Introduction Zara is a Spanish fashion and accessories retailers that founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega and Rosalia Mera (Ledesma‚ 2013). Zara designs‚ manufactures their apparel‚ footwear and accessories for men‚ women and sells up-to-minute “fashionabilty” at low prices throughout Europe‚ US and Asia Pacific (Bilsel‚ 2014) that clearly focused on one particular market ( Nigel Slack‚ Stuart Chambers‚ Robert Johnston‚ Alan Betts‚ 2006) Business Concept The basic business concept of Zara is to maintain
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occur throughout the season. The models for each season (more than 30‚000 of them last year alone) are developed together by the creative departments of the various brands. The sources of inspiration for the 300 designers (of whom 200 work just for Zara) include not just the trends that control the market but the wishes of customers‚ based on
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integrated‚ it could specialize in speed and efficiency and the fast fashion trend. By assessing the pros and cons of the new IT infrastructure with Zara’s brand image‚ they determined that implementing the new POS networking system is beneficial for Zara because 1) it creates a more robust and scalable system that is more responsive to Inditex’s supply chain network‚ 2) it removes the risk of the system becoming obsolete and no longer compatible with vendor’s machine upgrade‚ and 3) it helps to maintain
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Zara is a very big clothing chain from Spain. The chain was founded in 1975 by Mr. Ortega‚ and it now has more than 1.000 stores in approximately 63 countries – so it is a very big chain. However Zara has its biggest market in Spain‚ where they have 364 stores in total. They sell fashion clothes of a fairly good quality to reasonable prices – this also means that they have a broad target group‚ which we believe to be from kids to adults younger than 50‚ both men and women. Over the years Zara has
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segmentation and positioning of Zara Segmentation Strategy The segmentation strategy employed by the fashion retailer Zara is based one the typical demographics of the customers like gender‚ age and psychographics. However aside from this the company also targets customer is based on their sense of fashion and style e.g.‚ contemporary‚ trendy‚ classic‚ grunge‚ Latino etc. (Safe‚ 2007) The ethnicity of the brand as well as its target market is blended by Zara in its product offering which match
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INTRODUCTION Louis Vuitton has prided itself in its tradition and longstanding commitment to thousands of peoples lifestyles for over a century and a half. Right from its origins as a trunkmaker‚ Louis Vuitton has always been a trendsetter‚ progressively developing a range of luxury products consistent with the brand ’s values. This creativity entered an exciting new realm in 1998 when Mark Jacobs joined the firm as the Artistic Director. The French origin of Louis Vuitton swiftly became an international
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Abstract: Absolut Vodka is one of the best-selling imported vodkas in the U.S. In 2005‚ it was the third largest spirits brand in the world. Despite being one of the top brands‚ its market share fell‚ though the sales of imported vodkas in the US had risen. After Absolut vodka’s entry into the US in 1979‚ many vodka brands have been launched. Now‚ in 2006‚ the Absolut brand is starting to feel the pressure from competing brands such as Grey Goose‚ Smirnoff‚ Ketel One and Belvedere. The parent
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Summary of Individual Presentation IB091 袁齐琦 20090301258 Introduction: Sephora is a visionary beauty-retail concept founded in France by Dominique Mandonnaud in 1970. Sephora provides a broad range of product categories including skincare‚ color‚ fragrance‚ body‚ smilecare‚ and haircare‚ in addition to Sephora’s own private label. It operates approximately 1‚300 stores in 27 countries worldwide. It has offline stores as well as a 24-hour online store. Sephora in China: 1. A brand new way
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ZARA Case Assignment 1. With which international competitor listed in the case is it most useful to compare Inditex’s financial performance? What do comparisons indicate about Inditex’s operating economics? Why? There are 3 key international competitors mentioned in the case: The Gap‚ H&M and Benetton. The Gap‘s production was internationalized with more than 90% of it outsourced outside of the United States. Its stores‚ however‚ were US centric. Therefore‚ The Gap’s strategy was to own
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2. Zara’s product cycle was much better than its competitors. Zara was able to originate a design and have finished goods in stores in 4-5 weeks for entirely new designs. The industry model was 6 months for design and 3 months for manufacturing. Zara produces 11‚000 items a year as compared to 2‚000-4‚000 by competitors. 3. Zara’s quick product cycle created a sense of scarcity and a “buy now or miss it” mentality among customers. Zara shoppers visited the chain 17 times a year‚ compared with an
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