The School Uniform Market BusinessUniform Co. has been operating in this district for ten years and has established itself only in the blue-collar market. The Uniform Co.'s uniform production machines are operating at fifty percent capacity and we have a surplus of employees. To achieve optimal profits, the company must lay off some of its staff or expand its operations to other markets. Uniform Co. has a good reputation for treating its employees well and should continue to do so by expanding into the school uniform business. The school uniform market is growing at a record pace (King 3). Public schools introduced uniforms into the school environment and parochial schools expanded (Allen 2). Yet these students must rely on their supplies from out-of-town retailers. Now is the biggest opportunity to open up the school uniform market. Expanding into this market is now a good idea due to the recent development of the “National Goals Program” in the United States (photo 1). Among the reform policies is the compulsory wearing of school uniforms (photo 1). Young adults all have the desire and need to fit the norm, and the norm today is to be fashionable. Everyone likes to look great and clothes play an important role in achieving this goal. What about those children from families who don't have the financial resources to keep their children in the latest expensive styles? Children from less fortunate families may envy other children's clothes, leading to disastrous consequences, as Keith A. King points out: "Children have been violently injured, even murdered, because of their designer clothes, their sneakers or the paraphernalia of their professional sports team. Knowing the... middle of paper ...... describes the appearance of a student in uniform. > Confident. > Intellectual. › Financially secure. › The one with good study habits. › Clean.6. If you have children: › Would you send them to a school with a uniform policy. › Adopt a uniform policy in your school. › Absolutely do not put them in a school with a uniform policy. Do you think the price of school uniforms should be:› Inexpensive.› Moderate.› Moderately expensive but durable.8. Are there any schools in the area currently with a uniform policy? › Yes › No9. Please rate the colors on the chart based on how erudite they are. Blue Green Gold Red Erudite A little erudite Not very erudite Not at all erudite10. If you have children, how many do you currently have?.