1. What are the defining characteristics of the golf equipment industry? What is the industry like? Even though golf had grown to be a sizable part of the U.S. economy‚ the golf equipment industry was faced with serious troubles in 2008. The convergence of a variety of serious hazards to the industry had caused the retail value of the golf equipment industry to decline from approximately $4 billion in 2000 to about $3 billion in 2003. Golf equipment sales had rebounded to an estimated $3.8 billion
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Golf Equipment Industry Questions Case 4 questions 1. What are the defining characteristics of the golf equipment industry? What is the industry like? Innovative Technology and brand name recognition. The industry competitive forces are very high due to regulations‚ diminishing growth in players. The technologies that the companies have done are so advanced that the USGA has to put regulations on them to make the game fair all around. 2. What is competition like in the golf equipment industry
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Case: Competition in the golf equipment Industry 1.What are the defining characteristics of the golf equipment industry? What is the industry like? The golf industry in total contains 62 Billion Dollars of goods and services. The golf equipment industry in particular contains 4 Billion Dollars. It contains golf clubs‚ balls‚ gloves‚ footwear‚ weges‚ bags‚ irons‚ putters‚ etc. There has been a decline in the industry from 200-2003 and an increase from 2003-2007 especially in drivers and woods
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are the defining characteristics of the golf equipment industry? What is the industry like? 2. What is competition like in the golf equipment industry? What competitive forces seem to have the greatest effect on industry attractiveness? What are the competitive weapons that rivals are using to try to outmaneuver one another in the marketplace? Is the pace of rivalry quickening and becoming more intense? Why or why not? 3. How is the golf equipment industry changing? What are the underlying
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1. Discuss the trends in the golf equipment industry and how it may impact a company’s strategy. Ans: According to new the United States Golf Association (USGA)‚ Golf equipment manufacturers are forced to launch the equipment within the limitation. Therefore‚ the product differentiation is not quite high while recreational golfers do not enjoy playing due to lack of innovational equipment. Also‚ the USGA states that there are various factors that result in the declining of golfers such as:
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up 70% of the global golf retail market2. The financial crisis in 2009 resulted in the decrease of power of purchase in the US‚ as depicted in the below graphic‚ proxied by its consumer price index. Figure Historical U.S. and Japan CPI showing decreases in year 2009. Source: rateinflation.com In a survey3‚ more than 50% of respondent quit playing golf because they think it is too expensive. Now the logics are‚ global economy downturn caused many previously-active-golf-players quit the game
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Group Case #2 Competition in Golf Equipment Industry in 2008 Presented By: 518 28225 26 Chatvilai Komindr 518 28328 26 Chokechai Ngamwutikul 518 28443 26 Duangta Thiansukitseree 518 28626 26 Tunyapon Jarupaisarn 518 29130 26 Bhornrat Bubphavanich 518 29146 26 Pornrudee Larpanant 518 29203 26 Puttipan Ponyanun 518 29501 26 Lalin Ananbanchachai 518 29518 26 Luksamon Phanpermpoon 518 29931 26 Satit Auputtinun The paper is partial fulfillment of Strategic Management course (2602-650)
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Case #4: Competition in the Golf Equipment Industry in 2008 2. Competition in the golf industry in 2008 is incredibly fierce. This is due to the fact that there is a decline in the number of golfers and the number of rounds played. Golf is viewed by many as a recreational event‚ or in other words something to do for fun. As the recent economy has had a downturn the golf industry has reflected this. Golf on most consumers list has moved towards the bottom has disposable incomes and salaries decrease
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Buying golf equipment can be like dumping money into a money pit‚ but armed with some knowledge you can save time and money in selecting the right clubs for yourself. As with most things in life‚ you can spend a lot or you can spend a little several times before you get what you really need. If you are first starting out and not completely sure you want to commit to this addictive game‚ you should either rent clubs at the golf course‚ or buy a starter set of clubs. Buying a set of started clubs
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ALABAMA A State Report by DAVID A SALAZAR WHAT’S IN A NAME The state of Alabama was named after the Alibamu indian tribe. The meaning of the name is “I open (clear) the thicket.” Alabama has three nicknames‚ which are: The Heart of Dixie‚ The Cotton State and the Yellow Hammer State. Alabama is in the geographical center of the Deep South.‚ in the 1950s‚ the State came up with a slogan: “ The Heart of Dixie” to make Alabama stand out. The Cotton State” was given because Alabama is
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