Analysis # 70 Castlebridge‚ a maker of high-quality outerwear‚ located in London is at a cross roads. Although its headquarters operates from London‚ most of its manufacturing has moved offshore. With the last domestic factory slated to close‚ the firm’s executives struggle to preserve the "Britishness" of the brand. On the other hand‚ the company has to reduce costs to remain profitable. It seems that moving production offshore is inevitable. The executives believe that Castlebridge should come
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Burberry Burberry has positioned itself well among its competitors as a result of focusing on “functional luxury”. By augmenting its product line to include both fashion and continuity products‚ Burberry can meet the needs of a wider range of customers. The fashion component addresses the latest trends while continuity products maintain the integrity of the timeless and very classic Burberry “feel”. While many of its competitors do offer a complete product line of apparel and accessories‚ some
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Burberry case http://laurenmjacobson.wordpress.com/case-studies/burberry-case-study/ TARGET Who is Burberry’s target customer? Burberry’s target customer is someone who wants luxury while being functional. The brand’s point of difference with other luxury brands is that they could be luxury‚ aspirational‚ and functional. Burberry decided they were going to reach these customers from Bravo identifying their niche betweens labels of Polo Ralph Lauren and Giorgio Armani on the apparel side
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1. Introduction 1.1 Burberry was founded in 1856; originally focusing on producing ‘innovative functional outwear.’ Over the years Burberry has adapted to changing trends and tastes to suit the consumers wants and needs. Additionally the extension of their product portfolio‚ for example their perfume and accessories range‚ is a response to competition from leading brands such as Ralph Lauren and others. Burberry set out to create a luxury‚ premium brand image‚ however in recent years in Britain
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Burberry Introduction Burberry is a UK fashion brand that under the helm of creative director Christopher Bailey has defied the recessions in both the UK and US and global spending slowdowns to become one of the top 100 most valuable brands in the world with a vast product range‚ and an impressive portfolio of worldwide stores. In 2012 it ranked 51st in the FTSE 100 and had a market capitalisation of over 6.5 billion. Burberry’s main competitors are Armani‚ Coach‚ Polo and Gucci‚ their positioning
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When it comes to Burberry‚ it is widely believed that this brand is extremely well-known. Burberry is a great corporation with a glorious history. It was established in a small town named Basingstoke in UK by a twenty-one-year-old boy. At the very beginning it was just a small-scale tailor shop. By the year 1870‚ that tailor shop had grown to a large-scale general merchandise store because of its creation and high-quality products. An important year for Burberry was 1891‚ when the firm was formally
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Marketing strategy Case 3 – Burberry: reinventing the brand [pic] M2 AEI‚ CAI. Année 2010-2011 Le groupe est composé de : Sandrine MONTEIRO 20704637 Hang TRAN THI THU 20411867 Tony TRAN 20809641 Saysavath VANISOUVONG 20808838 How were the clothes bearing the Burberry name augmented to create a brand before the 1980s? Mix marketing (before 1980s) Product: • In 1856‚ Thomas Burberry proposed gentlemen’s outfitters (men’s clothes) with high quality clothes. • After that
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perfumes‚ beauty products. Burberry is Interbrand’s top 100 global Brands this year and has been heralded as one of the most innovative brands in recent times‚ taking deep strides in the digital world. Its record sales are further testament to its strong branding. * * Diversified network Burberry distributes its products through retail‚ wholesale‚ e-commerce and licensing distribution channels. This balanced mix diversifies distribution and reduces risk. Burberry sells its products to the
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administration‚ Burberry customer base were those belonging to class A. By 1990’s its customer base was particularly older males and Asian tourists. When Bravo took office‚ her first worry was the repositioning of the brand and her priority goal was to attract younger customers while retaining Burberry’s customer base. To achieve this goal‚ Burberry has offered a lower-price label designed to appeal to a younger‚ more fashion-conscious customer‚ and has created another label as a way to reinforce Burberry new
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designer label‚ Burberry GRP. In particular‚ the research will focus on the Strategic Business Unit of Burberry; understanding and explaining how they utilize the resources and competencies to achieve a competitive advantage. In order to do this‚ this paper will address on theory based from work in the areas of the ‘Resource-Based View’ and ‘Resources and Capabilities’ as well as using theoretical frameworks to give a holistic view of the strategic issues Burberry. After their reform‚ Burberry recovered
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