Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Liz Claiborne, Inc. - Beth Ellis

Three facts about Liz Claiborne, Inc. that were not presented in the text:

  1. Liz Claiborne, Inc. recently sold four of its midprice-apparel brands to a Hong Kong trading company.
  2. Liz Claiborne, Inc. is currently looking to “divest”, or sell, 16 of its 36 clothing labels.
  3. Liz Claiborne, Inc. is downsizing the company’s wholesale-apparel busines.

Liz Claiborne Reaches Agreement To Sell Four Labels to Li & Fung. (2007, September 14). Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition), p. B.2. Retrieved October 23, 2007, from National Newspapers (27) database. (Document ID: 1335614181).)

Senior Seminar- assignment #11

This is a group project. Read chapter 5 of the text and the case study, Liz Claiborne, Inc. Search the web for updated information about Liz Claiborne, Inc. since the case study was written. By 10:40 AM on Thursday, October 25th list three facts you found out about the company that were not included in the case study. Be sure to identify the website where you found your data. The first person to post from your group should do a PUBLISH POST. Subsequent entries should be made as COMMENTS to the first person in your group to post. Make sure that you do not repeat any facts that anyone else from your group has already loaded. Label your posts: Liz Claiborne, Inc.