Situation analysis A. General Environment Sociocultural/Demographic – Under Armour was able to build its brand image through extensive sponsorship. Under Armour now provides gear to the NFL‚ MLB‚ MLS‚ NHL the USA baseball and Ski teams including other professional leagues abroad. In 2005‚ Under Armour was supplying over 100 NCAA division I-A football programs and 30 NFL teams. Only four years since its founding Under Armour had become a globally recognized brand‚ and was still looking for areas to
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Rotimi Oyewole December 17‚ 2010 INBM 400 Seminar Final Case Study Under Armour Under Armour is an emerging company in the sports apparel industry whose mission is to “Make all athletes better through passion‚ science and the relentless pursuit of innovation”. Under Armour was a disruptive innovator in the sports apparel industry by creating sports apparel using synthetic materials as an alternative to natural fibers‚ such as cotton. This important change in material resulted in a “shirt
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Under Armour‚ Inc. Under Armour; the primary maker of performance athletic underwear and apparel has risen to the top with main competitor Nike. The company has also begun to become a factor in the footwear market as well. Recently‚ they have also become the official supplier of both the MLB and NHL. Under Armour’s specialty is sports specific garments‚ and completely dresses its customers from head to toe with both hot and cold gear for sports like football‚ baseball and hockey. Under Armour sells
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signals from the heart. Additionally‚ Under Armour developed the tape replacing clear that gives ultimate support‚ and pivot freedom for athletes.” (Horovitz 2012) These Innovations give Under Armour a competitive edge against other sporting retail brands. As the company continues to keep up with society’s technology advances‚ it can remain a hot topic in its industry in the eyes of many consumers. Also with the invention of the compression undershirt‚ Under Armour was founded on innovation within the athletic
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Under Armour: Case 1 The following is an environmental analysis of the “performance apparel” business sector of the athletic apparel industry‚ with an analysis on Under Armour‚ the 3rd largest athletic apparel company. The company is clearly rapidly growing‚ touching markets that have been dominated before‚ but continues to pride themselves on the performance of their products. The first section of this analysis will cover the trends in technology‚ economics‚ demographics‚ socialites and culture
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Draft 1- Letter to the Editor paper U.S. History 4th hour Nov. 10 1665 65th Street Chicago‚ Illinois 49408 Chicago Tribune 1864 Rutherford Street Chicago‚ Illinois November 10‚ 1900 To Whom It May Concern I am a concerned resident of the great city of Chicago who would like to express a few ideas on the following subject. For many years‚ the meat packing industry of this town has provided many jobs and generated great amounts of commerce. However‚ the
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Sinclair‚ Upton. The Jungle. New York: The Penguin Book‚ 1906 Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle is the story of an immigrant who came to America for a new beginning involving a “great” job. The immigrant‚ Jurgis Rudkus‚ comes from a poor family in Lithuania and wants to now support his future wife‚ Ona Lukoszaite by working for a meatpacking factory in Chicago. Jurgis soon realizes that America and its’ people and opportunities are not all that he thought they would be. Sinclair exposes the horrors and
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Sam Edward Spt 260 March 25‚ 2013 Under Armour History of the organization Under Armour was founded in 1996 by Kevin Plank ‚ a then 23-year old former special team’s captain of the University of Maryland football team. Plank initially began the business from his grandmother ’s basement in Washington‚ D.C. As a fullback at the University of Maryland ‚ Plank got tired of having to change out of the sweat-soaked T-shirts worn under his jersey; however‚ he noticed that his compression shorts
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dollar from the company’s earnings. Currently‚ the P/E ratio for Under Armour is 95.82 which is staggeringly high. Nike is valued at a P/E ratio of 27.46 while Adidas is at 12.08 [Exhibit 6]. An extremely high P/E ratio means that investors value this company very highly and are willing to pay a high price for its share. It reflects positively on Under Armour’s growth prospects. This high price tag associated with Under Armour has come because of the explosive growth the brand has seen over the last
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Under Armour Case Study The Early years of Under Armour Under Armour was found in 1996 by fullback Kevin Plank. As a fullback at the University of Maryland‚ he got tired of having to change out of the sweaty T-shirts he wore under his jersey but then‚ he noticed that his compression shorts worn during practice stayed dry. This encouraged him to make a T-shirt using this fabric. After graduating from the University of Maryland‚ Plank developed his first prototype of the shirt‚ which
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