Expansion into Qatar November 2014 Table of Contents 3 Company Overview 4 Key Factors to be Considered 4 Why Continue our Global Expansion 5 Why Expand to Qatar 6 What Challenges will Lululemon Face 6 Is Qatar ready for Lululemon 8 Is it Feasible to expand to Qatar 9 Next Steps 10 Bibliography Overview of Lululemon Although the company was founded in 1998‚ Lululemon’s first real store opened in British Columbia 2000. Chip Wilson‚ founder‚ had being part of the surf‚ skate and snowboard scene for
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with narrow target market problem‚ Lululemon can use their current capabilities and facilities to produce a new line of product which is a market that features fitness lifestyle‚ for example‚ tennis clothing‚ volley ball wear‚ golf wear‚ even casualwear for who are interested in breathable clothes. Lululemon can fabrics‚ labor and facilities that they already had to produce so the marginal cost will be low. There isn’t a need of new factories or equipment. Lululemon should keep on focusing on women
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addressed first. While Lululemon perceived and projected their employee relation to be excellent‚ the truth was far from what it looked. Stokes (2008) has illustrated that Lululemon’s business model was based on raising the level of health for their staff and community. But sadly the employees were stressed to maintain positive emotions and also they did not have the freedom to voice their concerns (Beninger et al 2014). Few employees and the brand ambassadors has described Lululemon to be hypocritical
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LULULEMON CASE STUDY FEBURARY 9‚ 2013 Question # 1 SWOT Strengths: niche market leader‚ product technology‚ customer focused‚ quality‚ innovation‚ brand‚ corporate social responsibility‚ and sustainability Weaknesses: perceived female focus‚ Local centricity‚ price point‚ inventory‚ perceived as yoga only‚ distribution‚ and access to stores Opportunities: Product diversification‚ line expansion‚ accessories‚ leveraging perceived expertise‚ category leader‚ and expert Threats: Buyout
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Lululemon has stuck to its roots since the beginning and their beliefs correlate with the business being as successful as it is. They base their customer basis around the idea that they must build trust and loyalty between each other. Quality products and friendly service is two of the keys to lululemon’s success while sticking to the claim that their costumer become healthier and even make them live longer. While living up to that statement‚ lululemon has incorporated yoga and the yoga lifestyle
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stores outside North America • Increase awareness of the lululemon brand and apparel line • Incorporate next-generation fabrics and technologies in the company’s products to strengthen consumer association of the lululemon brand with technically advanced apparel products and enable lululemon to command higher prices for its apparel products compared to the prices of traditional athletic apparel • Broaden product line by designing lululemon products for a bigger range of athletic activities •
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Company profile Lululemon was founded in 1998‚ by Chip Wilson. After attending a yoga class‚ Wilson noted that the existing cotton clothing which people wear in yoga class was neither fitted nor appropriate for sweaty and stretchy yoga. He then spotted a gap between the increasingly popular sport and the unmet demand of yoga clothing. With a passion of making quality athletic clothing for women using technical athletic fabrics‚ Wilson started the company. The name of the company was chosen in a survey
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Introducing Lululemon Lululemon Athletica Inc. is a Vancouver‚ BC based designer and retailer of athletic apparel‚ operating primarily in North America. Its line of offerings include yoga-inspired apparel and accessories‚ including fitness pants‚ shorts‚ tops and jackets designed for athletic pursuits. As of February 2009‚ the company’s branded apparel is sold in 113 stores across Canada and United States. This paper intends to study Lululemon Athletica from the point of view of Organizational Theory
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· Grassroots marketing could hinder Lululemon’s competitive advantage in the future. · In terms of advertising it relies on word of mouth to promote the quality of its product. Situation Analysis and Research · Lululemon hopes to reach as many health driven individuals as possible through grassroots marketing and word of mouth campaign (WOM). It markets its brand through the influence of peers and employees. It has been very successful in building its name and the
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option for Lululemon. France has a large population which includes several major urban centers which represent suitable targets for Lululemon’s marketing activities. As a developed economy with a robust economy‚ the average income in France is sufficiently high to afford high quality‚ high price products like Lululemon products. Finally‚ there is sufficiently developed technological and communication infrastructure to support a focused marketing campaign which will allow Lululemon to penetrate
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