Essays on Luxury goods

Baumann’s theory of the seduced and repressed depicts modern society as one where consumption dominates people’s material existence and helps to understand the division between the included (seduced) and excluded (repressed). In this essay I will discuss this concept of seduction and repression and highlight some of its strengths as well as some of its…

Founded in April of 1990 by Cal Poly graduate Kirk Perron, Juice Club, Inc. opened its first store in San Luis Obispo, California. In 1993, Juice Club opened and started two other stores, one in southern California and one in northern California. Juice Club Inc, changed its name to Jamba Juice in 1995 and became…

Overview of the companyLouis Vuitton Malletier à Paris, which is more known to the public as Louis Vuitton, is well-known brand of a luxury French fashion and leather goods. The company was established in 1854 by Louis Vuitton, who specialized in manufacturing luggage during the second half of the nineteenth century. Now the company is…

Stephanie Villafranca FTT 450 Professor Shephard 4/30/13 The Negative Effects of Counterfeiting Abstract Counterfeiting is an illegal action. There is a study that provides strong evidence as to why counterfeit items can affect not only the lives of the designers, but the everyday consumer. It costs 250 billion dollars a year, which causes people to…

The following is about the reasons why choosing Axiom smartened and the objective. Firstly, Axiom smartened is a product which produced by Axiom Tech. Which is privately owned electronics company central station in Beijing of China. Axiom is the 5th largest cellophane distributor in the worlds. The first smartened designed from Axiom is launch in…

Cadbury plc, formerly known as Cadbury-Schweppes plc, before it demerged from its Americas Beverages manufacturing business in 2008 (Peston, 2008), is the world’s leading confectionery manufacturer and distributor. Cadbury plc “operates in over 60 countries, works with over 35,000 direct and indirect suppliers and employs around 50,000 people” (Cadbury India Ltd. , 2008). (i) Cadbury’s…

I.IntroductionPresent day Federated consists of both Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s stores and operates in 34 states as well as Guam and Puerto Rico. While Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s provide both private and national brands and are similar in merchandising categories (men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, home decor, shoes, beauty, and accessories), they differ greatly in culture. Bloomingdale’s,…

Differentiation Strategies I have chosen the three brands of Apparel & Clothing for this assignment. [pic] | | | | | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | | | | | | | |[pic] | [pic] Introduction: Brioni is an Italian fashion house founded in 1945. It specializes in the sale…

Helen’s is an upmarket fashion boutique store in Sydney’s east. Falling sales have been reflected by surveys that reveal consumers view the business as outdated and no longer relevant to consumers’ needs. Strong competition in the area has placed considerable pressure on pricing. The business’s target market, 50-65 year old females, no longer dominated the…

Rosewood Hotels and Resorts is considering a new brand strategy in an attempt to increase their multi property guest stays, revenues and cross selling rates. However, the company needs to do so without the expense of possibly diminishing the powerful brand image and strategy of their existing properties. Rosewood has built a customer value proposition…