I shop therefore I consign - A study of the global online fashion resale market
Market study - 5 pages - Fashion and ready to wear marketing
The global online resale market for fashion and accessories has grown 21 times faster than apparel retail over the past three years. On the other hand, luxury sector pioneer websites, such as TheRealReal, have, through a sustainability-oriented narrative, managed to transform resale...
Validating Energy-Oriented CGE Models - Jayson Beckman, Thomas Hertel and Wallace Tyner (2011) - Book analysis
Book review - 3 pages - Economy general
The CGE approach constitutes an open framework for linkages to models from other disciplines, thereby accommodating the integrated assessment of sustainability issues.
Case study: The Okaidi brand
Case study - 12 pages - Management
In 1996, Camaieu, the group that markets apparel for men women and children, experienced significant financial difficulties. Thus Jean Duforest, co-founder of Camaieu in 1984, decided to partner with Jean-Luc Souflet to acquire the group. This tandem leadership led to the launch of the brand...
Yamaha: Dominant market penetration,United Kingdom
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
Leading motorcycle manufacturer and distributor in United Kingdom. Largest motorcycle producer and distributor in United Kingdom, with volume share of 16.5% in 2010. The company offers motorcycles, outboard motors, ATVs, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, boats, outdoor power equipment and race...
PESTEL and SWOT Analyses - Qantas
Case study - 4 pages - Services marketing
Qantas is one of the oldest and most recognized long distance airlines in the world. The company was founded in Queensland on November 16, 1920 by two veterans of the First World War: Lieutenants Wilmot Hudson and Paul McGinness (Qantas, 2008). After a long period of state ownership, and the end...
Biometric research as experimental method in science
Essay - 5 pages - Biology
Any discussion of research in a scienti?c ?eld is subject to caveats because research must of necessity be less de?nitive than a discussion of the ?eld's established operational practices. First, enumerations of current research topics will be dated and subject to the perspective of the...
A system dynamics approach for village development planning with reference to India
Case study - 12 pages - Social, moral & civic education
This paper presents the results of a detailed 10-week long fieldwork done at the Tuljapur village in Thane district of Maharashtra a state in India obtained from modeling the observed data using the System Dynamics methodology. Various resource-technology-need linkages (forward and backward) were...
Sustainable development, oil and the future: the trilogy
Essay - 18 pages - Journalism
Sustainable development has been extensively discussed in the past few years, and is still a great matter of concern nowadays. In fact, there is no single way to deal with this subject, except choosing a guideline of this workshop avoiding “clichés”. Its main objective is therefore to...
Business research and professional development
Essay - 7 pages - Management
Is knowledge management a key factor in performance and sustainability in the management of organizations in the modern times global competitive market place? What are the issues of this concept and what does it provide organizations? How do managers perceive knowledge management? The...
Changes in corporate identity: Importance of 'image makeover' to organizations
Internship report - 2 pages - Management
From the basic wholesaler on the corner of your street to the strong multinational chocolate factory Ferrero, every organization has its own identity. According to Van Riel and Balmer (1997), identity presents the company's competitive advantage by putting forward its individuality regarding its...
SWOT Analysis - Zara
Case study - 4 pages - Fashion and ready to wear marketing
Zara is an internationally famous fashion brand. The company currently sells in two hundred markets with over two thousand stores worldwide. Zara is one of eight brands that are owned by Inditex Group, the largest apparel retailer in the world. According to 2019 financial statements, Inditex...
Project for Accor Hotels: changing standard rooms into eco-friendly rooms
Case study - 3 pages - Management
Our project for Accor is the following: "changing standard rooms into eco-friendly rooms to improve sustainability in existing Accor hotels". This involves creating green rooms in the Pullman Hotel in Paris, which would include recycled materials, energy-lowered devices, and an efficient...
Life cycle assessment of Solar panel - Mini project using Open LCA to conduct the life cycle assessment of a solar panel
Dissertation - 28 pages - Ecology & environment
This study presents a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a photovoltaic solar panel, aiming to evaluate its environmental impact across various stages of its life cycle. The assessment considers raw material extraction, manufacturing, transportation, installation, operation, and end-of...
Recruitment: methods, trends...
Dissertation - 10 pages - Human resources
Recruitment is one of the most essential components of human resource management in any company today. In France where the unemployment rate remains high, and with candidates who are being forced to combine several skills and sometimes even several jobs, it is interesting to explore the subject...
Catch shares lead to the destruction of small-scale fishermen but increase the fish stock
Essay - 2 pages - Management
Catch shares (CS) is a fishery management system that allocates a secure privilege to harvest a specific area or percentage of a fishery's total catch to individuals, communities, or associations (NOAA, 2017). CS become primordial because the global consumption of fish doubled in 50 years...
