1. What is your opinion on the “multi-brand strategy” of Gap Inc. (Gap‚ Banana Republic‚ Old Navy‚ and Forth&Towne)? What are the main advantages and the main disadvantages of this “multi-brand strategy” compared to a “single-brand strategy”‚ i.e. compared to a strategy in which this company would have concentrated solely on the Gap brand. In my opinion‚ the multi-brand strategy is the revolution of how many businesses reach their customers these days. The companies can use it to acquire greater
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Nike Inc Case Analysis: Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital Monica Mojica FIU Finance 6800 Professor Smith Fall 2011 Table of Contents Problem Statement…………………………………………………………………………… 3 Situation Analysis……………………………………………………………………………... 3 Major Strategic Alternatives…………………………………………………………………...3 Decision Criteria……………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Analysis of Alternatives ………………………………………………………………………
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Company Overview History Google Inc. is an Internet/computer software company which hosts many internet based and software services and products. At its core is google.com –the world’s top search engine. Google’s stated mission is “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful”. Google was founded by two PhD candidates at Stanford University –Larry Page and Sergey Brin. It was incorporated on Sept. 4‚ 1998 and went public on Aug. 19‚ 2004. The company’s
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For Metalcrafters Inc.‚ the first thing I would do is to decide whether or not each alternative is mutually exclusive or independent. In this case‚ the stamping press alternatives are mutually exclusive‚ the extrusion press alternatives are mutually exclusive‚ and the new parts orders are mutually exclusive. Beginning with the stamping press‚ the next thing I would do is figure out what the expected useful life is for each alternative. Because the SX-65 has a useful life of 5 years and the MD-40
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Nike Inc.‚ Cost of Capital Dr. Romer Finance 3613 By: Joseph White Michael Parker NorthPoint a mutual-fund-management firm is contemplating adding Nike Inc. stocks to its Large-Cap Fund. Kimi Ford a portfolio manager for NorthPoint has developed a discounted-cash-flow forecast to help make the decision. Kimi comes to the conclusion that Nike is overvalued at its current price of $42.09 with a 12 percent cost of capital that she estimated. To determine if her estimation is correct about
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| TRENDSETTERS INC. Term sheet Negotiations | Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital | | | Introduction: Trendsetter Inc. was formed by Wendy Borg and Jason Kushdog‚ the CEO and the COO respectively‚ in March 2000‚ to deliver innovative warehouse and distribution management software program for clothing retailers. The “founders” started the firm after quitting their respective jobs and decided to pool in their savings in the firm. The software produced by the firm would contain a demand
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realize are the conditions the animals are living in before they’re killed. Cows are being hung upside‚ pigs and chickens are cramped in enclosed spaces. Inside the facility‚ the animals are beaten once more to be herded into place. In the film "Food Inc" by a man is seen in a some sort of vehicle pushing a cow‚ which is upside down‚ being forced into a gated area. What can come from those living conditions? Different bacteria enters our food. There is no safe risk for your body when it comes to
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Absolutely amazing‚ that ’s all I can say about the corporate structure of GNC. As with any jumping on fads there are always going to be someone to try to take advantage of consumers; welcome to the wonderful world of GNC. This company is no different than any other company‚ low paying part-time employees‚ medium range pay for managers‚ and large pay for regional sales directors and so on. First of all let me explain my background: I am a part-time sales associate‚ I have been lifting for about 4
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STONEHAVEN INC. CASE STUDY Submitted by: INTRODUCTION Stonehaven Inc. Headquartered near Boston was a manufacturing brand name for non athletic shoes for adults. Recent changes has made the management to think about bringing necessary improvement to cater the changing demands and tackle the long order-to-delivery lead times. 1.0 What are the daily capacities and manufacturing lead time of cutting‚ stitching and lasting department considering a a.100 pair batch b.10 pair batch? A. CUTTING 8
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(a) Norwalk Division Balanced Scorecard | | Objectives | Measures | Targets | Initiatives | Financial perspective | Maximise return on development spending Increase profits | Return on research capital (RORC) Product profitability | 30% 25% per year | Develop and introduce new productsIntroduce an intense marketing campaign | Customer perspective | Increase market shareImprove customer satisfaction | Market share Customer complaint rate | 25%< 5% | Customer loyalty
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