never grow out of playing dress up‚ and that I could enter a world that would be perfect for me. Although‚ being a fashion editor has always been my dream it comes with many roles‚ expectations‚ and requirements I must get used to. The first thing that a Fashion Editor should get used to is the many roles they have to encounter. Someone aspiring to be in the position of a fashion editor needs “an ability to work under pressure‚ as all magazine publishers give their writers firm deadlines” (Giacobello
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The fashion in the 1980’s was very weird and crazy. The trends of the 80’s changed almost every two years. This was a very weird decade‚ not just for women‚ but men and children also. The rapid changing of clothing was different each time. There were a lot of things that affected the way people dressed in the 80’s‚ things such as music and religion. 1980s fashion history is memorable and quite distinctive. A variety of fashion looks ran parallel to each other in the 1980s. Women of this era began
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Reflections on Fashion ‘‘Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.’ Oscar Wilde Fashion. For some it is everything‚ it merely represents a way of living; for others‚ it is a living hell! To look like nobody else is a sufficiently mortifying reflection; to be in danger of being mistaken for one of the rabble is even worse. Fashion constantly begins and ends in the two things it detests most‚ singularity and vulgarity. Every person
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examples) 1. Zara’s young “fashion-conscious” staff of Store Managers. The Managers decide which merchandise to order and discontinue‚ and also transmit customer data and their own sense of inflection points to Zara’s design teams. 2. Zara’s product cycle was much better than its competitors. Zara was able to originate a design and have finished goods in stores in 4-5 weeks for entirely new designs. The industry model was 6 months for design and 3 months for manufacturing. Zara produces 11‚000 items
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Overview: Industry * Mature product by 1990. Little or no growth domestically (Italy) * Export market experiencing large growth (20-25% per yr in European countries) Expect 2/3 of new demand from Eastern European market. Demand is high because they wanted low-priced basic food products * Limited or no seasonal demand * Highly competitive domestically over 2000 pasta manufacturers in Italy. Declining margins. * Pasta market is extremely price sensitive. * Barilla is the market leader in Italy
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Zara Case Analysis Environmental Analysis: Zara’s primary threat is rivalry in the apparel retailing market. Retail spending on clothing and apparel in 2000 was approximately 900 billion worldwide. This market has been described as a buyer driven market. The GAP (U.S.)‚ H&M (Sweden)‚ and Benetton (Italy) all compete internationally with Inditex‚ owner of Zara and five other apparel retailing chains. Zara contrasts the buyer driven market model as usually exists in the apparel retailing
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CASE 3.4 Continued Growth for Zara and Inditex CIRCA 2008 ARTEIXO‚ Spain¡ªZara stores have set the pace for retailers around the world in making and shipping trendy clothing. Now Pablo Isla‚ chief executive of parent company Inditex SA‚ says Zara needs to speed up. As rivals catch up‚ Mr. Isla is attempting one of the fastest global expansions the fashion world has ever seen‚ opening hundreds of new stores and entering new markets. To do that‚ as an economic downturn threatens
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Question 1.1 - Competitors It is most interesting to compare Inditex’s financial results with H&M. Similarities Low prices and relatively high fashion content Both are mainly European based Strong international expansion strategy Both have reasonable but not excessive physical quality In terms of positioning‚ Gap and Benneton are less fashion driven and more expensive Differences: H&M mainly outsources its production (outsources 50% of its production in Europe as well‚ but has slightly
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What problems and challenges are faced by Moore at the time of the case? Moore Medical Corporation is strategically focusing on practitioner business by offering a relatively broad product range (thereby providing ?one-stop shopping?. Moore Medical is a medium-sized distributor of medical supplies to practitioners such as podiatrists and emergency medical technicians. Up to the time of the case‚ it has relied on traditional customer channels such as catalogs‚ phones‚ and faxes to communicate product
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Business Plan Request Leslie Marion CEO of JCW Inc. has identified she will need $125‚850 to open a Reference School Center in Houston‚ Texas. The funds will cover the purchase and installation of the equipment and machinery‚ leasehold improvements‚ inventory‚ office equipment‚ and working capital to start the business. Leslie Marion will contribute $20‚000 to the project from personal funds. The remainder of $105‚850 is requested to be a SBA loan at 6.00% interest amortized over 5 years
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