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American Eagle Outfitters is an American clothing andaccessories retailer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
It was founded in 1977 by Mark and Jerry Silverman as asubsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc
American Eagle Outfitters is a leading lifestyle retailer thatdesigns, markets, and sells its own brand of relaxed, versatileclothing.
In 1994: AE goes public with a listing on the NASDAQ stockexchange
In 2000: AE steps up its promotional campaign, gaining
exposure for its clothing on the television series "Dawson'sCreek" and in teen-oriented movies With nearly 1101 shops in the North American region Except from Retail outlets company also sells its gear via a
website and its "magalog"--a combination lifestyle magazineand catalog
Welspun India Ltd. (WIL) started its activities in 1985 Welspun Winilon Silk Mills Pvt. Ltd, a synthetic yarn
business which went on to become Welspun Polyesters(India) Ltd. and finally, Welspun India Limited emerged in
the year 1995. WIL is Asia's largest and the 2nd largest Terry Towelproducers in the World,
Business spread across continents and a distributionnetwork in 32 countries including U.S.A., U.K, Canada,
Australia, Italy, Sweden and France. Manufacturing facilities in United Kingdom, Portugal andMexico besides India, 94% of the total products areexported.
40% Revenue growth to Rs. 5,056 Million 61% EBITDA growth to Rs 780 Million 459% PAT growth to Rs. 207 Million
Salient features of Standalone Quarter Results Sales growth of 40%, backed by Higher Sales volume in Towels (19%), Bed Sheets (65%) and revenue
generated through new product line of Bath Rugs. EBITDA growth of 61% primarily due to additional contribution from higher
volumes of all product categories Lower Interest cost due to payment of approximately Rs. 399 million long
term debt during the year 2009-10 and better capital management Resultant PAT growth of 459% Launched range of innovative products in various categories
AE's lifestyle collection includes casual basics like khakis,cargos, and jeans; fashion tops like rugbys, polos, andgraphic T's; and functional items like swimwear, outerwear,footwear and accessories.
Top 3 best selling products of American Eagle Outfitters are: Low-rise Jeans Graphic T-Shirts (with the AE logo and year established) American Eagle mens coat DK
AE enjoyed average annual sales increases of 35percent from 1996 to 2001. This growth rate earned AEa ranking of 63rd among Fortune magazine's list of fastest growing companies.
For 2009 FY, total revenue =US$ 2.99 Billion Net Income increases from US$ 105.5 million in 2001 toUS$ 179.5 million in 2009
In 2010 AEO crossed the Atlantic Ocean to open Storesin Kuwait and Dubai
Its gross profit fell to 5.6% year over-to-year $239.7million. American Eagle Outfitters Incs fiscal 2010 Second
quarter adjusted earnings slipped to 13 cents per sharefrom the year ago earnings of 18 cents
Plant Operations supported with SAP for on-line MIS
Establishment of Welspun City, a 2500 acre township set up in the heart of Anjar is the backbone of Welspun. It was established in 2004 with an initialinvestment of Rs. 13,500 million.
Employee Structure Geared for Performance Based Remuneration First Company from the Sector to opt for ESOP
Investments in Training ± Werner International, U.S.A.
Customer Centric Quality Organization, driven by ContemporaryTechniques
Embracing the Six Sigma, (the metric for measuring defects and improvingquality, and a methodology to reduce defect levels below 3.4 defects per (one) million opportunities
Latest Computerized Rapier and Airjet WeavingMachines from manufactures in Europe and Japan.
Single software platform for business-to businessrequirements.
In-house complete testing lab equipped with latestmachinery and Quality Controls right from cottonstage to ensure consistent Quality and Shadecontinuity.
Built an integrated platform to interact with businesspartners.
Welspun India Ltd. (WIL),Plant Layout at Anjar & Vapi
VERTICALLY INTEGRATED PLANT:
Right from spinning to confectioning i.e. from the acquisition of rawmaterials to the retailing of the final product takes place at one unit
In house - design studio of brilliant designers gives Welspun the flexibility toprovide a range of bathrobes to its customers, making it a unique bathrobemanufacturer.
TECHNOLOG Y:
Latest Computerized Weaving Machines from Europe and Japan with
Microprocessor controlled. Use of world class Technology from all around the world Auto feeding of dyes and chemicals with Computerized Color Matching and
testing facilities Automatic Fault detection system for defects free process