Zara’s Case Study Company Profile Zara is one of the largest international fashion companies with 1671 stores around the globe. It is a part of Inditex holding. Inditex is one of the world’s largest fashion retailers‚ welcoming shoppers at its eight store formats -Zara‚ Pull & Bear‚ Massimo Dutti‚ Bershka‚ Stradivarius‚ Oysho‚ Zara Home and Uterqüe - boasting 5.693 stores in 85 markets [www.inditex.com]‚ [www.zara.com]. In 1975 the first Zara shop was founded in Spain. In 1976-1984 In-Spain
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Expansion of the Spanish clothing retailer Zara in India Executive Summary The main goal of this report is to analyze the environment how Zara wil be marketed and launched in India. Analysis shows that the main problem of the product is to in terms of making the target market know the existence of the product in the country and the competition of the current clothing lines available in the market. In order to solve such complexities‚ the solution is to implement strategic
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Challenges Faced by Zara in the United States In the United States‚ fast fashion accounts for only 1% of the $181 billion U.S. apparel market‚ compared to 10% in the EU1. Although they are running 1000 retail stores efficiently‚ only 44 of them are located within the U.S.2. Zara has emerged as a global fast fashion leader as they are able to get up to the instant trends on their shelves within 2 weeks compared to their competition’s 6 weeks to 4 months‚ while still operating on a low-cost model
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Fast Zara‚ Fast Fashion Introduction Everyone‚ no matter youngsters or middle-aged mothers‚ love to buy clothes and keep updated on latest fashion trend. In the past‚ people could only consume western styles clothing if they are rich enough to go shopping by travelling in European countries or able to afford expensive air mail to send the consumed western clothes back from overseas. However‚ it took a period of time and the fashionable clothing may become “old” at the time received. As the information
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The main objective of their marketing activities is to react swiftly: Zara is able to design‚ produce and deliver the product to the customer in just one month. The main reason for this is that Zara does not forecast the designed clothing. Fabrics and garments are the only materials to be purchased on the basis of forecasts. Their main strength is to capture real-time information on the shop floor and develop designs on the basis of this information: so-called ‘commercial managers’ conceptualize
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Explain the data collected by Zara to predict the trend. What makes the middle aged mother to buy cloths in Zara while the daughter aged in mid 20s buys Zara clothing? Because it is fashion able and up to trend. By collecting data and focusing on shorter response times‚ the company ensures that its stores are able to carry clothes that the consumers want at that time. Zara can move from identifying a trend to having clothes in its stores within 30 days. That means Zara can quickly and catch a winning
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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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Zara International was a retail shop originated in La Coruna‚ Spain in 1975. It was clothing and accessories shop and imitated the latest fashion trends and sold them at a lower cost. It became Zara International after entering Portugal in 1988 and then the United States and France in the 1990s. The distributor for this brand is Inditex and is considered the most successful retail chain in the world. Zara has a business strategy that is very different from the retailers nowadays. If a customer orders
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ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR 2013-14 Profile Dr David Redfern In the 1970s I worked in the car industry (BL Cars) and then in an iron foundry (Beans Foundries) in what was then called Personnel. Later in the 1980s and early 1990s I was employed in the bus industry leaving West Midlands Travel as Industrial Relations Manager. Initially the business was publically owed but later by the workforce. I have been at University College Salford and then the University of Salford for nearly 20 years
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Price strategy -> low prices‚ high fashion. Physiological prices. Designer -> much attention. Discount -> student discount. ZARA Price ZARA offers fashion at reasonable prices by following the most up to date fashion trends. ZARA has clothes that are fresh of the runway but they sell it for an affordable price. ZARA uses also physiological prices just like H&M. ZARA is more expensive than H&M but the quality of the clothes are also better. They do not use discounts. But when the clothes are old
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