Plus size for women

This boutique founded in end of 2010, Hijriahome's expertise is Long Blouses & Tunics in helping Muslimah especially the Plus Sizes & breastfeeding mommies to look elegant in Hijriahome stylish, practical and Syari'e ready-to-wear.

The issue today, is the lack of Muslimah Long Blouse that meets the criteria; long and loose and have options for Plus sizes.Being a Plus Size ourselves, the Team really understand how hard it is to get a decent long blouse, tunic or skirt that we can wear comfortably without just 'making-do'

Alhamdulillah with the support of customers worldwide, they able to produce Hijriahome collections to assist our friends in their 'wardrobe management'. Now, being a mommy, they also can even nurse their kids with Breastfeeding Friendly tunics.

In 2014, Hijriahime opened up Physical Boutique in Bandar Sri Permaisuri, Cheras, KL to be closer to customers. Recently, Hijriahome was selected among 10 of the designers to participate in Bayahista Muslimah Fashion Show and the event was officiated by Dato 'Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Minister of Communication and Multimedia, Malaysia.

This boutique offer to customer from S to 8XL in size. They also provide customer service to consultancy in wearing their product. They make all the customer feel confident even they have a different body and weight from normal size. this idea come from the founder when sh also have the same situation with their customer which is difficult to find the cloth and they need to custom made event t-shirt.

vending machine

A vending machine is a machine that dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes, lottery tickets to customers automatically, after the customer inserts currency or credit into the machine. The first modern vending machines were developed in England in the early 19th century.

The earliest known reference to a vending machine is in the work of Hero of Alexandria, a first-century AD Greek engineer and mathematician. His machine accepted a coin and then dispensed holy water.

The first modern coin-operated vending machines were introduced in London, England in the early 1880s. The machine was invented by Percival Everitt in 1883 and became a widespread feature at railway stations and post offices. The Sweetmeat Automatic Delivery Company was founded in 1887 in England as the first company to deal primarily with the installation and maintenance of vending machines.

The first vending machine in the U.S. was built in 1888 by the Thomas Adams Gum Company, selling gum on New York City train platforms. The idea of adding games to these machines as a further incentive to buy came in 1897 when the Pulver Manufacturing Company added small figures, which would move around whenever somebody bought some gum from their machines. This idea spawned a whole new type of mechanical device known as the "trade stimulators".

After paying, a product may become available by the machine releasing it, so that it falls in an open compartment at the bottom, or into a cup, either released first, or put in by the customer, or the unlocking of a door, drawer, or turning of a knob. Some products need to be prepared to become available. For example, tickets are printed or magnetized on the spot, and coffee is freshly concocted. One of the most common form of vending machine, the snack machine, often uses a metal coil which when ordered rotates to release the product.

From my observation this type of modern facility that make people easy. It is also focusing on people who a workaholic in a metropolitan area. In fact, people like this did not take a break fast before go to work because of time, they are rushing to office to be punctual as a worker. On this way, people just need to put some of coin and wait till the item fall to the door of machine. Until now too many different of machine in variety of item they try to sold.

This way also will increase income for people without recrute staff wait at the stall and the owner just restock the item. Other than that, this machine will operation 24/7 hours without limit time.

Originality in fashion

Noor Neelofa bt Mohd Noor a actress and one of the popular TV host in Malaysia. She was started as champion in reality show which is Dewi Remaja in 2009. Neelofa was actually had a degree in Bachelor of Business in International Trade & Marketing at Sunway University College, Petaling Jaya.

Noor Neelofa had decided to transform her personality to dress more modestly since 2014 and she try to start with shawls after Loofa Lens. She actually love fashion and had a passion for business, so she combined this ability and grab the opportunity to proceed then set up her own label product.

To become an entrepreneur while too many competitors at nowadays, she comes out the idea to revolutionize and simplify modest fashion with produce a shawls that more practical and easier to wear. Neelofa start with a small team of trusted and like-minded individuals. After trials and errors sessions, she finally came up with a design for instant shawls and launched Naelofar Hijab.

