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Persona
Competitor analysis
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SWOT
Confrontation Matrix
Marketing strategy
Market Share
BMC model
USP’s
Collection
Concept
Mood board
Production plan
Supplier selection
Supply chain
Recovery plans
Lead times
Law and regulations
Tex.Tracer
Financial plan
Financial range plan
Currency fluctuations
Material price fluctuations
Shop-in-shop
Concept
Floor plan
Display wall
Code of conduct
Strategy 2023-2028
References
Management summary
“Our center value is creating a cozy and humble environment where young families can come together after a long day of
work.
With our products, the kitchen becomes the center of the memories that make a house a home.”
Market analysis
DESTEP ANALYSIS
Online shopping
People increasingly shop online. The categories food, cosmetics or
cleaning, and household goods and appliances are the once were this Sustainability
growth is the strongest. The percentage of Dutch people buying these Sustainability is getting more and more
goods online has more than doubled in four years. Especially 25 to important. This also goes for brands.
44‑year-olds like to buy online; in 2019, 92 percent of this group Within the textile industry the effects of
bought goods or services online. the materials that are used must be
increasingly more considered. Customers
are less satisfied with half information
and are getting more critical of
greenwashing.
Cooking at home
Do to covid a lot of people were forest to cook at
home, who before went out for diner or orderd
food. 71% of those people say they will continue
cooking more at home after the pandemic ends. Working at home
This habit is driven by the increase in home cooks’ Hybrid working is starting to be the new normal. Majority of the
creativity and confidence in the kitchen, as well as people don’t see themselves working at the office full-time. This
the motivation that cooking at home helps to save means that more families spend lunch time together and make
money (67%), eat healthier (56%) and feel good food at home.
(56%).
Market analysis
MARKET SIZE
To know whether there is enough demand for aprons, it is useful to know the size
of the market and the possible demand. Aprons are used during cooking and
possibly also for other purposes.
If we look at the total amount of households in Germany, we see that there are an
estimated 50 million households. Out of all these households 40% has an apron,
which brings us to 20 million households.
When we look at the market size of The Netherlands, we see that there are a total
of 8.1 million households. Out of all these households 49% has an apron. Which
brings us to 4 million households.
This comes down to 24 million households for the total market size of aprons in
Germany and The Netherlands together. . As a result, the market is large enough
and the demand for aprons will certainly be present.
Market analysis
CUSTOMER SEGMENTATION
Our target customer is green and a little bit yellow. They like to spend their day at
home with their family. They enjoy having a nice calm day, and they spend their
time doing things that make them happy and that are relaxing. Our target
customer is more introverted but does like to spend time with the people they really
care about like family and close friends. The target customer is a young parent
living in the Netherlands or Germany. They have an average income. They try to
be sustainable and have a healthy lifestyle. They go with the times but don’t like to
many changes, they are comfortable with how things are going. The types of social
media our target customer uses are mainly Facebook and Instagram.
PERSONA
Market
analysis
TARGET CUSTOMER
-Mother of three kids
-30 - 45 years old
-High educated
-Healthy lifestyle
-Family orientated
-Environmental awareness.
Persona Mood board
Market
analysis
COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
Company analysis
SWOT
- Personal services - New to market - Using upcoming online - Competitors with good name
- Family-oriented brand - No online retailing creators to build meaningful recognition
- Quality over quantity - Small network in industry connections. - Purchasing power is falling
- Big range of product - No loyal customer base - More at-home cooking - Rise of online shopping
types - Small supply chain with higher - Hire interns to save costs - Less demand for secondary
costs - Google advertisement goods
- Storytelling for advertisements
about sustainability
- Blockchain
Company analysis
CONFRONTATION MATRIX
Marketing strategy
MARKET SHARE - BMC MODEL – USP’S
“Our center value is creating a cozy and humble environment where young families can come together after a long day of
work.
With our products, the kitchen becomes the center of the memories that make a house a home.”
Collection DESIGN AND
PATTERNS
TRENDS
TREND ANALYSIS
Picnic-style gingham
COLOR TRENDS Food in fashion
Natural colors, earth, floral, and sunset Twinning
based Domestic inspired trims
Food inspired tones Color blocking
Playful colors Tie straps
MATERIAL
TRENDS
High quality, durable,
and easy to clean
Organic cotton and
bottons
Collection
CONCEPT - INSPIRATION BOARD
The idea of this collection is to create that cozy and humble environment where
the family can come together after long working days and design a real and
healthy space to grow and have fun.
During lockdown there was no other option than spending time indoors, however,
that has changed now, and it is important to keep some habits and trends, such as
spending quality time at home with family. Bringing generations together in the
kitchen is essential to us. The intention of the collection is to re-evaluate the home
as a healing space, and the kitchen as the centre of that.
In addition, the worldwide pandemic has also inspired interior textiles and
products, which have been very present in this collection.
The combination of kids and adults in our collection has been the biggest
inspiration, going for playful themes and prints as well as simple silhouettes. Food
in fashion and domestic inspired trims have been part of the design process.
In order to get our message across we are offering scope for products with a cross-
generational and twinning appeal.
A color pallet looking for summer warmth and comfort as well as fun and
playfulness, contains, earthy browns and sunset tones, food-inspired shades, and
emulation of the natural world, such as Bay Leaf and Oat Milk or digital lavender
and raspberry pink, combined with Tranquil Blue for a romantic twist.
