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FAME

In-text reference example

Top Shop had a good profit margin in 2014 (FAME 2015)...

 

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CONTENT PROVIDER, Year of report. Title of report.  Publisher [viewed date]. Available from: short version of URL for resource

 

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FAME, 2015. Company report: Top Shop (UK) Limited. Bureau van Dijk [viewed 27 July 2015]. Available from: https://fame2.bvdep.com

Map

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On examination of the Ordnance Survey (2002) map of the Isle of Wight, it can be seen…

 

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AUTHOR, Year of publication. Title of map, scale. Place of publication: Publisher

 

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ORDNANCE SURVEY, 2002. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight: for touring and local route planning, 1:100000. Southampton: Ordnance Survey

Mintel - Market Research Report

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Mintel (2008) found that...

 

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AUTHOR(S), Year of publication. Report title including series and date if available. Edition (if not the first).  Publisher [viewed date]. Available from: short version of URL for resource

 

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MINTEL, 2008. Clothing retailing – UK – September 2008.  Mintel [viewed 26 January 2009]. Available from: http://www.mintel.com

Osiris

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Abercrombie & Fitch had an annual turnover of... (OSIRIS 2015)

 

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CONTENT PROVIDER, Year of report. Title of report. Publisher [viewed date]. Available from: short version of URL for resource

 

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OSIRIS, 2015. Company report: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Bureau van Dijk [viewed 27 July 2015]. Available from: https://osiris.bvdinfo.com

 

Standards

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According to BS ISO 21500:2012 (British Standards Institution 2012)

 

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AUTHOR(S), Year of publication. Code number: year: title. Place of publication: Publisher

 

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BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, 2012. BS ISO 21500:2012: Guidance on project management. London: British Standards Institution

Statista

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Figures from OFCOM (2017) demonstrate that…

 

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AUTHOR(S), Year of publication. Title. Statista [viewed date]. Available from: URL

 

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OFCOM, 2017. Time spent consuming media per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by media (in hours). Statista [viewed 12 July 2018]. Available from: https://www.statista.com/statistics/397851/hours-of-media-consumption-by-children-by-media-uk/

XpertHR

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This has been outlined by XpertHR (2015)...

 

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CONTENT PROVIDER, Year created or updated. Title of document.  Publisher [viewed date]. Available from: short version of URL for resource

 

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XPERTHR, 2015.  Fit for work service in place.  XpertHR [viewed 27 July 2015].  Available from: http://www.xperthr.co.uk