are used by customers
for price research)
 EBay process around 250 million user queries per day
 EBay serve over 2 billion pages to customers every day
 EBay have over 100 million active users
 EBay sold over US$68 billion in merchandize in 2011
 EBay make over 75 billion database calls each day (our
database tables are denormalized because doing relational
joins at our scale is often too slow – and so we precompute
and store the results, leading to many more queries that
take much less time each)

eBay Products and Services

eBay is always looking for ways to make both buying and selling easier. Here's
a rundown of new tools and services.

eBay Stores Markdown Manager

eBay Stores Markdown Manager is a tool developed exclusively for Store
owners to help boost sales. Sellers can use the Markdown Manager to
temporarily slash the prices of their items and promote the savings to buyers.
These sales events can be scheduled and automated for specific listings and
categories or applied across all Store Inventory or Fixed-Priced listings.
E-mail Marketing Improvements for eBay Stores
E-mail Marketing is an effective way to keep in touch with buyers and build
repeat business. eBay Stores has made improvements that will make creating
professional, ongoing e-mail marketing campaigns a simple, three-step process.
Turn your satisfied customers into loyal customers.

New Promotion Boxes Feature for eBay Stores

Promotion Boxes are a great way to encourage additional sales by highlighting
featured items, encouraging buyers to sign up for e-mail newsletters and more.
It's now easier than ever to create powerful Store merchandising through new
featured slide shows, item showcases and dynamic auction countdowns. Create
Promotion Boxes and provide an alternative way for buyers to browse your
Store.

Free Shipping
Free shipping is a great incentive for buyers to bid on an item. Buyers now have
a "Free Shipping" filter when they search and browse results. Sellers can take
advantage of this extra exposure by inserting "0" for their first flat-rate shipping
costs when they post their listings, or by checking the "Free Shipping" box
when listing through the "Sell Your Item" form. The filter does take into
account the buyer's location, so sellers can apply the option only to domestic
shipments if they also sell internationally.

eBay MapIt
eBay MapIt helps buyers and sellers leverage the power of local sales. Buyers
can search by distance from their location, and MapIt generates a map showing
where items are located. It's a handy tool for sellers who want to sell large,
bulky items without having to ship them. It can also have a positive effect for
sellers who maintain a physical store or distribution location.

My World
With eBay's My World, members can now showcase their personality by setting
up customizable profile pages. They can add a bio and profile image, discuss
their interests, display their favorite searches, list their items for sale and even
start a blog. Members can also change the layout and make their own reviews
and guides. It's a great way to get more involved in the eBay community.

Learn to Use eBay Giving Works

eBay's Education Specialist Program has added a new course that teaches
experienced eBay sellers and nonprofits how to use eBay for fundraising or
selling for a cause. Sellers will learn how to donate part or all of their sales to
select charities, and nonprofits will learn how to leverage eBay to raise money
for their organizations.

Skype Buttons
Skype-using sellers can add a Skype voice or chat button to their listings to give
customers a quick and easy way to contact them. Sellers can opt in during the
"Sell Your Item" process. What's new is that this option is being rolled out to
even more categories after the initial test period proved to be a success. New
categories range from Motorcycles to Travel to expanded areas of Collectibles.

eBay Pop
Want to know what's hot on eBay? eBay Pop uses a fun interface with colorful
content that keeps track of items that are "Movers & Shakers" and how popular
items are selling. Keep up on the latest hot items and headlines, cast your vote
in the "Head to Head" section and play "How Much Is It Worth?"

eBay Deal Finder

Here's a quick and easy way to find great deals on eBay. Type in your search
words, and Deal Finder finds low-priced items that have no bids and whose
listings are about to end! The results are displayed in a dynamic layout with
countdown clocks

Functioning & policies

By becoming familiar with and following our policies, you'll help us maintain a safe
environment for all, and be able to avoid interruptions that might come from inadvertent
violations of our rules.
Some of our rules reflect local legal requirements, while others are based on our
experience of how best to protect everyone using eBay services.
In our policy section, you'll find information on items that can and can't be sold, guides
to creating and maintaining listings, details on how we protect your personal details and
more.

You can also find our User Agreement, User Privacy Notice, and Cookie Notice. These
lay out the most critical information around our terms of use, the information we collect
from you, and how we keep that information safe.
Prohibited and restricted items
Learn about items that can and can't be sold on eBay, and where we have restrictions
on the sale of some products and services.

Rules and policies for buyers

When you bid on or buy and item on eBay, you're agreeing to the rules we've set out for
our community.

Feedback policies
While feedback is intended as an open forum, we have guidelines and policies to
ensure it's used constructively and fairly.

Member behavior policies

When you buy and sell on eBay, we expect that you and your information are treated in
a respectful manner, and that you afford other members the same courtesy.

eBay Money Back Guarantee policy

When you buy on eBay, in most cases, we guarantee that you'll get your item or your
money back.

Listing policies
Find out everything you need to know about our rules for creating listings, and get
advice on how to make your listings more successful.

Selling policies
Our selling policies are designed to help you deliver the best experience possible to
your buyers.

Motors bidding policy

Learn about our motors policy and find out how to sell cars and other motor vehicles on
eBay.

False reports of policy violations

Find out how we deal with false reports of policy violations.

Identity policies
Find out how our identity policies protect all of our members, and make eBay a safe and
trusted marketplace.

Payment policies
Learn about the approved payment methods sellers can offer in their listings and find
help on what to do if something goes wrong.

Resolving technical issues

Learn how to troubleshoot any technical issues you may experience with our site.