Zara has thrived by employing a vertical supply chain. This chain has developed a strategy that has led Zara to create a fashion empire. In 2008‚ Zara had over 1520 stores and produced €6‚8 billion in sales. The supply chain is depicted in figure 1. The chain starts at the headquarters were the designers produce nearly 30‚00 different designs per year. Typical competeitors produce about 2000-4000. Zara employs a quick response system (discussed later) in wich informnation about trends‚ store
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Apple Distribution and Channel Management : Describe the channel strategy in place‚ give your opinion about its effiency and describe how to could be in the 10 coming years. The company Apple sells lots of technologic and innovative goods and services‚ like the famous iPhone‚ iPod or Macintosh. The success of this firm is due to the innovation‚ an excellent communication‚ design‚ the ease use‚ and in other hand due to the adapted channel distribution strategy. As we can see‚ Apple Products aren’t
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Questions and Part 1B‚ which is the corresponding excel spreadsheet with the financial analysis. A word of advice‚ read the case carefully‚ including the exhibits and the footnotes. The information in the fine print is relevant. The Fashion Channel 1. What are the pros and cons of the three segmentation scenarios? Read carefully the case and make a list of the pros and cons of each segmentation scenario. Use the following table to summarize your findings. | Scenario 1: Broad-based
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efficient services‚ and survive in the emerging new competition‚ apart from the profit motive which is the primary objective of the business. In order to achieve these goals of business‚ various e-channels have been developed through technology. ‘Internet Banking’ is one of the best alternative channels available to customers for quick‚ correct and efficient service at anytime and anywhere. The present paper is devoted to explore the extent of Internet banking in Indian banking industry. Time period
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Distribution Channels of Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care Products in Chinese Economic Transition -- A Case Study Don Y. Leea ‚ Gangling Chaob and Weiling Yec aHong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hong Kong b‚cShanghai University of Finance and Economic‚ China Address for Correspondence: Don Y. Lee PhD Associate Professor of Marketing Department of Business Studie Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom‚ Kowloon Hong Kong Special Administrative Region China Telephone: 852-2766-7119 Facsimile:
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Study Questions for cases Verklar Case 1) Why is Verklar’s market share dropping in the Austrian market in the early 1980s? 2) How would the quota system change the way channel flows are performed in Verklar Austria’s channel? 3) Comment on the efficiency (i.e.‚ cost) and effectiveness (i.e.‚ satisfaction) implications of implementing the quota system. 4) Based on your previous answer; is the quota system a good solution to Verklar Austria’s problem? 5) What potential pitfalls should be
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1. Marketing Channel Analysis The furniture industry is a very lucrative business that spans domestic and international markets. With that fact in mind‚ it goes without saying that different channels of distribution exist with regards to delivery of furniture from manufacturer to consumer. Furniture manufacturers who target the domestic market segment have three (3) major marketing distribution channels: (1) Through online shopping portals‚ (2) through public showrooms in malls‚ and (3) through
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Physical Distribution Management Part of logistics management‚ physical distribution is concerned with the transporting of merchandise‚ raw materials‚ or by-products‚ such as hazardous waste‚ from the source to the customer. A manager of physical distribution must also assess and control the cost of transporting these goods and materials‚ as well as to determine the most efficient way to store them‚ which usually involves some form of warehousing. Hence‚ physical distribution (PD) is concerned with inventory
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deciphering meaningful insight can be a daunting task (thevalueatrisk.blogspot.com‚ 2009). A relatively effective process exists known as Vertical Analysis. The premise of Vertical Analysis is to create common-size financial statements‚ where all balance sheet and income statement items are converted into percentage terms for purposes of comparison. Using vertical analysis‚ comparisons can be made between firms regardless of size. This approach is especially useful when determining the relative financial
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Spain Distribution channels A. Distributing a product * Evolution of the sector The distribution market in Spain is very focussed and specialized.. In 2005‚ the turnover from retail trade increased to 194 billion Euros which was an increase of 5.6% compared to 2004. Some Autonomous Communities impose restrictions for the establishment of superstores and shopping centers. * Market shares Distribution in Spain is still characterized by a large number of retailers and traditional stores
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