Essays on Jeans

Although not many of us realize it, gender is an important aspect in how we present ourselves in the society we interact with daily. The gender and sexuality of a person has an impact on his or her behavior, actions, and attitudes in general (West & Zimmerman). In order to see how gender influence actions, I decided to analyze my behavior myself. Immediately after waking up in the morning, I first check my phone for messages and updates from my social media accounts. Afterwards, I get up from the bed and go through my morning routines—washing my face, taking ...

Question 1: Jeans Inc.

Comparison and Contrast Job evaluation entails the assessment of the worthiness of a job based on personal and employment factors such as the required skills and qualifications. Various methods can be utilized to carry out job evaluation. They include ranking, factor comparison, point method, and classification (Dubey, 14). Ranking is the simplest approach whereby the administer compares different tasks to one another to assess their worthiness to the firm. Classification involves a system that evaluates and defines the authority, duties, tasks, and responsibilities of the job holder. Factor comparison, on the other hand, is a scientific technique that ranks ...

Emily sat and explored just purchased ancient manuscript with unknown runes. She tried not to miss any symbol and understand its true meaning. For a long time she sat in front of her laptop monitor at her desk, surfing the Internet. After all, she could not hold everything in her head and her memory was not perfect. And it can filter out some information. For Emily it was very important, what she did, after all, she dedicated her life to this. Well, but when she was a child, she could not even imagine it. It was already too late ...

There was once a time when identifying the wealthy from the poor was a form of profiling which was perfected with ease. It was easier to tell apart a customer who could spend hundreds at a brand store from one who only came with the intent to browse. These signs, however, are no longer as clear as they once were because the wealthy, as well as the middle class, are both changing their habits of consumption. With electronics, the science is simple. Every device starts as a high-end purchase and the price drops as the product becomes common in ...

Don Eddy (American, 1944-)

acrylic on canvas

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Don Eddy is often referred to as photorealistic painter, inspired by photography for interpretation of images from real life. Naturally, the works of such painter often does not render the photo-reality of the world, but the distinction is not noticeable from the first sight. As in Don Eddy’s famous work New Shoes for H, which shows the window of the shoe store pretty realistically, but a human eye as well as photo camera cannot focus on the shoes, the reflection in the window and on the background at the same time, however, it is possible ...

Business Negotiation Skills Improvement Conference

Business Negotiation Skills Improvement Conference

Negotiation is a method by which people settle differences. The purpose of negotiation is bringing people to compromise or reaching agreements, and avoiding argument and dispute. It is a professional communication and could be improved by skills.

Purpose of conference (Workshop)

Our team conducting this conference is by the purpose of helping businesses to improve their negotiation skills during negotiation meetings, and allowing businesses to have a win-win situation. Lack of preparation usually lead businesses to have lower benefit than they deserve to have or they expected. Besides preparations, negotiation tactics during the meeting also has sizable effects ...

Introduction

People, as social creatures, tend to unite in groups that have something common: they may have a similar system of values, behavior or lifestyle that is different from the dominant culture to which they belong. In social studies, the word “subculture” refers to a part of a public group that differs from predominant society. This paper is aimed at analyzing subculture of punk, the role of media and style in punk youth subculture. From the perspective of cultural studies, a subculture is associated with a group of people that do not contradict against the values of traditional culture but ...

Observation Sheet

Researcher: NAME Confederate: Steven (friend) Observational time period: approximately 35 minutes Norm Broken: reading an erotic magazine in a public transport Page #_________ Assumptions – hypothesis – research question “Norms serve a basic human social function, helping us distinguish who is in the group and who is an outsider” (Wang). Because norm breaking behavior threatens the society, it was assumed that during the observation and because of its’ sexual content, there would be several people, who would be willing to express their anger. The general mass was expected to keep silent, but to initiate visible responses; and approximately 10% of the ...

