Page 1 of 2 ASSIGNMENT 1ST SEMESTER : STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (STRM) BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 3 (BM303) CHAPTERS COVERED : CHAPTERS 1 - 5 DUE DATE : 3:00 p.m. 18 MARCH 2014 TOTAL MARKS : 100 CASE STUDY : ZARA CLOTHING INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS The complete ‘Instructions to Students for Completing and Submitting Assignments’ must be collected from any IMM GSM office‚ the relevant IMM GSM recognised Additional Tuition
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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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Recommendations The best way for Zara to maintain their sustainable growth is to seek new opportunities in the apparel market. With changing consumer behaviors as a result of globalization‚ and U.S. department stores suffering‚ there are growth options available for specialty retailers like Zara. Zara has the opportunity to be one of the trendiest/low priced retailers that America has seen recently. Zara should most likely develop a second central distribution center in the Americas to decrease
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Choosing change intervention tools: Change is not primarily about riding the new waves; it certainly is about taking risks‚ Risk taking comes with being a leader but learn to lever change interventions into the border directions of the organization in order to increase the effectiveness of change. - Levels & depth of change intervention While change can be effected at various levels‚ not all type of intervention guarantee the longevity of change for the organization. However‚ its
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Strategic Operation Management Assignment Zara fashion Zara is a clothing and accessories retailer selling stylish apparel at affordable prices‚ and it is also the most profitable brand of the Spanish clothing retail group Inditex SA. Ortega planned for this new Zara outlet‚ located near his factory in La Coruna in northern Spain‚ to sell this overstock merchandise himself. Since then‚ Zara has expanded into 500 stores in 68 countries as of January 2007 and has become a leader in customized
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of Economic Geography Advance Access published October 23‚ 2007 Journal of Economic Geography (2007) pp. 1–18 doi:10.1093/jeg/lbm035 Global sourcing: insights from the global clothing industry—the case of Zara‚ a fast fashion retailer Nebahat Tokatli* Abstract Until recently‚ Zara‚ a major international clothing retailer and pioneer of ‘fast fashion’ principles‚ kept almost half of its production in Spain and Portugal‚ earning the reputation of being one of the exceptions to globalization
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Case # 4 – Zara Zara is the flagship company of Inditex‚ an international clothing retailer. Zara began its business as a small retail store in Spain founded by Amancio Ortega Gaona in 1975. In the following decades Zara has grown to nearly 450 store location in 29 countries by the year 2000. Zara consistently accounts for more than 80% of Inditex’s net sales as indicated by Figure 1; linking the success of Inditex to the success of the strategies of Zara. Figure 1 Inditex Net Sales by Concept
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ZARA CASE 1. Which theory is the best representative of Zara’s (Index’s) internationalization? Zara has applied the Uppsala internationalization model to their strategy‚ and even more than that. This theory shows that international activities require both general knowledge and market-specific knowledge. Therefore‚ the more understanding the company has in a specific market‚ the more value and succeed they can create. That is also exactly what Zara applied to their internationalization strategy during
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to BusinessWeek‚ "Zara was a fashion imitator. It focused its attention on understanding the fashion items that its customers wanted and then delivering them‚ rather than on promoting predicted season’s trends via fashion shows and similar channels of influence‚ which the fashion industry traditionally used." 5 Zara‚ the fashion retail chain‚ is a subsidiary of Inditex Group owned and managed by Spanish tycoon Amancio Ortega. Inditex includes several major brands‚ namely‚ Zara‚ Massimo Dutti‚ Pull
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Zara case paper Analysis Zara: IT for Fast Fashion Case Analysis Abstract This case paper makes a possible business analysis of Zara‚ A successful Spanish accessories and clothing retailer of Inditex (Parent Company). The case analysis objective is to discuss on its POS systems to be continued on DOS based operating systems or to upgrade. A brief analysis of Zara’s business model. The factors helped Zara to succeed with minimal infrastructure. An overall analysis of strength
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