PESTEL and SWOT Analyses - Qantas - published: 06/10/2009
Case study - 4 pages - International marketing
Qantas is one of the oldest and most recognized long distance airlines in the world. The company was founded in Queensland on November 16, 1920 by two veterans of the First World War: Lieutenants Wilmot Hudson and Paul McGinness (Qantas, 2008). After a long period of state ownership, and the end...
Should the United States consider increasing their use of renewable energy or not?
Essay - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
The United States (U.S) use both renewable and non-renewable energy. According to Gielen, Saygin & Wagner (2015), in 2015, United States Energy consumption were:Coal-33%, Natural Gas-33%, Nuclear-20%, Hydropower-6%, Other renewables-7%, Biomass-1.6%, Geothermal-0.4%, Solar-0.6%, Wind-4.7%,...
The changing role of Retail
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
So many questions are arising regarding the changes taking place in today's retail environment and the viability of the model that was used in traditional retail. Diamond, Ellen & Steve (2000) assert that the most pressures in the marketplace include consumers levels of spending tend to remain...
Business plan for a new board game: Flagpoint
Business plan - 33 pages - Business strategy
A new fun and attractive game is born: Flagpoint. This document describes the development of the new game in all its detail. The study starts with a short introduction of our company and its mission, followed by a detailed marketing research to figure out the needs of our target group. The...
Issues of strategic management
Case study - 8 pages - Management
Strategic management is a multidimensional concept which plays an important role in the survival and sustainability of a company. Without a business strategy, a company cannot grow. The strategy is a process of setting goals and determining the means to accomplish that goal. This is done...
The marketing strategy of Durex
Thesis - 15 pages - Services marketing
The world is now hurtling forward at lightning speed and without really realizing it, man has become a part of this accelerated growth. In this scenario, the new media is becoming increasingly relevant in fostering relationships. In this fast paced world, the youth have become increasingly...
Internationalization strategy of the Accor group
Thesis - 25 pages - Business strategy
Accor is one of the major French groups to have an international base, and is distinguished by a remarkable internationalization strategy. The main ambition is to ensure the continued growth of the business and ensure its sustainability. What then are the strengths and weaknesses of Accor...
Marks and Spencer: Strategic marketing
Thesis - 15 pages - Services marketing
Marks and Spencer, a partnership formed in the late 1800s, is today one of the UK's leading retailers of clothing, food, home products and financial services. Employing 65,000 people, the company has 448 stores located throughout the UK, as well as a further 202 stores managed under franchise in...
Royal Dutch Shell plc: A company that needs to face the future today
Thesis - 16 pages - Services marketing
Petroleum is one of the fundamental substances necessary to make our economies function smoothly. It has shaped today's world as we know it - concerning both negative and positive elements. However, petroleum will not last forever. It is has been estimated that the global oil re-sources will...
The strategy of Apple's music industry - published: 27/01/2011
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
"The Great Transformation" is linked to the collapse of the traditional music industry. Indeed, the illegal downloading of music enabled by digitalization and sharing of the latter appears to be the trigger for a crisis of global magnitude of this sector. Demonized by the record companies, the...
Analysis and strategy of Siemens
Essay - 3 pages - Business strategy
In May, 2005 the president of Siemens, Mr. Kleinfeld launched a program called 'Fit4More'. This program was based on four pillars - the sustainability of performance and consistency of the portfolio, operational excellence, quality of staff and social responsibility. The aim of the...
An introduction to Marketing
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
"In the current economic climate, marketing is a weapon for all businesses" Introduction Modern societies have undergone profound changes in economic, demographic, social and cultural terms. To run businesses in the current economic environment business is risky, uncertain and complex. It...
International strategy of Burberry
Case study - 20 pages - Services marketing
The Burberry brand is part of the luxury industry, so it is susceptible to all the changes and developments affecting that industry. Currently this sector has taken a beating with the economic crisis owing to the decline in tourism and stock shares are on the wane with most customers lying low...
General Motors - can the restructuring plan of 2009 lead to the consolidation of the group?
Case study - 8 pages - Services marketing
The sustainability of General Motors is now in the restructuring stage of the project presented at the end of last year in the U.S. Congress. Due to the difficulties encountered by General Motors during the recent economic and financial crisis, the latter faced constraints for thirty-nine...
Success of the perfume "I analyze adore" of Christian Dior
Case study - 11 pages - Services marketing
"That magic name which includes that of God and Gold”, these are the words of Jean Cocteau on the Dior brand. In this presentation, we will try to decipher the planetary success of a fragrance that many women have adopted with fervor: J'adore Dior. This famous perfume is celebrating its...
