Just For Feet Inc. Case Analysis

footwear products through Europe, United States of America and Asia Pacific. With 700 employees at its three sites in

New Balance was founded by William J. Riley in 1906 in the city of Boston. Riley started by making arch supports for customers who had to spend all day on their feet. Over time the building of arch supports led to the creation of his first running shoe in 1925. As part of a local running club, Riley capitalized on an opportunity to improve running shoes of the time and his designs became widely popular. His new running shoes became so popular that by the 1940’s that production spread from running to many other sports. Then the expansion of the manufacturing significantly increased as he realized a need to running shoes with more selection for wider feet, and

Case Analyses: select TWO court cases (from different chapters) from the list below, and respond in writing to the case questions. The written analysis of both cases should be approximately 2-3 pages total; use parenthetical citations and a corresponding works cited list when referencing specific information from the text or other sources, and follow other prescribed guidelines for APA format.

Defendant, Aaron Mercer (“Mercer”), by and through undersigned counsel, hereby answers the Interrogatories propounded by Plaintiff, Danielle Price and states as follows:

F & C was founded by Jon Fries, a descendant of Alex Fries who migrated from Germany to USA in the early nineteenth century. Jon Fries followed the foot steps of his ancestor was in the flavor industry. He was the president and CEO of F & C and the companies common stock was traded on NASDAQ exchange. Jon Fries realized that the most effective way of increasing the company’s periodic operating results was to inflate revenues and overstate period-ending inventories.

Second major competitor of Dick’s Sporting Goods is Foot Locker. According to Yahoo Finance, the company is an American sportswear and footwear retailer based in New York, New York and was founded in 1974. The company operates as a retailer of athletic footwear. Foot Locker sells more athletic shoes than any other retailer in the U.S. As of January 28, 2012, it operated 3,369 stores in 23 countries including North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The company employs 13,080 associates as of 2012.

Our interim report will discuss the company background, as well as financial ratios for Foot Locker when compared to Finish Line since Charm City Run’s financial ratios are not public records. We discuss strategic resources for Charm City Run, one being its organizational structure and its exceptional customer service. We will also discuss a possible opportunity for Charm City Run to expand their target market into a broader shoe market for consumers beyond the athlete industry. We go into detail about how the threat of substitutes poses a threat in our industry and possibly affects our opportunity for growth. Our appendix and references

J.Crew began in 1947 as a low priced clothing company that sold its merchandise door-to-door. It was originally called Popular Club but the name was eventually changed to J.Crew to better suit its preppy image. In 1983 the company released its first catalog in an effort to mimic the success of like Lands’ End and L.L. Bean. People fell in love with the company’s preppy aesthetic that was much more affordable than designers like Ralph Lauren. Within the decade, the company grew its customer base exponentially. Their sales increased from $3 Million to $100 Million in less than 10 years. In 1989 the company expanded into retail stores with their first brick-and-mortar location in South Street Seaport in New York.

This paper commences by defining the problems that were faced by Lululemon Athletica Inc in 2013. After, the author explores the causes of the issues that the company was experiencing and the effects that they had on Lululemon Athletica Inc. The next step is to look at ways in which the issues could have been addressed both for the short-term and long-term. When all is said and done, the audience will fully appreciate why “Lululemon Athletica Inc should revert to its fundamentals – that is, to concentrate on the needs of the consumer”.

This manager’s report provides a financial performance review of the business operations for athletic footwear industry’s Elite Feet for production Years 11 through 18. Included in the report are trends in company’s annual total revenues, earnings per share (EPS), return on equity (ROE), credit rating, stock price and image rating. Additionally reported are the strategic vision for the company, performance targets for the aforementioned production years plus the next two years, the company’s competitive strategy as well as production strategy, finance strategy and dividend policy. Also discussed is a look at the company’s closest competitors and the actions that could be

MediSys is a U.S.-based medical device manufacturer. It has been developing IntensCare project, a new medical system for monitoring patients in intensive care units. This project represents the most ambitious move in the company’s 10-year history. The company had invested large finances in this project and the market eagerly awaits its launch. The product development team consisting of people from several functional areas of the company, has been working on the product for six months but is now facing significant problems with the product design, clinical testing, meeting the production deadlines, and their own group dynamics. The pressure had also increased because of competitors also planning to launch similar products within the year. Several team members are concerned about meeting the team 's goals. The relationship between team members is quite tense and it doesn’t promise much progress.

The shoe industry does not seem to be affected by the state of the economy as some of the other industries and it seems to be able to operate on lean overhead when compared to its competitors. The store is located in a downtown area where it will be available and easy accessible to the clientele it is trying to serve. At the present time, it is the only store of its kind within a 10 to 15 mile radius. Johnson’s is able to offer shoes made of genuine leather and not pleather, vinyl, or some of the other synthetic products giving their shoes superlative advantages over other shoes.

American Apparel (AA) is a well-known United States clothing brand that has gained recognition among the retail industry. American Apparel headquarters is located in Los Angles, California where it manufactures and distributes its clothing products. It is known in today’s society, to be sweatshop free and has a strong belief of workers’ rights. However, American Apparel has had a downfall in the retail industry losing revenue. This research of American Appeal will provide feasible reasons why the company should enter China international market to improve on sales revenue.

Just For Feet, Inc. operates retail stores in the brand name athletic and outdoor footwear and apparel market. Just for Feet was found in 1977 with the opening of a small mall based store and opened its first super store in 1988. Because of their success and high sales volume generates by the large store Company has concentrate primarily on develop and refining its superstore concept. As of January 1999, they operate 120 superstores, which 23 superstores opened in fiscal 1997 and 26 superstores opened in fiscal 1998. Just for Feet plans to open 25 stores during fiscal year 1999 and 2000. In 1997, Just for Feet acquired Athletic Attic and Imperial Sports, which are now operated as the specialty store division of the

Many of us know Nike for the clever maketing campaigns, celebrity athelets, "swoosh" logo, and "Just Do It!" slogan. In 1963 the world's largest athletic shoe company was founded by Philip Kight and Bill Bowerman for $500 apiece and a handshake, and today has over $9 billion in revenues.