...The garments for the label is produced in Thanpara Village of Rajshahi, Bangladesh by Thanapara Swallows Development Society’s handicraft section that runs independently and consists majority of women staffs that were affected by war during the liberation period in 1971 (Bhalo, 2014). The village is located in north western Bangladesh. When the conflicting unanticipated army of opposed party invaded the village during the liberation period hundred innocent men were killed. The peaceful village was transformed into a bloody battleground. With assassination of male counterparts of households; the families lost hope and were shattered. During the aftermath of the war, a handicraft program was introduced in the village by Swedish charity group (Swallows Development Society) for the women who were affected by the war that inspired them with self sustainability. With Bhalo’s partnership with Swallows Development Society since the establishment, it has provided job opportunities to the suffering village women during recent times. (Bhalo, 2014). With the increasing shift in garment industry to use modern machineries in mass production of the materials, people of rural Bangladesh are lately migrating to more industrialized cities like Dhaka where there are infrastructure available and much more job opportunities. This results in population of Dhaka growing exponentially where more than 500,000 people migrate annually from rural areas seeking employment or education opportunities...
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...Contemporary UK Fashion Industry Sustainable? The sustainability of the fashion industry is one of the major concerns facing many stakeholders in the sector. The UK fashion industry is increasingly facing a wide range of sustainability issues ranging from wastes generation due to increased production of fashion products to the use of toxic materials in the production of fashion items. In addition, the industry has also been faced with the problem of the growing problem of widespread use of unsustainable materials such as non-biodegradable materials that are not usually easy to recycle as well as the current energy consumption to the release of millions of tons of greenhouse gasses released during the manufacture of fashion and textile products. It is widely believed that many of these sustainability challenges and issues are largely attributed to the recent increased flow of a diverse range of fashion products particularly clothing and textiles in the UK market. For example, recent statistics indicate that that up to 3.2 million tonnes of fashion related products like clothing and textiles currently flow through the country each year . Generally, the environmental impacts of the fashion sector mainly include its high contribution to the climate change in the form of the increasing requirement of fossil fuels required in the generation of energy used in the industry such as in the production and manufacture sectors. For example, the intense production of fashion items to meet...
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...their simple and attractive with high level quality of clothes. We will try two analyze working culture, business performance and history, competition and geographic dominance of two clothing retailer giants. Years before two small stores opened and they succeed to dominate market with their modern style and different business doing. • Zara has already changed the fashion industry. - Business Insider Zara is most #58 biggest brand in the world according to Forbes. • America's largest apparel retailer is embarking on a turnaround plan to recapture cool customers. - Business Insider Gap inc is #745 Gap biggest brand in the worlds according to Forbes Zara shops followed swiftly in New York in 1989, Paris in 1990. Now the group has nearly 3,900 stores in 70 countries around the world. Gap has 3,100 stores globally and employs about 150,000 people. A Gap spokeswoman declined to comment on the loss of the top spot to Zara. Let's check analyses of these two giants with full provided information. Firstly take brief tour to their history and about founders. Brief History of Brands Fashion giant, Zara, forms part of the retail group ‘Grupo Inditex’ which Mintel (2007) acknowledges as one of the “largest, fastest growing and successful” clothing retailers across Europe. Grupo Inditex is formulated by an amalgamation of major high street names from across Europe, including Zara, Pull and Bear and Bershka, in total boasting 3.825 stores across 68 countries...
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...UGB247- Responsible Business Report on Corporate Responsibility ‘Fashion Retailing in Europe’ Laura Wallace: 1083579942 Module Leader/ Tutor: Mark Winter 15th May 2015 Word Count: 3,296 1 Contents 1.0 What is Corporate Responsibility? Page 3 2.0 Key Issues of Corporate Responsibility Page 3 2.1 Issues Relating to Outsourcing Page 4 and 5 2.2 Child Labour Page 5 and 6 2.3 The Use of Animal Fur and Environmental Issues Page 6 and 7 3.0 Best Practice Within the Sector Page 7 3.1 Primark, Compensation and Utilitarianism Page 7 and 8 3.2 H&M, Child Labour and Deontology Page 8 3.3 M&S and Virtue Theory Page 8 and 9 4.0 Recommendations Page 9 4.1 Responsibility Auditing Page 9 4.2 Education Page 9 and 10 4.3 Making a Stand Against Animal Fur Page 10 5.0 Conclusion Page 10 6.0 References Page 11 and 12 7.0 Appendices Page 13, 14, 15 and 16 2 1.0 What is Corporate Responsibility? Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is “about businesses and other organizations going beyond the legal obligations to manage the impact they have on the environment and society.” (Lea, 2002) In recent years, the fashion retailing sector in Europe has gained a lot of media interest over its irresponsibility to society and its employees. Some companies which have been under scrutiny around this issue include: Primark, Zara and H&M as well as many other brands which are increasingly popular...