Advertising has become a significant part of American society in today’s world. One cannot go half an hour without seeing, hearing, or reading an advertisement of some kind. From labels on t-shirts to billboards, advertisements have become a prominent part of the daily routine for all Americans. In turn, advertisements have a significant influence on the population because of their prominence and frequency. Advertisements in the twenty-first century blur the lines between traditional and subtle, appearing in many intrusive ways to the point where the viewer does not always realize that they are seeing an advertisement (Hitchon and ...

Aeropostale marketing mix is used to describe the various techniques and basics that are required to devise and implement the marketing strategy. The Aeropostale management determines the most favorable mix of their activities and integrates the major elements of the market mix. The main objective of this mix is that each Aeropostale store to have a distinctive image in the public mind. The marketing mix will vary in market that Aeropostale is in, and the quality that they offer. The marketing mix will look at the product, price, place, and promotion.

Product

Aeropostale is a clothing store therefore their major ...

Introduction

In the recent years, any discussion about the clothing fashion style of children mainly centers on adultification of children’s clothing. The adult clothing brand recently tends to compete and make clothes for children, and this has resulted into cartoons becoming an integral part of clothes for children. Actually, the various children’s clothing brands has become multi-choice, multi-styled and more diversified. They are becoming more similar to adult clothing. The adultification of children’s clothing can be term as the ways in which the attire for children was viewed by parents and the industry progressively to duplicate the ...

The victorious march through the world of haute couture jeans began in 1988, when the cover of the Bible of fashion Vogue magazine under the leadership of Anna Wintour depicted a model in unmarked blue jeans. Since then, jeans and denim clothing have never left the glossy magazines and gradually seeped into the wardrobe of every person in the world. The story of jeans, just as any other product began from the very bottom. As a product, they rose out of the mud both in a figurative and literal sense. The guiding light for this type of product in ...

Confined and tight clothing are making their way out of stores and Spring/Summer 2017 is ready to make room for a more realistic, comfortable, functional, and trendy style of clothing and accessories. We are living in an age where millennials dominate the fashion world so it's only fitting that we cater to their needs and what they need is comfort, purpose, and to look like they take the time to put themselves together. There is a need for lazy and oversized fresh looking trend that will give the readers the perfect idea to be comfortable but still be fashionable. ...

Introduction

The very title of this article may seem to some readers fantastic. Is there any evidence that alien beings exist? Can we prove that there is no clear scientific argument in favor of their life and activity? Such questions immediately arise among readers, of course, they are quite natural. And yet, I will try to show that the statement of the problem in our time of exclusively rapid scientific and technical progress is quite logic. Moreover, most recently the first steps towards the solution of this great problem facing mankind were taken. Basically, from the scientific point of view ...

Nature has many aspects depending of the viewpoint of an individual. Different people have various opinions of nature, either in a scientific view, religious view or even cultural view. From the stars in the sky, the sun, the moon the landscape, the flora and fauna all have a deep meaning to various individuals or groups. The following is an analysis of three writings of writers who portrayed their views on nature. N. Scott Momaday through her article, “The Way to Rainy Mountain” explains the nature through her viewpoint while “The Solace of Open Spaces” by Gretel Ehrlich shows the ...

Introduction

Denim is ubiquitous in Fashion. Even in contemporary fashion, it continues to be prevalent. This observation is evident in the object of study, the Big Park Dress. This dress was exhibited in Spring 2015, from Seoul, South Korea. It is a detailed and bright-colored tank dress bearing a watercolor portrait of a woman holding a white long-eared bunny. The image represents the designer’s childhood memories living in the Korean Countryside. This paper examines the Big Park Dress and how it captures the timelessness and ubiquitous nature of denim. The Big Park Dress may be described as a tiered ...

Description of observation process:

The goal was to understand the dominating type of customers, who are shopping at Walmart Supercenter. The time was taken due to the assumption of the most saturated customer flow on a weekday. In order to observe the subjects in their natural environment the observer was taking a neutral position in approximately 4-8 yards away. The observer was also making an impression of a regular shopper, which allowed deflecting the suspicious behavior. The notes were taken with the help of the cell phone. None of the observed subjects noticed that he was being watched.

