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I was immediately intrigued from the beginning of Food, Inc. There was interesting and valuable information brought up during the film. Many people do not think about where their food comes from. I believe that if people were to know where their food comes from, they would not want to eat it. There are 47,000 products at a grocery store. But, Food, Inc. implies that this is in fact an illusion because all of them are made with the same crops. The fact that there are only a few multi-national corporations that control all of the crops and meat production is a huge surprise. I believe that each person in society would be absolutely shocked if they were to watch this documentary.

It has taken the value that women and some men look for and have embedded them in their profile. It helps give consumers an identity that they are living their best lives by shopping at Lululemon. Not only buying its clothing also the symbol and value that are connected to it. It clearly obvious that they are marketing to females’ audience. The company has done a great job in tailoring to many woman needs and taste. Despite, they do still have a long way in developing their brand image, but they are off to a great job. Lululemon is an ever-growing business and one day may be seen as a household name like Nike. Where they need to improve is opening up their branding to a bigger audience, not just women but men too. They need to stray away from this basic bitch sterotype. Their posting at the moment take on a very feminine tone, which can be a turn off to man who are much more responsive to a more robust and energetic tone; Lulu lemon can expand their brand image to include man, it will not only boost up their profit but also, create a global brand that people will take into consideration. In fact, Lulu’s posts go far beyond consumers’ focus.It aim support that building the brand is more important than just the brand itself. Lulu’s marketing has worked well on targeting youth and old females. It makes it brand

Louis Vuitton “was established in France in 1854 by Louis Vuitton and became known as one of the oldest French luxury fashion houses” in the industry (Pearce & Robinson, 2013, p. 14-2). The firm’s products range from high quality “leather goods, handbags, trunks, shoes, watches, jewelry, and accessories”; manufactured by highly skilled and expensive laborers in France (Forbes.com, 2016). In addition, Louis Vuitton market their products “in 50 countries with more than 460 shops and generates more than €7-billion ($9.5-billion U.S.) in annual sales” (Wendlandt, 2013).

The Gatorade sports drink was founded in 1965 by a group of university physicians at University of Florida after an assistant coached asked the why his football players were so affected by the heat. This lead to the discovery and invention of a carbohydrate and electrolyte drink to help replenish and refuel the nutrients lost through sweat and exercise. The University of Florida’s mascot is the Gator, which is how they came up with the name Gatorade. PepsiCo acquired Gatorade in 2001. Gatorade also has a 69.5% market share in sports drinks.

Brands Inc. are successful corporations that were both founded within the U.S. and are both listed on U.S. exchanges. While they share the same industry (clothing/fashion), they serve the needs of different customers. Whereas Urban Outfitter focuses on young adults, L Brands focuses heavily on woman of all ages. Additionally, L. Brands’ products tend to carry a premium price over those sold by Urban Outfitters. Sizewise, L. Brands is the larger and more established company, both in terms of locations, employees, and market cap. Nevertheless, both companies are at risk due to the dwindling amount of shoppers who visit retail

The Limited, Inc. is comprised of a unique family of brands. Since the grand opening in 1963, the Company has grown to over 5,633 stores and 13 retail

The purpose of this report is to review the information provided in the financial statements for Soda Pop Organics, Inc. and determine how well the company is performing. This will be accomplished by understanding the background of the organization, its overall mission, its current product lines and how the company compares to others within the soft drink industry. Once this baseline is established, I will then review the company’s future investments and projected outlook to understand how the company intends to grow and develop. From there, a detailed exploration of the company’s revenue, assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity will be evaluated and analyzed through the use of accounting ratios including liquidity ratios, financial leverage

Kirner & Boldt Co., L.P.A. is a law firm that is located in North Royalton, Ohio. Kirner & Boldt Co., L.P.A. was established in 1989. Their practice areas include divorce, dissolution and custody matters, post-divorce and modification issues, guardianship and estate administration, elder law and Medicaid planning, estate planning, wills and trusts, trustee duties and will contests, and more. Kirner & Boldt Co., L.P.A. has won an Excellent Avvo Rating of 8.6 as being a Featured Family Attorney.

