TOPSHOP (women) vs Urban Outfitters (women) Topshop was established in 1964 within a Sheffield department store called Peter Robinson in U.K. In 1974‚ Topshop was taken out of Peter Robinson and set up as a standalone retailer. It is a chain retail clothing store that operates in more than 20 countries. It is part of Arcadia Group‚ which was also owns a number of well-know outlets including Burton‚ Dorothy Perkins‚ Miss Selfridge and Wallis. It is mainly known for women’s clothing and its primary
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THE TRAFFIC SAFETY PROBLEM IN URBAN AREAS J. ARCHER1 and K. VOGEL2 1 CTR‚ Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan‚ Stockholm‚ Sweden; 2 VTI‚ Linköping‚ Sweden E-mail: jeffery.archer@infra.kth.se; katja.vogel@vti.se As the number of people who reside and work in urban areas increases‚ so‚ too‚ do the needs and demands placed on the infrastructure. This has led to severe congestion in many European cities‚ a situation which affects not only the environment in terms of pollution‚ but most notably levels
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March 8th 2011 Topic Report 1: Experiential Branding Urban Outfitters Urban Outfitters‚ founded in 1970‚ occupies more than 130 stores throughout the United States‚ Canada‚ and Europe. They offer a "lifestyle-specific shopping experience for the educated‚ urban-minded individual" for consumers ranging in age from eighteen to thirty years old. Urban Outfitter’s main product categories include art‚ music‚ and fashion‚ each of which can be broken down in to further categories. Their fashion
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Urban versus Rural Living Every country has its own taste‚ lifestyles and certain norms and standards. Every country presents two different types of culture in that very setting. There has always been a sharp distinction between urban and rural living‚ with each having its particular advantages and disadvantages. Both these present contrasting characters with different lifestyles and different perception of life. It has been noted that one of the contrast between
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Urban Outfitters Continuing Case Study: Managing a business 1. Explain how Urban Outfitters’ management ensures that no two stores are the same. Each store ’s management team impacts the design of that store. The Urban Outfitters’ management ensures that no two stores are the same with inspiration of all sorts. They sell originality. The store is a mixture of experience. It ’s very demonstrative. Employees also put their own ideas in the store layout and I think that is the most important
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To what extent do urban areas modify their climate? Urban areas climate is often significantly different to the surrounding rural areas‚ this is why urban areas are often described as having their own “micro climate” the differences in urban climates are due to number of different factors. Urban areas often experience a phenomenon known as a heat island‚ this is a zone of hot air around and above an urban area which has higher temperatures than the surrounding rural areas consequently cities tend
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Joe Burgess Mr. Jason Kirker Eng.120H 10 December 20121 Hidden Issues: The Healthcare Infrastructure of Post-Katrina New Orleans When Hurricane Katrina struck the city of New Orleans in August of 2005‚ the physical damage that the storm caused was easily seen. Mass flooding led to the destruction of many homes and famous landmarks. In an attempt to get out of the way of the storm’s path‚ many citizens fled the city in the days before the storm. Some‚ though‚ for various reasons‚ did not
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would use to best describe the portfolio of brands that Total Group has in its market? Convenience Total-Bonjour Convenience Total-Bonjour Rural Elan Rural Elan Price Hypermarkets Elf Price Hypermarkets Elf Urban Hypermarkets Elf Urban Hypermarkets Elf I would use Convenience and price to describe the portfolio of brands. 2. Based on the perceptual map‚ propose a set of marketing actions‚ beyond those that have been mentioned‚ that should be
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TOWARD AN URBAN SOCIOLOGY OF MEGA-EVENTS Harry H. Hiller INTRODUCTION The density and diversity of urban populations has long been understood to provide a context for the expression of various forms of collective behavior in the public spaces of cities (Mumford 1961; Lofland 1998; Castells 1983; Jukes 1990; Jacobs 1961). From street festivals‚ parades‚ and pilgrimages to riots‚ marches of resistance‚ and demonstrations‚ such expressive and instrumental activities have been among the most observable
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BUS 100 Introduction to Business Assignment #2 Urban Outfitters Continuing Case Study Part 4: Marketing a Business November 22‚ 2010 1. Explain why Sears or Wal-mart cannot effectively create a trendy counterculture image. There are many reasons that Wal-mart cannot effectively create a trendy counterculture image. First if you look at what a counterculture image actually is‚ which are kinds of subcultures that deliberately oppose certain aspects of what’s is main stream for example
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