price but also on time. The owner of Zara‚ a Spanish clothing store knows this first hand‚ and has turned supply chain management on its ear‚ making his company the “envy of the industry” (Ferdows‚ Lewis‚ & Machuca‚ 2004). Zara’s owner; Amancio Ortega‚ learned early that it is imperative to “control what happens to your product until the customer buys it” (Ferdows‚ Lewis‚ & Machuca‚ 2004‚ para. 3). Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the reason for success in the fast fashion business. Its dealings
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COMPANY OVERVIEW Zara‚ a trendy Spanish clothing retailer founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega in La Couruna. It is a flagship retail store of Inditex Group‚ a holding company that owns other fashion brands such as Massimo Dutti‚ Bershka‚ Pull and Bear‚ Stradivarius‚ Kiddy’s Class‚ and Oysho. The company still lives by the simple idea of Amacio Ortega to link customer demand to manufacturing and link manufacturing to distribution‚ which ultimately able to respond very quickly to the demands of targeted
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original strategy and its lightning growth: Zara. This apparel retailer belongs to the group Inditex‚ which also owns for example brands such as Massimo Dutti and Bershka. The company’s headquarters are in Corunna (Spain)‚ and was founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega. The concept of Zara’s stores is to propose a wide range of clothes as well as underwear‚ accessories and shoes –and even recently‚ interior decoration with Zara Home. Stores can be compared to luxury shops in terms of lightening‚ display of collection
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Textil Sociedad Anónima) is a large Spanish corporation and one of the world largest fashion groups. The Inditex Group is made up of almost a hundred companies dealing with activities related to textile design‚ production and distribution. Amancio Ortega Gaona is the founder and current chairman of Inditex. He is also Spain ’s richest man. Inditex runs over 4500 stores worlwide for different brands: • Zara International (833 stores) • Pull and Bear (423) • Massimo Dutti (360)
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Rosa: Most important facts Rot: References http://fashionista.com/2011/08/zaras-brazilian-factories-accused-of-child-labor-and-unfair-working-conditions/ Zara’s Brazilian Factories Accused of Child Labor and Unfair Labor Practices By LEAH CHERNIKOFF Thursday‚ Aug 18‚ 2011 / 12:34 PM Photos: Reporter Brasil An investigative report out of Brazil has found that Zara‘s Brazilian suppliers contracted with factories which subjected workers to hazardous “slave-like” working conditions
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ϖ Company 11 – Zara‚ Inditex ϖ Zara‚ the world largest clothing retailer brand that is part of the Inditex multinational clothing company which was created by Amancio Ortega and Rosalia Mera in 1974. They are based in the northwest of Spain. Currently‚ Zara has a total of 2‚000 stores in major cities around 88 different countries. They are acclaimed as a fast fashion company in the industry with more than two hundred professional designers within the creative teams. Zara’s products are diversification
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A network and flow explanation to Zara’ success Angel Díaz and Luis Solís Instituto de Empresa‚ Maria de Molina 12‚ 5°‚ Madrid 28006‚ Spain E-mails: angel.diaz@ie.edu; luis.solis@ie.edu Abstract Zara is a Spanish fashion manufacturer and retailer that has known swift success. Spaniards have become used to visiting Zara frequently‚ as there is always a new product. Zara launches 100 different collections every year‚ with over 11000 models‚ none lasting more than five weeks in production and with
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Table of Contents Introduction The aim and objectives of writing this report is to analyse the business strategies or models adopted by the Inditex Group and to review whether this strategies will support its operation in accomplishing their future obligation. Furthermore‚ it aims to evaluate the strategic option of the organization in either from a corporate strategy view or strategic business unit (SBU) perspective that could be adopted by the Inditex Group. This report will also highlight
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Zara shop was actually the beginning of Inditex‚ with the rest of the group growing from the success of Zara. The Zara Company is a clothing provider for men‚ women‚ and children based out of Corunna‚ Spain. The first store was founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega‚ who originally working as a retail employee. Zara’s unique take on manufacturing and supply took shape in the 1980’s‚ and has since led to success in the industry. Since its beginnings‚ the Zara Corporation has grown to a world wide
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Zara Case Write-Up Zara was founded in 1963‚ by Amancio Ortega Goana. He started the company because he wanted to improve the manufacturing and retail aspects of fashion and to reduce the cost of the apparel chain. He opened the first stores in Spain‚ and slowly over the decades started to expand to different countries. Zara headquarters is in Arteixo‚ Spain‚ with their distribution center close by. Inditex‚ the holding company that owns Zara‚ has a business model‚ which states‚ “Global specialty
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