Make the Product and Outsource Retailing


	Make the Product and Outsource Retailing

trendagitator

7-18-2007 4:02 PM

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outsourcing, branding, retail, trends, trend agitator

trendagitator says:

This is an era of experts and specialists, niche businesses and collaborative partnerships. By focusing business strategy on core expertise and outsourcing the rest, brands are meeting development goals and achieving financial success. As avid trend trackers, Trend Agitator is watching the outsourced upswing closely. Read the blog for more.

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    (nasdaq:
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	<A href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/company_news.jhtml?ticker=AAPL">
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    </A> -
    <A href="http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/results.jhtml?startRow=0&name=&ticker=AAPL">
       people
    </A>) and <B>Cisco</B>
    (nasdaq:
      <A class="maintkrlink" href="http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=CSCO">CSCO</A> -
	<A href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/company_news.jhtml?ticker=CSCO">
       news
    </A> -
    <A href="http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/results.jhtml?startRow=0&name=&ticker=CSCO">
       people
    </A>) outsource most of their manufacturing; <B>Nokia</B>
    (nyse:
      <A class="maintkrlink" href="http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=NOK">NOK</A> -
	<A href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/company_news.jhtml?ticker=NOK">
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    </A> -
    <A href="http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/results.jhtml?startRow=0&name=&ticker=NOK">
       people
    </A>) and <B>Royal Bank of Scotland</B>
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    </A> -
    <A href="http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/results.jhtml?startRow=0&name=&ticker=RBSQY">
       people
    </A>) lean on India's <B>Wipro</B>
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      <A class="maintkrlink" href="http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=WIT">WIT</A> -
	<A href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/company_news.jhtml?ticker=WIT">
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    <A href="http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/results.jhtml?startRow=0&name=&ticker=WIT">
       people
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    (nasdaq:
      <A class="maintkrlink" href="http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=INFY">INFY</A> -
	<A href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/company_news.jhtml?ticker=INFY">
       news
    </A> -
    <A href="http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/results.jhtml?startRow=0&name=&ticker=INFY">
       people
    </A>) to handle IT work; even big banks like <B>Bank of America</B>
    (nyse:
      <A class="maintkrlink" href="http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=BAC">BAC</A> -
	<A href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/company_news.jhtml?ticker=BAC">
       news
    </A> -
    <A href="http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/results.jhtml?startRow=0&name=&ticker=BAC">
       people
    </A>) and <B>Lehman Brothers</B>
    (nyse:
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	<A href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/company_news.jhtml?ticker=LEH">
       news
    </A> -
    <A href="http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/results.jhtml?startRow=0&name=&ticker=LEH">
       people
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