Franchising, retail, business
20/09/2014
Starting with January 1st 2015, Prada Group will take over direct operations of all its stores in Switzerland, including its six franchised stores under the Prada and Miu Miu labels in Zurich , St. Moritz and Gstaad operated for over a decade by local leading luxury fashion retailer Trois Pommes, owned by Trudie Götz.
Since its IPO listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange, Italian luxury giant Prada Group has been gradually taking over direct operations of its mono-brand retail network, as part of a global strategy. All the new Prada store openings are operated directly by Prada Group, including the recently inaugurated stores in Geneva, St Moritz and Crans Montana.
Leggi tutto: Prada to operate directly all its stores in Switzerland
22/09/2014
You are annoying your boss and colleagues any time you take your phone out during meetings, says new research from USC's Marshall School of Business, and if you work with women and people over forty they're even more perturbed by it than everyone else.
The researchers conducted a nationwide survey of 554 full-time working professionals earning above $30K and working in companies with at least 50 employees. They asked a variety of questions about smartphone use during meetings and found:
Leggi tutto: Why Successful People Never Bring Smartphones Into Meetings
18/09/2014
The Italian app helps women find their way around thousands of boots, heels and ballerinas available on the market
Giacomo Summa, a 28-year-old Italian guy, got together with an American and a Lithuanian in London and developed Stylect. This innovative app was straight away of great success. In less than nine months it reached 250 thousand downloads and millions of swipes. Apple added it in the ranking of the best apps in more than a hundred countries worldwide.
22/09/2014
China is the “most trusted” brand among majority of US millennials, finds a study.
Chicago-based branding agency Monogram Group conducted a survey among 21-32 year-old consumers – the demographic shown to be the most open-minded to foreign brands – and found 61 per cent said they were willing to purchase goods from China and 58 per cent likely to buy a Chinese-branded product within the next three years.
This was especially so in office products, electronics and light bulbs, as more than 50 per cent of respondents indicated willingness to purchase in each category, even though respondents’ awareness of brands in these categories was negligible.
23/09/2014
Apple’s investors obsess over early iPhone sales like Hollywood producers tracking opening ticket sales for a blockbuster movie.
A big weekend is usually a healthy predictor of consumer demand for the holiday season — not just for Apple, but for the entire consumer electronics industry.
Those Apple watchers can rest easy because the company’s new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are no bust. Apple said on Monday that it had sold 10 million units of its new and bigger iPhones over the weekend, up from the nine million iPhones it sold last year in the first weekend of sales for the previous generation of iPhones.
The iPhone is still Apple’s biggest cash cow, accounting for about 70 percent of its profit. So early sales can help predict quarterly or even annual results for the company, based in Cupertino, Calif.
Leggi tutto: Sales of 2 New iPhone 6 Devices Top 10 Million in First Weekend
23/09/2014
Architectural firm Benoy has shared insights into which trends are influencing the mixed-use sector.
Benoy also highlighted how these trends are being realised in their designs.
Developing the rooftops of mixed-use developments into functional spaces can help give back green, civic areas to the community. As seen with Chengdu IFS, the development was transformed by its vast landscaped rooftop oasis which sits above the retail podium. The space offers a sculpture garden, art gallery and al fresco dining precinct to create a cultural heart of the city.
20/09/2014
Contrariamente a quanto ritengono alcuni, i finanziamenti a fondo perduto possono essere richiesti anche per supportare i propri progetti di franchising. A stabilirlo è – tra gli altri – anche il prestito d’onore 2014, che tra le varie agevolazioni prevede anche quelle nei confronti di coloro i quali si dicono intenzionati ad aprire un’attività in franchising usufruendo del “consueto” mix tra il 50% di contributo a fondo perduto e il 50% di finanziamento a tasso di interesse agevolato.
Per quanto concerne le caratteristiche del contributo e del finanziamento a fondo perduto e dell’agevolazione di cui sopra si è potuto anticipare qualche tratto, ricordiamo come possono diventare beneficiari dell’intervento le persone fisiche o le società di persone e di capitali, di nuova costituzione, che intendono avviare una nuova attività imprenditoriale con la formula commerciale del franchising. È inoltre necessario che almeno la metà dei soci (ovvero, in possesso di almeno metà delle quote di partecipazione della società) sia maggiorenne, non sia occupato, e sia residente nel territorio nazionale.
Leggi tutto: Finanziamento a fondo perduto per il franchising
18/09/2014
Italian fashion label Gucci is joining the world of cosmetics by debuting the new line with Charlotte Casiraghi of Monaco at Milan Fashion Week.
