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NPS Shoes continued to make footwear under licence until the mid-1990s called 'Dr Martens made by Solovair'. They trademarked the name Solovair in 1995 [4] and now make their own air-cushioned boot using the same lasts and leather cutters and machines used to create the first original Dr. Martens suspension soles in the UK.
In 2018, ten million pairs of Dr. Martens shoes were produced, only one percent in the UK. [12] Annual revenue in 2019 was £454 million, six times more than in 2013. The most popular model remained the 1460 boots. [32] In 2019 Dr. Martens announced plans to double the production of shoes and boots in the UK, to 165,000 pairs annually in 2020. [33]
Business proposals are often a key step in a complex sales process, where a buyer considers more than price in a purchase. [1] A proposal puts the buyer's requirements in a context that favors the seller's products and services, and educates the buyer about the seller's capability to satisfy their needs. [2]
The collective term RFX is often used to embrace a request for proposal (RFP), or any of the terms listed below. [7] A request for association (RFA), also known as request for partnership or request for alliance, is a proposal from one party to another for acting together (usually in business) and sharing the benefits of this joint action.
Bovver boots, Doc Martens boots and army boots were adopted by skinheads and punks as part of their typical dress and have migrated to more mainstream fashion, including women's wear. [4] As a more rugged alternative to dress shoes, dress boots may be worn (though these can be more formal than shoes).
A specialty food is a food that is typically considered as a "unique and high-value food item made in small quantities from high-quality ingredients". [1] Consumers typically pay higher prices for specialty foods, and may perceive them as having various benefits [ 1 ] compared to non-specialty foods.
A straw-man (or straw-dog or straw-person) proposal is a brainstormed simple draft proposal intended to generate discussion of its disadvantages and to spur the generation of new and better proposals. [1] The term is considered American business jargon, [2] but it is also encountered in engineering office culture.
Executive summaries are important as a communication tool in both academia and business. For example, members of Texas A&M University's Department of Agricultural Economics observe that "An executive summary is an initial interaction between the writers of the report and their target readers: decision makers, potential customers, and/or peers ...