Case Study #4 Rich Rogers‚ Les Ford‚ and Jasmine Young all worked for Darius D’Amore’s Fragrances‚ Inc. During the employment there‚ they believed they were discriminated against and filed a $70 million lawsuit. The antidiscrimination laws concerning the workplace that fit this case are Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990‚ Civil Rights Act of 1991‚ and Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978. The ADA of 1990 prohibits discrimination based on disability. In this case‚ the firm violated this act
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plan isprepared for the case study of Flare Fragrance Inc which operates in the U.S women fragrance market‚ currently its growth to maturity stage.External analysis has identified political‚ economical‚ social‚ technological and naturalfactors affecting the fragrance market. Most significant being declining U.S fragrance market and trend of tradingof luxury brands to mass alternative‚ post 2008 financial crisis.Industry analysis identified the U.S fragrance industryto be low in attractiveness. Critical
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Case summary Alfin Fragrance Inc. was a US based importer and marketer of high end French perfumes and cosmetics. The company was going to introduce an industry breakthrough product – Glycel‚ which was acted like an anti aging crème. The product would be demonstrated and sold at the best departmental and Glycel was expected to provide Alfin Fragrance a fortune as an annual sales of $ 30 million was expected in 1987. The industry observers speculated that Alfin Fragrance needs some external financing
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rP os t 4550 MAY 5‚ 2010 JOHN A. QUELCH LISA D. DONOVAN op yo Flare Fragrances Company‚ Inc.: Analyzing Growth Opportunities It was early December 2008‚ time for Flare Fragrances Co. to launch its final analysis of 2009 strategic initiatives‚ and the group of 10 sales and marketing employees in the main Flare conference room could see by the look on her face that CEO Joely Patterson was determined to make 2009 better than 2008 had been. The economic crisis had taken its toll
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The Chemistry of Fragrances From Perfumer to Consumer 2nd Edition RSC Popular Science Titles The RSC publishes series of inexpensive texts suitable for teachers and students which give a clear‚ readable introduction to selected topics in chemistry. They should also appeal to the general chemist. For further information on all available titles contact: Sales and Customer Care Department‚ Royal Society of Chemistry‚ Thomas Graham House‚ Science Park‚ Milton Road‚ Cambridge CB4 0WF‚ UK
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SITUATION Flare Fragrances Company was started in 1955. It’s a small women’s perfume manufacturer. By 2008 it’s taken up # 4 positions in the women’s fragrance market in the USA. By the year 2008 flare’s estimated factory sales was in the tune of $221 million dollars. The CEO Joely Patterson wants to have new strategic initiative for the year 2009. There are two potential options: increase the efforts in drug store channel or introduce a new perfume brand. ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION Market research
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Flare Fragrances Company‚ Inc . Final Authentic Assessment Analyzing Growth Opportunities MRKT 495 Flare Fragrances Company‚ Inc . Final Authentic Assessment Analyzing Growth Opportunities MRKT 495 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUBJECT PAGE(S) History 1-2 Executive Summary 2-3 Statement of challenge 3 Evidence Supporting the Challenge 3-4 Analysis of Current Situation 5-6 SWOT Conclusion 6 Competitive Analysis Conclusion 6-7
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used to give the human body‚ animals‚ objects‚ and living spaces a pleasant scent The Fragrance wheel is a relatively new classification method that is widely used in retail and in the fragrance industry. The method was created in 1983 by Michael Edwards‚ a consultant in the perfume industry‚ who designed his own scheme of fragrance classification.The new scheme was created in order to simplify fragrance classification and naming scheme‚ as well as to show the relationships between each of the
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Background Founded in 1955‚ as a small manufacturer of women’s fragrance‚ Flare has grown into the No. 4 player in the U.S. women’s fragrance market. Introduced in 1975‚ the brand Loveliest is one of its strongest thus far. Faced with a growth challenge in a difficult economic environment‚ CEO Joely Patterson outlines two growth opportunities for her marketing staff to evaluate. One involves launching a new scent and possibly separating it from the trusty "umbrella brand" that comprises Flare’s
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Analyzing Flare Fragrances Co.‚ Inc. Joseph J Fortunato CR 504 Marketing Management May‚ 31‚ 2011 About Flare Fragrances: Flare Fragrances Company‚ a small women’s perfume manufacturer‚ was started in 1955. Since inception‚ Flare has grown to be the #4 player in the U.S. women’s fragrance market. For 2008 EOY estimates were $221 million dollars up 2% over 2007 sales. In 1975 Flare introduced the brand “Loveliest” which was their sole focus until 1996 when they introduced
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