joint ventures are popular methods of establishing retail stores while keeping costs low. Buyers do not have much bargaining power. Since buyers are aware apparel companies are quick to do away with failed fashion trends‚ they usually purchase products as soon as they are available. Most fashion conscious shoppers come from middle to upper income families and therefore‚ have the discretionary income to spend on clothes. The threat of substitutes in the apparel industry is high. Customers do not incur
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CNN.com - Zara‚ a Spanish success story - June 15 2001 http://edition.cnn.com/BUSINESS/programs/yourbus... MAINPAGE EUROPE WORLD WEATHER BUSINESS markets market data technology tech markets currencies biz international SCI-TECH ENTERTAINMENT IN-DEPTH NEWS BRIEF SPORT Zara‚ a Spanish success * story June 15‚ 2001 Posted: 4:37 AM EDT (0837 GMT) Your Business Your World Success without sweatshops • Zara does things differently LONDON‚ England (CNN) -- In an era when clothing retailers
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Case 2: Zara 1. What are the essential elements of Zara’s business model? The business idea of Zara is to link customer demand to manufacturing‚ and to link manufacturing to distribution. And based on this general idea‚ Zara has several essential elements for its business model. First‚ speed and decision making‚ which means that in the external level‚ Zara need to respond very quickly to demands of target customers‚ and always keep in style. While for the inside‚ Zara treasure intelligence
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James‚ I agree with everything you said. The industry of fast fashion has substituted quality with quantity in the high demand and fast pace environment it has completely changed how the fashion industry. There used to only be spring/summer and fall/winter‚ essentially two season yet now from the article you found they think there are 52 "micro-seasons". That is insane to think about‚ that is virtually a new fashion trend every week of the year! I think think about my trips to Target every couple
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General Question 1. Mark the main flows of goods and money in the diagram (above) and employ a key or table of descriptive elements to explain your answer (i.e.‚ more than just two words). [Note: you can complete the drawing in PowerPoint and then copy/paste if that is easier for you.] Key Symbol | Explanation | Blue: Flow of Goods | HQ sends orders to the supplier notifying them of the quantity of goods that needs to be sent to the warehouse. When the supplier receives these orders‚ they
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Question No1.Advantages of responsive supply chain of Zara? A responsive supply chain of Zara works collaboratively among the stakeholders to exchange information in a feedback loop in order to produce enough of a product to satisfy uncertain demand. Zara has greater visibility into the supply chain which makes it responsive to the current market. This allows Zara to sense and respond quickly to capitalize on new opportunities. The information systems are the heart of the business model which enables
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Zara – vertical integration 1) How is Zara organized with respect to its vertical integration and outsourcing decisions? What governance structure does it appear to follow? -It is divided by 60% in-house and 40% outsourced. The in-house represents the more complicated ‚complex‚ trendy designs‚ while the outsourced remains with the labour intense activities (sewing) and basic designs such as men’s dress shirts and accessories. - It follows a decentralized decision making process based
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As Americans we tend to buy things because it’s a good deal. Not because it’s something we need or even really want but simply because it is on sale. In his article “The Neurological Pleasures of Fast Fashion” Marc Bain states “shoppers love a bargain‚ and fast-fashion collaborations with designers draw big crowds looking for high design at low prices” (Bain p4). How many of those people really needed new clothing or even enjoyed what they got after they purchased it. Its morally wrong to simply
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CASO: ZARA IT FOR FAST FASHION L OS P ROBLEMAS • Existe una indecisión por parte de los encargados en el área de sistemas en la empresa ya que hay diferentes puntos de vista sobre si se mantiene el sistema actual de ventas o se implementa uno nuevo. A continuación se mencionan algunos de estos puntos de vista. En caso de dejar el sistema actual: o Se utilizara tecnología obsoleta en las tiendas‚ la cual puede llegar a perder el soporte técnico ya que el único proveedor de esta tecnología puede
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Questions:1.What type of generic business strategy is Zara pursuing?Zara has a low price strategy because they can use a lower cost structure than their competitors. The quality of the products is lower and they can cut costs so offer a lower price. So we can speak of a cost leadership strategy‚ low cost what gives low prices. On the other hand‚ Zara has also a differentiation strategy. They are unique in a what that they see what the new fashions clothes are and that they are able to produce those
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