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Strategy

A strategy is brand’s master plan how to evolve its business successfully. A strategy can be worked out one or several functional areas of a business. Common functional strategies are a marketing strategy, a sourcing strategy or a retail strategy.Global lifestyle brands easily distribute to 80 markets, with each up to 10 different distribution channels. That provides many opportunities to grow and add complexity. While jumping on each market may prove lucky, growth can easily go very wrong. For that matter, it is good to have a well-planed brand growth strategy.In this section of our blog we share strategy views and best practice examples of key brands, and analyse what you can learn for your own brand strategy.

Is your Outlet Strategy Princess or Cinderella?

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Factory outlets are brands’ most profitable retail distribution method; and a bricks-&-mortar market still growing. We shed light on the outlet strategy of top brands.

Today Düsseldorf witnessed a unique and crazy retail premiere. The grand dame of New York department store retail, Saks 5th Avenue landed its first store in Europe, Saks OFF 5th: an outlet.

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