ZARA: Fast Fashion

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Think, what’s fast fashion? It’s the retail strategy that will allow

Think, what’s fast fashion?
It’s the retail strategy that will allow you

to adapt your merchandise to current & emerging trends ASAP (!!!).
The main advantage? Of course, SPEED.
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What is ZARA? “was born” in 1975 in Spain; founder -

What is ZARA?

“was born” in 1975 in Spain;
founder -

Amancio Ortega;
parent - Inditex, which includes not only ZARA;
main tool - IT elaborations;
only 2 weeks needed for designing garment process;
most stores - company-owned.
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THE 7 "P's" FORMULA 1. PRODUCT: clothing garment 2. PRICE: mass

THE 7 "P's" FORMULA

1. PRODUCT:
clothing garment
2. PRICE:
mass production price
3. PROMOTION:
two big

annual sales (winter,
summer)

4. Packaging:
almost no special packaging except branded carton packets
5. Place:
main streets & malls
6. People:
attempts to get every socioeconomic segment
7. Positioning:
catwalk image

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GROWTH OPTIONS PROBLEMS TARGETED GOAL ⮊ open 55-65 stores, from which

GROWTH OPTIONS PROBLEMS

TARGETED GOAL ⮊ open 55-65 stores, from which 80%

will be outside of Spain. Three available potential alternatives:
Europe - Italy:
North US & Asia:
South US & Middle East

largest apparel market in Europe;
frequent fashion-forward shoppers;
almost high probability of good profitability.

US market problems with overcapacity;
almost no customer fashion stimulus;
core Asian problem - too many joint ventures.

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PORTER'S 5 FORCES ENTRY THREATS high costs deals; difficulties with building

PORTER'S 5 FORCES

ENTRY THREATS

high costs deals;
difficulties with building new BE;

ZARA’s competitive advantage is economies of scale (!)

BARGAINING SUPPLIER POWER

ability to easily switch to another supplier;
low fabric price ? decrease of bargaining SP

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PORTER'S 5 FORCES Cont. BARGAINING BUYER POWER most depends on customer

PORTER'S 5 FORCES Cont.

BARGAINING BUYER POWER

most depends on customer preferences;

ZARA’s ability of non-stop designing;
“I find ? I buy”;
10 000 volunteers strategy.

RIVALRY THREAT

competitors: H&M and Gap;
be fashionable > good quality.

THREAT OF
SUBSTITUTES

vintage clothes;
thrifting shops;
re-inventing of old looks & clothes.

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What to do? Decision №1 why not to try ZARA’s strategy

What to do? Decision №1

why not to try ZARA’s strategy with

other Inditex chains?
prime concerns, perhaps, should be toward Zara as it is the most largely recognizable from all chains;
try to occupy this fashionable country - Italy (infiltration).
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OUR CHOICE ⮊ FOCUS ON EXISTING CHAINS AND EXISTING MARKET (ZARA, ESPECIALLY (!!!)).

OUR CHOICE ⮊ FOCUS ON EXISTING CHAINS AND EXISTING MARKET (ZARA,

ESPECIALLY (!!!)).