Department store

Sears, started with selling watches through catalogs in 1886, later the company became known for its Craftsman tools and Kenmore appliances. Sears struggled with the sale of clothing and other soft line products, which lead to Kmart Holding Corporation acquiring Sears Roebuck Company for 11.5 billion dollars in 2005 (Merrick, Berman, 2004). After acquisition in 2005, Kmart Holding Corporation combined with Sears Roebuck Company to create Sears Holdings, which at the time was the largest…

1997. Sephora is a French chain of more than 750 stores in 21 countries and carries over 250 brands of item specializing in cosmetics, personal care items, fragrances and beauty accessories including their own private labels. The name Sephora is a combination of two words - The Biblical name of ‘Zippo rah’ (Moses’ wife) and the word ‘sephos’ means pretty in Greek. Dominique Mandonnaud started a new innovation of perfumes with a new conception store introducing the self-approach service, where…

The business plan that I chose to examine is Lucky Brand Jeans, which is a denim company founded in Vernon, California. Lucky Brand currently has over 209 stores in America. In December 2013, Leonard Green and Partners acquired Lucky Brand from Fifth and Pacific. Lucky Brand mission statement is that they are culturally innovative and are committed to providing high-quality denim. It is a brand that helps express your own personal style with charm and a hint of rebellion. The analysis that I…

themselves against their competition. BHS is currently seen as being ‘outdated’ and even though they recently have been rebranded, this has not been carried out through all stores and not been promoted effectively. A key objective which needs to be reached by BHS is for the rebranding and refurbishment to be carried out through all stores and for this to be advertised appropriately to generate interest from potential…

Target is a large corporation that is considered number 2 in the discount chain store category, only second to Walmart. Target is a vast company and its area of operations can be found in 49 states and the District of Columbia. The company’s products include, but are not limited to, household essentials, food and pet supplies, apparel and accessories, home furnishings, and décor. Target sells cheap yet chic items at discounted prices, and includes an online business to compete with other…

Company Purpose: Under Armour was founded in 1996 by Kevin Plank from the basement of his grandmother’s house in Washington, D.C. In 1995, Plank, a college football player, had noticed that the T-shirts that he and his teammates wore underneath their pads were always drenched with sweat after games and practices. Plank thought “there has to be something better,” and started designing a new athletic T-shirt that would stay light during exercise, even at the hottest temperatures. After some…

father opened a kiryana store which was tucked away in an obscure lane in Bahadurabad. In 1978, He made a trip to Singapore and came across the Al-Mustafa Store, which was one of the largest retail chains there. He was so impressed with their business model that he decided to replicate it for Imtiaz. Sine 1955 ISM is providing its customers, the unique shopping experiences in Karachi, the biggest metropolitan cities of Pakistan. ISM is one of its kind modern retail departmental store offering…

“Black Friday” is a day when everything is on sale. According to blackfriday.com I discovered that the expression Black Friday “was coined in the 1960s to mark the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season” blackfriday.com. Black Friday refers to “stores moving from the red to the black” back in the past when accounting records were kept by hand, the red ink indicated a loss, and black ink indicated a profit. Black Friday originally occurred during the early 1930s in Philadelphia. Black Friday…

Yuriko Martel Macy’s Inc. is a well-known company and #1 department store chain. It is one of the nation’s premier Omni channel retailers, with fiscal 2013 sales of $27.9 billion. With about 840 stores in 45 states, the district the Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. Macy’s is different from other retailers, because Macy’s embraces customers and strives them to provide quality experience transcending ordinary shopping. Macy’s provide to customers the most unique and interesting fashion merchandise…

fashion company designs and markets shoes, apparel, and accessories for women, men, and children. The company includes a number of brands within the franchise. Steven Madden stores have locations both domestically within the United States and internationally. Its’ products are also sold within multiple different department stores and has a large online database to buy from. Despite the company being in the shrinking retail industry, Steve Madden Ltd. continues to grow and expand. Within this…