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recognition by marketing their products to fashion-aware, affluent customers who want to wear and be seen in the latest, trendiest, jeans and related apparel. True Religion originally limited distribution to exclusive boutiques, specialty stores, and department stores to promote their brand uniqueness and justify the retail price range of $170 to $300 per pair. They manufacture their clothing in the United States for the "Made in the U.S.A." status as well as to control costs and minimize fixed…

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…

There are numerous companies that fit the bill of falling short in implementing the marketing concepts, due to not focusing on creating, delivery, and communicating superior value to its customers. One company that comes to mind is JC Penney (Penney), as an iconic discount and sales retailer, where it made its debut in 1902 as the Golden Rule store (JC Penney, 2011). Penney survived countless strategic business challenges, but was able to maintain its existence, yet barely holding on…

West Marine was the largest boating supply retailer in the United States in 2003 and was planning on acquiring its biggest competitor, Boat U.S. However, West Marine had gone through a similar acquisition a few years earlier that was a struggle for the company to manage. West Marine acquired E&B Marine, a company similar in size. During the acquisition, West Marine immediately almost doubled its number of stores. Its systems, processes and management team struggled to keep up with the sudden…

vehicles involved where either fire department apparatus or personal vehicles while responding to or returning to the station from an emergency incident. This shows that there is a need for drivers to be properly trained in how to operate an apparatus or personal vehicle in emergency driving situations. A comprehensive drivers training program is need to reach the upmost safest drivers. This drivers training programs has been developed for use of by any department small, large, full time, or…

prices, and includes an online business to compete with other discount vendors like Amazon. Target likes to bill its products as more upscale than other large discount box stores. At the current moment Target is aggressively promoting its grocery department and had expanded to markets in Canada, but in early 2015 it had decided to cease its operations in Canada. (Hoovers, Inc., 2015) Competitive Landscape Target is in a crowded field because of their large product line up. Since Target offers a…

I felt the sharp stinging pain on my chin when I had on my dad’s work pants on, then my sister all of a sudden pulled the back of them so I went falling forward and come to find out I busted my chin open. My dad had to take off work early just to come pick me up and rush me to OU medical center in Edmond to get stitches. I was afraid it would hurt but I asked the nurses who did my stitches, “Will it hurt?” and they told me “it won't hurt if you numb it with ice so you won't be able to feel a…

Missing Data: Based on the limited information provided, it is unknown if there’s any relation among the sales of the three major product lines for the ABC department store. For example, does a customer that frequents the store with the intention of purchasing clothes also purchase sporting goods because of the purchase of clothes? The synergy effects among three products in our company (clothing, sporting goods, & hardware) via manufacturing, marketing, and management, help realize the maximum…

Topshop is known for its high street fashion, from children, teenagers, men and women and plus sizes wear. Topshop target market is customers, who are in their early teen and late women who are in their 30’s. Topshop audience is people who are on a budget. It mainly sells fashion clothing, accessories and shoes. Topshop have many different clothing lines: Collections, Premium, Boutique and Style. Topshop not only sell women’s wear but men’s wear as well, known as (Topman). Topshop have a range…

Macys is a retailer that we have come to know as a house hold name. Macys was started in 1858 as a dry good store and continued to emerge over the years to become the retailer giant that we know today (Macy's Press Room, 2016). Macys operates 600 stores thought out the US, Guam, and Puerto Rico (Macy's Press Room, 2016). With more than 24 billion dollars in annual sales Macy’s could use many if not all zones of the social media marketing to be successful (Business Wire, 2018). Within Social…