of ZARA: Fast Fashion This report is submitted to Prof. Devanath Tirupati in partial fulfilment of the course requirements of Supply Chain Management at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Saketh Sabbineni Sankalan Prasad Mayur Shrikhande Tushar Bhargava 5th March 2014 Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated‚ any views or opinions expressed in this report are solely those of the authors. Executive Summary Inditex‚ founded by Amancio Ortega‚ operates six different chains: Zara‚ Massimo
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Product Classification Zara is classified as the shopping goods in the category of consumer products. Zara is an international clothing brand which is a part of the Inditex Group. Zara’s products mainly focus at the clothing and their products are bought for the final use. So‚ it is classified in the category of the consumer products. Zara is classified as the shopping goods because of their brand. Their brand had made the price of their product higher than other competitors seems like Padini
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T.K.Maxx and Zara are very different retailers in the fashion industry. Whilst one offers low cost designer labels the other retails quality own-brand labelled clothes at a reasonable price. Zara sets itself apart from the giant market place by celebrating its motive to offer exactly what the customer wants‚ going to detective levels to make sure they understand their audience’s wishes. T.K.Maxx on the other-hand distinguishes itself by reducing prices of designer labels by up to 60%‚ and these are
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Rosa: Most important facts Rot: References http://fashionista.com/2011/08/zaras-brazilian-factories-accused-of-child-labor-and-unfair-working-conditions/ Zara’s Brazilian Factories Accused of Child Labor and Unfair Labor Practices By LEAH CHERNIKOFF Thursday‚ Aug 18‚ 2011 / 12:34 PM Photos: Reporter Brasil An investigative report out of Brazil has found that Zara‘s Brazilian suppliers contracted with factories which subjected workers to hazardous “slave-like” working conditions
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Study of Zara – Internationalisation in China 1. Introduction and Background Amongst the motivations to strategise are to grow fast ahead of the competitors‚ grow in the line with the industry or to simply catch up and defend an existing status. Despite the challenges‚ threats and risks‚ the orientation of various firms are to expand‚ to reach and to penetrate new markets segments. The working title of the research is initially drafted as – Market Entry Strategy: Case Study of Zara – Internationalisation
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How well does Zara perform compare to its competitors? In order to see how well Zara perform compare to its competitors‚ we need to analyze a few financial ratios: Gross Profit Margin‚ Net Profit Margin‚ Net Working Capital‚ Net Working Capital Turnover‚ Return on book value of Assets‚ Return on book value of Equity‚ Return on Fixed Assets and Total Debt Ratio. Gross Profit Margin is financial metric used to assess a firm’s financial health by revealing the proportion of money left over from
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1 Explain‚ in details‚ the strategy adopted by IKEA‚ and how it successfully did the positioning. *** At business level strategy Focus Strategies By implementing a cost leadership or differentiation strategy‚ IKEA choose to compete by exploiting their core competencies on an industry-wide basis and adopt a broad competitive scope. Alternatively‚ IKEA can choose to follow a focus strategy by seeking to use their core competencies to serve the needs of a particular customer group in an industry
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2012 Zara Marketing Audit MBA-USQ 11: MKT5000 University of Applied Sciences Zurich (HWZ) Switzerland Supervised by: Prof. Richard Beswick Anja Anastasja Keller U1028905 23.08.2012 MBA-USQ 11: MKT5000 Written Assignment I: Zara Marketing Audit‚ Anja Anastasja Keller‚ U1028905 Executive Summary Zara is a publicly listed company and belongs to the Inditex Group‚ founded by Amancio Ortega in 1975 in Spain. Zara always continues to bring excitement to fashion and fulfils customer
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Pestle Analysis of Zara SOE11108 Sources of Competitive Advantage Assessment 1 Group Presentation PESTEL – Analysis [pic] Contents 1 Introduction 3 2 Overview 3 3 Business Environment 3 4 Political 4 5 Economic 4 6 Social 5 7 Technological 6 8 Environmental 6 9 Legislative 8 10 Conclusion 8 References 9 Introduction The global apparel market is a consumer-driven industry. Also‚ globalization and new technologies have allowed consumers to have more access to fashion. As a result
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Jesus CASE 1: ZARA INTERNATIONAL: Fashion at the Speed of Light At the announcement of her engagement to Spain’s Crown Prince Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano wore a chic white pant suit. Within a few weeks‚ hundreds of European women sported the same look. Welcome to a fashion‚ a trend that sees clothing retailers frequently purchasing small quantities of merchandise to stay on top of emerging trends. In this world of "hot today‚ gauche tomorrow‚" no company does fast fashion better than Zara international
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