Information Systems (Volume 11‚ 2003)79-93 79 CUSTOM MADE APPAREL AND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE AT LANDS’ END Blake Ives Information Systems Research Center University of Houston blake.ives@uh.edu Gabriele Piccoli Cornell University ABSTRACT The case describes a hugely successful example of IT-driven strategy‚ the Lands’ End custom tailored apparel initiative. In less than a year‚ 40% of Lands’ End customers buying chinos and jeans from the firm’s web site were buying tailored products. Over 20%
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The global farms race: Land Grabs‚ Agricultural Investment‚ and the Scramble for Food Security By Michael Kugelman and Susan L. Levenstein Less than a decade ago‚ there really wasn’t much information in regards to what the book‚ “The global farms race: Land Grabs‚ Agricultural Investment‚ and the Scramble for Food Security” by Michael Kugelman and Susan L. Levenstein‚ has offered us: deep‚ multi-positional insight presented by a host of authors with valid sources on one of the most interesting
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English Essay The Elizabethan Worldview and Much Ado About Nothing Audrey Hernandez The Elizabethan Era is one of the most fascinating periods in the History of the World. It is named after one of the greatest of the Queens of England - Queen Elizabeth I. It was the era of the very first Theatres in England - William Shakespeare and the globe Theatre and Christopher Marlowe! It also had a very different feel and look to it than we experience nowadays and this is shown in the marriage and wedding
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Mungo Milne 24/02/2015 English Essay: How do the poets convey longing in ‘piano’ and ‘once upon a time’? In the comparison between the two poems‚ what they are longing for‚ what causes the longing and how do they convey longing are the main topics. Firstly‚ what are they longing for? In ‘once upon a time’ it is a man telling his son about how much times had changed‚ that he was almost jealous of his childhood‚ similar to that of ‘piano.’ The title ‘once upon a time’ obviously conveys
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A REVIEW OF LAND ADMINISTRATION REFORMS IN NIGERIA. BY:- MARTINS T. ADENIPEKUN DEPT. OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT‚ LAGOS STATE POLYTECHNIC‚IKORODU‚ LAGOS. martinsadenipekun@yahoo.com‚ 08023167702‚ 08036317528. ABSTRACT Administration of land is as ancient as the creation of man. In Nigeria‚ the socio-economic and political factors had overtime brought about different administrative reforms put in place to foster developments. Certain patterns of land administration had emerged in Nigeria before
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LANDS END GUARANTEED. PERIOD. One of the simplest of statements is the driving force behind one of the strongest companies in fashion merchandising. Land’s End‚ a company with an established market for clothing‚ luggage‚ and home products‚ has created an enduring business model built on quality customer service. The company affirms this stance by proclaiming its goal is “to please [their] customers with the highest levels of quality and service in the industry‚ along with an unequivocal ironclad
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Question 3 Mr Levnson needs to make a request for presumption of death‚ an order dissolving the marriage‚ as per Section 1 of the Dissolution of Marriages on Presumption of Death Act 23 of 1979. Such an order presuming someone’s death does not automatically terminate his marriage. “Once it can no longer be the subject of an appeal‚ a declaration is conclusive as the presumed death
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Land degradation will remain an important global issue for the 21st century because of its adverse impact on agronomic productivity‚ the environment‚ and its effect on food security and the quality of life. Productivity impacts of land degradation are due to a decline in land quality on site where degradation occurs (e.g. erosion) and off site where sediments are deposited. However‚ the on-site impacts of land degradation on productivity are easily masked due to use of additional inputs and adoption
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customer needs in mind. There are certain things you can do to make sure you meet your customer needs‚ and those are explained below: First and foremost offer good customer service. The customer is not always right‚ but they should always be respected and valued. So‚ make sure that your customers know they are important to you‚ and that you want to meet their needs. If they know this‚ they will be more forgiving‚ and they will be more willing to stay loyal to you and help you meet their needs by informing
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‘Choose two or more of the central characters and describe them. How has Ron Howard directed your response to them? Do these characters change during the course of the film?’ Cinderella Man is a 2005 American drama film directed by Ron Howard. The film is based on real-life events that focus on the life of the professional boxer James J. Braddock and his struggle through the Great Depression. The main characters portrayed in the film are very diverse and versatile throughout the story. Howard’s
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