Zara is a Spanish clothing retailer founded in 1975 known for its rapid fashion production. It is the flagship brand of Inditex, the world's largest apparel retailer. Zara uses a vertically integrated supply chain model to design and manufacture 50% of its products in Spain, allowing it to develop new designs in just two weeks and launch 10,000 new products each year. This fast production model and 1,800 store locations worldwide have contributed to Zara becoming a leader in the fashion industry.

2. ABOUT ZARA
• Zara is a Spanish clothing and accessories
retailer based in Arteixo, Galicia, and
founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega and
Rosalía Mera.
• It is the flagship chain store of the Inditex
group, The world's largest apparel retailer,
the fashion group also owns brands such as
Massimo Dutti, Pull and Bear, Uterqüe,
Stradivarius and Bershka.
• It is claimed that Zara needs just two weeks
to develop a new product and get it to stores,
compared to the six-month industry average,
and launches around 10,000 new designs
each year.
Zara España, S.A.
Type Sociedad Anónima
Industry Retail
Founded Arteixo, Galicia (Spain)
(May 24, 1974)
Founder(s) Amancio Ortega
Rosalía Mera
Headquarters Arteixo, Spain
Number of locations 1808 stores[1]
Area served Worldwide
Key people Óscar Pérez Marcote,
Director-general
Products Clothing
Revenue €7.071 billion (2009)
Parent Industria de Diseño
Textil, S.A
Divisions •Zara Diseño, S.L.
•Zara Logística, S.A
Website zara.com

3. MARKETING STRATEGY
• Its marketing strategy lies in creative way to convey fashions
online with the dress room function, outfits on share on
facebook, twitter send a link or email…..
• It creates an economical profit ,online ranking all over the world
wide and creates an added value of the brand…
• Its main aim is to focus on to build a new strategic plan for the
online shop…

5. Tables Content.
Marketing plan
objectives
• financial
• Sustainable Responsibilities
Marketing plan
strategies
• Selection of target market.
• Positioning in target market.
Marketing plan
mix.
• Price
• place

6. MANUFACTURING OF ZARA PRODUCTS
• Zara is a vertically integrated retailer. Unlike similar apparel
retailers, Zara controls most of the steps on the supply-chain,
designing, manufacturing, and distributing its products.
• Zara set up its own factory in La Coruña (a city known for its
textile industry) in 1980, and upgraded to reverse milk-run-type
production and distribution facilities in 1990.
• This approach, designed by Toyota Motor Corp., was called
the just-in-time (JIT) system.
• 50% of the products Zara sells are manufactured in Spain,
26% in the rest of Europe, and 24% in Asian and African
countries and the rest of the world.

7. •Internal- 20 owned factories near Spain
•External- HK and Barcelona
1.Highly automated and Capital Intensive factories.
2.Material Requirement and Planning
3.Fully automated order application.

8. DISTRIBUTION OF ZARA PRODUCT
 Centralized Distribution System
 Mobile tracking Systems
 PDA
 Transportation and logistics
• Route and schedule optimization
• Queue Management system for turnaround and waiting
period of the ships at the docks.
• Inventory Management

10. CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED
 PEOPLE
• Cultural Issues
• Language Issues
• Technical Issues
• Procedures
 Solution:
• Provision of training.
• Research and analysis of various markets.
• Acquisition of new workforce.
• Recruitment of local people.

11.  DATABASE
• Maintain huge amount of data/ data loss
• Organize and interpret from available data
• Security measures against spy
• Compatibility
 Solution:
• Technological Up gradation
• Hire skilled employees.
• Acquire reliable storage devices which is a critical for the
company.

12.  HARDWARE/SOFTWARE
• 18 months technology upgrade
• Compatibility between hardware and software.
• License issues
• Cost of equipment and technology
• Geographic and natural constraints
 Solution:
• Sharing information where there is sophisticated technology.
• Working under legal boundaries.

13.  PROCEDURES
• Inventory management
• Procedure Change with technology.
• Data collection procedure in different markets.
• Sales & Trends forecasting in new markets
 Solution:
• Applying large number of POS in the supply chain.
• Formation of Local Teams to analyze the market for
forecasting.

14. KEY SUCCESS FACTORS FOR ZARA
Business is built on quick response
•Production responds to trends.
•Deliveries are twice weekly, unlike most of the competitors weekly
schedule.
KSFs:
•Market Research
•Ready raw material base
•Multi-functional quick decision making
•Vertical integration to ensure control over supply chain, and proximity
•Technology
•Cost Control, despite flexibility
•Technology and Infrastructure

15. DESIGN SECTIONS BY ZARA…….
• It designs for:
1. Woman
2. TRF( Under TRF)
• Outwear, Dresses, Shirts, Trousers, Jeans, Shorts, Skirts, T-shirt
3. Man
4. Kids
5. Mini
6. Shoes and Bags(for Both Man & Woman)

17. ZARA STORES IN INDIA
•DELHI ( 4 showroom)
2 showroom in Saket , Ambience mall, Vasant Kunj
•MUMBAI (3 Showroom)
The Orion Mall, Phoenix Market City Mall, Infinity Mall
•BANGALORE (2 Showroom)
The Orion Mall(Malleswaram west), Phoenix Market City Mall
•GAZIABAD (1 Showroom)
Pacific Mall,Gaziabad

18. CONCLUSION
• Zara would quickly go on to become leader in
Spanish for young people and the company has
experienced continuous growth ever since.
• It began its expansion within the region of Galida
covering the cities of Vigo Lugo , Santiago and
Ourense….
• The first major growth all occurred during the
company’s first five year of existence ..
• Currently it has 335 stores distributed through out
Spain and it is an Inditex company, as spanish is the
parent company with the profit of 17 billion dollar in
a month..

19. PRESENTED BY:
KOMALPREET KAUR