Porter Analysis of the Zara Fashion Chain The Zara fashion chain‚ with 546 stores in 30 countries today ?from which 340 are outside Spain- and ?2914‚3 millions of total sales in 2002‚ is undoubtedly the group?s locomotive (Inditex‚ 2003). In 2002 it represented 33% of the group?s total stores‚ accounted for 72% of the group?s total sales and contributed to the holding?s total profits for ?540.4 millions (Inditex FY2002 Results Presentation‚ 2003). Moreover‚ Zara with 75-90 new stores within 2003
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relevant literature. Zara has been the major pioneer of ‘disposable’ fashion; which makes up over 12% of the UK clothing industry. Zara outperforms its rivals in profitability‚ brand identity‚ and its successful business model. I have used Porter’s five forces model (Porter‚ 1995) to analyse the industry and Zara’s strategic position. I have applied the theory of this model and its determinants to my research of Zara; providing evidence to form strong conclusions. Zara faces competition from
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I work in a design group‚ and we have various detailed processes in place as the design packages moves along to issuing stage. Starting from reception of the projects to the final package delivery‚ processes are put in place to ensure quality of design. However‚ due to the amount of experienced engineers and designers in place for many years now‚ the process have shrunk and steps have been skipped. Lately‚ due the turnover of employees in the group and age of experienced employees‚ the group is challenged
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Online Test Management System ABSTRACT: This Web Application provides facility to conduct online examination world wide. It saves time as it allows number of students to give the exam at a time and displays the results as the test gets over‚ so no need to wait for the result. It is automatically generated by the server. Administrator has a privilege to create‚ modify and delete the test papers and its particular questions. User can register‚ login and give the test with his specific id‚ and
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Peer pressure is defined as an influence from members of one’s peer group. Peer pressure can make good people do bad things. But‚ it doesn’t mean pressure comes from the other peers‚ it may often put on by you. Actually‚ peer pressure is inevitable in teenage life. So‚ how can we resist peer pressure? We must stand up! Four simple steps can help you to gain the strength to be your own person. First‚ we must keep on a look out for more dangers. And‚ identify any situations that you might be pressured
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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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