Uniqlo Supply Chain

The Benetton Group is one of the biggest clothing retailer/apparel manufacturer in Italy, present in 120 countries through a network of over 6,000 stores that generated a turnover of €1.6 billion in 2013 and employs around 6,500 employees. The Italian group’s characteristics, style and design expertise are clearly transmitted through their brands which combined, produce more than 110 million garments per year.

This case study specifically discusses and analyses the three brands i.e. Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Vertu. It contains information about their histories, products, business strategies, expansion strategies and more.

Zara is a name that seems to always come up when people talk about Spanish fashion. It is one of Spain’s most famous clothing brands and Zara stores can be found all over the world. The company was founded in 1975 by Amancio

ZARA is an understood Spanish garments brand well known for its high-speed answer, which is considered as a win variable for the organization and obtaining competitive edge over its rivals around the world. Style is about new and in vogue garments, ZARA's stock administration and distribution strategy are the key components behind its high-speed answer procedure. ZARA has outlets in 86 nations, including Europe, United States, Middle East and Asia. In 2012, Inditex the guardian organization of ZARA has asserted US$20.7

Zara is established in 1975, as the flagship brand of Inditex group, which founded by Amancio Ortega. In a short period, Inditex group has become one of the world’s top fashion retailers with more than 4000 stores across 82 countries around the world and more than 50% is accounted as Zara’s. Another Inditex brands which operate worldwide are Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Stradivarius, Zara Home, Pull and Bear, and Uterque. By seeing the Inditex’s brands list, it can be concluded that Inditex almost covers all aspect in fashion industry (Zara 2008).

Zarawas able to catch a trend while it was hot thus customers were willing to pay a higher premium for the product increasing their gross margin. In addition, Zara did not have to commit to its suppliers several months in advance of a season on the style and amount needed unlike its competitors. Zara was able to create in smaller batches, thus decreasing risk by limiting the amount of inventory on hand. The downside of owning and controlling production is that it often leads to higher costs of labor compared to labor in developing countries (south-east Asia). To lessen the costs, Zaradecided to outsource the main commodities of apparel such as the undyed fabric, buttons and zippers. Because these were basic ingredients to any apparel it did not affect the final product and cut down cost. Also, 85%-90% of their styles were standard across stores and countries which benefited from economies of scale. Lastly by playing both role of manufacturer and retailer Zara is able to get profits on both sides. The short-lead times provide flexibility to Zara; however, Zara needs to provide the consumer with the latest trends in order to increase profitability. Therefore, Zara invests heavily in their product development teams compared to their competitors. Extensive continual market research was performed on current trends from fashion shows, universities and key trend

Zara is the flagship brand of the Spanish fashion retail giant, Inditex, (Industrias de Deseno Texti S. A.) Founded in 1975 ; this super- heated performers in soft retail fashion market in recent years; is engaged in textile design,

The purpose of this paper is to provide details of the two competitor company’s regarding the dissimilarity of supply chain and the current production and distribution data. It also provides the details of the current use of available technological infrastructure and ways to improve and identify the strengths and weaknesses of the regional and international transportation regulations in order to analyze and determine the best approach to match the competitor’s price.

The first tier’s supplier’s supplier is the focal firm’s second tier supplier. Second tier suppliers are companies that sell and deliver goods and services to a first tier supplier. An automobile company could have a second tier supplier that would supply materials or parts to another company which would then supply materials or parts to another company which would then supply them to the manufacturer. A real world example of a second-tier supplier is “Wisconsin Aluminium” which supplies aluminium fuel filter housing to Mechanical Devices Company. Mechanical Devices uses the

Your brand is more than your logo, name, or slogan – it’s the entire experience your prospects and customers have with your company, product, or service. Branding does not end with coming up with a good name, an even better logo, and slapping both on flyers, brochures and advertisements that you release to your target market. Your business’ brand strategy is not something that you should take lightly, if you want your brand to have meaning for your customers.

Zara, fashion brand and fashion chain stores founded by Amante Ortega by Inditex Spanish group in 1975. In the last two decades Zara has overthrown his profits and treasures, and now he has been ordered. He's the third largest retailer in the world. There are 3,000 in-house designers in A Coruna region of Spain who design 40 000 products per year and only 10,000 of them are selected for production. The company distributes 450,000,000 products annually with 1,770 stores in 86 countries. Unlike their counterparts, more

Gap Inc., a leading global specialty apparel retailer, continued to lose market share and revenues as customer loyalty declined across the company’s five brands. Struggling to deliver a consistent product and customer experience, Gap Inc. was challenged to redefine its strategy once again. Going forward, the company is focused on driving long-term growth by expanding its customer base.

Zara has created a very creative business model and supply chain technique that is often studied but very rarely copied. Zara has a very centralized headquarters in Arteixo, Spain. This allows Zara to have a good grasp on the business processes. They focus on speed and responsiveness by delivering quick and small batches of clothing to stores at precise times. About half of the manufacturing is either done in Spain or a neighboring country, Europe and if it is not manufactured there then it will be shipped to the distribution center before going to a retailer. This allows Zara to have a competitive edge when it comes to their supply chain. Zara does this by being a vertically integrated retailer. unlike similar retailers Zara controls most of its own supply chain, from designing, manufacturing and distributing to its products. Zara offers

Zara owns both its production and retail units which give the upper management a better overall control. They have successfully integrated Information Technology into their business model. They also have great international growth selection

Zara is one of the biggest international fashion companies and Inditex is her parent firm which is largest clothing retailer in the world. Nowadays, Zara already has more than 2000 stores in 88 countries and is increasing at the speed of 60 stores each year (Inditex, 2014) which create chic clothing every week in order to make customers come back again and again to pick out the freshest styles.