On the Runway is a column in the New York Times that provides fashion-related news and commentary‚ from the latest runway shows and street trends to an inside look into the design process. Cathy Horyn‚ the fashion critic of The Times‚ leads the way. OCTOBER 15‚ 2010‚ Pressing My Nose to the Glass in China By CATHY HORYN For the past week I’ve been in Beijing‚ my first trip to China. Except for the city’s famous traffic jams‚ the city is nothing like I had expected. And what did I expect
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To: Prada Board of Directors From: Grupo Capo Milano Subject: Options to Raise Capital Business Proposal Following a series of expansions and acquisitions in the early 2000s Prada has found itself with a large amount of debt maturing over the next year. Since Prada is challenged with raising €1 billion to cover loans maturing in the coming year‚ the analysts at GCP have researched several options for the board to consider. These alternatives include issuing sort term bonds
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Name: Mehak Tazeem Roll No. 10-161 Assignment No: 5 Submit To: Ma’am Asmarah Manolo Blanik Shoes‚ same as clothing need their own designer. In the fashion world there are several names that left a lasting mark on the industry for both shoes and clothing. Despite the many “youngsters” some of the older generation will always be on the first line‚ first to instruct the young and second to remind customers that classic has no age. We will introduce you to the most famous shoe designers whom
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From the financial point of view‚ the Italian luxury brand- Prada‚ which was known for its design innovation‚ can’t claim itself successful. Although it has the ability to keep its revenue over 1.5 billion euros for three consecutive years‚ it also contains more than 1 billion euros of debt maturing within 12 months sitting on its balance sheet. One of the best solutions for Prada to solve this problem is to raise capital in the stock market‚ which we could refer as IPO. Given the current market
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ASSIGNMENT 2: PRADA Refer to the HBS case "Prada: To IPO or Not to IPO" and answer the questions below. Note: Complete the related textbook chapters (RWJJ Chapters 14‚ 15 & 19) before attempting this case. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM SAID TO BE FACING PRADA? Prada got some financial trouble. First‚ Prada failed for several times to IPO due to various reasons like SARS‚ financial crisis‚ etc. Second‚ because of the long-term debt maturing in one year‚ Prada needed to raise more than 1 billion euros
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The Devil Wears Prada The novel “The Devil Wears Prada” by Weisberger is about a girl named Andrea moved to New York and found a job as a junior assistant of a fashion magazine editor. However‚ Andrea has a hard time on her job. Furthermore‚ her relationships with her family and friends get very bad because she is too hard-working. However‚ at the end of this novel Andrea makes her own way out by her careful and wisdom. After reading the novel‚ I found myself and the protagonist of the novel‚ Andrea
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1) What is the problem facing Prada? The Prada fell into some financial trouble. It needed to raise more than 1 billion euros to meet the long-term debt maturing in one year in 2011 and also required extra capital to implement its expansion plan in Asia market to seize the opportunity in this area which has the highest growth rate compared to the other markets. The demand for this huge amount of capital is quite urgent. The Prada has tried several times for IPO‚ but all terminated by some unlucky
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FPT Greenwich UNIVERSITY July 13‚ 2012 LG Electronics Nguyen Nam Khanh ------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction 3 II. Marketing Environment 4 III. Target customers 6 IV. Marketing activities/strategies 7 V. Conclusion 7 VI. References 7 I. ------------------------------------------------- introduction LG Electronics‚ Inc. (LG) is an innovative technology company leading professional manufacture technology
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Urban History – To what extent how do the urbanism theories applied on movie‚ “The Devil Wears Prada” in terms of creating the XXXXX Parima Introduction When we hear the name of the movie‚ "The Devil Wears Prada"‚ it may triggers you to imagine about the glory of the fashion industry. The story takes place in an urban city‚ New York where the heterogeneity and the trend of fashion is always created. The main characters in this movie‚ Andrea Sachs is a journalist who had just graduated from
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I. Introduction “Devil wears Prada” was presented in 2006‚ based on the Lauren Weisberger’s novel of the same name. This is the story about a girl named Andrea Sachs who want to be a real journalist. For her wish‚ she opted to become an assistance of Miranda‚ a tough editor-in-chief of Runway fashion magazine. From there‚ she had to overcome all the challenges and the lure of the luxury life which are brought by this job. Particularly‚ the film also mentioned impressively the organizational
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