Second quarter of every year’s cost is the lowest in year; this is because in these quarters, they produced summer clothes. Because raw materials of summer clothes are cheaper than that of fall or winter, the costs are lower in this quarter. This means that investing A&F in summer has more advantage than investing in fall or winter.
3) Inventory
For clothing company, increasing invento
However, net income of A&F in 2008 dropped 42% while Gap earned 16% more than the previous year.
Abercrombie & Fitch (2008)
Stores and Distribution Expense
Marketing, General & Administrative Expense
Expenses can be considered
very high because they were 42.7% and 11.9% of sales.
⊙ A&F invested more on expanding business
Gap was crouching with reducing Operati
investment in the renewable energy.
3. Marketing Strategy
The analysis of the industry is crucial. The analysis would be carried out with the use of Porter’s Five Forces Analysis and the SWOT Analysis.
3.1 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
The solar panel business requires sophisticated technologies and greater investment, which brings high barriers to entry. But once entered, the po
II. Yen carry trade
II. 1. What is Yen carry trade?
II. 1. (1) Typical meaning
The typical meaning is “borrowing at low interest rates in yen and using the loan to buy higher yielding assets elsewhere.” During the past decade, the trade has become a “staple” for many investors. One of the most popular forms of the strategy exploits the gap between US and Japanese yields. Anyone