EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NIKE INC. In an effort to become one of the world’s leading designers, marketers, and distributors of athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories, Nike Inc. started with two visionary men who transformed themselves into one of the top selling brands in the athletic shoe industry. Through taking chances and understanding customers needs, Nike Inc. has established a large market position and strong brand equity. Nike Inc. understood early in its history that
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started to buy his ties to sell in there department stores where he was able to make $500,000 in sales his first year. By 1969 he opens a boutique in the Bloomingdales department store. 1 In 1971 Ralph Lauren launched his first women's collection of apparel inspired by designing clothes for his wife he called this collection Polo by Ralph Lauren. Later that year he opened his first store in Beverly Hills, California. He released a women suit line where he first introduced the polo logo which he placed
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8:00 – 8:50 OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Marketing Management EMAN 210- Fall 2012 Assignment #2 Product and Branding Strategy Student Name: Getner Fabe Consumer Product Name: Nike Raw™ Company Name: Nike Inc. Industry: Retail 1. Describe your product including the features and benefits to your target market? Our product is the Nike Raw. The Nike Raw is a new shoe design that allows more airflow in that shoes that keeps your feet cool. The Nike Raw is
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Dawn M Carlisle Business Policy and Strategy Lululemon Case Lululemon Case Analysis For Lululemon, this particular sports performance apparel industry has a few growing pains as well as huge success. In analyzing their company strategy, they have a great reputation for the quality of their clothing, they have an innovative product that is a best seller among their clients. Many women and men today enjoy Yoga and want to be comfortable in the clothing when working out. These have been
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Case study analysis on ‘Sport Obermeyer’ Sport Obermeyer is a US based manufacturer of fashion ski apparel industry, Parkas were their centrepiece. ANALYSIS 1. Inaccurate forecast of retailer’s demand Due to incorrect forecast the company is held with unsold merchandise which even the retailers wouldn’t purchase, and later the company sold those products at deep discounts which were often below their manufacturing cost, this caused bull whip effect. This resulted loss of sales revenue and
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nowadays. Diet and health are getting more prominence. Consequently, more and more people are joining fitness clubs. There is an accompanying demand for fitness products particularly exercise apparel, shoes and equipment. Nike is at the forefront of this surge in demand as people are looking for sports shoes, apparel and equipment.
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Business School January 2013 Background Li Ning Company Limited (LNCL) is China’s largest sports apparel firm and in Li Ning, it owns what is one of China’s most well known home grown brands. Despite its strength in China, few business analysts outside China and Hong Kong are familiar with LNCL and few sports enthusiasts are aware of the Li Ning brand even though they have probably seen it being worn by sports men and women at major sporting events in recent years. In 2007, The Economist predicted
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and men’s designer collection apparel and a range of other products that are manufactured and marketed through an extensive network of licensing agreements and other arrangements worldwide. Product lines under the various Calvin Klein brands include women’s dresses and suits, men's dress furnishings and tailored clothing, men’s and women's sportswear and bridge and collection apparel, golf apparel, jeanswear, underwear, fragrances, eyewear, women’s performance apparel, hosiery, socks, footwear, swimwear
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of his life to snowboarding. Through the years, he has played a vital role in transitioning snowboarding from a backyard hobby to a world-class sport. Founder and owner of Burton Snowboards, Jake is Burton’s most avid product tester and strives to snowboard over 100 days per year. The Industry Leader Burton Snowboards has led the snowboard industry since its inception. With headquarters in Burlington Vermont and offices in Innsbruck, Austria and Tokyo, Japan, Burton is solely dedicated to making
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