Levi Strauss Marketing Plan Keller Graduate School of Management – Online MM522 Final Draft Executive Summary Levi Strauss & Co. is a privately held clothing company founded in 1853. It is the global leader in denim jeans in more than 110 countries in which it markets its products. The company is also one of the world’s largest branded apparel companies in which it designs and markets jeans, casual wear, and related accessories for men, women, and children under the Levi’s®, Dockers® San Francisco, and Signature by Levi Strauss & Co. ™ brands. (LS & Co. 2009) The company has realized the need of women’s only jeans stores and sees the opportunity to capitalize when competitors are underperforming in this arena. The …show more content…
The belt loops, waistband, back panel, pockets, and leggings of the jeans will be all made of indigo-dyed denim. The zipper will be produced using the finest spandex that will allow for room and comfort. They will also be produced with a button-fly style. The fastening of the jeans will be designed using only removable designer buttons and rivets at the original opening, and additional removable designer buttons with an extended fastener that will rest in the belt loop. Two additional removable designer buttons and rivets will be supplied and attached to the sales tag on the back panel. In an effort to reduce the concern of lost buttons and rivets after the purchase, Levi Strauss will also design and market an array of replaceable designer buttons and rivets at all retail outlets that sell the jeans. LS & Co. currently sells women’s jeans in the same space as men and children jeans. However, there is a need for specialization in women’s sizes. With the success of the current maternity line, there has been an overwhelming order placed on those jeans. As of today, the company has a backlog of orders which makes those jeans unavailable to those who desire them. Levi Strauss has retained high-quality information regarding the women’s jeanswear market and knows a great deal about the common features of these prized customers. Levi Strauss will use this information to better understand
Joseph Ribkoff, the Canadian womenswear fashion brand celebrates its diamond jubilee this year (2018). The brand has designed a spring collection in dedication to its 60th anniversary. Joseph Ribkoff has always been available only in boutique retailers rather than in department stores. Hence, owing to the 60th anniversary of the Canadian womenswear brand (D., 2017) we are taking this opportunity to launch the brand in two of the leading department stores in Mexico. El Palacio de Hierro and Saks Fifth Avenue (Santa Fe mall and Polanco) are the chosen stores to broaden their customer base in the Mexican womenswear market. The brand designs formal dresses, separates for special occasions (Joseph Ribkoff, n.d.) and caters to sizes right from extra
Stagnant sales performance has caused Harrington Collection to explore new avenues for improved performance, including the launch of a new active-wear line. Recognizing an emerging trend of low price and rapid style turnover in the women’s apparel market, along with tremendous growth in the active-wear segment, Harrington needs to work strategically to capture this profitable market opportunity. After careful analysis, it was determined that Harrington should implement a new active-wear line.
PetSmart is one of the largest specialty pet retailers of service and solutions for the lifetime of pets. More than 1008 stores are open in the United States and Canada that provide pet foods and supplies that are priced reasonably. PetSmart provides all types of services for pets including pet training, pet grooming, pet boarding and adoption services. In addition to providing impressive value PetSmart has the broadest, deepest product range in the industry, including thousands of products exclusive only to PetSmart. Every year PetSmart takes care of the grooming for hundreds of thousands of pets in what PetSmart calls its PetSmart Salons. These animals are groomed and pampered by stylist who have
With other companies starting to encroach upon the Jeans market share, Levi’s decided to introduce a new product. With the goal to gain profits, Levi’s pursued diversification with the new product. This product was formal clothing for men.
Prepare a marketing plan for Burt’s Bees to further their presence in Scandinavian and Nordic countries.
