Apparel Industry Outlook The global apparel chain was a typical buyer-driven chain in which upstream structure was fragmented‚ locally owned‚ dispersed‚ and often tiered production whereas downstream structure was relatively concentrated intermediaries. The industry was coordinated and dominated by downstream intermediaries like retailers and branded marketers. A short summary of the apparel industry characteristics was as follows: Production: Very fragmented apparel production. Developing countries
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“Fashion is Hollywood” People are influenced by celebrities every day. They watch their movies‚ listen to their latest songs‚ or read about their stunning red carpet gowns in magazines. But fashion has been the biggest inspiration to the modern-day consumer with celebrities designing fashion lines of their own. Everyone from Jennifer Lopez to Hilary Duff has created their own clothing or accessory line. Some celebrities have done exceptionally well when creating a fashion line; for
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Case Study Fast Fashion Step 1 After two decades of fast fashion popularity‚ retailers and consumers have come to realize one of its biggest issues‚ its impact on the environment. Can fast fashion and sustainability work together? Step 2 The affordability of Fast Fashion is one of the main reasons for its high demand. Lack of authenticity or Intellectual Property. Fast Fashion has forced retailers to desire low cost and flexibility
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Competition Channel conflict is generated when one channel member’s actions prevent another channel member from achieving its goal. On the other hand‚ channel coordination occurs when channel members are brought together to advance the goal of the channel‚ as opposed to their own potentially incompatible goals. There are three pertinent issues to be examined here: Types of Conflict and Competition‚ Causes of Channel Conflict and How to Manage Channel Conflicts. Case 1: Apple Inc Channel Conflict
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Omni-Channel 2012: Cross-Channel Comes of Age 2012 Benchmark Report Nikki Baird and Brian Kilcourse‚ Managing Partners June 2012 i Executive Summary Since our first cross-channel benchmark in 2007‚ we’ve observed how retailers have moved from accepting the notion that establishing a selling channel in the “digital” domain is important‚ to realizing that the new selling channels need to have some level of integration to the legacy store channel‚ and now to an understanding that
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Nina’s Fashions Inc. Case Study There are 7 vital parts to completing this comprehensive analysis of whether Nina’s Fashions and their management should acquire the Chic Company. 1) Gather information regarding mergers and present it to Nina’s board of directors. 2) Discuss reasons and factors justifying mergers‚ including their benefits to society and each company. 3) Discuss the Pro’s and Con’s of a hostile versus friendly mergers‚ along with some data on how shareholders from
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selection of distribution channels and sales representation is key to successful marketing. It’s fairly easy to change many of your marketing tactics and strategies on a periodic basis; pricing‚ packaging‚ and product mix are among these flexible choices. However‚ distribution and sales decisions‚ once made‚ are much more difficult to change. And distribution affects the selection and utilization of all other marketing tools. There is a wide variety of possible distribution channels‚ including: Retail
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The news channels after dominating the Indian television screens for long are losing ground. There is growing disenchantment with the kind of content that is being telecast‚ and more and more viewers are switching to general entertainment channels (GEC)‚ especially Hindi GECs. Interestingly‚ Doordarshan News‚ which is a state broadcaster‚ is not slipping. It continues to hold on to its number 4 position. PriceWaterhouse Coopers in its study titled Indian Entertainment and Media Outlook 2010 attributes
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The Fashion Island enjoys topographical advantages when it located near the famous Newport Beach and comprised with a variety of high-end commercial building‚ including financial office‚ Newport Beach Marriott hotel & Spa and Newport Beach country Club on the south and southeast. When the nearby Newport beach has the highest concentration of wealth in Southern California and even is the home of the famous local entrepreneurs including McKee & Company Home and Jack’s Surfboards. The Fashion Island
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logistics when dealing with downstream channel members. Therefore increasing their rewards for doing business with the supplier and becoming difficult to imitate. In turn‚ channel members make markets and are the faces of their producer to those markets. Question 4: "We should not deal with powerful suppliers. They are sure to abuse us‚ after they use us". Debate this statement‚ often heard in the meeting rooms of distributors and sales agents. As the usual channel conflict is a zero sum game where
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