Competition Strategy ZARA-case 1.a: Strengths - Internalized cross-border functions‚ - Affordable prices - Quick response - Strong real estate network - Wider vertical scope than competitors‚ owned much of its production and most of its stores. - Galica’s geographical position from the prespective of transport costs - Originated design and finished goods in stores within four and five weeks in the case of entirely new designs and two weeks for modifications of existing products
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Inditex Valuation IE business school 7/24/2013 1. Background 1.1 Company overview Inditex is one of the world largest fashion retailers with more than 5‚500 stores in 86 countries. The most famous brand that Inditex owns is Zara which opened its first store in 1975 in A Coruña‚ Spain. Besides Zara‚ Inditex also owns brands such as Pull&Bear‚ Massimo Dutti‚ Bershka‚ Oysho‚ Zara Home and Uterque. The growth of this company has been dramatically strong and steady for more than 10 years
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3.1 HISTORY and BACKGROUND ZARA is the flagship chain store for the Spanish Inditex Group owned by Amancio Ortega‚ who also brands such as Massimo Dutti and Bershka. It was first open in 1975 in La Coruna‚ Galicia‚ Spain. Originally a lingerie store‚ then the product range expanded to incorporate women’s fashion‚ menswear and children’s clothes (5). The international adventure began in 1988‚ opened its first foreign store in Oporto‚ Portugal. The market growth remained mysterious and it kept growing
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middle-aged mother buys clothes at the Zara chain because they are cheap‚ while her daughter aged in the mid-20s buys Zara clothing because it is fashionable. Clearly‚ Zara is riding two of the winning retail trends - being in fashion and low prices - and making a very effective combination out of it. Much talked about‚ especially since its parent company’s IPO in 2001‚ often admired‚ sometimes reviled‚ but hardly ever ignored‚ Zara has been an interesting case study for many other retailers
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middle-aged mother buys clothes at the Zara chain because they are cheap‚ while her daughter aged in the mid-20s buys Zara clothing because it is fashionable. Clearly‚ Zara is riding two of the winning retail trends - being in fashion and low prices - and making a very effective combination out of it. Much talked about‚ especially since its parent company’s IPO in 2001‚ often admired‚ sometimes reviled‚ but hardly ever ignored‚ Zara has been an interesting case study for many other retailers and fashion
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Global Service Department Business Opportunity Analysis CASE 3. Dogfight over Europe: Ryanair 1) Do you believe Ryanair’s entry into Dublin-London route was successful? Yes‚ Ryanair’s entry into Dublin-London route could be counted successful. Ryanair‚ which has been operated since 1985‚ is a small and rather domestic company compared to Aer Lingus and British Airways (BA). They will operate a turboprop that contains 44 seats‚ that takes 4 round trips per day. Unlike the two giants‚ Ryanair is not
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Zara Case Write-Up Zara was founded in 1963‚ by Amancio Ortega Goana. He started the company because he wanted to improve the manufacturing and retail aspects of fashion and to reduce the cost of the apparel chain. He opened the first stores in Spain‚ and slowly over the decades started to expand to different countries. Zara headquarters is in Arteixo‚ Spain‚ with their distribution center close by. Inditex‚ the holding company that owns Zara‚ has a business model‚ which states‚ “Global specialty
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Zara: The Technology Giant of the Fashion World Introduction The term “fast-fashion” has come to revolutionize the world of fashion; this business model has created frenzy among competing retailers attempting to capture market share in this ruthless industry. Zara is the clothing and accessories retailer seated atop the industry; Zara is the flagship specialty chain of Spain-based conglomerate Inditex consisting of 1495 stores. Based in Arteixo‚ Galicia‚ and founded in 1975 by Amancio
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Albert Sedaghatpour Individual Case Analysis-Zara 7/24/09 Introduction Zara is the flagship chain store of Inditex Group owned by Spanish tycoon Amancio Ortega. The group is located in Spain‚ where the first Zara store was opened. Zara has opposed the industry-wide trend towards turning fast fashion production to low-cost countries. Possibly its most atypical strategy is its policy of zero advertising; the firm opted to invest a portion of revenues in opening new stores instead. At the end of 2001
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Samantha White – Warwick University – MBA Programme Contents: Item Page Introduction to the firm and its market 3 Vulnerability of the firm 6 Market Exposure - GDP Development and Income Elasticity 6 - Customer structure and degree of dependence 7 - Competition and price elasticity 8 Macro Economic Exposure - Material Price Fluctuation - Exchange rate - Government Intervention 8 Mirco economic decisions – Protection 8 - Brand development and Price positioning 10 - Economies
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