organizational performance. Designer Shoe Warehouse As of January 2010 the Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) had 305 operating stores in 39 states. In the United States DSW is the leading footwear specialty retailer. DSW caters to both men and women by offering a wide assortment of better-brand dress‚ casual‚ and athletic footwear‚ and accessories. DSW focuses on its customers by offering them a vast assortment of seasonal styles with convenience and value desired by the customers (DSW‚ Inc. 2009 Annual Report)
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their employees to transform those same materials into a variety of consumer products‚ as quickly as is possible to turn out a high-quality product. One of the leading firms in the high-performance athletic wear business is the industry giant Nike‚ Inc.‚ a longstanding member of the Dow Jones U.S. Footwear Index. Brilliantly successful in all three functions that organizations perform in operations management to produce goods (and services)--marketing‚ production‚ and financing‚ Nike‚ Inc. (who also
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Analysis New Balance International was founded during the early 1990s specializing in orthopedic footware to improve the fit of their shoes. Today the company continues its founding values in a highly specialized niche business of providing athletic footware in a wide range of widths and sizes which distinguishes the product from its competitors. With the philosophy of “one size did not fit all‚” New Balance expanded operation from the US and currently markets its product in 160 countries
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Olympus. A mystical presence‚ symbolizing victorious encounters‚ Nike presided over history’s earliest battlefields. A Greek would say‚ "When we go to battle and win‚ we say it is Nike." Synonymous with honored conquest‚ Nike is the twentieth century footwear that lifts the world’s greatest athletes to new levels of mastery and achievement. The Nike ’swoosh’ embodies the spirit of the winged goddess who inspired the most courageous and chivalrous warriors at the dawn of civilization. In Greek mythology
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the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and the world’s second largest producer of sporting apparel has had a long and rich legacy of producing some of the highest quality and most technologically innovative sporting equipment particularly footwear. In keeping with the brand image is its association with the distinctive logo and its advertising slogan‚ "Impossible is Nothing." All of the athletes trust those 3 stripes logo group. All the athletes trust it because of its outstanding performance
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second out of five teams in the Business Strategy Game conducted during the Spring I 2009 Strategic Management course. Our company strategic vision statement states: “Be the world’s premier provider of high performance footwear at an affordable price and become the footwear choice of world-class athletes and performance-minded customers. To concentrate our efforts not only on our customers‚ but also on our shareholders with solid market share‚ consistent growth‚ and genuine value.” This strategic
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differing advertising strategies within its various markets‚ while at the same time striving to communicate an identical brand identity worldwide. The essence of the business involves the design‚ development and worldwide marketing of high quality footwear‚ apparel‚ and equipment and accessory products. The slogan of the Nike Company is JUST DO IT and the logo is SWOOSH. Nike is distributed in over 160 countries around the world (Asia‚ Australia‚ Canada). Especially in India‚ Nike decided to enter
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range of shoe‚ apparel and equipment products‚ all of which are currently its top-selling product categories. • Nike started selling sports apparel‚ athletic bags and accessory items in 1979. Their brand Cole Haan carries a line of dress and casual footwear and accessories for men‚ women and children. • Nike’s foremost focus is athletic footwear and apparels designed for sports and everyday usage with the brand name. • The production facilities are located close to the raw material to have low
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Shoe Making- How Shoes are Made Footwear can be defined as garments that are worn on the feet. There main purpose is protecting one ’s feet. Of late‚ footwear has become an important component of fashion accessories. Although‚ their basic purpose remains that of protection‚ adornment or defining style statement has become their additional and a significant function. There are many types of footwear- shoes‚ boots‚ sandals‚ slippers etc. They are further categorized into many more types. Shoes
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS AREA: FINANCE PROFESSOR: COURSE E24 SESSIONS: 8 JOSÉ ANTONIO LARRAZ E-mail: jalarraz@faculty.ie.edu José Antonio Larraz is a partner in Capital Alianza‚ a Spanish private equity management firm focused in the middle market. While at Capital Alianza‚ Mr. Larraz has been involved in several acquisition and divestment transactions and has actively participated in the management of different companies in the portfolio‚ being currently a board member of Iberchem. Prior to
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