Collection
MOOD BOARD
Collection
VISUAL RANGE PLAN
The Cash Cows are the basic items of our collection; they are not included in the
discount and will be sold all year round.
The Stars are items with new styles and prints.
The Question marks are the items that could turn out to be stars or dogs. In this case,
the cooking hat for kids, as we do not know yet if it will top or flop. Customers could
find it a welcomed extra, or they could disregard it as unnecessary.
The top tier items are the unique items of our collection, and they make us stand out.
The base tier items are the reliable basics of our collection, and they are cash cows.
The mid-tier holds items with either a bit more interest or with a less budget price point.
Collection
PYRAMID + BCG
MATRIX
Production
plan
SUPPLIER SELECTION
The country we have selected for our production is India. This country is the
biggest supplier of organic cotton, and our entire collection is made from this
material. India has great quality. Products from India can be recognized by little
imperfections; These make the product feel like its handmade, which fits our
desired look for the collection. Some fabrics in our collection are block printed,
this is a technique that India is well known for. The lead time from India is 113
days, this is quite long. However, it’s not a problem because the collection doesn’t
need to be in the stores before May 2023. The transport costs are compensated by
low manufacturing costs.
Production plan
SUPPLIER SELECTION
We’ve chosen supplier B, Atlas Export Enterprises. They have a lot of experience with kitchen linen and can produce every item in our collection. Our competitors H&M and ZARA
Home are a part of their clientele, so we assume that the supplier is within our price level. They have a lot of certifications including BCI and GOTS witch we need for our products.
Atlas Export Enterprises has a lot of attention for sustainability. They use renewable sources of energy, and they recycle everything. Left over fabric scraps are used to make the
cotton filling in chair pads they produce. They recycle the dying effluent. The sewage wastes are treated through a sewage treatment plant and the water is used for plantation. They
also have a heat recovery system, pressure reducing station, condensate recovery system, coustic recovery plant and pressure boosting system. Their sustainable efforts are what makes
them stand out so much from the other production companies.
Production plan
TEX.TRACER - SUPPLY CHAIN
The first step in this supply chain is the raw
material. For this collection we use organic
cotton that is BCI and GOTS certified, it is
produced in Tamil Nadu, India. The ginning
and spinning takes place at Santhalakshmi
Mills India LLP, this company is also located
in Tamil Nadu. Most of the trims are
produced in Tamil Nadu except from the
Corozo buttons, these are produced at FM
Buttons in Lithuania. Transport of buttons.
The next step is weaving the fabric, this
happens at Atlas Export Enterprices in Tamil
Nadu. Atlas Export Enterprices is our tier one
supplier, they also do pre-treatments,
washing, dyeing, printing, finishing,
cutting, sewing, and packing. The fabric of
the apron is block printed. Our tier one
supplier doesn’t do block printing, so it will
be done by another production company in
Tamil Nadu. The products are shipped to the
port of Rotterdam in a container ship. From
here they are transported by truck to the
warehouse in Woerden, The Netherlands.
From there on the products can be
distributed to the stores.
Production plan (Indeed Editorial Team, 2022)
LEAD TIMES – RECOVERY PLANS – LAWS AND REGULATIONS • Communication around INCOTERMS is established with all suppliers
via 2 main documents, the General Conditions of purchase and the
General Conditions of Sale. These documents state responsibilities
connected to transactions between seller and purchaser.
• All products will be supplied FOB and in accordance with the latest
version of Incoterms issued by the International Chamber of
Commerce unless stated otherwise.
In the whole supply chain, we must keep three different currencies in mind.
In our financial rage plan and cost price calculation we use the valuta EUR. However, when doing the actual buying and during the communication with our suppliers we use USD.
Of course, we can’t forget that our suppliers have a different valuta in their country, which is in this case the Indian Rupee.
With the current situation of inflation around the world it becomes even more important to know the
value of the different currencies in the supply chain.
With this information we can state that the value of both the EUR and the INR has gone down in the past year. This means that production cost most likely will be higher. Suppliers will ask a
higher price because they get less INR for the same amount of USD.
Financial plan
MATERIAL PRICE FLUCTUATIONS
Mood board
Inspiration board
Shop-in-Shop
FLOOR PLAN
The smell of freshly baked cookies, the touch of crisp feeling cotton whilst singing along with a relaxed song.
Surrounded by colors that give you a calm and playful energy that reference to nature and transparency.
Shop-in-Shop
FLOOR PLAN
Display wall
Code of conduct
As The Third will continues to grow and evolve, our commitment to Our Mission and Values endures—they form the basis for our culture and
guide how we act as individuals and as a company.
We are all entrusted to make decisions that impact our reputation and relationships with each other, our customers, our business partners, and
our communities. Conducting business ethically, with integrity and transparency, is essential to preserving our culture and protecting our
brand.
The “Code of conduct” provide guidance to help all of us make ethical decisions at work. It is up to each of us to live our values through our
actions. That means asking for help if you have a question or concern and if you are unsure of what to do in a situation, please speak up.
The Third has a strict “Zero tolerance” rule for the following topics:
• Harassment
• Abuse or assault
• Bullying
• Reporting misconduct
• Intoxication
• Illegal activity
• Discrimination
• Plagiarism
This rule applies to all our employees and external partners.
As a company we can be proud of the legacy we will create together for the fashion industry. Thank you for your partnership and commitment
to always doing the right thing and living our values.
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