Gap Inc: Internal Analysis

Retail positioning aims to provide competitive edge by differentiating the retailer from its competition. This differentiation can be achieved through retail offerings that appeal to, and are easily identifiable to by its target market. This process is done by selecting market segmentations and matching them to the retail offerings as precisely as possible. It is vital to understand the consumers needs and wants in order to make a proper match and be distinguished from other retailers. Nordstrom distinguishes itself from other retailers by positioning itself as an upscale fashion store with outstanding customer service, and its multichannel approach.

this way. Gap Inc positioned itself as a company that sold casual comfortable classy clothes for

The global garment industry, worth more than $400 billion dollars today, is a very lucrative industry. Garment factories in developing countries working for retailers in developed ones shows how efficiency is increased and every party can benefit through outsourcing of labour from developed countries; retailers and consumers get clothes at cheaper prices while employment is provided to areas plagued with poverty. However, it is evident that many of these garment factories are sweatshops, which are factories and businesses that violates local or international labour laws, such as providing workers with atrocious working conditions, providing minimal compensation or even employing child labour. Like it or not, many of our clothes does not come ethically and they have probably encouraged labour exploitation in one way or another. How have sweatshops benefitted society or caused harm to it? This research paper will identify and analyse the significance of sweatshops, reasons for its prevalence and compare its positive and negative impacts on society.

In this part of the research, macro and micro environmental aspect used to analyze music industry. PESTEL analysis used for macro environmental and Porter five forces for micro environmental. Through PESTEL analysis, it is easy to face with a lot of factors such as Political and Economic in music business. But the most important factor in this kind of analysis is Technology because it is also heavily influencing social factors within the music industry, according to developments in social and mobile networks. Moreover, in micro environment analysis using Porter’s five forces there is opportunity to understand better the customers, competitors, suppliers and all the others which are responsible in the music industry.

In the startup phase of Lululemon Athletica they had a high bargaining power. This was due to a desire to work with leading fabric suppliers and increased investments. A majority of their apparel production was in Asia however they are willing to use Canada as well as the United States for production facilities as they are required. There are many suppliers competing for retailer’s business. Common materials used in apparel making such as rubber and cotton are readily available. This gives Lululemon a lot of choice in picking who they want to buy supplies from. In this situation, the suppliers have a low level of bargaining power.

What are the two types of core competencies that drive a firm’s competitive advantage? Which firms demonstrate a clear competitive advantage because of (a) major value-creating skills/core capabilities and/or (b) superior assets or resources? Which firms have demonstrated sustainable sources of competitive advantage?

Political factors include government regulations and legal issues and define both formal and informal rules.(PEST Analysis n.d.) All the companies have to follow these rules. Some examples include: tax policy, employment laws, environmental regulations, trade restrictions and tariffs political stability.( PEST Analysis n.d.) Changes in tax policy can easily affect Adidas because the government can take action and change the policies at any time, such as taxes, quotas, etc. These will affect the imports and exports of Adidas. For example, if the government limits the number of products allowed to import, the sales of Adidas products will be directly influenced. Because Adidas may get less imported products than they normally do. Adidas is well aware of the political situation in the country where each branch is located. Adidas has been prepared to deal with political problems and away from politics, unless the political environment affects its associated operating principles. The political risk in Singapore is quite low.(PESTLE Analysis of Singapore n.d.) In fact, the

Apple has always surprised the world with its innovation starting from the invention of computer circuit board of Apple I in 1976 to world’s most successful personal computer and electronic device manufacturer. They brought revolutionary changes in user experiences in using personal computers and currently smart devices. The company was always under the supervision of visionary leaders and effective strategies applied by them made the Apple what it is today. The company faced several ups and downs during its operating timeline and remained successful in sustaining their position in the market as a leader. The Harvard Business School Case study of Apple Inc. focuses on the growth and strategic management of the company accordingly.

With advancement in Technology, the Hub and Spoke system was upgraded to another information system called "Integrated Secondary route network design model" connecting hubs through primary nodes and centers using secondary nodes. Implementing these systems enabled Walmart achieving significant cost advantage as they had eliminated wholesalers which saved them 5% sales

The economy doesn’t always run smooth,there are times where there will be economic downturn and organizations are badly affected, where they have to restructure their business strategies. The economic factor plays an important role in any business.

Global strategy is an international strategy that implements by a company which they doing their business in different countries. Internationalization is a process for IKEA expand its business and it was quite important because through the internationalization process, IKEA was able to gain a broader area of marketplace to sales their products, which will lead to profit and revenue increased and new market places existed mean new opportunity for IKEA to improve their product in order to meet the customers’ needs. The first reason that IKEA should go to international level is because the Swedish market is small and no enough for IKEA to expand itself. This is important for IKEA because the small market mean low opportunity, lower profit and

Before starting to analyze IKEA’s internationalization, let’s consider on the question “why do companies go international?”

Golden Foods™, is a company that specializes in selling pet foods for over a 100 years. The company has a long history due to its quality services, and is currently run by the family

In the analysis of H&M’s organizational capabilities the value chain analysis would show that with viewing the internal activities; this analysis would show where the company’s competitive advantages as well as disadvantages lies. This analysis would then depict the company’s core competencies.

International marketing strategy is a combination of marketing principle that could be used to formulate a marketing strategy for specific products and services within one or more countries to extend or internationalise the company. The research paper is based on the international marketing strategy of Nike Inc. (a Sports Apparel retail company working internationally) to help the management of the company shortlist and identify potential market for them to expand their business. It utilised macro and micro analysis of the sports retail market to identify the potentials of the industry that would help them to increase their business performance in the international marketplace.