Cars’ description:

Customers’ description: Customer A A ...

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Critical Analysis or Review of Peer Articles Ethics Cases -Su14 (Various Cases) Only a Little Lie This article is important because it demonstrates limitations of managers within the work environment. It also makes it apparent that the professional organizations ...

Introduction

Genetically Modified Cotton (GM Cotton) is one in which biotechnology has been applied to come up with transgenic or altered and desirable traits such as increased pest resistance. Approximately 25 million hectares have been put under cotton around the world especially in China, India, US, and Pakistan. GM cotton has been engineered to address two major issues. The first one is ability to resist glycophosate-based herbicides and the second issue is the ability to produce a toxin that kills bollworms which is a primary destroyer of the crop (Eyhorn, 2007). There are controversies regarding the benefits or disadvantages of ...

No matter what newspaper, magazine or online advertising that is being reviewed it is likely that they will see ads featuring female models representing any number of products. Some advertising is directed towards the male demographic, this includes everything from auto parts to cologne. Other advertising is directed at women, encouraging them to purchase the products that will make them look like the women in the ads. Either way, there are beautiful, young women peddling products. However, both, men and women are being misled by advertising; it is women who are more often than not objectified, over sexualized and ...

Introduction

Denim jeans could very well be the most prevalent type of clothing on the planet. Odds are you effectively own (no less than) one sets of them. The development of the denim business is noteworthy in the realm of design. Contemporary design is quite often finish group on the off chance that you simply include pants. Pants are worn with tunics and sweaters to go with the sharp looking contemporary design from work to dinner and the night life. Athletic wear and pants for outside work have most likely been supplanted by engineered substitutes the spot for denim in ...

In the past decade, the marketplace has been virtually flooded with different brands of jeans, making it hard to differentiate the ordinary jeans from the unique jeans. However, this has been a general misconception in the clothing industry. In 2002, True Religion Jeans was founded in 2002 and became a prominent company in the United States by 2012. Within a short span of time, True Religion Jeans became a significant premium and lifestyle brand in the market around the world having 36 stores in the US market and 30 stores in the international market. True Religion Jeans' success is ...

Introduction

The contemporary society nowadays is divided into different groups according to demographic, national, religious, professional, social and other characteristics. One of such division is cultural, according to which the society is divided into many various subcultures. A general definition of subculture is following: it is a distinct group with its specific values, customs and beliefs that exists as an independent segment within more complex and bigger society. (Kumar 88) This essay will focus on one particular contemporary punk subculture that was born in London and is still quite popular there. The paper will discover the history of punk movement, ...

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Introduction

Lippman (2012) cites the definition of Fletcher that categorizes ‘attempts’ can be understood as ‘failures.’ For example, a shooter misses the intended victim, robbers are arrested as these leave the scene of the crime, and when a thief fails to steal anything from their victims. In this light, there must be an identification of the factors that determine when an attempt can be considered as a crime. Lippman proffers that there are two primary definitions for criminal attempt: “incomplete attempt” and “complete attempt.” In this definition, a complete, yet flawed, endeavor is committed when the perpetrator takes all ...

For people to understand fashion trends and their evolution and presence in the modern world, they need to have a keen understanding of fashion in the previous eras. Men’s and women’s clothing has changed and evolved from a particular kind, to what it is today, because of many fashion giants working together to make them work. It may seem that it is women whose dresses and attires have evolved the most; however men are not behind in this too. The typical dress code for men since the past century, up till now is the suit. The suit ...

The multicultural society of today exerts pressure on the individuals living in the society to maintain and identify of themselves and live within the context of their class and culture. Today, one can identify at a number of levels and in a different sense, such ethnic, cultural, personal or social sense. As a result, it can lead to conflicting situations and conflict within one’s identity. While an individual’s class is predetermined by birth, he can still achieve a higher position in a capitalist society. Cultures continue to evolve and develop and because of technological advances, the Cultural ...