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...Employees: 500 Sales: C$202.14 million (1996) Stock Exchanges: Toronto Montreal Ticker Symbol: AO.A SICs: 2337 Women's, Misses', & Juniors' Suits, Skirts, & Coats; 2321 Men's & Boys' Shirts, Except Work Shirts; 2325 Men's & Boys' Separate Trousers & Slacks; 2329 Men's & Boys' Clothing, Not Elsewhere Classified; 2331 Women's, Misses', & Juniors' Blouses & Shirts; 2335 Women's, Misses', & Juniors' Dresses; 2339 Women's, Misses', & Juniors' Outerwear, Not Elsewhere Classified; 2361 Girls', Children's, & Infants' Blouses & Shirts; 2369 Girls', Children's, & Infants' Outerwear, Not Elsewhere Classified; 2221 Broadwoven Fabric Mills-Manmade Company Perspectives: Algo Group's mission is to be a recognized leader in the fashion industry in Canada, the United States and Europe. We will strive to create strategic alliances with our customers and to consistently meet their expectations with respect to product design, value, and timely and responsive service and support. We will foster an...
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...H&M Case Study H&M is a Swedish retailer in fashion apparel industry and was founded in 1947 by Erling Persson. The fashion apparel industry is often regarded to be one of the most difficult branches to operate in, due to short product cycles, volatile demand and fierce competition in an increasingly globalized world. Mass-market pioneer in fast-fashion business Structure: 1) Name model 2) Mention why and/or when to use 3) Analyses PESTEC * Political factors that affect businesses include new legislation such as the national minimum wage and setting tax rates such as VAT or Corporation Tax. * Economic factors that affect firms are inflation and unemployment, interest rates and exchange rates (if importing or exporting goods abroad). * Social factors that can affect businesses include fashions, tastes and trends, and also demographic factors such as the ageing population of the UK. This has seen the rise of what is called the 'grey pound' – an increased number of wealthier older people with a disposable income. * Technological factors consist of the rapid automation of factory and industrialised work, or the worldwide increase of retailing online, e-commerce. * Environmental factors that affect firms are mainly concerned with being sustainable and being ethical. Examples of these issues are the recycling of used products, whether products are bio-degradable and the disposal of industrial waste. * Competitive factors is concerned...
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...1. Introduction 1.1 Indian Textile Industry India is a traditional textile-producing country with textiles in general, and cotton in particular, being major industries for the country. India is among the world’s top producers of yarns and fabrics, and the export quality of its products is ever increasing. Textile Industry is one of the largest and oldest industries in India. Textile Industry in India is a self-reliant and independent industry and has great diversification and versatility. The textile industry can be broadly classified into two categories, the organized mill sector and the unorganized decentralized sector. The organized sector of the textile industry represents the mills. It could be a spinning mill or a composite mill. Composite mill is one where the spinning, weaving and processing facilities are carried out under one roof. The decentralized sector is engaged mainly in the weaving activity, which makes it heavily dependent on the organized sector for their yarn requirements. This decentralized sector is comprised of the three major segments viz., powerloom, handloom and hosiery. In addition to the above, there are readymade garments, khadi as well as carpet manufacturing units in the decentralized sector. The Indian Textile Industry has an overwhelming presence in the economic life of the country. It is the second largest textile industry in the world after China. Apart from providing one of the basic necessities of life i.e. cloth, the textile industry...
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...performance since the 2008 recession hit * Bank of England said they showed "no signs" of risking "killing off the recovery, by raising interest rates, anytime soon" * Likely that interest rate rises will be delayed until late 2015 * Wage growth currently outpaces inflation at the fastest rate in 5 years * In the last quarter of 2014, unemployment fell by 97,000 to 1.86 million * After the decline of 2.5% in 2009, the UK clothing retail market increased by 5.3% in 2010 and a further increase has been estimated Social * The aging population in the UK is growing significantly, by 2030 the number of people aged 65 and over will have grown 43% * Mass migration has led to a change in the Cultural face of the UK * Fast fashion has enabled a democratic engagement with the luxury of constant novelty, once only the domain of the very wealthy * There is a strong emphasis on appearances and looking the part (being fit, great hair, great style, etc.) Clothing companies need to emphasize that their brand represents all of these things (having models to portray that specific look.) * Children are leaving home later than in past generations * Spending on leisure and holidays has increased by 8x since 1971 * Shopping itself used to be a leisure activity but this has changed massively since advances in e-commerce Technological * Only 29% of households owned a computer in 1997 compared with 70% in 2007, and 83% in 2013 *...
