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Profile of Zara
Weakness stands for the all the aspects which give the rival
companies a competitive advantage.
Zara produces more designs than all its rivals. As we mentioned earlier it
produces about 10,000 designs annually as opposed to only 2000 designs for
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cycle varies from 4 to 6 weeks compared to the average six months of the
traditional industry.
Zara Product Design Strategy
Zara stores have been popping up all over the world. The
company invests a handsome amount of money buying
storefronts beside luxurious brands to own the label of luxurious
brands. It choose its locations very carefully to cater local
customer by understanding their needs. They also follow tailored
retail strategies to satisfy customers according seasonal trends
Affordable Prices
The Fast Fashion strategy also has its own set of weaknesses.
Zara can never be one of the premium luxury brands in the
fashion world because it is considered as the great fashion
imitator since it usually imitates runway fashion rather than
predicting the styles of the season (Hansen, 2012). No doubt it
provides its customers high-end designs, but its designers play
smart a trick by copying designs of fashion week, rather creating
some original on their own.
Spends Zero Revenue
on Their Advertisement
Zara does not spend much money on advertising. It has a zero
advertising policy unlike its rival Benetton, H&M and GAP
(Hansen, 2012). However, some of the major names of the
glamour world are the brand ambassador of these companies.
One of the biggest marketing moments for Zara was when Kate
Middleton wore Zara dress ($49.99) the day after her wedding to
Price William (Dailymail.co.uk, 2016). However, this zero ad
policy gives its rival greater public exposure.
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Scope for Global Expansion
Copyright Issues:
Big fashion retailers like Zara value their brand equity because they develop a
bond with their customers through their brand names and trademarks. But
sometimes, it becomes impossible for the organization to implement
copyright law. It is true that the Zara launch its new design, you will find the
same design at lower cost at some local shops. But sometimes the company
itself face few copyright issues, the recent one with global brand Fendi.
Roman fashion brand Fendi claimed that Zara had unlawfully used their
photographs that had been taken from Fe di’s show in the 2013 fashion
week.
It might be said that Zara has the potential to be largest clothing retailer in the world.
However, fast fashion policy must also go hand in hand with aggressive marketing
using all modes of marketing channels. Distribution network must expand especially in
Africa and America to get the maximum exposure for the brand. After assessing its
internal and external factors, it is noticed that Zara manages to stay up at the revenue
growth due to its unique and strong model of the business. It is advisable that the
company should continue to launch creative and fresh fashion to satisfy the need of
customers.
Based on SWOT and PESTLE analysis, Zara will stay as the leader in the apparel industry
is spite of the challenges and threats it would face. Its unique supply chain
infrastructure and efficiency of the business operation give the company the
competitive advantage, which reflects in their sales and revenues.
CONCLUSION