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been staying competitive with the competitors by providing the combination of timelessness and distinctive trends. Even thought H&M doesn’t have own production factory the company have been able to stand strong to compete against competitors like Inditex (Zara) as the most significant competitor with a reliable and strong outsource independent supplier to produce the product for H&M. H&M have been able to achieve economic of scale due to the intense competitions by having 2,206 stores which…

as Zara continues to open stores all around the world and ships product from its single Distribution Center in Europe. This system may work well with the current number of stores because majority of the stores are centralized in Europe. However, Inditex won’t be benefiting from short lead times and low operational cost with a single central Distribution Center model as they are branching out into other countries. c. Fast and recurring introduction of new products in different countries…

accommodate their consumers by drastically reducing the time between design, production, and sale. One of the leading and most successful companies that has been able to achieve this goal is Zara. Based in Spain, Zara is the main chain store for Inditex, the world’s biggest international fashion retailer, accounting for two-thirds of Inditex’s total sales (about $14.8 billion annually). Its first store opened in the northwest coastal town of…

H&M Hennes and Mauritz AB is a multinational clothing-retail Swedish company founded by Erling Persson in 1947, it is known for fast-fashion clothing for children, teenagers, women and men. H&M’s collection include accessories, cosmetics and footwear. Recently they have developed an interior design collection. The brand operates in 62 countries with over 4,000 stores, outsources production to a network of 800 suppliers; 60% of the production takes place in Asia, the rest in Europe, and there are…

color) and entirely new creations. Zara vertically integrated manufacturing operations enable this constant introduction of new items and also ensured short lead times. Garment and fabric that were used for Zara latest colection constantly supplied by Inditex that were a parent company of Zara. This made Zara has a reliable supplier. The manufacturing process on Zara were done by Zara own group of factories in and around La Coruna. Carrefour: Carrefour has using sophisticated technology that…

perfection always search for new in their look. In the world with a necessary habit of fashion, Zara makes a well-known place in the people’s heart. When fashion is the new phenomenon until the mid-19th century Armancio Ortega the founder of Zara (Inditex) comes with an idea of starting the business (in 1963) with making housecoats and robes in La Coruna, as he was the son of railway worker. While in 1975 he took his business to a little bit advance level by opening the first store in the town…

1,540 stores around the globe. In 2011, Zara was accused of have used migrant laborer in sweatshop conditions to make garments for the Spanish Company through a contractor in São Paulo, Brazil. "The Brazilian government listed 52 charges against Inditex, Zara 's parent company, after it "rescued" 15 workers from a factory sub-contracted by AHA, the company responsible for 90% of Zara 's Brazilian production. Fourteen of the workers were Bolivians and one was from Peru. One was 14. One Bolivian…

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Fast fashion system mainly contains two components that make it superior from other systems. One component is short production and distribution lead times, which helps match supply and demand so eventually minimize the gap between them. Another component is highly fashionable design capabilities that enhance the desires of consumers and increase sales (Cachon and Swinney, 2010). As a fast growing fast fashion brand, Zara is “the most innovative and devastating retailer in the word”, called by…

strategy, having the latest fashionable items in stock in a timely manner is of their utmost concern. With their “Fast fashion” product strategy, they must have an equally as fast distribution strategy. Astonishingly with help of their parent company Inditex, “Zara can design and distribute a garment to market in just fifteen days” (Ferdows, 2005). Relating the distribution to price, “The relentless introduction of new products in small quantities, ironically, reduces the usual costs associated…