Case Study: Zara: IT for Fashion Background Zara‚ high fashion clothing producer and retailer‚ opened its first store in Galicia‚ Spain in 1975‚ and by 2003‚ had grown to 550 stores worldwide. Zara is the largest holding of its mother company‚ Inditex‚ and is evaluating whether to invest in modernizing its IT infrastructure‚ specifically its in-store Point-of-Sale (POS) terminals which are running a DOS Operating System that is now EOL. Business Model Zara has a unique and very effective business
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A fast food restaurant is on every corner‚ but is actually good for you? Fast food became popular in the early 1900’s but it didn’t just take off. Fast food has made quite a journey in its development opening opportunities along the way. It has its advantages and disadvantages but being aware of them is very important. Fast food has made a huge impact on our nation’s health and economy. How was fast food developed? Burgers made at fairs‚ carnivals‚ and events were known as low quality. It
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Speaking tearm 4 Thienhaxanh! 7.FASHION AND STATUS. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? One should never judge a person by external appearances. In general‚ some people tend to decide whether a person is good or not good just by his external appearances. However‚ I do not go along with the idea. For one thing‚ we may notice that a person is actually a good person by talking with him regardless of his external appearances. In addition‚ I think that it is more important to look
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Artexio‚ Galicia. ZARA was founded in the year 1975. Is one of major selling brand of the biggest fashion retailer "INDITEX". Amancio Ortega Gaona and Rosalia Mera in Artexio‚ Galicia. - Taken from Wikipedia. Zara has resisted the industry-wide trend towards fast fashion production to low-cost countries. Perhaps its most unusual strategy was policy of zero advertising; the company invests percentage of revenues in opening the new stores. Idea of Zara increased as a "fashion imitator" company
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Alycia Griffin Professor Michael Bedsole English 101 16 September 2012 Fashion Junkie Every company wants to have fresh ideas for their ad campaigns‚ to draw in their audience. Sisley attempted to draw the consumer in using an advertisement that depicted two women participating in illicit behaviors. The advertisement may have been considered humorous‚ had it not been so vulgar. Sisley’s attempt at reeling the consumer in resulted in an effect that definitely caught the eyes of their targeted
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Why Do Fashion Trends Change But Repeat Themselves? In today’s society‚ we have a general tendency to follow fashion that have been imparted on us especially by the media‚ but it is like we are repeating a cycle even though fashion trends change quite often they tend to recycle couple years later so why do we keep up? Fashion generally refers to popular style or practice especially in dress or behavior. Fashion trends are known as a “fad” or a craze just for a certain amount of time until something
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Throughout the years‚ America’s growing weight problem has been a big issue. In the article "The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home"‚ the author Daniel Weintraub states that a public health group in California has asked the governor to declare childhood obesity a state of emergency. Many blame the fast food businesses while others blame the consumers (parents). I believe it is the consumers’ fault on the issue we have with the growing weight problem. Parents are to blame due to the fact that
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FASHION ‘Fashion’ is thus defined in the dictionary: "The prevailing mode in such things as are subject to change in form or style‚ as in ornament and etiquette‚ and especially in dress." It is the name given to the prevailing style of living among the upper classes and the rich. Among the members of the "smart set "of any country‚ certain styles of houses‚ furniture‚ foods and drinks‚ times of meals‚ amusements‚ polite customs‚ and especially dress‚ are "fashionable". Every person nurtures
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Fashion What is fashion?The word fashion generally relates to clothing! What is fashion? Fashion is a part of all our lives no matter where you are from! Fashion Is "YOU" and fashion is "me". I think we all can agree that clothing is an essential part of our lives Right? Fashion plays a very important part of your life. Fashion is not just for the rich and the famous! fashion can describe a person in many ways. your gender‚ your religion and culture you are from It allows other to judge
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THE PASSION FOR FASHION ESSAY HASHIQUE.K.M THE PASSION FOR FASHION F ashion is a term to denote a popular style of clothes‚ hair‚ manner‚ habits‚ etc. at a particular time or place. Living at a time when it is widely believed that clothes define a man’s status‚ the trend for fashion is great among young people all over the world. Fashion has spread in all the spheres of our life. Fashion designing‚ fashion parades and shows exhibit the latest dresses designed to fit in every occasion
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