ZARA Word count: 3799 Table of Contents Executive summary 2 Zara background 3 External factors and competitive forces 3 PESTEL 3 Porter’s 5 4 Internal factors 6 Resources and capabilities 6 Manufacturing 8 Logistics 8 Public relations crisis and their effect on peformance 8 Evaluation of strategic options and recommendation 10 References 12 Appendixes 13 Executive summary This project aims to provide an in-depth analysis of external and internal factors affecting
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Topics | Page No | 1. | Why Zara? | 2 | 2.2.12.22.32.4 | OverviewBackgroundBeginningGlobal ExpansionsFinancials | 22222 | 3. | Brand Positioning | 3 | 4.4.14.24.34.4 | PEST AnalysisPoliticalEconomicSocio-CulturalTechnological | 33344 | 5.5.15.25.35.4 | SWOT AnalysisStrengthsWeaknessOpportunitiesThreats | 44556 | 6.6.16.26.3 | Business Strategies5 P’s of MarketingPorter Five Force analysisMaslow’s Hierarchy | 77810 | 7. | Recommendations | 11 | 1. WHY ZARA? “People will stare, make
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| | | | | Small | | | | Zara adopts differentiation strategy to have a competitive advantage over the other major players in the industry. The differentiation strategy involves production of product or services, which is unique throughout the industry and because of its uniqueness the customers are willing to pay more for it. The uniqueness may be in terms of design, brand image, technology or customer service. In case of Zara, it is the fast fashion philosophy adopted by the company.
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Internationnal marketing Case study – Zara Question 1 The close relationship between manufacturing and retailing make Zara different from the others specialty apparel retailers. His motto could be « fast and fashion ». Zara controls all phases of production of its clothing from design to distribution. A choice taken by the will of the company to « adapt to the client's request in minimum time.», for Zara, the most important thing is time. Zara has a highly flexible tool for producing close
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Zara’s current POS terminals run on the Microsoft Disk Operating System (DOS). As the largest retail chain established by Inditex, Zara generates 73.3% of the group’s sales. With the ability to quickly respond to the demands of their target customers, young fashion-conscious city dwellers, Zara are able to produce and deliver styles while they are still hot. Zara has three departments (Men, Women, and Children), each department, at corporate level in La Coruna, is managed by a group of “commercials”
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e-Learning, Vol. 1, No. 3, August 2011 Case Study of Online Retailing Fast Fashion Industry Wei Zhenxiang and Zhou Lijie Abstract—The study investigates into the fast fashion industry worldwide, specifically on Zara, H&M and UNIQLO with respect to efficient supply chain management, scarce value creation, low costs promotions and positioning strategy, supported by comparisons between several typical well-known fast fashion brands. Through the overall analysis of B2C apparel online retailing in
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3. Which type of vertical marketing system does Zara employ? List all the benefits that Zara receives by having adopted this system. Zara employs a Corporate Vertical Marketing System. Zara has managed to build a system that is controlled from a single place and that it allows it for quick response, decision and problem solving. Because Zara’s parent company Inditex owns most of the resources needed for the process of clothing design, production and distribution it is able to “control most
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ZARA: FAST – FASHION CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ANALYSIS USING IBM SPSS ------------------------------------------------- ZARA: FAST – FASHION CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ANALYSIS USING IBM SPSS MARKETING MANAGEMENT COMPANY PROJECT BY GROUP 8 ABHISHEK GUPTA BY GROUP 8 ABHISHEK GUPTA ABOUT INDITEX INDITEX is a Spanish multinational clothing company headquartered in Arteixo, Galicia, Spain
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Zara’s Booming Business Worldwide Zara being one of the worlds most well know fast retailers, has to do a lot to stay relevant, and get people shopping in their stores. With their fast paced supply chain making them a fast retailer who keeps low inventory, they are able to keep up with the newest trends. However to keep people coming back they have to be creative and come up with new ways to market their product. They have to come up with a sustainable competitive advantage, segment their target
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Zara: IT for Fast Fashion This case is part of the course Managing in the Information Age (MIA) at Harvard Business School. [pic] Managing in Information Age IT Categories |IT Category |Definition |Example | |Function IT (FIT) |IT that assists execution of discrete function |Simulators | |
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