Category 21st Century: Fashion Business

Mobiles transforming African Businesses?

In a previous writing Transatlantic Expansion Study in which I looked at different digital strategies used by ecommerce companies in the US and Europe; including mobile shopping, I wanted to further expand this thought into IT and the role of mobile phones in the bustling African economy. According to Amanda Makulec who published Key Findings […]

The Paradox of Luxury Brand Strategies – Go East?

According To Forbes, a profit warning by Burberry end of 2012 began to cast a shadow over the luxury industry, which has shown resilience to the economy’s impact on most consumer sectors.  Chief Executive of Burberry Angela Ahrendts adds in a publication of the Huffington Post, “As we stated in July, the external environment is […]

Transatlantic Expansion Strategy: E-Commerce Europe

After reading this article of how a New York based online lingerie company decided to open a subsidiary in Berlin; as part of their expansion strategy, I have decided to take a closer look into investment in the area of fashion e-commerce in Berlin. In this article the co-founder Guillaume Kretz mentions, “…the shift in […]

Fashion Industry: The Influence of Technology

Creating a business seems easy: a) create a concept b) create a business plan c) implement your idea and earn millions of dollars. But looking at recent studies  of how many start-ups in particular fail each year, I wonder: Is there a “perfect” start-up strategy to avoid competition; and have a sustainable competitive advantage? This […]

21st Century Internet Start-Up Culture: Tradition vs. Reality

Pre-Thoughts In this first topic I’m interested to investigate the start up culture within the digital economy. In my futre research, I hope to focus my attention on the fashion industry; because of its close relation with my current project. I hope as a result to find out how fashion start-up businesses can succesfully operate […]

Welcome to K-otics! Introductions: First Thoughts on Strategy

Hallo Gruppe! Hier ist eure Webmasterin  Das ist unser Preview Template – ihr könnt es auch mobil ansehen. Ich tue bald die Vorlage für unsere Posts hier drin. – T ___________________________________________________ At the start I would like to take a look at strategies in business. What truly makes a company succesful? Is a “company strategy […]