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...Tomorrow’s clothing retail: sectors, markets and routes – forecasts to 2016 2010 edition Page i Tomorrow’s clothing retail: sectors, markets and routes – forecasts to 2016 2010 edition By Malcolm Newbery and Karlynne ter Meulen June 2010 Published by Aroq Limited Seneca House Buntsford Park Road Bromsgrove Worcestershire B60 3DX United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1527 573 600 Fax: +44 (0)1527 577 423 Web: www.just-style.com Registered in England no: 4307068 © 2010 All content copyright Aroq Ltd. All rights reserved. Page ii Single-user licence edition This report is provided for individual use only. If you would like to share this report with your colleagues, please order additional copies or sign up for a multi-user licence by contacting: Chris Clarke Research manager, just-style.com Tel: +44 (0)1527 573 615 Email: chris.clarke@just-style.com Copyright statement © 2010 All content copyright Aroq Limited. All rights reserved. This publication, or any part of it, may not be copied, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or be transmitted in any form by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Aroq Limited. This report is the product of extensive research work. It is protected by copyright under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The authors of Aroq Limited’s research reports are drawn from a wide range of professional...
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...Italia……………………………………………………………………………..……….4 What it takes to be a business owner………………………………………………………………..5-6 What’s the future of Amore Italia?.....................................................................................................6 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………………….6-7 References…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8 Addendum…………………………………………………………………………………………………...…9-10 Abstract My interview was with Patrizia Florino, who is the proud owner of a small clothing store for women in Anaheim, California. Patrizia grew up in southern Italy until the age of 24 and has been living in California ever since. She‘s always had a passion for the fashion industry, working several jobs in retail stores and even doing some modeling. Patrizia learned throughout working in the fashion industry is she cared about clothes the most and could only express herself if she had her own clothing store, so that’s exactly what she did. Having family and friends in Italy helps to drive her business, which is called “Amore Italia” meaning Love Italy. Throughout my interview at times I felt as though I was back in Italy, Patrizia runs her store with beliefs and work ethics as only Italians can do. Interview with Patrizia Florino In March 2011, Patrizia Florino opened up her clothing store called Amore Italia in Anaheim, California. Amore Italia means Love Italy and is a sole proprietorship. She has been an employee for corporations and franchises before but says there...
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...Each stores placed in a carefully considered location with a design concept with original features. COS’s production do not show seasoning trends, they are timeless. Moreover, both traditional methods and innovative techniques are used together. People can check some activities related to fashion, trend or other events in COS’s online website ‘Calendar’. COS has online shopping in their site and ship to 18 countries in Europe. MONKI Monki explain itself: ‘ Our stores are portals to our world, a world full of mystery, myths and magic, the home of the mischievous monkis and the source of inspiration for our collections.’ Monki is a fashion brand with a world of its own, noted by street style and its unusual story-based store concepts. Monki opens its first store – the Forgotten Forest concept in 2006. The second Monki interior design concept I The City of Oil and Steel in 2008. The stores and monki.com provide innovative collections and an inspiring fashion experience characterized by playfulness and colourful graphic design. Monki has lots of position in their area. Monki care about their co-workers and customers. Furthermore, Monki care abour our planet and they strive ethical and environmental approach to business.Monki produce clothes or accessorizes such as swimwear, dresses, underwear or trousers for just girls Monki ship to 18 countries in Europe. People can...
