Please visit the link below to answer the following questions.
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History and information about the Levi Strauss & Company
1) When will the company celebrate its 150th birthday?
2) How many people are employed world-wide by the Levi-Strauss Company?
3) Levi’s 501 jeans are the_______ and ______ _________ product of the company?
4) Levi’s 501 jeans are made in approximately how many sizes?
5.) Levi’s 501 jeans take approximately how much:
Denim?
Thread?
Buttons?
Rivets?
6.) Why were rivets originally used?
7.) List three of the many latest press releases of the company?
8. What were jeans first called?
9. Where did Levi immigrate from?
10. In what state did Levi begin making jeans?
11. Jeans were not first made from denim. What fabric were they made from?
12. Which magazine recently named the Levi Strauss and company as having the best employee benefits in the United States?
13. A devestating fire and earthquake destroyed the headquarters of the factories for the company, what year did this take place?
14. When did the word "jeans" take over the word "overalls" in the advertisments?
15. Who is the Cheif Information Officer for the Levi Strauss Company?
16. The company was considered a "private company" (run by relatives) for approximetly how long?
17. How is it evident that the company does not discriminate on the basis of marital status and sexual orientation? (hint: they were first to do what)
18. Aproximetely how much money is donated to organizations annually?
19. How many sewing opperations are involved in making a pair of Levi's 501 jeans?
20. Does the company have a catalog available in the United States? If yes does it include more than just pants?
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