Course Outline School: Advancement Department: English and ESL Program: N/A Course Title: College Communications 2 (ESL) Course Code: COMM-171 Total Course Hours: 45 Prerequisites/Co-requisites: Placement Based on Assessment Testing Eligible for Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition: No Originated by: Geri Dasgupta‚ Jennifer Mei‚ Patrick Muldoon‚ Nell Waldman‚ July 2005 Revised by: Doug Smith‚ Sarah Duffy‚ Michelle Buuck Date:
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1 The Gap‚ Inc. SWOT Analysis Strengths Strong Liquidity Position During the 2010 fiscal year‚ The Gap‚ Inc. saw an increase in cash inflow from operating activities of 36.4%‚ according to GlobalData. Increasing cash and cash equivalent represents the company’s ability to fund its business opportunities‚ working capital needs‚ meet shortterm obligations and other capital requirements in the future. GAP is superior competitors. According to DataMonitor‚ 2011‚ the company’s net profit margin (8
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Case Analysis and Strategic Recommendations for GAP Inc.‚ Introduction The Gap was founded in 1969 by husband and wife Don and Dorris Fisher. It started in down town San Francisco as a Levis retailer who also sold records. From the beginning‚ the Fishers wanted the company to have a unique image. They wanted shopping for jeans to be a fun and easy experience as opposed to the difficult and unexciting experience that was present in the 1969 jeans industry. The Fisher’s
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Gap Inc. Case Analysis and Recommendations Micah Keith GBA 490 June 10‚ 2013 ------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Recommendations & Justification………………………………………………………………...2 Appendix Dominant Economic Characteristics………………………………………………………3 Market Size and Growth Rate Number of Rivals Scope of Competitive Rivalry Product Innovation Demand-Supply Conditions Consumer Characteristics Pace of Technological Change Economies of Scale
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Apple Inc. 2010 Case Study Case Summary: Steve Jobs and Steve Wazniak started Apple over 30 years ago. Over that time span‚ Steve jobs was fired from Apple and rehired. It was essentially Jobs that save apple with superb vision and creative innovations. The first innovation was like a fashion statement. The iMac was an innovation that put 2 products into one. The desktop was built into the screen. Then‚ Jobs tackled the world of portable music by inventing the iPod. He shortly followed
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STRENGTH 1. Gap Inc. opened its first stores in Serbia and Ukraine because Ukraine is the fastest growing retail market in Eastern Europe‚ while Serbia has many young customer who enjoy shopping. 2. Expansion of GAP Inc. due to growth management by divisional president in various country. 3. The company provide a wide range of family clothing product include denim‚ khakis‚ t-shirt‚ shoes. 4. GAP has a well establish code ethics‚ translated in 65 different language which is the best communication
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Strengths Large network of physical stores Gap‚ the company‚ has a large network of physical locations. At the beginning of February 2008‚ the company had 3‚167 stores‚ including 1‚249 in the US and 1‚918 in international locations such as Canada‚ the UK‚ France and Japan. Gap has also entered franchise agreements to operate Gap stores or Gap and Banana Republic stores in Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ United Arab Emirates‚ Kuwait‚ Qatar‚ Bahrain‚ Oman‚ Indonesia‚ and Korea. Comparatively‚ Gap’s competitor
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[pic] 9-710-467 APRIL 13‚ 2010 DAVID B. YOFFIE RENEE KIM Apple Inc. in 2010 On April 4‚ 2010‚ Apple Inc. launched its eagerly anticipated iPad amid great hype. The multimedia computer tablet was the third major innovation that Apple had released over the last decade. CEO Steve Jobs had argued that the iPad was another revolutionary product that could emulate the smashing success of the iPod and the iPhone. Expectations ran high. Even The Economist displayed the release of the iPad on
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The central purpose of writing this Case Study Analyses on The Gap‚ Inc. is to identify and isolate key issues and their underlying implications and offer practical solutions and plans for implementing those solutions. This will be done by highlighting the social influences that influence the Gap‚ Inc. marketing strategy‚ segmentation strategies with respect to distinct retail markets‚ and positioning strategies that can be used or changed in a retail setting‚ as requested in the course assignment
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Apple‚ Inc. in 2010 Assignment Questions 1. What are the chief elements of Apple’s overall competitive strategy? How well do the pieces fit together? Is the strategy evolving? 2. What are the key elements of Apple’s strategy in computers‚ personal media players‚ and smartphones? Have its strategies in its core businesses yielded success? Explain. 3. What does a competitive strength assessment reveal about Apple’s computer business‚ as compared to the leaders in the personal computer industry
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