Case 2: Zara 1. What are the essential elements of Zara’s business model? The business idea of Zara is to link customer demand to manufacturing‚ and to link manufacturing to distribution. And based on this general idea‚ Zara has several essential elements for its business model. First‚ speed and decision making‚ which means that in the external level‚ Zara need to respond very quickly to demands of target customers‚ and always keep in style. While for the inside‚ Zara treasure intelligence
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Threats - ZARA Some threats that affect ZARA include international expansion‚ geographic scope‚ and intense competition. Zara recognizes that the company needs to have a competitive advantage in order to survive‚ so they are constructing a second distribution centre in Zaragoza. Also the company is still looking to expand internationally. Expanding in Spain is difficult for the company because of past experience in Sweden. Zara is considering expansion in North America‚ but is concerned that it
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El Caso Zara Dirección de Marketing – Universidad de Valladolid Isabel Gamazo Sara Granero Raúl Canal Álvaro Zubizarreta Objetivos Describir el entorno en el que se desarrolla la actividad de Zara. Examinar el comportamiento y las motivaciones de los consumidores en el mercado de la moda actual. Estudiar las características del mercado de la moda y comprender como lo aborda la empresa: Segmentación Posicionamiento Diferenciación Comprender el entorno competitivo de la empresa. Analizar la
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countries have resulted in cheaper labor and inputs. This results in lower costs and multiple supplier options for retailers. Rivalry among competitors is a concern for apparel retailers. There are many large players of similar size. For instance‚ Zara has 4% market share in Spain‚ while H&M hit 10% in Sweden‚ only to see like-for-like sales declines‚ proving that there are tight constraints on gaining a dominant market share in the industry. The clothing products are fairly standardized‚ non-complex
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Significant local variation in customers’ attributes and preferences was an issue not only between regions but also within regions. ZARA’S BUSINESS MODEL We mainly analyzed Zara to recommend on Inditex’s strategy since it was the flagship of Inditex and the generator of a huge percentage of financial results by itself. Zara used needs-based positioning‚ targeting a specific segment of customers and providing a tailored set of activities that can serve those needs best‚ in developing its business
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1. a. Core competencies of Inditex Inditex’s infrastructure The six retailing chains: Zara‚ Bershka‚ Massimo Dutti‚ Pull and Bear‚ Stradivarius and Oysho were organized as separate business units‚ responsible for their own business strategies‚ product design and other activities. Nonetheless‚ coordination across the chains increased an expansion power of Inditex as the Group and induced the management to open some multichain locations (Gnemawat & Nueno‚ p. 8‚ 2006). Visionary management The founder
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Discussion Questions:1.What type of generic business strategy is Zara pursuing?Zara has a low price strategy because they can use a lower cost structure than their competitors. The quality of the products is lower and they can cut costs so offer a lower price. So we can speak of a cost leadership strategy‚ low cost what gives low prices. On the other hand‚ Zara has also a differentiation strategy. They are unique in a what that they see what the new fashions clothes are and that they are able to
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Zara Group Case I.1 Question 1: Which theory is the best representative of Zara’s (Inditex’s) internationalization? The Uppsala model is the best representative of Zara’s internationalization. The Uppsala model is a theory that explains how firms gradually intensify their activities in foreign markets. The key features of the Uppsala model is the following: firms first gain experience from the domestic market before they move to foreign markets. After that firms start their foreign operations from
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CASO: ZARA IT FOR FAST FASHION L OS P ROBLEMAS • Existe una indecisión por parte de los encargados en el área de sistemas en la empresa ya que hay diferentes puntos de vista sobre si se mantiene el sistema actual de ventas o se implementa uno nuevo. A continuación se mencionan algunos de estos puntos de vista. En caso de dejar el sistema actual: o Se utilizara tecnología obsoleta en las tiendas‚ la cual puede llegar a perder el soporte técnico ya que el único proveedor de esta tecnología puede
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Zara: Case questions 1. Coordination of a supply chain is always important. However‚ such efforts are usually initiated by certain parties. For the global apparel industry‚ would it be more suitable for downstream or upstream parties to be the driver of the coordination? Motivate your answer with the use of two important characteristics of the apparel industry. 2. Clearly Zara has a strong relationship with all parties within the supply chain. a) Which of the following retailer-supplier relationships
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