This month we put the Spotlight on TJX Companies.
This month's Outlook - What Are Consumers Buying? Recently-released government data show that we're spending less of our money on apparel, and more on some surprising discretionary items. Here's one simple idea for the industry to get consumers to buy more apparel.
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No, this is not a treatise on global warming. The polarization referred to here is that of markets moving in diametrically opposed directions.
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There really hasn’t been much activity in the IPO market for apparel companies over the past several years. With the supply side of the industry in a state of flux and the retail tide shifting (to end up who knows where)... |
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On January 19, 2009, I headed to a department store near my home in Westchester County, NY, to find something to wear to an inaugural ball in Washington the following night. I had exactly one hour to shop between my children’s activities. Upon entering the eveningwear department I spotted several racks of beautiful gowns. “I’ll definitely find something here,” I predicted, and immediately set to work.
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Over the last three decades, G-III Apparel Group has become a top US supplier of fashion outerwear, selling leather and cloth coats and jackets to Wal*Mart, Saks and 2,400 stores in between. Though sales are expected to grow 40% in the fiscal year ending January 31, to a record $715 million, earnings will be flat at best. How will a company that is so specialized sustain profitable growth in the challenging period ahead?
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No, this isn’t a lesson about squares and angles, it’s about the changing shape of the industry. We’ll throw in a little physics, too...the forces that drive the markets have changed as well as the “shape” of doing business.
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The Limited has spun off a few entities over the years, rewarding their shareholders with a piece of brands that they have built and are ready to stand on their own.
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Here are the answers to the Industry IQ Test on page 12 of the June 2009 issue of The Apparel Strategist:
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Two economists take a trip to an undeveloped country to check on the market for shoes. They return to their respective companies to give their reports to the company executives. |
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