Legislation in the last several years has sustained the long-term shift to offshore sourcing. The Trade Act of 2002 was approved by the UK Congress in July 2002 and signed into law by President. This legislation contains the Trade Promotion Authority, which grants the president the right to negotiate trade agreements and gives Congress the final authority to approve or disapprove those agreements. According to Kant, human beings occupy a special place in creation, and morality can be summed up in one ultimate commandment of reason, or imperative, from which all duties and obligations derive. (Kant theory, 2011) In our case we can relate how the management needs to decide upon a holistic decision considering all the ethical dilemmas that arise from the situation. They also need to look into the fact that company’s interest is looked at first. Utilitarianism is an ethical theory holding that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes the overall “good” of the greatest number of individuals. Hence in our consideration the clean management company should look into the overall good. They should look into the fact that management looks into the overall good. (Ethical Resources, 2011)
The Consumer Direct segment markets and sells through branded NEXT’s retail stores and e-commerce platform. In the year 2008, 27 branded retail stores were added to the existing 15 stores, giving NEXT a total of 42 stores. Further, in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, an additional 28 new retail stores were opened, bringing the total to 70. By the end of September 30, 2010, it added 19 new stores, making it a total of 89 and it opened 2 additional stores subsequent to the close of 3Q’10. NEXT expects to open 3 more stores by the end of 4Q’10. NEXT owns and operates stores across the United States in upscale shopping areas, including streets, regional malls, and a limited number of outlet locations. The branded retail stores offers an assortment of NEXT’s products and clothing, including its other licensed product line with easy accessibility under one roof. This compares to the larger department stores which primarily focuses on the denim part of the product line. A typical branded retail store range from 1,700 to 2,500 square feet and emphasize the company’s unique “Malibu hippy-bohemian chic” image and feel. E-commerce sales are managed through a third-party in exchange of commission on sales for operating the NEXT Brand Jeans’ website. They accept and fulfill customer orders from a distribution center, where merchandise is held on consignment. For the quarter ended September 30, 2010, sales from the Consumer Direct segment increased 42.0% y/y to $46.3 million and it represented 49.9% of company’s total revenue. Same store sales were up 9.0% from their 3Q’09 levels.
在过去的几年里一直持续到海外采购立法的长期转变。2002的贸易法案批准了英国国会在七月2002，由总统签署成为法律。这项立法包括贸易促进权，授予总统的贸易协议谈判的权利赋予国会批准或不批准该协议的最终权威。按照康德的说法，人类在创作中占据着特殊的地位，道德中可以总结出的原因，一个最终的命令或命令，从所有的责任和义务的来源。（康德的理论，2011）在我们的例子中我们可以涉及如何管理需要决定在整体决策考虑所有的伦理困境的情况下，出现。他们也需要考虑的事实，公司的利益是看着第一。功利主义是一种伦理理论认为适当的行动过程是一个最大的最多的个人整体的“好”。因此，我们考虑的清洁管理公司应该考虑总体上是好的。他们应该考虑的事实，管理是总体上是好的。（伦理资源，2011）
消费者直接细分市场和销售通过品牌下的零售商店和电子商务平台。在2008年，27个品牌的零售商店被添加到现有的15家连锁店，给未来的共42家店。此外，在截至2009年12月31日的财政年度中，一个额外的28个新的零售商店被打开，使总数达到70。截至2010年9月30日，它增加了19个新的商店，使它成为一个89和2的额外开商店3Q 2010密切的后续。接下来的第四季度预计到2010年底开3家店。下一个拥有和经营的商店在美国中高档购物区，包括街道，区域中心，与插座的位置数量有限。品牌零售店提供未来的产品和服装搭配，包括其他持牌产品线可在同一个屋檐下。这个比较大的百货商店，主要侧重于对产品线的牛仔。从1700到2500平方英尺的一个典型的品牌零售店范围和强调公司独特的“马里布波西米亚嬉皮士”的形象和感觉。电子商务的销售是通过在委员会操作下牛仔裤品牌网站上销售第三方管理交流。他们接受并完成客户订单的配送中心，在那里举行寄售商品。截至2010年9月30日的季度，从消费者直接销售同比增长42%至46300000美元，它代表了49.9%的公司的总收入。同店销售他们的第三季度的2009水平上升9%。