In 2006, they and their partners sold their remaining 44 percent to Neiman Marcus, an American luxury department store. This was essential due to the fact that with this action, Kate Spade products earned its brand name to be associated to high-ranking values. Later during this same year, Trudy Sullivan, president of Liz Claireborne Inc., acquired that share of Kate Spade from Neiman Marcus. Consequently, a new strategic plan was implemented which served the purpose to expand Kate Spade with approximately 200 boutique shops both domestically and internationally. This trend is observed to be a strategic alliance, because multiple organizations, in this case Neiman-Marcus and Claireborne Inc., co-operated into a partnership in sense of the goal of pursuing an area of mutual interest. All three companies are related to fashion design, so the conclusion is that the entrepreneurs of Kate Spade had the intention to achieve business success through co-operation with the right strategic

NIKE, Inc. designs, develops, markets and sells footwear, apparel, and equipment, accessories and services. Its athletic footwear products are designed primarily for specific athletic use, although a large percentage of the products are worn for casual or leisure purposes. It focuses on NIKE Brand and Brand Jordan product offerings in seven key categories: running, basketball, football, men's training, women's training, NIKE sportswear, and action sports. It also markets product designed for kids, as well as for other athletic and recreational uses such as baseball, cricket, golf, lacrosse, outdoor activities, football, tennis, volleyball, walking, and wrestling.

The Tory Burch company was founded just over a decade ago in Manhattan. Tory Burch, the founder and CEO wanted to offer women like herself, a lifestyle brand that was high-end and luxurious, but was at lower price point that most traditional luxury retailers. Not only are the Tory Burch pieces trend-forward and fun, but they are also timeless and are easy to incorporate into any women’s wardrobe (“Tory Burch embraces”, 2012). A wide variety of product offerings in addition to personalized customer service both online and in-store have helped create a loyal consumer base for the brand. The company’s mission statement is to be an “attainable luxury, lifestyle brand defined by classic American sportswear with a diverse sensibility” (Chung, 2013). Tory Burch realized early on that there was a certain niche market that was not being targeted: one that like designer clothing, but did not want to pay the high prices and she sought out to fill that void with her own clothing line. Tory Burch as a company and brand values their customers and shows their appreciation by offering them a variety of different products all at attainable and reasonable prices.

The Tavazo company is a family-business which operates in the food industry. Started upon an entrepeunarial initiative in the 1930s in Iran, its business has been developed such as Tavazo now commercializes products such as dried fruits and nuts and operates in activities from growing to retailing. The development has also been geographical as it entered the Canadian market by 2010. Now considering further expansion, the company asks for recommendations to decide of its future strategy. The Tavazos have considered two different strategy lines, which are namely geographical diversification and vertical expansion. The first strategy consists in whether to enter new geographic markets or to focus on the current markets and

Trinity Industries Inc. is a “diverse industrial company that has managed to tap a variety of market-leading businesses providing products and services to the energy, transportation, chemical, and construction sectors” (Trinity Industrial INC. – about us). Trinity’ 2015 10K annual report was used to derive the following information. Their main headquarters is located in Texas, their state of incorporation is Delaware, and they have been publicly traded since 1958 on the New York Stock Exchange, under the symbol “TRN”. Trinity employs over twenty thousand individuals primarily in the United States, and Mexico and maintains a distinct group of clients through their five segments. The first Rail Group, which is the heart of the company earned

The Treadway Tire Company continues to claim a major role in the tire manufacturing industry of the United States of America. With more than 9,000 employees in eight manufacturing plants, we must look at our workforce as the most valuable resource and revaluate our challenges in this area as opportunities for improvement.

LVMH Moët Hennessy or famously knows as LVMH is a leading luxury goods provider based out of France. Formed after merger of Louis Vuitton and Moët Hennessy in 1987, LVMH has plethora of small and renowned brands under its portfolio with products ranging from clothing, to cosmetics to jewelry to perfumes to watches to wines. Bernard Arnoult is the CEO of the company and the company was able to generate revenues of over $28 billion USD in 2012. Their products are sold through LVMH boutique’s, which is controlled by them and is almost 2400 in numbers across the world (LVMH Financial Report, 2013).