RETAIL OPERATIONS Course Material for Master of Fashion Management Students. RETAIL OPERATIONS Definition of Retail Operations Retail Operations professionals manage retail establishments on a daily basis‚ and are responsible for maximizing store profits. The National Retail Federation (NRF) reports that retail operators may also manage human resources and loss prevention. The retail store is of prime importance to the retail origination‚ for two reasons. • The retail store is the primary
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EN241 Professional Speech Communication Spring 2013 Information Gathering Interview Assignment When I look for a fashion designer to interview‚ I had other option: Christine who works in American apparel. One of classmates introduced me her when I asked him if he knew any designer who I can ask for an interview. However‚ It seemed to be more interesting to ask Agassi Nakhapetian the interview and‚ I thought he might be able to tell me more about the career he did for 20 years and the thing he
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An indie influence in fashion Does today’s popular apparel abate the underground spirit of the music that inspired it? It was just another Monday night at the Silver Lake club Spaceland‚ and local indie rock band Army Navy was performing onstage. The bassist‚ Ben Gaffin‚ played an almost-hypnotizing riff as the band’s catchy music filled the room. After the show‚ the patio was flooded with people who had anxiously rushed outside for a post-show cigarette. Now that the band and the fans were
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world war one‚ both women and men had extreme fashion changes that became more flamboyant‚ practical‚ and eccentric. From hems getting shorter to colors getting more vibrant‚ style changed drastically due to the heavy impact of the war. Although both men and women experienced drastic fashion changes‚ women were more affected because they were held to very high societal standards before the beginning of the war. Before the 1920s‚ both men and womens’ fashion was dull‚ conservative‚ and modest. After
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ZARA: Fast Fashion The Spanish retail chain Zara has unique supply chain management practices that enable it to gain a competitive advantage over other fashion retailers in the industry. Zara’s rapid response time enables the firm to quickly respond to changing fashions while deliberately under producing products. This strategy‚ which is supported by competencies in logistic management‚ design and information systems‚ allows the company to maintain less inventory and higher profit margins and is
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Case Study: Zara-Fast Fashion Case Summary: Inditex is the parent company of six different apparel retailing chains that includes Massimo Dutti‚ Pull and Bear‚ Bershka‚ Stradivarius‚ Oysho‚ and‚ most importantly‚ Zara. Zara has historically been the most profitable of the chains‚ operating 282 stores in 32 countries at the end of 2001 (Ghemawat & Nueno‚ 2006). The other five chains that are operated by Inditex have not matched the growth capabilities or revenue of Zara. Zara’s apparel offers
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Culture Studies for fashion 3.What is fashion’s role in the construction of social identities? Discuss with reference to specific examples. This essay discusses how fashion helps convey the social identity of the rich and wealthy. Status includes class‚ gender‚ and ages. Status is important in today’s society. As Coco Chanel said‚ ”women should dress as plainly as their maids” (Davis 1992:57). A person who is wealthy is a symbol of a person who is successful and of high income in the society
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France. Also thanks to the french designers during this era fashion magazines became a thing. The one lady establish Rococo fashions was Louis XV’s mistress Madame Pompadour. She had a passion for her pastel colors and the light. The happy style is how it came to be known as Rococo‚ and was how light stripes and floral patterns became a trend. Towards the end of the period‚ Marie Antoinette was one who became the leader of French fashion‚ as did her seamstress Rose Bertin. Extreme embellishment
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“Know first who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly” ~Epictetus Fashion is as essential as personality. It is for everyone willing to dress in a way that reflects their essence; their own style. No matter what‚ always trying to feel comfortable and satisfied with the clothes they wear that will show who they truly are. Finding individuality is really about getting to know yourself. It is about being connected with the very essence of who you are and‚ most important‚ be confident about
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Dana Wheeler‚ senior vice president of marketing for The Fashion Channel (TFC) must create a strategy which would help deal with the current marketing challenge. Wheeler’s major challenge is to choose an explicit target market in which her team can market towards in order to increase revenues for The Fashion Channel. The key Point’s of The Fashion Channel case include: 1. Build strong Target Market - In order for TFC to maintain and increase their advertising revenue model they must build
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