Brand expansion plans, like Ebay books and an Ebay magazine, are on the back burner.
It's imperative the company find new brand expansion possibilities.
Last month, Orla Kiely opened a flagship store in the U.S. Located in a historic building on Mercer Street in the heart of New York's SoHo neighborhood, the 2, 300-square-foot retail space represents a major step in the brand's expansion plans.
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Regis, the Starwood Hotels brand, demanded an expansion of the resort's manor house, slowing development further.
Pioneer in China luxury retailing in the 1990s through Ports Design brand is still eyeing expansion worldwide.
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It would be a crowning achievement for Scott and Uniqlo and help the brand in its global expansion.
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Strong brand image, geographical expansion, and new pricing and promotional policies in the North American factory business also supported the growth.
Currently, the brand is pursuing an ambitious expansion plan, venturing into new categories, including cosmetics and childrenswear, and dusting off older ones, such as fragrance, all of which will be produced in-house.
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Sanrio Digital, which manages the online expansion of the Sanrio brand, is hoping to do the same for its popular Hello Kitty brand.
And at a time when such races are so popular that Wall Street firms are purchasing event organizers like Ironman, a Livestrong spokeswoman confirms that an expansion of Livestrong-brand competitions is under consideration.
Nine months since the acquisition, Foodstar has grown by more than 20% compared to the same period last year due to additions in soy manufacturing capacity and expansion of the Master brand in more Chinese markets.
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The business expansion plays are enhancing your brand, responding immediately to problems and learning more about customers.
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Budweiser's sales volume outside the U.S. soared 20% in 2011, part of a global expansion push for the beer brand by Anheuser-Busch InBev.
The direct sales model also lends itself to fostering personal relationships between sales associates and their clients, creating brand loyalty and opening up opportunities for expansion through networking and word of mouth.
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If house-brand shoes don't hurt Saks' cachet, its expansion into the provinces might.
He sees the expansion into food services as a new model for the brand he has become.
According to the report, other luxury brand names are considering putting the breaks on their break-neck expansion of the last several years.
Lindt still makes all its chocolate in Zurich, but its expansion plans now include opening boutiques and coffee shops to promote its brand.
The executive charged with spearheading Clorox's expansion effort is Beth Springer, who joined the company in 1990 in brand management and is now executive vice president, international.
At the same time, TUI said it would combine its airlines into a single brand called TUIfly.com, and unveiled plans for a internet flight portal, an expansion of its hotel business.
Through expansion overseas, they aim to gain access to new distribution channels, international managers, brand recognition and technological expertise in global markets.
Burger King is "focused on driving strong expansion in its many markets around the world, " and that "will strongly position the brand" to remain the No. 2 burger chain world-wide, he said.
The Co-operative said its expansion had been made possible after changes to the Legal Services Act, which allows a major brand to offer a range of consumer legal services previously only available from private solicitors.
What has investors running for the exits is Chairman Michael Levy's expansion into Europe and on-line sales of sporting goods--just the sort of aggressive brand-building they lavishly cheered a few months ago.
For example, Drevna noted that expansion projects at the nation's existing refineries have had the effect of adding the equivalent of a brand new refinery every year.
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