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...Gina Garza Sustainable Fashion Sustainable fashion also known as ‘Green,’ has been successfully promoted in the past years to become the new black. This is a new trend that will hopefully prevail not only for a season but also for years. If people keep supporting it, it could possibly prevail forever. As technology has developed the planet Earth has been deteriorating slowly. This new concept supports and promotes the idea for people to be environmentally conscious. The idea is to care for the place where we humans live. Green is now everywhere. When you go to the market to buy groceries you can find that there is sustainable packaging that will integrate to the planet after its use. Now people take their own cloth bags to carry the products that they purchase so they don’t use plastic bags. This has become a fashion as well. To be more environmental friendly, why not use sustainable clothes? Clothes are one of the major necessities that a human may have. People can look fashionable, in style, and support the planet at the same time. The nonprofit Sustainable Technology Education Project (STEP) defines eco-fashions as clothes “that take into account the environment, the health of consumers and the working conditions of people in the fashion industry” (West). Sustainable fashion is designed to be completely environmental friendly. This whole movement complements a larger trend of "ethical fashion," and according to the May 2007 Vogue appears not to be a short-term trend but...
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...SCARBOROUGH SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT CANDIDATE NAME: JANE DOERAYME REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1601850000 DATE OF SUBMISSION: FEBRUARY 20TH 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS 2 JUSTIFICATION OF LOCATION 3 SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE LABOUR 4 SOURCES OF FIXED AND WORKING CAPITAL 5 ROLE OF THE ENTREPRENEUR 6 TYPE OF PRODUCTION 7 LEVELS OF PRODUCTION 8 QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES 9 USE OF TECHNOLOGY 10 LINKAGES 11 POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH 12 GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS 13 ETHICAL ISSUES 14 BIBLIOGRAPHY 15 INTRODUCTION This project is intended to provide an overview of a business plan for the establishment of a design and fashion business by the name of ‘Yut Trenz’. An examination of some of the main structures required for the successful formation and eventually growth of the business will be highlighted. It is intended that this business can be an alternative to sustainable employment for the author, when the author has completed his/her academic and/or other studies, and wishes to enter the job market. DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS A design and sewing business will be established as the owners would have the skills in design and sewing, which were acquired after leaving secondary school. Mr. John Doe and Ms. Jane Moe will be the business’ owners. The design part of the business will be managed by Mr. John Doe, who has a certificate in Art and...
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...Diploma in Gaming and Animation Technology E1012 Website Development Vero moda Student Name : Zhang yuchen Student ID : 018800008066 Module Code : E1012 Lecture Name : Mr.KIWY 1 Problem specification………………………………………………………………….4 1.1 company profile………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4 1.2 target group………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4 1.3 design profile………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5 1.4 responsible product……………………………………………………………………………………………………6 1.5 distribution…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 1.6 program screen design……………………………………………………………………………………………….8 2 Program specification………………………………………………………………….9 2.1 file specification…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8 2.2 input & output specification………………………………………………………………………………………9 2.3 processing specification…………………………………………………………………………………………….25 3 Programming listing…………………………………………………………………25 4 Programming testing……………………………………………………………….82 4.1 test plan……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………82 4.2 test case & result………………………………………………………………………………………………………83 4.3 test log……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………111 5 User guide………………………………………………………………………………112 5.1 Hardware & software specification…………………………………………………………………………113 5.2 Getting started……………………………………………………………………………………………………….114 5.3 Operating guide………………………………………………………………………………………………………115 6 Program conclusion………………………………………………………………..134 ...
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...Zara Case: Fast Fashion from Savvy Systems a gallaugher.com case provided free to faculty & students for non-commercial use © Copyright 1997-2008, John M. Gallaugher, Ph.D. – for more info see: http://www.gallaugher.com/chapters Last modified: Sept. 13, 2008 Note: this is an earlier version of the case. All cases updated after July 2009 are now hosted (and still free) at http://www.flatworldknowledge.com. For details see the ‘Courseware’ section of http://gallaugher.com INTRODUCTION The poor, ship-building town of La Coruña in northern Spain seems an unlikely home to a techcharged innovator in the decidedly ungeeky fashion industry, but that’s where you’ll find “The Cube”, the gleaming, futuristic central command of the Inditex Corporation (Industrias de Diseno Textil), parent of game-changing clothes giant, Zara. The blend of technology-enabled strategy that Zara has unleashed seems to break all of the rules in the fashion industry. The firm shuns advertising, rarely runs sales, and in an industry where nearly every major player outsources manufacturing to low-cost countries, Zara is highly vertically integrated, keeping huge swaths of its production process in-house. These counterintuitive moves are part of a recipe for success that’s beating the pants off the competition, and it has turned the founder of Inditex, Amancio Ortega, into Spain’s wealthiest man and the world’s richest fashion executive. Zara’s operations are concentrated in La Coruña and Zaragoza, Spain...
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