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Apparel >> GAP SWOT Analysis:
Strengths
  • Trendy, High Fashion
  • Recognizable and Prominent to Men's Market
  • Very powerful brand and influential in overseas
  • Brand has a balanced value equation
  • Infrastructure which allows for ease of distribution nationally and internationally
  • Durability of products
  • Ubiquitous brand
     
     
Weaknesses
  • Not easily affordable
  • Not a trend setter
  • Appears to have lost touch with core consumer
  • Untargeted marketing
  • Declining operating cash flows
  • Weak performance of Gap brand
  • Heavy Inventory
     
Opportunities
  • Grow into new markets/consumer segments
  • Expanding beyond clothing to include shoes, handbags, accesories, etc.
  • Product and services expansion
  • Producing a subline / Collabration with other designers
  • Become a fashion setter again
  • Emerging markets expansion, particularly China and India
  • Marketing through a popular Celebrities and models
Threats
  • Fast forward fashion houses, e.g Zara, Topman
  • Competitors
  • Rising production costs
  • Economy crisis
  • Imitation goods

History: Version 20 (Newest), Version 19, Version 18, Version 17, Version 16, Version 15, Version 14, Version 13, Version 12, Version 11, Version 10, Version 9, Version 8, Version 7, Version 6, Version 5, Version 4, Version 3, Version 2, Version 1 (Oldest)



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