www.elsevier.com/locate/bushor How far can luxury brands travel? Avoiding the pitfalls of luxury brand extension Mergen Reddy a‚ Nic Terblanche b‚ Leyland Pitt c‚*‚ Michael Parent c a Capgemini Consulting‚ P.O. Box 785827‚ Sandton‚ 2146‚ South Africa Stellenbosch University‚ Private Bag X1‚ Matieland‚ 7602‚ South Africa c Segal Graduate School of Business‚ Simon Fraser University‚ 500 Granville Street‚ Vancouver‚ BC V6C 1W6‚ Canada b KEYWORDS Luxury brands; Brand extensions; Degree of adjacency;
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"Education is Not a Luxury" by Stephen Joel Trachtenberg debates that the tradition agrarian calendar is no longer necessary to society being that civilization has changed from an agricultural society into a technology era. Trachtenberg suggest a lengthening of the school year to eight months out of a year and a school day starting at 9 and ending at 5. Society’s little Respect for the educational institutions‚ causes students to not take school seriously because they’re only there for a short
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CRUISE IHM41 Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Cruise Lines takes pride in being the "World’s Most Popular Cruise Line". Growing from one converted ocean liner in 1972 to a fleet of 22 modern cruise ships today‚ the line has been an outstanding success. Indeed‚ without it there would have been no Carnival Corporation‚ the largest firm in the cruise business and parent company of Holland America‚ Curnard‚ Princess‚ P&O and several other major lines. Passengers tend to be mostly Americans
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The Dowager Empress Ci Xi played an extensive role in supporting the group known as the ‘Boxers’‚ her role can be linked with her lust for power‚ this is proven by her actions to take power‚ such as the palace coup against Guang-Xu in 1898‚ the execution of 5 reformers that went without trial and her apparent poisoning of Tz-uan discussed by Dennet and Dixon. With this in mind‚ we can safely say that Ci Xi had no boundaries when it came to preserving her power. The palace coup in 1898 was a result
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16 Key Luxury Brand Distributors A round up of sixteen of the most prominent luxury goods distributors‚ including Bosco di Ciliegi‚ Bluebell‚ Swiss Prestige and Chalhoub Group. Despite their inherant focus on brand control‚ luxury manufacturers have commonly relied on local distributors to introduce products to new markets‚ acknowledging that whilst they might know what is best for their brand communications‚ design and development‚ they may not necessarily understand local cultures‚ retail climates
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I. Market opportunities in Colombia for the luxury fashion and accessories For a business in a Latin American country‚ I have chosen to export a fashion & Accessories luxury brand in Columbia. 1. The fashion luxury market in Colombia According to CPP’s latest market research (2011)‚ Colombia is set to overtake Brazil by 2014 in terms of growth rate of its luxury market‚ the sectors with the highest potential for growth being: hospitality‚ SPA‚ fashion & accessories‚ watches‚ fine foods / gourmet
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Luxury brands during times of recession A question of survival Universally‚ luxury items are considered to be items of great prestigious value‚ and their possession has satisfied people worldwide. In the last three decades particularly‚ consumers have enjoyed a higher level of disposable income than ever before‚ and as a result luxury brands have prospered greatly. However‚ in times of economic crisis luxury brands face the challenge of having their brands perceived value becoming dangerously
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but are not limited to‚ low-cost provider strategies‚ differentiation strategies‚ focused low-cost and differentiation strategies‚ and best-cost provider strategies. Coach Inc.’s strategy that created the accessible luxury market in ladies handbags made it among the best-known luxury brands in North America and Asia and had allowed its sales to grow at an annual rate of 20 percent between 2000 and 2011‚ reaching $4.2 billion. The company’s strategy focuses on five key initiatives. First‚ Coach
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Use this Key Bus Services Map as a handy companion to explore the city area. It features the major bus services going from Orchard Road‚ Scotts Road‚ Bras Basah Road‚ Napier Road and Tanglin Road to key destinations‚ such as places of interest‚ major shopping centres and MRT stations. ORCHARD RD SCOTTS RD BRAS BASAH RD NAPIER RD TANGLIN RD You may also refer to the bus service information panels at every bus stop for detailed bus routes and fare information. 162 143 700 167 700A 124 162#
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Consumer Behavior Mon 1-5pm Book Report Deluxe: How Luxury Lost its Luster Deluxe: How luxury lost its luster‚ by Dana Thomas‚ brings a hard hitting‚ raw look at the world of luxury and the mass demand of luxury that has occurred. The book was published by the Penguin Group in 2007. Luxury is defined by Thomas as truly special‚ and was only available to the aristocratic world of wealth and old money in western culture. Luxury signified an experience and lifestyle that denotes royalty‚
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