Depending on the high technological and differentiated product lines‚ Under Armour has dramatic growth rate from 2000 to 2007. In addition‚ it is supplying over 100 NCAA division 1A football program and 30 NFL team‚ and opened self-owned retail and outlet stores in 2007. As the result‚ they had 43 present of the total U.S. performance apparel business sold sporting goods stores‚ even higher than other two main competitors which Nike and Adidas. Under Armour has 93 percent of sale in U.S. market and
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INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY ANALYSIS FOOTWEAR – Industry Analysis Professor: Adriano Freire Miguel Teixeira-Pinto 152110132 CATÓLICA - LISBON International Industry Analysys 1) Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 3 2) Introduction..........................................................................................................................................
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The main barriers to entry are: * Economies of scale/ high fixed costs * Experience and learning * Access to supply and distribution channels * Government restrictions (licensing) LOW: in football equipment sector‚ main brands (Adidas‚ Nike and Puma) have strong position. They spent lot of money in sponsoring to win market shares. * Threat of substitutes
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narrow versus broad and the extent to which a business seeks to differentiate its products. The four strategies are summarised in the figure below: The differentiation and cost leadership strategies seek competitive advantage in a broad range of market or industry segments. By contrast‚ the differentiation focus and cost focus strategies are adopted in a narrow market or industry. Strategy - Differentiation This strategy involves selecting one or more criteria used by buyers in a market
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Competitive Strategy: Apple’s competitive strategy is differentiation across the industry. Apple prides itself on innovation more than any other company‚ and is known for their unique top of the line products. Using differentiation as their main source of competitive advantage‚ they have succeeded to the top of their industry‚ while retaining higher than industry average profit margins. This innovative attitude is the source of long-term success throughout the history of Apple. For example
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Strategy - BUSN 162 1 Business-level strategy Business-level strategy: an integrated and coordinated set of Businessstrategy: commitments and actions the firm uses to gain a competitive advantage by exploiting core competencies in specific product markets Strategy makes following decisions: 1. Customer’s needs– WHAT needs will be satisfied? 2. Customer groups WHO will be served? 3. Distinctive competencies HOW will those needs be satisfied? These decisions determine which strategies will
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STRATEGIES Business strategy focuses on improving the competitive position of a company’s or business unit’s products or services within the specific industry or market segment that the company or business unit serves. Competitive strategy raises the following questions: ❖ Should we compete on the basis of lower cost (and thus price) or should we differentiate our products or services on some basis other than cost‚ such as quality or service? ❖ Should we compete head to head
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bringing this product more attention on the specifics of what they will do for your indoor air quality. Pricing this new product is important to the company because it is sold virtually everywhere. Providing the education is the key to higher sales of plants in the Filter store. Product According to "Mother Nature Network" (2014)‚ “there are several house plants that are used in the space station to filter the air” (Best air-filtering houseplants‚ according to NASA). The selection of product from the
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a world-class multinational enterprise providing superior returns to our shareholders‚ excellent value for our customers and a rewarding career for our employees.” STRATEGIES F&N existing strategy is differentiation ‚ this is through product innovation (coming up with new products)‚ brand name (Magnolia‚ Seasons‚ 100 plus)‚ distribution channels (the Asian region and also soon the Middle East with its Halal certification) STRENGTHEN AND GROW THE CORE Maximize synergies and grow organically
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*Business level strategies can be classified into the following types:*- Cost leadership Differentiation strategy Focus strategy Integration strategy COST LEADERSHIP STRATEGY Benefits associated with cost leadership strategy: Cost leadership strategy provides the best insurance against ill-effects of competition with its low cost structure of products and services. Threat of cheaper substitutes can be offset to some extent by lowering the
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