Question # 1

Levis Company started a new project named Personal Pair Project envisioned a niche that would allow Levis to avoid competing against the low-cost high-volume producers. It was a jeans customization program made possible through a joint venture with custom clothing technology corporation, in Newton, Massachusetts approached Levi Strauss described the potential of its technology and suggested that together the two companies could enter the mass customization arena. The pair personal proposal reflected a form of collaborative customization. This approach helps customers who find the array of choices in the marketplace overwhelming to narrow down their specific needs. The company ...

Denim is a fashion statement that has withstood the test to time. The fashionable contemporary man or women will have section of their closet devoted to denim. This includes not only pants that are traditional denim products but also bags, hats, jackets and other accessories. These additional items represent the newest to market in the denim world. Everyone wants to feel good in their clothes and the wearing of denim can be as comfortable as a Saturday relaxing day to a night on the town by just adding jeans to the bling that you are wearing to a night ...

Each and every period of the history has its own significant features that may define even the whole era. For example, the Medieval Ages are significant in terms of their religious strictness of rules and norms of behavior. Also, it is well-known for the wars and murders, committed on the religious ground. The 20ies of the XX century are famous for their absolutely different from the previous time period fashion, for their freedom and of course, for the mafia. As we may notice, it does not matter whether it is the era, the century, the decade or even one ...

The fashion industry changes very fast and depends on the seller’s ability to create a brand image in the minds of the customers. Due to the fast changing nature of the brand, there needs to be the fast distribution of the information about the presence of the fashion product, their price, and their availability (Thornley, 2014). Some of the common techniques that are specifically used by the fashion marketers include strategic pricing, creating brand image, unique product development as well as accurate product forecasting. The social media and more specifically blogging can greatly enhance these specific marketing strategies ...

I am an African American female born in the fall of 1984. I am the second born of four daughters and consider myself to be somewhat outspoken. Growing up with three sisters meant there were no “boy” toys in my home. We were expected to be family oriented and well-mannered as children, but I expect that would have been the same if I had brothers. I was also never restricted from expressing my opinion. My mother was supportive of her children, allowing us to choose our own career paths and dress how we choose. She never set a particular ...

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Introduction America is known for its consumption. Over the years the American consumer has changed in to an out-of-control shopper. It is important to understand the reasons for this change. The America of the 50s and 60s was relatively different from today, in terms of the culture of consumption. America is influenced with newer trends and it is ever-evolving. Whether it is food, fashion, music or technology. The trends are defining how people buy goods, rather than buying what they really need. ...

Introduction

Effective marketing strategies that are designed and implemented by smart marketers focus on the consumer behavior. In particular, successful fashion brands pay attention to the consumers’ perception of their own selves. Self-concept defines the consumer choice of apparel, shoes, and accessories. Without knowing the consumers’ perception of their own selves, it would be hard for the fashion marketers to position the products in the market successfully. The paper analyzes the role that the knowledge and understanding can play in implementing effective marketing strategies. There is also a brief comparison between the marketing strategies of Tommy Hilfiger and Nike, to ...

Conduction of Qualitative Research

The steps for conduction, design and methodology in a qualitative research are as follows for any qualitative of study. - The first step in conducting a qualitative study on any topic you should have a clear question pinned down. - There can be a typical thorough literature review to understand other researcher’s work. The library and internet can be ...

Abstract

Pop culture of the 60s that originated in Britain and spread to US followed a string of philosophical and theoretical movement turning into mass culture. Pop culture has had many proponents in fashion, music and literature as well as numerous characteristic features. Studying the 60’s fashion design trends in ...

Part 1: subject matter

The subject that will be covered in this paper is love. The poems chosen for this paper are all about love. Everything in these poems by Gary Soto revolves around love whether young love or matured love.The subject matter of the poems is a boy in two of his poems, oranges and that girl, while the subject matter of the other poem, water and light is a man. The difference between the two subjects is that, for the two poems where the subject matter is a boy, the love between the persona and the girl can be considered to be young love. ...

