Case # 4 – Zara Zara is the flagship company of Inditex‚ an international clothing retailer. Zara began its business as a small retail store in Spain founded by Amancio Ortega Gaona in 1975. In the following decades Zara has grown to nearly 450 store location in 29 countries by the year 2000. Zara consistently accounts for more than 80% of Inditex’s net sales as indicated by Figure 1; linking the success of Inditex to the success of the strategies of Zara. Figure 1 Inditex Net Sales by Concept
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Term 3 – Supply Chain Management – Group 6 Case Analysis of ZARA: Fast Fashion This report is submitted to Prof. Devanath Tirupati in partial fulfilment of the course requirements of Supply Chain Management at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Saketh Sabbineni Sankalan Prasad Mayur Shrikhande Tushar Bhargava 5th March 2014 Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated‚ any views or opinions expressed in this report are solely those of the authors. Executive Summary Inditex‚ founded
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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? Its relative capital efficiency? We think H&M’s financial results are the most interesting one to compare with Inditex’s. H&M is the most important and largest competitor of Inditex and due to their similar background‚ both being large international European apparel brands and offers fashionable
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Spanish retailer‚ Zara‚ has crafted a sweet success story riding on its image as a low-cost‚ high fashion store. Nirmalya Kumar and Sophie Linguri take to the High Street to look at Zara’s route from rags to riches. I n 1975‚ the first Zara store was opened in La Coruña‚ in Northwest Spain. By 2005‚ Zara’s 723 stores had a selling area of 811‚100 square metres in 56 countries. With sales of e3.8 billion in the financial year 2004‚ Zara had become Spain’s best-known fashion brand and the flagship
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Introducción Zara es una de las principales empresas de moda internacional. Pertenece a Inditex‚ uno de los mayores grupos de distribución del mundo. El cliente es el centro del modelo de negocio‚ que integra diseño‚ fabricación‚ distribución y venta‚ a través de una red de tiendas propias. Todos los procesos‚ desde la creación del producto‚ comparten el mismo objetivo: dar al cliente la moda que espera.1 Las tiendas Zara‚ con 1417 2 tiendas en 69 países‚ proyectan desde los escaparates‚ la
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The 2 1st-centur y Supply Chain Spanish clothier Zara t urn s the rules o f supply chain management on thei r head. The result? A superresponsive network and p rofi t margins t ha t are the envy o fth e industry. ire Fiilflllment by K asr a Michael A. Lewis‚ and Jose A.D. Machuca !04 W hen a German w holesale r suddenly canceled L1 big lingerie order in 1975‚ Amancio Or- tet;;a t hough t his fledgling clothing company might go b ankrupt . All his capittil was tied up in
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DOSSIER PRESS DOSSIER The first Zara store opened in 1975 in A Coruña (northwest Spain)‚ where the Group’s business began and where it is still headquartered. Inditex Group stores are today found in all of the world’s major cities‚ always in major shopping areas. Inditex has been listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange since 23 May 2001‚ following an IPO which generated great interest among investors worldwide‚ with shares some 26 times oversubscribed. Inditex shares are also quoted on leading
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INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 1. What makes Zara different from other specialty apparel retailers? What are the main differences in the business models of Zara and H&M? Zara’s greatest strength and at the same time the difference from other specialty apparel retailers lies in its supply chain ‚ which allows Zara to turn over new styles in a fraction of the time ( three weeks ) it takes conventional retailers. It is interesting how the two leading fashion retailers ( Zara and H&M ) have totally opposite
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David Llacuna Ferrer (2011950089) Index 1. Inditex Group 1.1 Inditex 1.2 Share information and ownership 1.3 Inditex portfolio 2. Competitors 2.1 H&M 2.2 Uniqlo 2.3 GAP 2.4 Benetton 3. Inditex in South Korea 3.1 Entry strategies 3.2 Entry strategy in South Korea 3.3 Lotte 3.4 SWOT analysis 3.5 Inditex in Asia 4. Bibliography 1. Inditex Group 2.1 Inditex Inditex is a large Spanish multinational and nowadays is the largest fashion group‚ above
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the business strategies or models adopted by the Inditex Group and to review whether this strategies will support its operation in accomplishing their future obligation. Furthermore‚ it aims to evaluate the strategic option of the organization in either from a corporate strategy view or strategic business unit (SBU) perspective that could be adopted by the Inditex Group. This report will also highlight the vision‚ mission and objectives of the Inditex Group Company. In addition‚ the report will go
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