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Question: How easy/difficult is it for new entrants any barriers? Consider: Switching costs Brand loyalty
New entrants would merely need to: Pick convenient locale ie city centre or near airports to be in position of strategy Establish good marketing strategy - like kulula in SA did with airline Tune does not even have most of its hotels in these "strategic" places - only KLCC and KLIA, but key is their affiliation with AIR ASIA
Question: How strong is position of sellers are there any potential suppliers? Suppliers in this case: Pensonic, King Koil, Nippon Paint, Johnson Suisse
Tune has managed to overcome the bargaining power of suppliers by making longterm deals with their suppliers: They do in-hotel advertizing for their suppliers They have named the floors of their hotels after their suppliers
Question: How strong is position of buyers can they work together to order large volumes? Tune already has market cost advantage meaning customers dont have any competitors to threaten them with
Large volumes is actually the business model of budget businesses: On days of expected high bookings (peak seasons), prices go up (this could be point of consumer empowerment / concern)
Question: Does strong competition exist- is one more powerful, or is there balance? Market research revealed: Most "low end" budget hotels charge around RM20 for rooms; meaning Tune has established and although market sharing may increase, they are still a leader
Dimensions of competition
Likely that Tune focuses competing on price dimension, rather in marketing / location etc Gives competitors chance to take advantage of other dimensions