Introduction Lululemon is one of the Canada’s best retailers of technical athletic yoga apparel. Lululemon’s yoga inspired apparel is marketed under the two brand names Lululemon Athletica for more mature women and Ivivva Athletica for younger girls. Lululemon primary target customers are educated and hard working women‚ who understand the importance of healthy and active lifestyle. Majority of these women are Caucasian who are mainly urban and have higher income‚ since Lululemon is an expensive
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Case Analysis Lululemon Athletica Executive Summary lululemon is an athletic apparel company that gears its merchandise towards yoga. Founded in Vancouver‚ Canada by Chip Wilson in 1998‚ the company aligns itself with many of the same values that yoga displays: balance‚ harmony‚ and culture. As of July 29‚ 2012‚ lululemon owns and operates 189 retail store locations all over the world. In 2007‚ the company’s owners elected to take the company public. Its initial public offering took
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Consumer wants and needs (vs. Products) You can’t develop products and then try to sell them to a mass market. You have to study consumer wants and needs and then attract consumers one by one with something each one wants. Author of the movie Field of Dreams‚ J.P. Cancilla may have exclusive rights to the phrase "build it and they will come". In most cases‚ you have to find out what people want and then "build" it for them‚ their way. Cost to satisfy (vs. Price) You have to realize that
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provide anti-inflammatory‚ antibacterial‚ hydrating and detoxifying benefits to its wearers‚ but the New York Times’ test showed no evidence of seaweed in Lululemon’s clothing. This sent Lululemon’s stock price on a rollercoaster ride. Previously‚ Lululemon had been enjoying stellar stock performance‚ reaching $60 a share after an IPO price of $25 in July. Next day‚ the stock closed at $41.50(Robert Cordero 2009). While the stock is being fluctuating‚ the new retail store in Tokyo‚ Japan has been a
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4 P’s of Samsung smartphone: What made it possible for Samsung to beat Apple in smartphone sales? Almost three years before‚ during a press conference a question has been asked to Aamir Khan “If you are a number one actor in Bollywood‚ then why don’t you endorse number one brand in mobiles” Aamir replied “Samsung is not a number one brand at this stage but it will become soon”. Everyone laughed to the answer and probably they were right. Who would have been thought that in the crowd of many superior
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Lululemon Athletica The athletic clothing brand "Lululemon Athletica" (commonly known as Lululemon) was founded in Vancouver BC in 1998. The first Lululemon shared its retail space with a yoga studio. The Lululemon name was chosen in a survey of 100 people from a list of 20 brand names and 20 logos. The logo is actually a stylized "A" that was made for the first letter in the name "athletically hip"‚ a name which failed to make the grade. The first real store opened in November of 2000. Lululemon’s
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Lululemon Athletica Case Study I. Executive Summary Statement of problem and recommend action Lululemon is a rapidly growing company with a different niche for its products. Its philosophy as well as their business model has allowed them to increase revenue over the past years. The dilemma they faced is how to continue expanding without losing their special niche‚ grassroots and a nontraditional feel of the brand that sets them apart from their competitors. In order to do so‚ it has been
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Introduction The company which our focus centers on is the prestigious Lululemon. What started out as an underground yoga and design studio blossomed today into a $225 million-dollar company that offers premium athletic clothing at high-end prices. It all started one day when the company founder‚ Chip Wilson‚ decided to try something new – yoga‚ a physical activity that emerged in 1997 which appealed to the independent woman. Wilson was a fanatic in every type of board; he took joy in surfing‚
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SWOT Analysis Company name: Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU; TSX:LLL) Product: Lululemon Athletica produces yoga-inspired athletic apparel for both women and men. Strengths #1. Innovative Design Process Lululemon offers high-quality premium athletic apparel that is designed for performance‚ comfort‚ functionality and style. The innovative design process is attributed to a number of factors such as‚ real-time customer feedback. Lululemon seeks real-time customer feedback on the
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