Aalborg University BSc Economics and Business Administration 2012 October 24BSc Economics and Business Administration Mini Project The ZARA Case Study in Economics and The Organisation of Economic Activity The report has been prepared by: Inga Dragunaite ___________________________________ Justina Vaidziulyte ___________________________________ Kristina Kirilova ___________________________________ Aleksandar Varbanov
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Supply Chain Management – Case Assignment 2 Guidelines for submission The questions in this document should be answered for the Zara case‚ which can be found on pages 267 – 279 of the text book. The questions on page 294 should NOT be answered. Please keep your answers concise and to the point. Include the numbering of the questions. You are allowed to use bullet points. Use MS Word‚ 12 point font size‚ standard margins for A4 paper. Start the document with your student number and name on
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Zara Thrives by Breaking All the Rules - BusinessWeek Page 1 of 2 INNOVATION October 9‚ 2008‚ 5:00PM EST Zara Thrives by Breaking All the Rules How the Spanish apparel chain gets new designs into stores in two weeks while keeping costs low by Kerry Capell ARTEIXO‚ SPAIN Many U.S. apparel retailers are choking on slow-moving inventories as consumers hold back on spending. But Spain’s Inditex‚ whose Zara chain pioneered cheap chic‚ is zipping ahead. The $13.8 billion company‚ which
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Zara is one of the largest international fashion companies which belongs to the Inditex Group operating in textile design‚ manufacturing and distribution. Inditex is known to be the most successful fashion retailers in the world. The Inditex Group is made up of more than one hundred different companies which each have helped gain the success of the group. The Fashion Companies owned by the group include Pull and Bear‚ Massimo Dutti‚ Bershka‚ Stradivarius and Zara being its Flagship chain store. The
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Zara: IT for Fast Fashion On a beautiful August night in 2003‚ Xan Salgado Badas and Bruno Sanchez Ocampo settled into seats at their favorite tapas bar in the Spanish city of La Corufia‚ ordered pulpo gallego (octopus Galician style)‚ and resumed their argument. Salgado was the head of IT for lnditex‚ a multinational clothing retailer and manufacturer headquartered in La Corufia
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CNN.com - Zara‚ a Spanish success story - June 15 2001 http://edition.cnn.com/BUSINESS/programs/yourbus... MAINPAGE EUROPE WORLD WEATHER BUSINESS markets market data technology tech markets currencies biz international SCI-TECH ENTERTAINMENT IN-DEPTH NEWS BRIEF SPORT Zara‚ a Spanish success * story June 15‚ 2001 Posted: 4:37 AM EDT (0837 GMT) Your Business Your World Success without sweatshops • Zara does things differently LONDON‚ England (CNN) -- In an era when clothing retailers
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Research papers Zara : A. Clearance Pricing Optimization for a Fast-Fashion Retailer Summary: The research paper ‘Clearance Pricing Optimization for a Fast-Fashion Retailer’ talks about how Zara has increased its clearance revenues by approximately 6% by following a price optimization model. Zara uses minimal in-season promotions and offer continuous changing styles. However they were facing clearance pricing problem because it involved comparatively more different styles of unsold inventory
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Case Analysis MEMO Subject: Drowling Mountain –Analysis and Strategic Recommendation Drowling Mountain non-profit Ski Resort was the popular choice among Syracuse residents‚ New York. However‚ the company has experienced loess for the past two years. Due to the fact that too many competitors with lowers prices and current state of economic recession (appendix 1)‚ in addition‚ the company is debt heavy (appendix 2) to an extent that impacting its profitability. Based on those reasons‚ the company
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George Simmons Friday‚ May 4‚ 2012 International Studies Program – Barcelona Professor Fischer Grupo Damm Final Strategic Recommendation Introduction and Summary of Recommendation Grupo Damm‚ one of the largest beer brewers in Spain‚ is a strong company in a weak home market. Although many opportunities exist for expansion‚ the strongest plan for the company to embark on is an aggressive expansion of its business in the United States. This project will give Damm access to a large consumer
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ZARA By John M. Gallaugher A look inside the innovative techniques of one of the largest fashion retailers 2012 Joshua Crocker MGMT 3030 12/19/2012 ZARA By John M. Gallaugher A look inside the innovative techniques of one of the largest fashion retailers 2012 Joshua Crocker MGMT 3030 12/19/2012 A Goldman analyst once described this fashion retailer as “Armani at moderate prices” and another suggested that fashions were “Banana Republic” while prices were “Old Navy” (Folpe
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