Zara also boasts impressive financial figures. Profits at Inditex SA‚ the owner of the Zara retail chain‚ have jumped 64% in the first quarter of 2010‚ while the company’s stock has risen 43% in the past 12 months. Zara‚ now present in 77 countries‚ also recently launched online operations in 85 countries encouraged by the two million people who have downloaded Zara’s smartphone application in the first six months after its launch (Bjork 2010). 5 flexibility princeples on which zara
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Zara: Fast Fashion Report Questions 1) With which of the international competitors listed in the case is it most interesting to compare Inditex´s financial results? Why? What do comparisons indicate about Inditex´s relative operating economics? Financial results of Inditex Group and its competitors GAP‚ BENETTON‚ and H&M (Table 1) have to be evaluated under a common bases‚ in other words‚ identifying variables that are common for the four companies due to at the end the business strategy of
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(2004) THE TRIPPLE A supply chain. Harvard Business Review‚ 82‚ 10‚ pp. 102-112‚ 19 20. Nakamoto‚ M. (1997) Fire Hits Parts Supply Network at Toyota‚ Financial Times [online] Available at: [Accessed 29th November 2013] 21 22. Reid‚ M.‚(2008) The Benetton Supply Chain- A case study. Academia [online]. Available at: [Accessed 9th December 2013] 23 25. Supply Chain Brain (2012) Case study shows Ralph Lauren embraces airfreight optimization [online]. Available at: [Accessed 5th December 2013] 26 27
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19/02/2008 Source: Inditex Website Brand Quantity Zara 1‚134 Pull and Bear 520 Massimo Dutti 426 Bershka 510 Stradivarius 383 Oysho 293 Zara Home 205 Kiddy ’s Class/Skhuaban 230 TOTAL 3‚701 Inditex‚ as stated on its website‚ is one of the world’s largest fashion distributors: nearly 6 million of items were put on the market in 2006 (Figure 1). With eight sales concepts Zara‚ Pull and Bear‚ Massimo Dutti‚ Bershka‚ Stradivarius‚ Oysho‚ Zara Home and Kiddy ’s Class they boast nowadays 3‚701
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The Future of Retail Clothing: Will Uniqlo turn the World Japanese? This case has been written by Professor Marie-Catherine Mars‚ Edhec Business School. This case was made possible through the generous collaboration of Uniqlo France. The author warmly thanks André Tordjman for his valuable help and thought-provoking comments during the writing process. The case was created as a basis for class discussion and does not illustrate either effective or ineffective decision-making in a
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Please read the article: Zara: Fast fashion from savvy systems available for free at http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/pub/gallaugher/41128#pdf-7 This article makes up Chapter 1 of the free‚ open access book titled‚ Information Systems: A Manager’s Guide to Harnessing Technology‚ by John Gallaugher. Please ensure that you read the entire Chapter 1 of the book consisting of 3 parts (Part 1 Introduction; Part 2 Don’t Guess‚ Gather Data; and Part 3 Moving Forward). Now answer the questions below:
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Introduction An international entry mode is an institutional agreement necessary for the entry of a company’s products‚ technology and human capital into a foreign country or market. The reluctance of firms to change entry modes once they are in place‚ and the difficulty involved in doing so‚ make the mode of entry decision a key strategic issue for firms operating in today’s rapidly internationalizing market place. The choice of mode will depend on internal characteristics (eg firm size‚ international
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Kapodistrias IT Management‚ Carnaby Street 20/2/2013 2186 words Zara’s Approach to IT Management 1 Executive Summary Zara is part of Inditex‚ the largest global clothing retailer in the world. Zara’s success is mainly attributed in its capability to provide at extremely low prices its garments which are line with the latest fashion trends and styles. How does Zara manage to attain this superior position in the intensive competition of the industry and what are its business objectives? Is
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C) Threat of Substitutes Casual wear is one of the basic wear among the loose fit and relaxed fit wear. There are so many substitutes circulated into the market. One the main substitute of casual wear is active wear or athletic wear. Casual fashion clothing have been anticipated into the industry. The differentiation into the casual clothing could be provided a new line of clothing which could be nearest substitute of the product. The specialised stores could have been offered semi casual‚ smart
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COMPANY OVERVIEW Zara‚ a trendy Spanish clothing retailer founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega in La Couruna. It is a flagship retail store of Inditex Group‚ a holding company that owns other fashion brands such as Massimo Dutti‚ Bershka‚ Pull and Bear‚ Stradivarius‚ Kiddy’s Class‚ and Oysho. The company still lives by the simple idea of Amacio Ortega to link customer demand to manufacturing and link manufacturing to distribution‚ which ultimately able to respond very quickly to the demands of targeted
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