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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For example‚ in the novel‚ The Good Earth‚ Pearl S. Buck describes Wang Lung’s story and and how he transforms from a poor farmer to a wealthy landowner. Throughout his transformation‚ Wang Lung and his family go through a series of events that fill up pages in his story. Although everyone’s story is unique‚ Pearl S. Buck makes it possible for the readers to relate their story to The Good Earth. The first example the readers can relate their lives to in The Good Earth is Wang Lung’s determination
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Mid-luxury/executive cars The mid-luxury segment are commonly referred to as executive cars in Britain‚ Obere Mittelklasse in German‚ and Grandes Routières in French. Examples include the Volvo S80‚ BMW 5 Series‚ Mercedes-Benz E-Class‚ and Jaguar XF [30] Although having similar dimensions to mid-size cars and large family cars‚ executive cars are engineered and positioned as premium vehicles with better performance and technology amenities. There is also higher development and production costs
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A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IS A NECESSITY AND NOT A LUXURY Practicing a healthy life-style decreases health care costs and increases a healthier life. A major concern of a healthy lifestyle is the eating habits. What should people be doing to live a healthy life ? People must eat right‚ exercise regularly and keep the mind calm and content. Eating right is not about avoiding fatty foods‚ cutting down on caffeine and signing an expensive contract for a gym membership. You just have to consider how certain
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Music is necessary for survival. Music is indeed a luxury but it also an important aspect of life. The way music sustains life is different from anything else. I strongly believe music is a part of all of us‚ no matter what we do. Music is an expression of our thoughts and emotions. Some people make music that can be enjoyed by everyone‚ while some can only enjoy it. Music has several unique ways to express a single idea. The one thing that can connect every individual with one thought is a miracle
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McDonald’s: A Good Image with Bad Ethics Aimee Gibison Introduction McDonald’s Corporation has been growing and spreading internationally for the past three decades. Although McDonald’s seems convenient‚ cheap and clean there are many negative aspects of the business. In spite of paying their employees low wages and negatively impacting other cultures‚ McDonald’s and chains like it‚ have managed to position themselves as a positive piece of Americana. McDonald’s promotes its positive image and
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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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Outsourcing A Good U.S. Business Strategy? In order to give an answer to this week journal question‚ first I would like to define what outsourcing really is. According to the business dictionary‚ outsourcing is contracting or subcontracting of noncore activities to free up cash‚ personnel‚ time‚ and facilities for activities in which a company holds competitive advantage. Based on this definition‚ now we can concentrate on answering the question either it is good or bad business strategy for the U
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Building an Organization Capable of Good Strategy Execution Core Concept Good strategy execution requires a team effort. All managers have strategy-executing responsibility in their areas of authority‚ and all employees are participants in the strategy execution process. At the operational level‚ managers need to be able to motivate their subordinates to participate in the strategy execution process. Some authors believe that there is a paradox of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Shoyu (soy) had come to Japan with the arrival of Buddhism‚ a teaching that turned Japanese from meat based to vegetable based flavorings. It was brought by a Japanese Zen Buddhist who studied in China. Noda became a major center for shoyu manufacturing in Japan because of its rich agricultural kanto plain and strategic location. The Mogi family was the one who began brewing shoyu in Noda and has maintained an exceptional quality of shoyu for almost a century. Another Noda family
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