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Conquering the Digital Customer: How Zara Is Confronting the Digital Innovation Revolution

Conquering the Digital Customer: How Zara Is Confronting the Digital Innovation Revolution
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Author(s): Eric Viardot (EADA Business School, Spain)and Petra A. Nylund (University of Vic, Spain)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 21
Source title: Socio-Economic Perspectives on Consumer Engagement and Buying Behavior
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Hans Ruediger Kaufmann (University of Applied Management Studies Mannheim, Germany & University of Nicosia, Cyprus)and Mohammad Fateh Ali Khan Panni (City University, Bangladesh)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2139-6.ch016

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Abstract

This case study illustrates the effectiveness of pursuing a customer centric marketing approach in order to achieve long term strategic success and global market leadership in the fashion industry. The case study provides the most significant elements of Zara's history. Then it describes the competitive environment. Next it reveals how Zara has set up a unique, lean, and agile supply chain strategy in order to deliver new products on a very frequent basis and faster than any of its competitors, as fashion customers expect constant changes. Then the case study details the customer centric marketing strategy, with the use of customers as the source of the inspiration for fashion design, the central role of the stores to build a very high level of trust with its customers, which is used by Zara to make a distinctive brand strategy. Finally, the case study discusses the new challenges of Zara to adapt its customer centric marketing strategy to the digital market.

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