On Sept. 17, the brand launched the make-up line, Gucci Cosmetics, at a cocktail party at its Milan flagship store. This entrance into cosmetics will likely create a broader audience for the brand and allow Gucci to compete with other fashion brands who have already entered the world of cosmetics.
Made up in Gucci
The new line was presented through a special product display and a sneak peek into the digital campaign that will surround the collection. Ms. Casiraghi will be the face of the collection.
Gucci Eye, Gucci Lip and Gucci Nail will lead the collection along with products for skin. The launch mixes the brand’s fashion with beauty.
The inclusion of make-up in an apparel and accessories brand helps consumers complete looks.
Leggi tutto: Gucci launches cosmetics line at Milan Fashion Week
19/09/2014
Franchisor Not Liable for Harassment by Franchisee’s Employee
Under a new ruling by the California Supreme Court, franchisors can protect their brands using system-wide standards without the risk of being vicariously liable for employment-related actions of their franchisees.
A. California Supreme Court Holds Franchisor Not Vicariously Liable for Alleged Wrongful Conduct by a Franchisee’s Employee.
On August 28, 2014, the California Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in favor of Domino’s Pizza and all business format franchisors that do business in California. In Patterson v. Domino’s Pizza, LLC, the court held that Domino’s Pizza was not vicariously liable for wrongdoing by a franchisee's employee, because Domino's did not retain or assume the general right of control over relevant day-to-day aspects of the employment and workplace behavior of the franchisee's employees. The court enunciated a clear rule: a franchisor “becomes potentially liable for actions of the franchisee's employees, only if it has retained or assumed a general right of control over factors such as hiring, direction, supervision, discipline, discharge, and relevant day-to-day aspects of the workplace behavior of the franchisee's employees.”
Leggi tutto: California’s Highest Court Finds Domino’s Not Vicariously Liable
19/09/2014
Once used by servants to greet their owners ciao has become today a very friendly word to be employed not only for greetings
There is a new magazine in Australia called Segmento, whose aim is “promoting awareness of what Italians think, feel and do“, as the Consul General of Italy in Melbourne Marco Maria Cerbo stressed in his welcoming message for the first issue published just a few weeks ago.
If it is true that Segmento wants to embrace the Italian culture in its entirety, what readers might appreciate the most are its precious tips to learn Italian language. The first issue focused on Ciao, one of the most common-used Italian greeting mutuated by the English-speaking world. Well, the first thing that Segmento explains is that ciao is not just a greeting, rather a very complex word hiding dozens of different meanings.
19/09/2014
Natura, bambini, viti e solidarietà: sono queste le parole chiave di Fiorano For Kids, un’iniziativa benefica a favore del Dipartimento di Neuroscienze e Neuroriabilitazione dell’Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù di Roma. Il 26 e il 28 settembre dieci famiglie di appassionati del vino, bambini inclusi, si dedicheranno a piantare quattro filari di Cabernet e Merlot. L’obiettivo? Ottenere, fra tre anni, 300 bottiglie di vino pregiato da vendere per beneficenza. I fondi raccolti serviranno a finanziare un ricercatore dell’ospedale capitolino nello studio delle peculiarità terapeutiche di alcune diete, come quella chetogena, per il trattamento dell’epilessia. Non bisognerà però attendere il 2017 per contribuire attivamente alla raccolta, poiché anche gli eventi collaterali a questa due giorni sono all’insegna della solidarietà. Due momenti di degustazione e socializzazione animeranno il weekend solidale di Fiorano For Kids, con delle iniziative pensate sia per gli affezionati alla buona enogastronomia sia per gli amanti della natura. Di seguito, il programma.
Leggi tutto: Fiorano For Kids: vino e cucina per il Bambino Gesù di Roma
19/09/2014
Quali sono le migliori università per gli aspiranti imprenditori? Ecco una lista delle top del 2015.
Pensate di disporre di tutto ciò che serve per avviare una startup? Chi vuole diventare imprenditore deve avere una formazione ad hoc, ma quali sono le migliori università per il 2015 per diventare dirigenti? Ecco di seguito una lista condivisa da Princeton Review.
19/09/2014
While Armani was preparing to celebrate the company’s 40th anniversary in 2015, Armani wanted to make one thing clear: “I want to keep Armani in the family but it needs a leader – someone like me,” he said during the Emporio Armani show, on the second day of Milan Fashion Week.
