CASE 1 – Targeting the College Age Apparel Market Synopsis: American Eagle and Abercrombie & Fitch are rival retailers vying for a competitive leadership position among the same segment of the teenage/college student market. Each‚ however‚ pursues a slightly different strategy‚ even though some similarities have been the issues for legal contestation. The case details the strategies‚ merchandising‚ operations‚ and competitive positions of the two retailers. Use: Chapter 1 Examines the trends
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Cor porate Social Responsibility in Supply Chain Management: A Case Study on NTUC FairPrice Cooperative Ltd Singapore Written by Chua Ker Sin Senior Executive Singapore Compact for CSR With contributions from Ms Evelyn Sue Wong Advisor‚ Research and Publications Singapore Compact for CSR Case Study: Singapore The case was developed with the cooperation of Singapore Compact for CSR solely for educational purposes as a contribution to the Project entitled “New Corporate Procurement
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CASE STUDY # 1 Case Study #- Read the article from STORES MAGAZINE on the 2013 Top Retailers and Answer the following questions: Read and review the above chart and article regarding the 2013 Top Retailers and discuss the current state of the retail business. In your write up include the following: Ø Discuss 3 factors influencing sales results overall 1. Point of Differentiation – In business economics‚ differentiation is seen as an important strategic move for companies to
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Case 2: Pacific Brands: Rebuilding the brand Industry: Australian Textile(Apparel) Industry Australia listed company from 2004. Product segment of Pacific Brands: Underwear & hosiery: 1/3 of sales‚ contributes more than half of the earnings Workwear: account for just over 22% of sale Homewear: account for just over 22% of sale Footwear‚ outerwear and sport business: $175 million write-down on the division at February 2011 Market segment of Pacific Brands: Australian‚ New Zealand‚ UK
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Case Study adidas The brand adidas has been selling sports apparel for 90 years and has been the official sponsor of the World Cup since 1970. It has more than 38‚000 employees throughout the world. Currently‚ one of its most outstanding products is the F-50 soccer shoe. It’s the world’s lightest‚ weighing 165g‚ and is worn by the most important players in the World Cup. A special version was made exclusively for the Argentinian player Lionel Messi‚ who was selected as the FIFA World Player
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An Analytical Study on Titan v/s Timex with respect to STP and Consumer Behaviour Prepared for: Prof. Subrat Sahu (Marketing Management) By Khushboo Mandot Roll no: 23 SKIPS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL November 13‚ 2008 Prof. Subrat Sahu Marketing Management SKIPS Dear Sir‚ I have completed the report that you requested. This report examines the differences between Titan and Timex with respect to its segmentation‚ targeting and positioning strategies as well
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Umbrella Brands The 1980s witnessed a revolution in the understanding of the working of the brands. Marketers depict brands as a reflection of customers’ own personalities‚ so that they can relate to their products well. In fact the distinguishing aspect of the modern marketing has been its focus upon the creation of differentiated brands and using them as weapons for launching multi-level attacks on competition. Market research has been used to help identify and develop bases of brand differentiation
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and add value to a brand. Building a strong brand takes time commitment and hard work. The identity of the brand‚ from the perspective of the consumers‚ is the foundation of a good brand-building program. Effective brand management that encompasses brand personality is of major importance in reaching the company goals of satisfaction‚ loyalty and profitability. Building a powerful brand requires determining the substantial characteristics of the offerings that carry the brand name and the psychological
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competitive advantages? To have a competitive advantage a company should have a right strategy‚ consequently to have distinctive competences and as a result to have good resources and capabilities‚ which bring high profitability to the company. In our case the competitive advantages of Apple is differentiation and innovation‚ high quality‚ great customer responsiveness‚ high level of marketing and having strong sales department. By recruiting Steve Jobs Apple did its first steps. They have done a good
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Brand Loyalty One of the most desirable traits that marketers would like to see in the consumers they are positioning their product towards is loyalty to their brand. Brand loyalty can be defined as “the extent of the faithfulness of consumers to a particular brand‚ expressed through their repeat purchases‚ irrespective of the marketing pressure generated by the competing brands.” (Business Dictionary‚ 2012) An expression of brand loyalty from consumers can help companies to experience significant
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