Extreme Business-Models in the Clothing Industry - A Case Study of H&M and ZARA Kristianstad University The Department of Business Studies FE6130 Bachelor Dissertation International Business Program December 2007 Tutors: Håkan Phil Timurs Umans Authours: Susanne Göransson Angelica Jönsson Michaela Persson Abstract In the clothing industry firms compete successfully by applying different businessmodels. H&M and ZARA are two extremes in the clothing industry. H&M’s business-model mainly focuses
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recent regular show at London Fashion Week, Topshop introduced the new “Unique” line that is offered in Hong Kong’s flagship store, which is also the first to be offered in Asia. Rather than a safe and repeated dull colours season after season, like Zara, such product line introduced a edgier and unique design to Topshop’s customers. Additionally, in an interview with Susan Li of Bloomberg TV, Sir Philip Green, CEO of Topshop, stated that they are not looking for low cost
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capabilities 5. Build online shopping capabilities a. Customers 1. Internal – store managers; want an upgraded system to make ordering, store-to-store exchanges, and inventory easier 2. External – customers; fashion conscious, know Zara inventory turns over rapidly, want continued quickness to market, no significant price increases b. Costs – very low for current IT system, a new investment could cost as much as €43.8 million initially and nearly €340000 annually. See table 1
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Alibaba has been featuring quite frequently in business news of late as the company piques investors’ interest with the issuing of its prospects for the planned IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. Notably with the opening of 11Mail.com, the Chinese e-commerce giant made clear that its presence in the US market will not only be limited to Wall Street or to Silicon Valley with investments in tech start-ups and that, with this move, Alibaba will attempt to compete against its fiercest global rivals
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This article was downloaded by: [123.255.73.85] On: 02 November 2013, At: 21:59 Publisher: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) INFORMS is located in Maryland, USA Operations Research Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://pubsonline.informs.org Inventory Management of a Fast-Fashion Retail Network Felipe Caro, Jérémie Gallien, To cite this article: Felipe Caro, Jérémie Gallien, (2010) Inventory Management
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SCIENCES UNIT OF BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION, KUOPIO THE IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT A case study of H&M Ding Huiru Business Administration Bachelor’s thesis International Business April 2011 2 SAVONIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES SAVONIA BUSINESS Degree Programme, option International Business Author(s) Ding Huiru Title of study The importance of strategic management, Case study of H&M Type of project Date Pages Thesis 27.4.2011 59+12 Supervisor(s) of study
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Table of content: Introduction: I) Presentation of Caroll a) Caroll and Vivarte b) Historic of Caroll II) The company’s mix marketing: a) The product b) The place c) The price d) The promotion III) Chinese market audit - PESTEL analysis: 1) The political environment 2) The conomical environment 3) The social environment a) Chinese cultural specificities b) The chinese purchasing attitude 4) The legal environment IV) The SWOT matrix a) Strengths b) Opportunities c) Threats
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SCIENCES UNIT OF BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION, KUOPIO THE IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT A case study of H&M Ding Huiru Business Administration Bachelor’s thesis International Business April 2011 2 SAVONIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES SAVONIA BUSINESS Degree Programme, option International Business Author(s) Ding Huiru Title of study The importance of strategic management, Case study of H&M Type of project Date Pages Thesis 27.4.2011 59+12 Supervisor(s) of study 1st Antti
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billion Clothing Accessories US$69 billion Hosiery US$51 billion Footwear US$309 billion Having consistently outgrown global apparel market over recent years, H&M looked to set to chart a course to international success alongside main competitor Inditex. However, since 2011, the company's growth has slowed and its profits fallen amid rising costs and competitively-priced rivals. In this profile, Euromonitor International assesses the outlook for H&M as the company attempts to re-discover growth while
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ANALYSIS OF MICHAEL PORTER’S GENERIC STRATEGIES AND ITS USAGE IN A GLOBALIZED BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT THESIS - BACHELOR HONOURS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DIANA MARIA CAMACHO ARIAS TYPE OF DOCUMENT: DISERTATION TO OBTAIN THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR HONOURS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION APPROVED BY UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO – FACULTAD DE ADMINISTRACION INSTITUTION: ÉCOLE INTERNATIONALE DE MONTPELLIER FRANCE, MONTPELLIER, MAY OF 2009 ANALYSIS OF MICHAEL PORTER’S GENERIC STRATEGIES AND ITS USAGE
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