Data Protection Act 1998 The Data Protection Act 1998 gives you the right to know what information is being held about you‚ and sets out rules to make sure that this information is handled properly. For example when you shop online at Boots or Topman you have the right to know what details they have about you‚ and they cannot pass on this information to others without your consent. As E-business grows bigger the government might have to introduce new legislation‚ because more people will be
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Topshop Market According to Mintel (August 2003)‚ UK consumers keep on spending on clothes‚ even when they are cutting back in other areas‚ with total consumer expenditure on clothing in the UK reaching £34‚825 million in 2002 - a 25.3% increase compared to 1998. This exceeds the growth of total consumer expenditure in the UK over the same period. Although the rate of year-on-year sales growth slowed slightly in 2003 as the consumer boom of 2000 and 2001 cooled‚ the slowdown in fashion retailing
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1. What factors have led to higher prices in Europe than in the United States for Hilfiger merchandise? What problems might Hilfiger encounter by having higher prices in Europe than in the United States? The European and American market definitely has a major clash‚ for it was stated in the case that their demands are opposite from each other. Well‚ the European market seems to be more demanding in terms of product selection‚ variety‚ material and collection. As mentioned‚ there have been special
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University Babes – Bolyai Faculty of Economics and Business Administration IBM – International Business Management – 2nd Year -TOPSHOP International Strategies – Final Project Dumitrascu Elena Onitiu Anamaria Pascalau Anca – Diana Tatar Horatiu Table of Contents 1. Presentation of the Company ................................................................................................3 1.1. Topshop – Part of Arcadia Group .................................................................
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Unit 29 – Understanding Retailing Task 3 Understand the sales and service functions in retailing Key terms which needs to feature in your work: Customer focus: customer satisfaction (new‚ repeat); collection and uses of customer information; uses of ICT in communication with customers; Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Customer service: customer service as an objective; advantages; problems; target marketing; identifying needs; customer service (pre-transaction‚ transaction‚ post-transaction);
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Abstract This report will analyse the corporate activities and position of Next plc‚ focusing on clothing‚ which is the company’s main product area. The report firstly provides an overview of the history and background of the company as well as mentioned the state of the clothing retail market. Following the introduction the report then goes into deep analysis of Next‚ beginning with identifying the company’s key strengths and opportunities for future success‚ before going on to explore certain
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1965 Topshop was given the basement of the largest Peter Robinson store right in the middle of Oxford Street London‚ the most famous street for fashion. Topshop become a standalone retailer in 1974 and launched Topman in 1978 to go along side Topshop‚ the sister brand. In 1992 Topshop and Topman joined forces and created the largest fashion retail store in the world attracting over 200‚000 shoppers a week covering 90‚000 sqft at 214 Oxford Street London. Topshop has now become a fashion phenomenon and
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I arrived at Bonifacio High Street late in the afternoon‚ when the sun had just come down and the bright pink sky was slowly turning into a light shade of indigo. That day was a holiday. I expected the place to be packed with women wearing high-heeled Gucci stilettos‚ men flashing their big Philip Stein watches‚ and social butterflies‚ their faces heavily made-up‚ with their Ray-Ban sunglasses laying over anywhere but their eyes as if to say‚ “Thank God I can put these sunglasses away. The sun is
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Analyse and evaluate Arcadia Group and Indian apparel Industry and market By Saran Tammikasakul Prepared For: Peter Erdelyi Dr. Lukman Aroean Dr. Ke Rong Unit: Managing Relationships and Networks Msc International Business Management February 2012 The Business School‚ Bournemouth University Introduction Arcadia Group Limited is a British company that owns nine of high street’s clothing brands. With over a century experience in the business‚ the group has over 2‚500 stores in the
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What are the Core Skills and Attributes Required to be a Successful Fashion Buyer? Craig Weighman ABSTRACT This study was carried out in order to explore the role of the fashion buyer and generate a greater understanding whilst also developing informed and insightful opinions on the key attributes required in becoming a successful fashion buyer in industry. The main findings were that the fashion industry is a highly competitive market place as much reliant on business flair and intuition as
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