Ever since the beginning of the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), there has been a subtle (or not so subtle) power struggle between the profiteers and ethical regulators. According to an article published in The Economist (2009), the conflict between the ethical and commercial considerations of a company has always existed. However, before we further our understanding of the importance of CSR for the stakeholders and its impact on company's profitability, it is very important to understand what exactly CSR is.

Unlike the common misconception that CSR is all about shelving out doles for philanthropic purposes, CSR is not ...

Introduction

Goods can be categorized into public and private goods. Ideally, these two kinds of goods differ in their market structure and characteristics. First, public goods are referred to as goods that have both non-rivalries and non excludable nature. That is; they cannot be separated from the users. On the other side, private goods are defined as items that yield affirmative benefits towards people. They are characterized by the excludable and rivalry nature.

Public goods

Police department The police department is responsible for providing public services of ensuring security within the society. This means that every member, regardless of the social ...

My personal beliefs and values are supported by my dress and body adornment. Sometimes I wear jewelry that represents my individuality and sometimes I wear symbols of my religiousness and spirituality, like a temporary tattoo of an image of a dragon for example. For me it represents freedom, strength, independence and discipline. These values are very important for me. I also wear t-shirts with the image of a tiger, because this animal represents dignity, courage and fierceness and these values are, in my opinion, necessary to survive in the modern world.

I also like to be mainstream, so I wear jeans like ...

In her article, “‘My veil does not go with my jeans’: veiling, fundamentalism, education and women’s agency in Northern Cameroon”, Jose van Santen (2010) outlines the impacts of Islamization of West Africa on gender by sharing her mentoring experiences with Maimouna, a girl who grew up being subjected to the Islamic fundamentalists in Cameroon. The story takes us on a journey through Maimouna’s childhood, where we meet her Islamic parents who, by all respects, are very lenient and let her follow her own path. Maimouna is drawn by the potential knowledge she can gain by going ...

Part A

Question 1 We went up to the attic, into a long, low room under the eaves where I’ve squirreled away some boxes of old stuff; I dug into one box, and the first thing I hauled out was the very thing he wanted. A thigh-length leather vest covered with fringe and studded with silver, it dates from around 1967, a fanciful time in college-boy fashions. Like many boys, I grew up in nice clothes my mother bought, but was meanwhile admiring Roy Rogers, Sergeant Rock, the Cisco Kid, and other sharp dressers, so when I left home I was ...

Major focus in this paper will be on china and subsequent cross-cultural factors which significantly affect the market approach and business strategy a business undertakes. Additionally, china is one of the countries in the world enriched with diverse social and cultural practices. On the other hand, china has a diverse business culture which needs to be put into consideration before starting any market approach. Therefore, there is always a greater urge to have a cultural consultant in taking any measures concerning the market. Consequently, Chinese culture may significantly affect the performance and profitability of the company.

Generally, china has a wide culture with various ...

Question one

Identify two passages from the essay where the author uses description effectively. For each passage, explain the impact or effect of this description. “My son is almost fifteen years old, the size of a grown man, and when he bursts into room glassware rattles and the cat on your lap grabs on to your knees and leaps from the starting block.”

This passage not only presents to the reader the physical qualities of the son, but also effectively describes to the audience the behavior and the personality of the son. It through the description of how the son ...

Bombardier Inc. is a global manufacturer of transportation and communication equipments. The company is based in Canada and produces railcars, jet boats, and snowmobiles. In order to compete in a global market and achieve economies of scale, Bombardier has standardized its products and marketing strategies (Bombardier, 2013). Its customers demand for different kinds of products and this has motivated the company into producing products that are customized for the global market. Therefore, the company is pursuing a strategy of establishing top to bottom design and production facilities in various regions in order to better serve for global demands. However, the company is ...

What is meant by business casual or corporate casual. How should you dress for interviews?

