China ’s textile and apparel industry‚ the world ’s largest exporter in 2009‚ is a formidable competitor. Neverless‚ as production costs rise in China‚ some low-cost developing countries are making inroads in this export market. By analyzing this sector using Porter ’s five factors framework- threat of entrants and the determinats of rivalry‚ buyer power‚ supplier power‚ and substitution threats--the article assesses its outlook. The industry ’s "partnership" with the Chinese Government is key to
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maximize transparency and comply with industry standards when making efforts to differentiate. For example‚ Canandaigua Wine Company received major scrutiny for packaging their product “Cisco”‚ which was a 20% alcohol fortified wine‚ as though it was a 5% cooler. After many activist groups attacked CWC for their use of deceptive packaging‚ they were forced to redesign their bottles and add large warning labels to increase transparency of their product offering. It is very difficult for companies in
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Target Market American Apparel promotes a provocative‚ physical‚ natural‚ appealing look. They believe with this look they have achieved the attention of the younger generation. “Our provocative‚ real‚ unpretentious aesthetic has struck a chord with today’s young trendsetters‚ and has drawn us an intensely loyal following” meaning the company’s target market focuses on the younger generation‚ ageing from teenagers to young individuals (aged 18 – 25) as seen in their advertisements below. We believe
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The genre of the ‘texts’ being analysed are ‘American Apparel’ print advertisements. The actual audiences of these advertisements are teenagers and young adults. Their target/implied audience‚ however‚ are adults that are older than 18 years of age. They tend to steer away from people under the age of 18‚ as the clothes are quite expensive and people within the ages of 18-25 normally have ‘entry-level jobs.’ However‚ the models’ ages range from 18-35‚ there are a few anomalies where they used a 62-year-old
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Brand Positioning American Apparel itself wants to be seen as a stylish‚ no-factory‚ domestically made brand‚ inferring from its headline “Fashionable Basics. Sweatshop Free. Made in USA.” The company also wants to be seen as a socially and environmentally conscious brand that sells high quality knitwear with a simple design aesthetic. American Apparel will continue to target a large‚ diverse market of young urbanites that see themselves as unique instead of as part of a generic‚ mainstream
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Critically analyze the promotional strategies of American Apparel’s current advertising campaign by discussing: segmentation strategy‚ target market selection‚ and positioning strategy as well as brand image. American Apparel was founded on passion‚ built on ethics‚ and advertised with sex. Montreal-born Dov Charney determined that there was an unfulfilled need in the apparel market for American-made tshirts and other cotton basics that could appeal to all types of people‚ thus founded the company
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S.W.O.T for our competition- American Apparel Strengths: Their profitable idea is the plain T-shirt which never goes out of style and is something everyone has or wants. This makes their store have a wide range for many different demographics making it appeal to a huge amount of customers. They also have a very creative mission statement and are a very loyal brand. Weaknesses: They have a very young CEO who has already been accused of sexual-harassment within the company numerous amount of
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American Apparel - Economic Information American Apparel was worth almost $1 Billion in late 2007 (~$996Million)‚ but lost over a billion dollars‚ now being in a debt of $262 Million. This year‚ American Apparel filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection‚ and is still having an ongoing case. They are currently losing. From 2010 to 2014‚ American Apparel’s debt increased by approximately 35%. Between 2012 and 2013‚ their debt increased by 25% alone. The company’s total assets have decreased by
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CONSUMER PROFILE American Apparel have a cult status worldwide for sexy‚ guilt free clothing which wont fall apart or cost a bomb. The American Apparel consumer profile is a young‚ sexy‚ gritty‚ metropolitan type. Dov Charney aims his company towards “metropolitan adults” he says “Our customers are educated‚ sophisticated‚ creative types who adapt to economic dislocation. They don’t own cars. They don’t own stocks. They probably don’t have a lot of dependants. They don’t have a lot of savings
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Strategic Management Critical Essay Assignment 1 In this essay‚ the Porter’s five forces theory is used to analysis the industry structure. These five forces are Intensity of rivalry within the industry‚ Threat of substitute products‚ Bargaining Power of Buyers‚ Bargaining Power of Suppliers and Threat of New Entrants. Through them‚ it will know the industries profitability whether is high or low. Based on Australia’s industry‚ Mining and retail are the industries I chose to analysis. High Profit
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