The team started selling the shawls through online and bazaars. After the next to next day, it becomes hit and stockiest were appointed to handle the increasing demand. Currently there are more 100 stockiest I Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore.

When Neelofa hijab become hit, one of the competitors try to voiced that design has been copied by Neelofa Hijab. But that issue was ignored by Neelofa because of the same scarves have found about one year before in Indonesia.

After that, one of the famous boutique which is Sugar Scarf also voiced that Neelofa Hijab imitating one of the design they had. These conflicts occur between agent and customers in Neelofa's instagram. This actress still not gives any feedback about that issue.

Actually it is very difficult to maintain the design from emulated if it is not patented. In the opinion of some people is the originality in the world of fashion is not exist, especially in the design scarves because nowadays too many manufacturers take the idea from their competitors in country even from outside country.Actually the best way to maintain the design with patented the design like the Fareeda famous boutique had been done.

This popular Malaysian actress is taking legal action against a textile company in Vietnam for copying her hijab designs. She said that her company found out last year Naelofar Hijab knock-offs were on sale in nine stores in the Klang Valley.

The knock-offs are sold from RM30 each, about half the price of the genuine item.It is learned that the stores that have been selling the imitation hijab are owned by a local company that gets its supply from the Vietnamese textile producer. Neelofa noted that products under her label are entirely Malaysian-made and she has never appointed any foreign manufacturer.

How to build customer loyalty

Forbes 

Jul 20 , 2015

According to the Harvard Business Review, the average loses 50% of its customer every five year. A suggests to solve this problem with need to nature existing customers. Every company strives for higher customer retention, but often focus more time and energy on gaining new customer.

Many business simply focus too much energy on the task of winning new customers or they invest in wrong customer. Basically 80% of sale come from 20% of customer- the 80/20 rule. Too many business neglect that top 20% base in pursuit of new customer.

80% sales come from 20% of customer - 80/20 rule

Rather than a "here's what we offer" tone in your marketing efforts, think about what your customer would like to hear. What are the benefits of doing business with you? figure out their points and adopt the tone of "how may I help you?". The different can be extraordinary. Customer value it if you can help them solve problem, give them more time or enhance their lives. One of the simplest ways to retain customers is to ask them what they seek from your business. You may even consider conducting a focus group with your customers, giving opportunity to tap into their collective needs and wants.

Strive for Spectacular Customer Service

Customers who come to you with a problem or complain provide a unique opportunity and a fleeting moment to make it right. How you handle it can determine whether the customer leaves or become more loyal to you. A customer who feels cared foe is also likely to assist you in solving the problem and identify how to prevent that same problem in future. Even if you perceive they are wrong, it is usually better to take the loss and compensate the customer especially in this day social media. One unhappy customer can do a lot of damage to your reputation very quickly.

how to conduct a personal SWOT analysis

Forbes,
April 15, 2013

Basically the effective companies will formulate strategies either to achieve goals or improve quality. The companies will use SWOT analysis for their business. This strategies not only for business but also for self. It is more relevant to help job seekers and who are looking to climb the career ladder.

Firstly, find the aim and also focus on internal and external environment. SWOT analysis which stand for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

S: strengths
To find the strengths is change yourself to competitive product in marketplace. a personal strength is a asset that can be used to compare with others. For example in interviewing in company recruit the employee and also trying to obtain in nest promotion.


W: weaknesses
If a strength is a asset but this weaknesses is a liability. This part is one of characteristics that crucial to improve. It is like a employee not fluent to speak front of people, tendency to procrastinate and poor listener.

O: opportunities
T: threats
Try to compare yourself to people you will like to compete. Then, determine possible ways to overcome them.

For example,

T: other candidates have college degrees
O: Go finish the bachelor's degree

T: colleague X is much better at presenting in front of groups
O: Take a speech class or join program to improve self and seek out opportunities to present in front of audiences.


People should try using SWOT analysis to sharpen your strengths, improve your weaknesses, identify opportunities for development and neutralize while overcome your threats.