com/1361-2026.htm CASE STUDY Internationalisation of the Spanish fashion brand Zara Carmen Lopez and Ying Fan Brunel Business School‚ Uxbridge‚ UK Abstract Purpose – Research on the internationalisation of retailing has been mainly focused on market entry issues. This paper attempts to examine the internationalisation process from an international marketing perspective using Spanish fashion retailer Zara as a case study. Design/methodology/approach – An in-depth case approach was adopted
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U01a1 Zara Rapid-Fire Fulfillment Steven A. Shapiro Capella University European clothing retailer Zara has been highlighted in several publications as a model for its supply chain management. This retail chain exists as a subsidiary of “Spain’s largest apparel manufacturer and retailer” (Chopra & Meindl‚ 2012‚ p.14). The most telling account of Zara’s success is detailed in an article for Harvard Business Review entitled‚ ‘Rapid-Fire Fulfillment’. Here‚ authors Ferdows‚ Lewis and Machuca
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The story of IBM in India is surrounded by several myths and folklore‚ particularly relating to its infamous exit in 1978. George Fernandes‚ who was industry minister in the Janata government‚ is often credited for throwing out IBM over foreign exchange rules‚ but the trouble for IBM had started way back in 1967. It had a good run of the Indian market for two decades after its entry into India in 1951‚ facilitated by Jawaharlal Nehru himself. See: IBM’s 100-year journey‚ from clocks‚ scales
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on the Spanish retail giant‚ Inditex and how its largest retail chain Zara has been so successful through its simple business model of speed‚ flexibility‚ and high fashion. As of 2002‚ Inditex had six separate chains: Zara‚ Massimo Dutti‚ Pull & Bear‚ Bershka‚ Stradivarius‚ and Oysho. Each chain operates independently and is responsible for its own strategy‚ product design‚ sourcing and manufacturing‚ distribution‚ retail. Zara is by far the largest‚ most profitable‚ and most internationalized of
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83 The Romanian Economic Journal Strategies of Entering New Markets Mihaela Belu Andreea Raluca Cărăgin Entering new foreign markets may be achieved in a variety of ways. Each of these ways places its unique demands on the company in terms of organizational and financial resources. Most of the times‚ entering international markets is not a matter of choice but of necessity to remain competitive in new or established markets. Our paper is going to analyze the possibilities that a company has when
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my organization is ZARA. Based in La Coruna‚ Spain‚ Zara is Inditex’s main brand‚ (Fashion Forward -The Economist‚ 2012). Founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega Zara now has stores in 73 countries. With estimated annual revenue in excess of 7 billion Euro‚ Zara has over 1700 stores worldwide‚ (Wikipedia‚ 2013). Zara has been described by Louis Vuitton fashion director as “possibly the most innovative and devastating retailer in the world”‚ (Wikipedia‚ 2013). WHY ZARA? I have used 4 suggested
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ZARA: THE TECHNOLOGY GIANT OF THE FASHION WORLD 2010 BACKGROUND Zara brand is the flagship chain store of Inditex Group; the Inditex Group is integrated by: ZARA‚ OYSHO‚ UTERQÜE‚ BERSHKA‚ STRADIVARIUS‚ MASSIMO DUTTI‚ and PULL AND BEAR. The owner of Inditex Group is the tycoon Amancio Ortega‚ the group headquarter is located on Coruña‚ Galicia‚ Spain‚ this was the place where the first Zara store opened in 1975. Zara has resisted the industry-wide trend towards transferring fast fashion production
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America entered the war in 1917 because of two major acts on the behalf of Germany. America was also successfully able to fulfill its goals in World War 1. The first act from Germany was the use of submarine warfare. Then Germany sent out the Zimmerman Telegram. These actions made America join the war and come out successful. In 1917 Germany decided to renew its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare that they had abandoned two years prier. Germany decided that because America was not a part
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Comparison of Zara and Benetton Supply Chains REPORT Master Supply Chain and Purchasing Management (MSCP) Date 11.02.2010 Outline I. Supply Chain strategy 3 II. Supply Chain structure 5 III. Supply Chain processes 6 IV. Supply Chain management practices 7 V. Supply Chain performance 8 VI. Strengths and weaknesses 9 Bibliography 10 Appendix 11 I. Supply Chain strategy The purpose of this report is to compare the supply chains of Zara and Benetton‚ two global players of
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QUESTION 1 As completely as possible‚ sketch the supply chain for Zara from raw materials to consumer purchase. ANSWER ZARA’S SUPPLY CHAIN Description Zara makes about 40% of their raw material (fabric). The remaining 60% is outsourced from within Spain‚ mostly from the La Curuna. Designing of clothes at Zara is done by creative teams of over 300 professionals at the headquarters in La Curuna‚ Spain. They act on the information fed to them from the stores managers. The first stage in
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