Company Overview Zara is one of the largest and the most internationalized retailers that Inditex Group owns. Inditex Group is based in Spain‚ which is a global specialty retailer that designs‚ manufactures‚ and sells apparel‚ footwear‚ and accessories for women‚ men and children around the world. Zara’s history The founder of Zara‚ Amancio Ortega‚ opened the first Zara store in 1975 in a central street in La Caruña‚ Spain. It was first featured as low-priced look-alike products of popular‚ higher-end
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INDIVIDUAL CASE ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENT Identify the key issues of the case. From the case it is quite clear that from the early 1990’s‚ Zara had begun to expand into the international apparel market and by the end of 2001 operated five hundred stores in over thirty countries (Exhibit 10). But now that most of the major markets had been exploited Inditex must consider the geographic location of its future Zara store additions that would ultimately have a great impact on the Inditex groups long-term
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Management Info Systems Case 1 1) Figure 1 Chronological Listing: 1. Customer purchases clothing 2. Store accepts payment and gives clothes to customer 3. Store informs HQ of sale 4. HQ contacts supplier to order more inventory 5. Supplier confirms order 6. Supplier ships new inventory to warehouse 7. Supplier notifies HQ inventory has shipped 8. Warehouse confirms to HQ that inventory was received 9. Warehouse ships new inventory to store 10. Store confirms to
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Corporate Strategy – Zara The core concept of Zara ’s business model is they sell "medium quality fashion clothing at affordable prices"‚ and vertical integration and quick-response is key to Zara ’s business model. Through the entire process of Zara ’s business system: designing‚ sourcing and manufacturing‚ distribution and retailing‚ they presented four fundamental success factors: short cycle time‚ small batches per product‚ extensive variety of product every season and heavy investment in
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Table of contents 1 Key figures about Zara 1 2 Exogenous factors during Zara’s foundation and globalization 2 3 The method of Zara 2 4 Bibliography 4 Key figures about Zara Zara‚ main subsidiary of the La Coruna (Spain) based Inditex Group Inc.‚ was founded in 1975 and has become world’s largest clothing retailer in 2008 (Clark & Keeley‚ 2008). On the way to the top of the global retail industry it passed some decisive events that transformed the formerly founded pyjama and dressing
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the business model of Zara is sustainable? Critically evaluate the impact Zara has had on the fashion industry. The Fashion Imitator Established in 1975‚ Zara is one of the most successful retailers of today’s world. Their clear focus and vision has made them to tap the power of the fashion. Operating in 62 different countries it has nearly around 2500 stores all over the world. Zara under the flagship of Inditex‚ (a holding company located in Northwest Spain) is a fashion imitator‚ it comprehends
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Introduction : Introduction McDonald’s: opened in 1955 by Ray Kroc‚ in US. Fast food outlet of American- style‚ with the motto QSC&V (Quality‚ Service‚ Cleanliness and Value). Gradually expanded and by 1983 it had over 6000 restaurant in US. In 1967 started international chain affiliations‚ clicking off from Canada. A well recognised in every continent in their own fashion with more than 18 million people in over 40 countries eating at their outlets. Strengths : Strengths Rapid establishment
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orry‚ Zara. Gap’s Got Game. by Liz Gunnison Aug 12 2008 The Spanish company eclipses Gap as the world’s biggest specialty retailer‚ but on closer inspection... A Zara store in China. The chain’s owner‚ Inditex‚ surpassed Gap Inc. as the world’s biggest specialty retailer in the second quarter. But the lead may already have vanished. Image: epa/Corbis Based on first-quarter results‚ Zara International of Spain has closed the gap on Gap Inc.‚ becoming the world’s largest fashion retailer by
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Case Study Summary The Siemens Kalwa factory in Mumbai‚ also referred to as Kalwa Works (KW)‚ started in 1973 with the production of motors and later diversified to produce switchgears and switchboards. By 2009‚ 40 per cent of all Siemens India employees were working in Kalwa and contributing 45 per cent of the total Siemens India production. Kalwa had become the most important business centre for Siemens India. In October 2006‚ Siemens AG decided to implement lean manufacturing in the
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Fashion Fashion plays an important role in the modern society. But people have different attitudes to fashion. Some are indifferent; they do not care what they wear. Others‚ especially women are very choosy and particular about what to wear and like to spend a lot of money on clothes. The styles of clothing have been influenced by different factors‚ such as geography‚ religion‚ climate‚ poverty or wealth. The way we dress also depends on our taste‚ on the season and the proper occasion. We
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