Company Case: Zara: The Technology Giant of the Fashion World Identification of the Problem/s or Issue/s Zara‚ a Spanish-based chain owned by Inditex‚ is a retailer who has taken a new approach in the industry. By owning its in-house production‚ Zara is able to be flexible in the variety‚ amount‚ and frequency of the new styles they produce. With their unique strategy‚ Zara has the competitive advantage to be sustainable. In order to maintain that advantage and growth they must confront certain
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Zara Case Management 454 3/20/14 Founded in 1975 by Armancio Ortega‚ Zara is a very successful Spanish clothing and accessory realtor and the first business to start the Inditex Group empire. Starting in a small Galician city known as La Coruna in Spain‚ Zara has grown to be a retailer powerhouse with over 6‚000 stores in 85 different countries. Although the number of stores and locations is constantly changing as Zara is known to open more than a store a day in past
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middle-aged mother buys clothes at the Zara chain because they are cheap‚ while her daughter aged in the mid-20s buys Zara clothing because it is fashionable. Clearly‚ Zara is riding two of the winning retail trends - being in fashion and low prices - and making a very effective combination out of it. Much talked about‚ especially since its parent company’s IPO in 2001‚ often admired‚ sometimes reviled‚ but hardly ever ignored‚ Zara has been an interesting case study for many other retailers and fashion
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[pic] CONTENTS 1. Introduction 3 2. Zara as Company 4-5 3. Zara’s Model of Operation 6 4. Company’s Structure
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Zara Case Analysis Zara’s Marketing Strategy • Produce a product that can adjust and fit multiple trends and can adapt quickly to new style. • Pride itself on its location (usually on the best street in big cities) as opposed to spending money on public advertisements. • Target a youthful and vibrant culture. • Have current and efficient technology in their stores. Target Market • Young‚ fashion- conscious city dwellers. • Rapidly changing style that needed to cater to people who were not
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Internationnal marketing Case study – Zara Question 1 The close relationship between manufacturing and retailing make Zara different from the others specialty apparel retailers. His motto could be « fast and fashion ». Zara controls all phases of production of its clothing from design to distribution. A choice taken by the will of the company to « adapt to the client’s request in minimum time.»‚ for Zara‚ the most important thing is time. Zara has a highly flexible tool for producing close
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Perey‚ Lauren Alexis G. Pili‚ Alessandra Emile F. 3TE-4 OR CASE STUDY Zara Uses Operations Research to Reengineer Its Global Distribution Process 1. OR Approach A. Problem Analysis: “Fast fashion” is a term often associated with this Spanish clothing manufacturer and retailer‚ which has rapidly sped up the process of designing and delivering fashionable clothes throughout the world. Zara’s supply chain includes two primary warehouses located in Spain that periodically receive shipments
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Albert Sedaghatpour Individual Case Analysis-Zara 7/24/09 Introduction Zara is the flagship chain store of Inditex Group owned by Spanish tycoon Amancio Ortega. The group is located in Spain‚ where the first Zara store was opened. Zara has opposed the industry-wide trend towards turning fast fashion production to low-cost countries. Possibly its most atypical strategy is its policy of zero advertising; the firm opted to invest a portion of revenues in opening new stores instead. At the end of 2001
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3.1 HISTORY and BACKGROUND ZARA is the flagship chain store for the Spanish Inditex Group owned by Amancio Ortega‚ who also brands such as Massimo Dutti and Bershka. It was first open in 1975 in La Coruna‚ Galicia‚ Spain. Originally a lingerie store‚ then the product range expanded to incorporate women’s fashion‚ menswear and children’s clothes (5). The international adventure began in 1988‚ opened its first foreign store in Oporto‚ Portugal. The market growth remained mysterious and it kept growing
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Q1. 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? Ans. The four companies shown given in the case have very different business models. Inditex owned much of the production and most of its stores. Inditex is thus a vertically integrated company. This gave Inditex a competitive advantage‚ which is quick response to the market requirements
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