Project Roadmap Proprietary Fabric Technology At Nirvana Labs, LLC

Update Number IV: Research Specifics

Craig Giles Lobo

June 27th, 2014

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How many gallons of water does an average american

household use for washing clothes? An average household consumes 200 gallons per day

Clothes washers use 22% of those 200 gallons or 44 gallons a day. As 44 gallons of

water are used for every washer load, this is equivalent of one load a day

A typical household clothes washer can consume 1320 gallons of water per month or

16,060 gallons a year

What is the energy cost of laundry to an average

american household? Energy cost per washer load: $0.04 – $0.68, averaged at $0.36 (source)

Water cost per washer load: $0.12 (44 gallons per load, using this chart)

Total cost per washer load: $0.36 + $0.12 = $0.48

In a month, a typical American household will spend $14.5 on washing or $175.2 a

year

Energy cost per dryer load: $0.31 – $0.49, averaged at $0.40 (source)

Cost of laundry detergent and/or fabric softener: $0.12

Total cost of running one household washer and dryer cycle: $0.52 + $0.48 = $1.00

This means that a typical American household will spend $30 on laundry in a month

or $365 a year

Sources and References:

http://statestreetdiscount.com/articles/display.php?aid=6

http://www.thesimpledollar.com/a-cost-comparison-of-home-laundry-and-

laundromats/

http://www.alternet.org/story/141751/how_much_water_do_you_use_here's_some_quic

k_numbers

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Institutions specializing in the study of perspiration The International Hyperhidrosis Society (IHS) focusses on studying people with

excessive sweat conditions in an effort to aid their subsequent treatment. It is a well

organized community of medical professionals, family doctors and predominantly

individuals who have suffered from this ailment; all of whom are contantly seeking a

long term solution to the problem.

The IHS has launched sweathelp.org - the only independent, global, non-profit

advocacy and education organization serving the world of people who sweat more than

they need to, and everyone who cares for them. One of their prime activities include the

training of physicians to help afflicted individuals manage or control their respective

conditions. They are also sending out thousands of ‘Know Sweat in School’ kits to

school nurses so that they can recognize the signs of kids struggling with hyperhidrosis

and intervene with support and guidance.

This link to the IHS’s website contains scientific information relating to perspiration

and contact information of concerned personnel which can be of much use, with

regard to potential applications of the fabric technology devised at Nirvana Labs,

LLC: http://www.sweathelp.org/en/

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Number Company Type Country

1 J.C. Penney Department store U.S.

2 Kohl’s Department store U.S.

3 TJX (Marshalls, T.J.Maxx)

Off-price fashion department store U.S.

4 Macy’s Upscale department store U.S.

5 Sears Holding Mid-range department store U.S.

6 Costco Warehouse Club U.S.

7 Target Diversified Discount Retailer U.S.

8 Wal-Mart Diversified Discount Retailer U.S.

9 Carrefour Diversified Retailer France

10 Tesco Diversified Retailer U.K

11 Metro AG Diversified Retailer Germany

12 Groupe Auchan SA Diversified Retailer France

13 Schwarz Unternehmens Treuhand KG Diversified Discount Retailer Germany

14 Gap Inc. (Old Navy, Banana Republic) Apparel Retailer U.S.

15 Nordstrom Inc. Upscale Fashion Retailer U.S.

16 Inditex Group (Zara) Apparel Retailer Spain

17 Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (Uniqlo) Apparel Retailer Japan

18 Hennes & Mauritz Apparel Retailer Sweden

19 Limited Brands Apparel Retailer U.S.

20 PVH(Calvin Klein,Tommy Hilfiger) Apparel Retailer U.S.

21 Polo Ralph Lauren Upscale Fashion Retailer U.S.

22 Abercrombie & Fitch Apparel Retailer U.S.

23 ESPRIT Apparel Retailer Hong Kong

24 NEXT Apparel Retailer U.K

25 Ross Stores Inc. Off-price fashion department store U.S.

26 Victoria's Secret Stores Womenswear Apparel Retailer U.S.

27 American Eagle Outfitters Inc. Apparel Retailer U.S.

28 Forever 21 Apparel Retailer U.S.

29 Urban Outfitters Inc Apparel Retailer U.S.

30 Ascena Retail Group Inc. Womenswear Apparel Retailer U.S.

31 Aeropostale Inc. Apparel Retailer U.S.

32 Ann Inc. Womenswear Apparel Retailer U.S.

33 Lululemon athletica Athletic/Sports Apparel Retailer Canada

34 Nike Athletic/Sports Apparel Retailer U.S.

35 Adidas Athletic/Sports Apparel Retailer Germany

36 Hugo Boss Upscale Fashion Retailer Germany

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Companies listed in red indicate diversified retailers, wholesalers, hypermarket chains and/or

department stores which have apparel retail components.

Please refer to the excel spreadsheettitled ‘top 50’ for the dynamic version of this list, with

filtering functionalities.

37 Levi Strauss & Co. Apparel Retailer U.S.

38 Tommy Hilfiger Corporation Apparel Retailer U.S.

39 Metersbonwe Group Apparel Retailer China

40 Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Limited (Future Retail Group) Apparel Retailer India

41 Shoppers Stop (K Raheja Corp Group) Department store India

42 Trent (Westside - Tata Group) Apparel Retailer India

43 Dalian Dashang Group Department store China

44 Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. Department store Japan

45 Meijer, Inc. Diversified Retailer U.S.

46 Louis Delhaize S.A. Diversified Retailer Belgium

47 Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd. Diversified Retailer South Korea

48 Loblaw Companies Limited Diversified Retailer Canada

49 Centres Distributeurs E. Leclerc Diversified Retailer France

50 Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A. Diversified Retailer France

51 Aeon Co., Ltd. Diversified Retailer Japan

52 UNY Co., Ltd Diversified Retailer Japan

53 The Daiei, Inc. Diversified Retailer Japan

54 J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd. Department store Japan

55 C&A Europe Apparel Retailer Belgium/Germany

56 Esselunga S.p.A Diversified Retailer Italy

57 Organización Soriana, S.A.B. de C.V Diversified Retailer Mexico

58 Globus Holding GmbH & Co. KG Diversified Retailer Germany

59 E-MART Co., Ltd Diversified Retailer South Korea

60 Sonae, SGPS, SA Diversified Retailer Portugal

61 Specialty Fashion Group Womenswear Apparel Retailer Australia

62 Myer Pty Ltd Apparel Retailer Australia

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Sources & References:

http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/top-30-retailers-of-2013.html/?a=viewall

http://www.licensemag.com/license-global/top-25-global-retailers

http://www.fastretailing.com/eng/ir/direction/position.html

https://www.chainstoreguide.com/static_content/pdf/Apparel_Top_100.pdf

http://www.moneycontrol.com/stocks/top-companies-in-india/market-capitalisation-

bse/retail.html

http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-

Australia/Local%20Assets/Documents/Industries/Consumer%20business/Deloitte_Glo

bal_Powers_of_Retail_2013.pdf

http://www.findouter.com/Oceania/Australia/Shopping/Retail-Chains