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ZARA: FAST, FASHION from SAVVY SYSTEMS
Contents Contents 2 1.0 Introduction and Key Issues: 4 2.0 Present Vision, Mission, and Corporate Objectives: 5 3.0 Situational Analysis: 6 3.1 Environmental Analysis: 7 3.1.1 PESTLE: 7 3.1.2 Market Structures: 9 3.2 Industrial Analysis: 9 3.2.1 Competitive Forces: 9 3.2.2 Strategic Groups: 11 3.2.3 Key Factors for Success: 12 3.2.3 Competitor Profiles: 13 3.3 Internal Analysis: 14 3.3.1 7s Framework: 14 3.3.2 Cultural Web: 16 3.3.3 Competitive Advantage, Core Competences and Capabilities, Sustainable Competitive Advantage: 17 3.3.4 Resource Audits: 17 3.3.5 Financial Ratios: 18 3.3.6 Value Chains and Value Systems: 20 3.4 Brief Summary of Current Situational Analysis: 23 3.4.1 SWOT Analysis: 23 4.0 Strategic Options and Choice: 24 4.1 Porter’s Generic Strategies: 24 4.2 Ansoff Matrix: 26 5.0 Implementation Issues: 29 5.1 Product: 29 5.2 Price: 29 5.3 Promotion: 29 5.4 Place: 29 5.5 Process: 29 6.0 Conclusion: 31 Bibliography 32 APPENDICIES 36
1.0 Introduction and Key Issues:
Zara is one of the largest flourishing fashion retail outlets in the industry offering clothing lines for women, men, and children. They are currently operating in 68 countries, globally, and have entered in new markets, due to the development of international enterprises, a consequence of reduced barriers for trading due to developments in information technology.
Zara is a Spanish firm founded by Mr.Amancio Ortega. At first, Zara is a subsidy company that falls under the parent company of Inditex Industrias de DisenoTextil, which is a futuristic central command of game – changing clothes and also holds eight different brands.
Zara’s business strategy is quite different than their competitors, for example, their expenditure on marketing is very little as compared to their
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Tutor2u, 2011. Ansoff 's Product / market matrix. [Online] Available at: http://tutor2u.net/business/strategy/ansoff_matrix.htm Wikiwealth, 2011. Zara SWOT Analysis. [Online] Available at: http://www.wikiwealth.com/swot-analysis:zara Zara, 2010. Company. [Online] Available at: http://www.zara.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/category/uk/en/zara-W2011-r/11112/Company Zara, 2010. Environment Policy. [Online] Available at: www.zara.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/category/uk/en/zara-W2011-r/18001/Our%2BMission%2BStatement Zara, 2010. Work With Us. [Online] Available at: http://www.joinfashioninditex.com/joinfashion/?idEmpresa=1 Source: (shiva5717, 2011) However, as Zara is in high fashion industry, where they offer textiles / clothing of the latest fashion with a shelf life of maximum of two weeks, hence the new product life cycle will appear in the next diagram beneath. Source: (shiva5717, 2011) By analysing the Product Life Cycle of Zara; this proves that Zara does not need to spend a lot of money into advertising, as the sales of the new (birth) products are a lot higher compare to a typical Product Life Cycle