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    Nordstrom was co founded 1901 by a 30 year old man named John W Nordstrom and his partner Carl Wallin. At age 16‚ John W of Sweden left his home and moved to Alaska where he struck gold. While in Alaska‚ he met a man named Carl Wallin‚ “who owned a shoe repair shop in downtown Seattle” (Nordstrom Employee‚ 2006). The two decided form a partnership and open a shoe store entitled Wallin & Nordstrom. Right form the start‚ the business philosophy was “based on exceptional customer service‚

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    Nordstrom Cheryl Akins Professor Araya Marketing 100 June 13‚ 2011 Nordstrom 1. Identify the type of retailer that Nordstrom’s is classified as. Describe the characteristics it shares with other retailers of this type. Nordstrom is classified as an upscale large independent department store. It shares the same characteristics as Macy’s‚ JC penny’s and Dillard’s who also sells clothing‚ accessories‚ handbags‚ jewelry‚ cosmetics‚ and fragrances. 2. Describe

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    Nordstrom: Dissension in the Ranks? Q1) What is the cause of the problems described in the case? How serious are these problems? The main problems of Nordstrom are its compensation and incentives policies that are distorted. This company uses a Sales-per-Hour ratio as the leading in performance evaluation and work compensation. This performance indicator is not properly balanced by other important factors‚ such as customer satisfaction‚ it just focus the sales and the number of hours worked. The

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    Environmental forces The environmental forces are the external forces of Pizza Hut that will directly or indirectly influence the organization. There are six environmental forces of Pizza Hut such as competitive‚ economic‚ political‚ legal and regulatory‚ technological‚ and socio cultural. Competitive Forces There are 3 types of competitors that Pizza Hut faced on which include brand competitors‚ generic competitors and total budget competitors. The brand competitors of Pizza Hut such as

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    NORDSTROM INC—ANALYZING FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE RETURN ON OPOERATING ASSETS ADDITIVE DUPONT MODEL Summary Nordstrom is one of the oldest retail companies in the United States. It started from 1901 in Seattle and has been grown to a powerful retailer in national area. Selling high quality products is the most important method for Nordstrom to collect its revenue. At the same time‚ Nordstrom also offers credits and debts to customers by his banks. In this case‚ we are trying to analysis Nordstrom’s

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    SingTel - Environmental forces Table of contents 1. Introduction [3] 1.1. Background to the report [3] 1.2. Purpose of the report [3] 1.3. Scope of the report 2. Analysis 2.1.1. Macroenvironmental [3] 2.1.1 Technological [3-4] 2.1.2 Demographic [4] 2.2 Microenvironmental [4] 2.2.1 Competitors [4-5] 3. Conclusion [5] 4. References

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    Nordstrom: Planning a better inventory Question 1 Nordstrom has famously been known for its lean retail prices and its tight inventory. Nordstrom uses demand forecasting to minimize leftover inventory. Nordstrom’s total corporate management is based on two main goals. One is to associate purchasing with demand to keep inventory as lean as possible. Second is to present customers and sales associates with a wide-ranging view of Nordstrom’s entire inventory‚ including all stores and warehouses

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    Nordstrom Case Nordstrom is an upscale US department store chain with sales that topped $8 billion in 2009. John W. Nordstrom originally started the company as a shoe store but it grew over the years into a fashion specialty chain store selling top-quality‚ brand-name clothing‚ accessories‚ jewelry‚ cosmetics‚ and fragrances. From the beginning‚ Nordstrom has delivered in and stressed the importance of providing the highest level of customer service possible along with top-of-the line‚ high-quality

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    Nordstrom’s problems... Nordstrom is a classic case of how complicated and counterproductive the business becomes if a system is not properly designed or implemented. Nordstrom’s intentions were very good when they launched their customized piece rate compensation technique called “Sales Per Hour (SPH)” for the first time in the retail industry. Their plan was to motivate all the sale employees to think and act outside the box and earn tremendous customer satisfaction thus augmenting the sales.

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    MICRO ENVIRONMENTALFORCES | EVENTS | IMPACTOPPORTUNITIES/THREATS | COMPETITORS | * YEOS * POKKA | -VE IMPACT * Holds high percentage of market share * Both YEOS and POKKA are the leading brand in the Asian Specialty drinks category. They both have their own loyal group of consumer. In addition to that‚ they also have similar range of product‚ pricing‚ placing of product as F&N Seasons .Thus‚ they are viewed as the strongest competitor to F&N Seasons * Products are similar

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