Unsurprisingly‚ to adapt and maintain competitiveness‚ the organization’s business strategy has slowly shifted; since then‚ MEC has transitioned from a focus strategy to a growth and cost leadership approach. Nevertheless‚ the fundamental corporate values that gained MEC’s success‚ such as brand association to outdoor lifestyle and environmental sustainability‚ remain seen today. MEC continues to grow and evolve to over 15 retail locations across Canada‚ exceeding $270 million in annual sales internationally(MEC
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results in some level of superior customer value based on a customer’s preference for performance benefits‚ the cost of the purchase‚ and the ease of the purchase. Businesses with a cost advantage are able to create superior customer value even with products that have average performance benefits if the businesses offer the products at below-average cost. Businesses that have a meaningful differentiation advan- tage are likewise able to create superior customer value with above-average performance benefits
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Business proposition Customers can find Rolex watches about their price lists at their official website or other relevant website. For example‚ a customer prefers to buy a Rolex Submariner and find a lot of research about this product through official website‚ social networking for example Facebook. They also can gather the information through friend opinion. Both countries are promoting the same products but why Rolex watches in Malaysia is much more expensive than outstation and people still prefer
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T.K.Maxx and Zara are very different retailers in the fashion industry. Whilst one offers low cost designer labels the other retails quality own-brand labelled clothes at a reasonable price. Zara sets itself apart from the giant market place by celebrating its motive to offer exactly what the customer wants‚ going to detective levels to make sure they understand their audience’s wishes. T.K.Maxx on the other-hand distinguishes itself by reducing prices of designer labels by up to 60%‚ and these are
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A Zara - What did we learn? The case examines Zara‚ or its parent Inditex‚ that has established a super quick response value chain system. Traditional apparel value chains take months before a fashion season begins‚ but Zara is able to observe what is hot (and what is not selling) and responds quickly on the up-to-date fashion trends. As a result of Zara’s outstanding results‚ Inditex has expanded into 40 countries by 2001. • A quick comparison (see Class PowerPoints for financial
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Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value By: Faisal Sultan Ali JAIBP Associate Chartered Banker MBA (Executive) IBA‚ Karachi M.Com‚ University of Karachi Outline • What is Marketing • Understanding the Marketplace and Customer Needs • Designing a Customer-Driven Marketing Strategy • Preparing an Integrated Marketing Plan and Program • Building Customer relationships • Capturing Value from Customers • The Changing Marketing Landscape What Is Marketing? Marketing is a process by
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Chapter 1 Marketing: creating and capturing customer value 4. Name and describe the five different marketing management orientations. Which orientation do you believe your school follows when marketing its undergraduate program? The five marketing management orientations are production concept‚ product concept‚ selling concept‚ marketing concept and societal marketing concept. Production concept is the idea that consumers will favor products that are available and highly affordable and
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invest in and build brands - that is what their strategy is all about. Why should companies build strong brands? There are two major reasons; the first is that in American businesses‚ strategists get too preoccupied with short-term financials. Instead‚ organizations need to learn how to build assets. That should be how firms manage strategically. American executives are burdened by the concept that their primary goal is to maximize shareholder value. There is nothing wrong with that in theory
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companies‚ what is ZARA’s competitive strategy? • Speedy response to consumer needs Zara guarantees that its stores are able to carry clothes that the consumers want at that time. Zara can move from identifying a trend to having clothes in its stores within 30 days. That means that Zara can quickly identify and catch a winning fashion trend than other competitors. . ‘Fast fashion’‚ it brings customers in to stores to see what is new‚ what they must not miss. Zara’s understanding of customers drives
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ZARA CASE 1. Which theory is the best representative of Zara’s (Index’s) internationalization? Zara has applied the Uppsala internationalization model to their strategy‚ and even more than that. This theory shows that international activities require both general knowledge and market-specific knowledge. Therefore‚ the more understanding the company has in a specific market‚ the more value and succeed they can create. That is also exactly what Zara applied to their internationalization strategy during
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