Leggi tutto: Armani: “Ferrari and Fiat? I’m Open to Discussions If They Want”
20/09/2014
Les clients sont priés d'apporter leurs propres récipients et bouteilles, de les peser avant de les remplir de riz, céréales ou huile d'olive.
Au cœur du quartier branché de Kreuzberg, dans la capitale allemande, vient d'ouvrir un supermarché un peu particulier: point de néon, ni de promotions tonitruantes, mais une ambiance d'épicerie d'antan. Et surtout, les produits ne sont pas emballés.
Dans les locaux de 85 m2 d'une ancienne boucherie, la supérette propose des produits, en grande majorité locaux ou bio, en vrac et en libre-service. Les clients sont priés d'apporter leurs propres récipients et bouteilles, de les peser avant de les remplir de riz, céréales ou huile d'olive. À la seconde pesée en caisse, seul le poids des aliments est comptabilisé et payé. Pour ceux qui auraient oublié leurs Tupperware, des réceptacles recyclables (sacs en papier, bocaux en verre, contenants en plastique réutilisables) sont vendus ou mis à disposition sous consigne.
Leggi tutto: Une supérette du Berlin branché parie sur le zéro emballage
19/09/2014
We still do not have a good reason why Migros and Coop, the two Swiss retail giants, have refused to sign the Bangladesh Accord for the garment industry, concluded UNI General Secretary Philip Jennings in his remarks to the Annual Symposium of the Swiss organisation Droits sans Frontières (Rights without Borders) in Berne.
The Bangladesh Accord, signed in May 2013, broke new ground as two mega global unions - IndustriALL and UNI - made a legally binding agreement to improve garment factory safety in Bangladesh. Almost 2000 lives had been lost culminating in the Rana Plaza factory collapse in April 2014 with the loss of over 1000 lives.
The tragedy marked a turning point and led the unions to conclude that voluntary confidential, closed inspection processes were a model that miserably failed the people of Bangladesh.
Leggi tutto: Why do Migros and Coop refuse to sign the Bangladesh Accord?
19/09/2014
A manager we’ll call Tom was a midlevel sales executive at a Fortune 500 company. After a dozen or so years there, he was thriving—he made his numbers, he was well liked, he got consistently positive reviews. He applied for a promotion that would put him in charge of a high-profile worldwide product-alignment initiative, confident that he was the top candidate and that this was the logical next move for him, a seemingly perfect fit for his skills and ambitions. His track record was solid. He’d made no stupid mistakes or career-limiting moves, and he’d had no run-ins with upper management. He was stunned, then, when a colleague with less experience got the job. What was the matter?
19/09/2014
Un sogno che si realizza? Andare in un birrificio e farsi spiegare dal Mastro Birraio le fasi della produzione della birra artigianale, una per una. Con tanto di gita in macchina sui monti della Duchessa (provincia di Rieti), visita della struttura, assaggio dei migliori prodotti. È materia da appassionati e da curiosi, ce ne rendiamo conto, ma noi lo abbiamo fatto e non vediamo l’ora di raccontarvelo.
19/09/2014
With its ski parks and museums, Oslo more than makes up for its “expensive” tag.
Oslo, Norway’s capital and its most populous city, has the dubious honour of being the world’s most expensive city for holidaymakers. That is coupled with the perception that it lacks the cosmopolitan appeal of other costly cities, such as tokyo, New york and london.
While this maybe true in parts, there is no denying the charm the city holds for a cross section of travellers – the adventure sports buff is offered an array of winter sports options and the artsy hipster has many museums and riverside cafes to wander into.
Summer is the most popular time to visit Oslo for its warmer climate and long days. As you would have heard, it never gets completely dark that far north in the midsummer. Winter in Oslo however has its own charms too. Temperatures hover below zero and the city is almost permanently covered with a layer of snow and ice, which gives an air of the magical, even though it makes walking a little perilous.
19/09/2014
Numerous studies have shown that women engage less than men in either entrepreneurship or business investing. Women also launch firms with significantly less capital than men, which limits their ability to grow their firms and increases their risk of financial distress in periods of adversity.
Now, new research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem shows that crowdfunding could level the playing field for women wishing to raise capital for their ventures, and in some cases even give them an advantage.
18/09/2014
Il Fondaco dei tedeschi, storico palazzo veneziano affacciato sul Canal grande, nel sestiere di San Marco, tornerà ai fasti di un tempo grazie a Dfs, la divisione travel retail del colosso mondiale del lusso Lvmh. A gennaio 2016, infati, Dfs prenderà in gestione la struttura di proprietà di Edizione srl, holding del gruppo Benetton.
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