Finally, Lululemon’s founder, Chip Wilson, made a publicly offensive suggestion, that some women’s bodies were not made to wear his yoga pants. “The problem was that the yoga-apparel company has been having with its pants on the size of women 's thighs” (EBSCO, Nov 14, 2013). After making those comments discourage plus size customers were embarrassed and felt like they don’t want to shop at the store anymore. Some women blamed CEO for making products that don’t last long. One of the examples from Financial Post. However, despite the unfortunate occurrences last year Lululemon is in a very healthy position in the Canadian and US markets. In addition to that, Lululemon’s baggiest competitor is now Sears Canada. Sears became a new stop for consumers who want high-quality and affordable yoga gear. “The struggling department store chain says its Pure Energy Athletics line of yoga clothes has been a hit with customers since they were introduced in February. The chain says it sells yoga pants for $14.99 or $29.99 — a steal compared to similar clothing from other retailers, like Lululemon Athletica” (Edmonton Journal, May 21, 2014). However, Lululemon has a tremendous
Since its beginning, the brand been characterised by its gender defying designs, mixing masculinity and femininity in a very contemporary way and creating the idea of a shared closet. “It’s not gender for me, it’s just clothing,” Jonathan Anderson said. “I feel that in a modern culture, if it’s about gender then it’s a very dated concept.” This had been particularly notable in his menswear collections due to society’s more typically conservative attitudes towards the way men dress. J.W. Anderson has been known to send male models wearing mini skorts, crop tops, leather dresses and ruffled knee-high boots down the runways. This uncompromising approach of avant-garde minimal androgyny is a solid USP and provides a niche within the ready-to-wear market. According to Anderson in an interview with The Business of Fashion; “I think the brand will always be about androgyny,” he continues. “I love the relationship between men and women — that coupling. Men with men, women with women, women and men, that kind of mixture of sex and sharing of garments — I think it’s normal. It’s about wearing clothes that tell a story and an emotion; it’s not so much about gender.”
Victoria’s Secret goal is to increase its profits by 10% and also to maintain and gain customers’ loyalty and their satisfaction. Company’s main goal is to maintain existing customers and gain new ones. Victoria’s Secret is very profitable and well-known brand all over the world and especially in US. Therefore, by launching this new line, Victoria’s Secret does not necessarily aims for enormous increase in profitability but increase in customer-company relationships.
The women's apparel market is highly competitive. With the launch of a new active-wear line from Harrington Collection's, more and more competitors will start to realise the potential value in in producing an active-wear line of their own. The active-wear market is growing so rapidly (expected to double turnover from 2007 to 2009), that eventually all of Harrington's competitors would likely be expected to launch a line of their own, relying on existing brand loyalty and high-scale advertising campaigns to capture market share and move units.
It pairs the brand with issues that are important to teenage girls and gives them a way to attach a personal identity to the jeans.
This marketing plan examines the case of TOPSHOP as a UK’s fast-fashion retailer. The following marketing plan is structured according the SOSTAC framework. Topshop is operating under the parental Arcadia Group. Over the latest years, Topshop has been one of the most popular UK’s fast-fashion retailers. The company is a multinational Omni-channel fashion retailer. Topshop is well-known for its high-quality products in medium low prices. The company’s portfolio owns a wide range of products and services. According to the Situational Analysis, the UK’s macro environment has changed over the latest years. The UK’s fast-fashion industry is becoming more and more cluttered with competitors from both UK
Victoria's Secret has a stronghold on the lingerie market. Its store sales this year brought in over $6.1 billion, Even so, some are saying that Victoria's Secret's explosive success might start tumbling because of the paramount demographic of millennials and their changing attitudes. Research analyst Nikki Baird of research firm RSR explained in Forbes how many retailers are trying to cater to millennials to save themselves, but millennials' preferences may not fall in line with what Victoria's Secret stands for. The lingerie industry is going through enormous changes. Thin, models have been replaced by body types that more similar to the everyday
There are over 1.1 million men and woman amateur and pro bodybuilders alone in the United States. The IFBB has competitors age ranges from as young as 16 years to as old as 83 within a range categories for competition, The NutiBullet Pro is a necessary tool to assist the competitors in preparing for competitions fulfilling a need for a quick, convenient and easy way for bodybuilders to create their protein shakes, whey smoothies or one of their required 6 to 7 meals a day.
Levi’s is a brand recognizable in the whole wide world. There is no person who wouldn’t be able to associate correctly the Name with the product. LS&Co has managed to create something timeless, just like their classical 501 blue jeans.
Our approach to developing a market-entry strategy follows a structured process, based on in-depth understanding of all aspects that feed into a commercial launch.