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Zara: Fast Fashion
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1) With which of the international competitors listed in the case is it most interesting to compare Inditex´s financial results? Why? What do comparisons indicate about Inditex´s relative operating economics?

Financial results of Inditex Group and its competitors GAP, BENETTON, and H&M (Table 1) have to be evaluated under a common bases, in other words, identifying variables that are common for the four companies due to at the end the business strategy of each one are different. For example, the format of each of the stores varies per company, and so the market where they are located . Figure 1, shows the product market positioning map of Inditex stores and its competitors.


Source: Exhibit 5. HBS case Zara: Fast Fashion

As it is stated in the HBS Case ZARA: Fast Fashion, the main characteristic that differentiates Inditex from the rest of the group is that the vertical scope of Zara is wider that the other three competitors, a......

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