Over the recent years, many firms have instituted business or corporate casual dress code, and invitations to corporate functions often give suggestions on the type of clothing guests should wear. The term is somehow vague, however, and sometimes leads to pervasive confusion. Even though it clearly differentiates itself from business formal wear, which suggests a tailored suit and tie, it should not be confused with casual wear such as a t-shirt and jeans. Business or corporate casual refers to a type of office clothing style or dress code that is more casual than the traditional business wear (Ciletti, 2010). Many businesses have ...

James bought Popcorns in China. Does this imply that these Popcorns came from America? This is not necessary the case. However, a majority of us view America as cultural imperialism. Fundamentally, this implies that emerging nations are acclimatizing to the American way of life. For instance, many nations have acclimatized to the American popular music, American TV Shows like MTV, as well as, American foods like McDonald's. In my opinion, Americans have tried to impose their culture to the whole world, through their items. In other words, Americans have tried to make other nations to adjust to their culture ...

Conferring to Berlatsky (2011), modern popular culture envisages how people live as well as carry on their daily activities within their surroundings. Culture denotes the human's behavior, which comprise of thoughts, communications, traditions, conviction, values, actions, and institutions of the ethnic, racial, religious or social groupings (Berlatsky, 2011).Television, movies, and music play a fundamental role in propagating modern culture to people across the globe. Consequently, the modern culture supports us to contrast how people live presently as well as how our ancestors lived before. The media’s role is imperative since it facilitates in the spreading of the modern ...

Business Strategy

Levi’s business strategy is to maintain its brand image of offering not just higher quality jeans, but the original product from which the generic came from. All other products are knockoffs of Levis. Levis wants to beat its competitors by exempting itself from the pricing game.

Economics

The numbers coming in between 1990-1994 should be considerable cause for concern for the executive team at Levi. Running the numbers shows that from1993 to 1994 Levi’s net income was down 34.8%. This sort of decay factor points to more problems down the road and is reflective of a shifting market. ...

INTRODUCTON

In 2010, the controversial as usual Calvin Klein did an ad campaign to promote his jeans wear. It has always being a controversy with people about the tactics with which he advertises his products. In 1995 the company became it best at stirring up controversies and protest, after previous criticisms and protest about its adverts strategies it went ahead to stage a child campaign many considered shocking and “evocative of child pornography” by the American family association. The campaign was photographed by Steven Meisel (who also photographed Madonna’s controversial sex book in 1992). That campaign of 1995 has since then ...

2. Table of contents

Introduction pg 3

PESTLE Report pg 3 Environmental Audit pg 4 Internationalization pg 5 Conclusions pg 6 Recommendations pg 7

References pg 8

3. Introduction There are a number of techniques involving internationalization processes that affect global trends in apparel and textiles. As evaluated in this environmental audit, significant management strategies and independent recommendations have played a part in the current market regions. Further, these changes imply future expansion in international markets that can be partial to present trends and circumstantial evidence. Evaluations based on these criteria as well as recommendations will be presented in this organized review ...

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- Executive summary Jinnikins Jeans is a UK company established in early 2000 that sell designer clothes. The company’s directors have drawn much attention especially from the media due to their personal exploits, youthful entrepreneurism, and innovative use of internet for marketing. The company has in the past few years faced various challenges such as increased wage bill, low performance and reduced morale among various employees. This article examines the company’s approach to reward and the extent to which their approach is consistent with its business objectives. It also focuses on various theories of motivation including, instrumentality ( ...

Executive Summary

Jinnikins Jeans functions in a highly competitive industry, and owing to cost pressure, it has taken some cost-cutting measures, such as outsourcing the manufacturing units to low cost countries like China and Sri Lanka, and laying off employees. Recently, the company has encountered a lot of people management issues. The lay-off measure has created a sense of insecurity among the existing employees, and attrition rate has become high. Since, most of the problems that the company is experiencing are people-centric, the company should take necessary steps to restructure the reward management system for motivating employees. This paper has touched upon the current ...

