manufactured footwear products for the US-based Reebok International Limited (Reebok)‚ one of the leading footwear and apparel companies in the world. The report highlighted the poor working conditions in these factories. A similar report had been published in 1997 by two Hong Kong based non-profit organizations‚ which had accused Reebok’s sub-contractors3 of violating some of the provisions of Chinese labor laws in footwear factories in China. With over a hundred years of operations in the footwear industry
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Sport Marketing Reebok (A) Case In this case the core issue is Reebok needs to find a way to dramatically shift Reebok from a fashion athletic to a performance athletic brand through sports marketing and investment in high profile athletes‚ teams and leagues. Currently‚ Reebok is positioning themselves on the traditionally stronger consumer groups‚ which are the 25-29 and 18-24 who have the largest disposable income. Although they must start focusing on getting more male athletes to endorse
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NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL On July 5‚ 2001‚ Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual-fund management firm‚ pored over analysts ’ write-ups of Nike‚ Inc.‚ the athletic-shoe manufacturer. Nike ’s share price had declined significantly from the beginning of the year. Ford was considering buying some shares for the fund she managed‚ the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ which invested mostly in Fortune 500 companies‚ with an emphasis on value investing. Its top holdings
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Case Report - Nike Introduction Many of us know Nike for the clever maketing campaigns‚ celebrity athelets‚ "swoosh" logo‚ and "Just Do It!" slogan. In 1963 the world’s largest athletic shoe company was founded by Philip Kight and Bill Bowerman for $500 apiece and a handshake‚ and today has over $9 billion in revenues. After several years of record breaking performance Nike’s global labor practices were brought to the attention of the public as early as the 1990s. Which included publishings
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b. Expansion into additional product categories and acquisitions * Reebok held 32.2% share of branded athletic footwear in 1987 * UBU- Individuality‚ self-expression 1. Why has Reebok been successful up to this point (in the case)? What are the company’s strengths and weaknesses? They were very successful; they were holding a large share of the athletic footwear market. They kept innovating new things‚ creating a wide range of products and lines. Their biggest weaknesses were
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Nike case study Jamaludin Husein Alcaf Background • Nike is based in Oregon‚ USA. It operates in 120 countries and has over 20‚000 employees. Fiscal year 2001 saw sales grow in each of its product segments in all four global markets. Total sales topped $US 9 billion. • In Japan‚ Nike allied itself with Nissho Iwai‚ the sixth largest Japanese trading company‚ to form Nike-Japan Corporation. Because Nike al ready held a part of the low-priced athletic shoe market‚ the company set its sights on the
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Confirming Pages CASE 6 lululemon athletica‚ Inc. Arthur A. Thompson The University of Alabama I n early 2012‚ investor interest in lululemon athletica— a designer and retailer of high-end‚ yoga-inspired athletic apparel under the lululemon athletica and ivivva athletica brand names—was surging. Over the past 30 months‚ growing numbers of female shoppers were patronizing the company’s stores to pay premium prices for lululemon-branded items that offered performance‚ fit‚ and comfort and were
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Nike Case Study Table of Contents Part 1 Page Introduction and Overview 3-4 Part 2 Nike Company Information 5-6 Part 3 Nike weaknesses 7-8 Part 4 Ethics and impacts 9-10 Part 5 Conclusion 11 References 12 Nike manufactures and markets sports apparel and equipment on a global scale. They operate in 160 different countries‚ and have revenues of $18
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decision. (d)How should JetBlue slow down the growth of its fleet? Should it cut growth in A320 capacity‚ E190 capacity‚ or both? New Balance Athletic Shoe‚ Inc. Assignment Questions: (a) Evaluate New Balance’s current operations strategy. What are the key decisions implicit in this strategy? (b) Assuming that the total U.S. market for athletic footwear was 400 million pairs in 2005‚ how costly was New Balance decision to maintain 25% of its manufacturing in the United States? What is your
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Adidas case study Mission Statement Evaluation Matrix Adidas has a non-traditional form of a mission. Adopting the “one” theme‚ the company wants to signify a sense of harmony and integration between its people‚ plan and goals. “ AG is ccommitted to being a global leader in the sporting goods industry by producing brands that are novel‚ fun‚ and have a passion for atheltics and active people worldwide. We are committed to delivering industry leading financial results‚ innovating and the most
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