2009 Enterprise of the Year Award Charles & Keith (International) Pte Ltd Background From young, both Mr Charles Wong and Mr Keith Wong worked in their parents' shoe shop at Ang Mo Kio Central. Realising that foreign shoes were expensive and ill-fitting for the small feet of Asian women, and armed with some savings, they started their eponymous shoe label - Charles & Keith where fashionable and trendy shoes are sold at affordable prices. The very first Charles & Keith store opened in Amara Shopping…

Keith H. Basso It is rare to find a book that is as informative as a textbook but reads as easy as a short story. But Keith H. Basso is successful in creating an interesting ethnography about the Western Apache culture by using two usually overlooked topics, geography and oral history. Geography and the location of places is usually forgotten or seen as just topography, but Basso proves that geography is more than a location. It is the forgotten history of the name of a place that makes the…

Tracks Charles & Keith 's Steps to Asia, Middle East and Europe B. Retail Sales Index, Food & Beverage Services Index (March 2012) C. The world is at his feet D. Singapore retail industry faces challenges ahead CHARLES AND KEITH INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND INFORMATION Charles and Keith is one of the many popular brands in Singapore that made it worldwide. It is known for its women’s footwear as well as accessories such as handbags and wallets. Established in 1996 by Charles and Keith…

Vin Signorile MU 290-50 Professor Muller October 13, 2015 Keith Richards Keith Richards is a famous English musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor, and most well known for being one of the original members of the rock band The Rolling Stones. He was born December 18, 1943 in Dartford, England, where he was also from. Richards is still alive today and currently 71 years old. He is an only child of Doris and Bertrand Richards. His dad was a factory worker who got injured in World War II…

Keith Jarrett is an American pianist whose personality, philosophy, and music emerge as a force; not only within a jazz context, but within any contemporary American musical style. The width of Jarretts musical ability, crossing all genres of music, including, but not limited to: jazz, classical, and “world” music, is unmatched by most. But, for some reason his name, or playing is very rarely mentioned outside of the jazz idiom. Keith Jarrett’s profound and philosophical explanations for his music…

PROFILE OF CEO: Mr Charles Wong, the managing director of Charles & Keith International Pte Ltd, together with his younger brother, Mr Keith Wong, founded the fashionable brand field in 1996, mainly targeting on the ladies footwear and accessories. Being at the forefront of the footwear and accessories retail industry, both Mr Charles and Mr Keith have produce excellent results by proving the capability in achieving eponymous brand which is currently well known in the 23 major cities such…

1.0 INTRODUCTION Charles & Keith, a well-recognized women’s footwear brand was established in 1996 in Singapore Amara shopping centre by the two young brothers, Charles Wong and Keith Wong. The company began its foreign market venture in 2000. To date, Charles and Keith has a presence in more than 20 major cities around the world. The brand are well-known internationally today with the vision “to be the most admired fashion-forward company” and the mission “to offer high quality products and services…

The Maxx by Sam Keith is story that follows the adventures of a supposedly purple hero through a real world and an alternative reality. Written in the era known as the “nineties anti-hero” the Maxx is considered a peculiar comic with a weird purple character. The Maxx contrasts from the ideal superhero aspect, which dominated in early 1930s to after World War II, with the anti-heroism aspect. The contrasting superhero aspect, story arc, themes, symbols and imagery in the Maxx can be used to argue…

takes a look at a Singaporean entrepreneur, Charles Wong whom together with his brother, Keith, established a popular Singapore brand, Charles & Keith, famous for women’s footwear and accessories. In this assignment I will look at the entrepreneurial journey of how Charles started with very humble beginnings, only to grow the chain into an international successful brand valued at S$200 million. I will also look at the way Charles & Keith approached their business using the various schools…

IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION DIVERSE WORKFORCE ON OUTLETS Charles & Keith’s company has a priority on recruiting people to work in the company’s workforce through their rules and regulations. Their priority is to recruit people who have a true potential in handling the customers, numbers and visual merchandising. The company also accept the local and non-local employees to handle the outlets. Besides, the company should have a limitation to recruit the non-local employee based on government’s policies…