3. Agriculture
Finland's climate and soils make growing crops a particular challenge. The country lies between 60° and 70° north latitude - as far north as Alaska - and has severe winters and relatively short growing seasons that are sometimes interrupted by frosts. However, because the Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Drift Current moderate the climate, Finland contains half of the world's
Summary
This report is the review of UNIQLO, a leading casual apparel retailer in the world. UNIQLO is known for its high quality, fashionable clothes and affordable price. This report will discuss the reasons behind UNIQLO’s success, popularity and how it makes use of Information Technologies to compete among its competitors. This report is to examine the organization structure, value chain a
1. Introduction of UNIQLO
1.1 Company Overview
Name : FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Established : May 1, 1963
Head Office : 717-1 Sayama, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi 754-0894, Japan
Tokyo Office : Midtown Tower, Akasaka 9-7-1, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 107-6231, Japan
Number of Full-time Employees (Consolidated) : 15,915 (As of February 29, 2012)
Paid-in Capital : 10,273 million yen
Number of I
I. Environment Analysis
Introduction
Lately, South Korea's cosmetic companies are actively entering Japanese market. In particular, low-priced brand companies entering are remarkable. Continuing the long-term recession, Japanese consumers find inexpensive cosmetics. Through this period, cosmetics of South Korea draw popular through low price and good quality. Celebrity publicity is also inf
value chain, which is very vertically integrated. This vertically integrated business system of Zara has allowed the company to successfully create a climate of scarcity and opportunity as well as a fast-fashion system. Therefore, Zara has been able to be flexible in the variety, amount, and frequency of the new styles they produce. Also, 85% of the production is done through the season, which al