sexta-feira, 8 de dezembro de 2017

English - Comprise

To comprise means to enclose or include. Comprise is used in the active voice. Comprise of is not correct.

"The university comprises six colleges and nine divisions."

Comprise is often confused with compose, which means to make up or be a constituent of. Compose can be used in the passive voice.

"The company is composed of 14,000 employess."

 

quinta-feira, 7 de dezembro de 2017

Business - Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2017

Thanksgiving online sales totaled USD2.9 billion, up 18,3% from 2016.

Black Friday online sales totaled USD5.0 billion, up 16,9% from 2016.

Cyber Monday online sales totaled USD6.59 billion, up 16,% from 2016.

This year we still have three Saturdays, including Super Saturday (December 23rd).

Next week we will have Green Monday, which is the last days shoppers can get gifts in the mail so they can arrive before Christmas.

Green Monday is always in the second Monday of December.


 






















































































































































Source: Fung Global Retail & Tech