The Raven a 1935 film directed by Lew Landers is an American horror film. Derived from Edgar Allan Poe famous poem, the film has received much criticism both positive and negative for focusing on telling a story that had already been written in form of a poem. Some critiques argue that the film convey the same message that conveyed in the poem by Poe. In the poem, we see a different storyline from how the poem was executed. Even though there are several scenes where the choice of action resembles what the poem the raven was all about, it is evident that both ...

Introduction

Proper understanding of consumer behavior based on the principles of sovereignty, namely the consumer is independent, the motivation and consumer behavior are learned through research, and consumer behavior is susceptible to, the impact on consumers is of social laws. One of the most important tasks that should be decided by the retailer in the workplace, and which can be classified as marketing, is the task of establishing contact with the buyer. And it must be done so that the potential buyer, even if he did not make a purchase right now, in his first visit to the store, felt (strengthened) a strong ...

I don’t think that we should judge a person too harshly based on how they dress, especially when what’s considered improper changes constantly. On the other hand, there are specific clothing traditions that should be followed out of courtesy and social contract, such as formal dress at weddings and professional attire in certain offices. Every generation seems to have it’s own ideas on proper and improper dress. As fashion changes, so does taboo clothing. Right now, critics claim that baggy, sagging pants are plaguing society. Twenty years ago everyone was complaining about ripped jeans and the “ ...

Introduction

Levi Strauss and company was established in 1853 by Levi Strauss and produced riveted jeans. Levi Strauss America (LSA) is the largest employing over eighteen thousand staff throughout the Latin States, United States, Canada and Mexico. The company has different marketing brands under its trademark namely: The Slates®, Levis® brand and the Dockers® brand (Downey, 2009).

Does LS&C act in a responsible manner while closing its North America production operations?

Levi Strauss and Company (LS&C) decided to close its North America production operations. The company acted in a responsible and justifiable way. They were RIGHT to close their operations as a result of the challenging productions process; high input costs and low returns from investments. ...

Introduction

The influx of over 300,000 people into California opened many opportunities in especially the economic sector. The initial news about the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in San Francisco appeared in a daily newspaper in March of 1848. the news did not receive much attention at first. However, gradually, the excitement grew among the locals after the newspaper published a picture of a merchant rejoicing at striking gold. As the news of the discovery spread fast across the country, it brought in people by sea and land from both natives and foreigners from Latin America, Europe and as far as ...

1 Overview In order to assess the importance of modest concept in Islamic fashion especially for Muslim women out-wear this study investigates the effects of western fashion on the Islamic fashion. 1.1 Objectives - Evaluate the likelihood for long term adoption of emerging fashions. 1.2 Research questions - How can we define Islamic fashion concept? - How does a man’s concept of Islamic Fashion differ from a female? - What is the importance of modest concept in Islamic Fashion? - Is the Islamic world exposed to a wide variety of fashion or a narrow? ...

Several personality traits affect consumer behavior for different commodities. For instance, an individual with low self-esteem might engage in impulse buying so as to cheer him up, which might lead to excessive spending. On the other hand, a happier individual may be restrained in his spending. Compulsive and impulsive buying are considered some of the most idiosyncratic and persistent phenomena in consumer lifestyle. Historically, compulsive and impulsive buying behavior research studies have focused on the definitional elements differentiating and distinguishing them from the other buying behaviors. While compulsive buying refers to the abnormal buyer behavior characterized by chronic buying episodes ...

Management Information Systems

Part I - Why did Levi's consider selling their jeans at Wal-Mart? Levis decided to sell their jeans at Wal-Mart to reach the new target customers – kids and their families. Most of the shopping for kids is done by mothers who frequently shop at Wal-mart store. Levis introduced less expensive Signature jeans line that was designed for the new target customers. These jeans for men, women and kids are priced at $23, have fewer detailed finishes than the other product lines, and they do not bear the trademark on the pocket . The company believes that the new ...