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PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITYJALANDHAR
PROJECT REPORT ON (MARKETING)
Retailing
COTTON COUNTY APPARELS
Submitted to:
Nahar Industrial Enterprises Ltd. (In the partial fulfillment of our two year post graduate diploma in business mgmt.)
MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Supervised by: Submitted by:
Mr. Sachin Sahni (A.V.P) Nahar Industrial Enterprises Ltd. Punjab Technical Uni. Jalandhar
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Acknowledgement
No great Endeavour in any field is possible in solitude. It needs inspiration,
guidance and assistance at each and every step thus we preface our report by
expressing sincere and deep gratitude to those who made it possible for us to
complete our project work.
I have no words to thank and appreciate to the people of Nahar Industrial
Enterprise Ltd. who gave me all the required facilities and made this report
possible by imparting me with a lot of vital information.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude towards Mr. Sachin Sahni, A.V.P. for
assigning me this live project. I also like to thank him for imparting me knowledge
from his enriched experiences and assisting me to learn from it.
I am also thankful to the whole Marketing Department of Nahar Industrial
Enterprises Ltd. For their full-hearted support to this project.
I can’t forget the efforts and precious assistance of Mr. Rakesh Gera, Sales officer
and Mrs. Kavita Sharma, who provided me their sincere guidance in this live
project.
It is a well-established fact that behind every achievement lays an unfathomable
sea of gratitude to my faculty Miss. Rupinder Kaur. who have extended their
support and without this report would have never come into existence.
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PREFACE
It is well said that self knowledge is best through action and not through contemplation, so
keeping this in view our institution, has referred us in a recognized organization as a
compulsory & vital part of M.B.A. project report assists the students in their self-improvement
& enrichment of their knowledge in professional field of management as they are going to be
future managers.
The basic ideology behind practical training is to bring actual environment in touch of a
M.B.A. student. It is widely accepted that theory widen one’s thinking & help in innovative
thinking but practice indicates the possibilities of the idea & how far the theory can be applied
successfully. To emphasize this practical aspect of management education of M.B.A.,PTU
JALANDHAR has included practical training in any corporate as an integral part of 2 years
degree program in its curriculum.
Under the survey programme, I got my survey arranged in Nahar Group of Co.’s Nahar
Industrial Enterprises Ltd., Ludhiana (Punjab).
In my summer training i were to study Retail Management, for which we did rigorous Market
Research & made customer profile of Cotton County brand, SWOT analysis on the basis of
market study & competitor’s profile made by us, finally provided company with
recommendations with projections concerning its future growth in sales, to convert its
weaknesses into its strengths.
In the end, I would like to thank all those who have directly or indirectly contributed in
completing the project report. I hope that my this report will be beneficial for the company &
would help company a lot in its future growth.
METHODOLOGY
ANALYSIS OF COTTON COUNTY’S RETAILING & MARKET
RESEARCH CONCERNING ITS COMPETITORS.
Objectives of study:
To analyze COTTON COUNTY’s retailing.
To design its customer profile, SWOT analysis
To design its near competitors profile
To find the loopholes in COTTON COUNTY’s retailing
To make recommendations to COTTON COUNTY on account of loopholes.
Sources:
We used both primary & secondary sources of data for the execution of our project.
Primary source:
Analysis table: For the purpose of drawing customer profile & gathering info on
account of customers / target audience.
Questionnaire: Structured Questionnaire is prepared & duly filled by customers
of COTTON COUNTY to know their opinion about our apparel
products & their tastes & preferences.
Interviews: Personal interviews of customers, channel members & company’s
Marketing executives have been conducted to gain an in-depth knowledge as
a source of input..
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Secondary source:
Books: Marketing Management 12e KOTLER.
Internet: www.retailyatra.com
www.owmnahar.com
www.google.com/ccpl/koutons
www.dukeindia.com
www.fashionindia.com
Statistical tools applied:
BAR GRAPHS
PIE CHARTS
RANKING METHOD
RATING METHOD
Limitations of study:
RESPONDENT: Marketing officers might not have provided us enough
information which is required to complete our project and didn’t allowed us to access the
actual facts & figures of COTTON COUNTY.
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CONTENTS
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Profile and brief introduction to Nahar Group of Companies
Plants , locations and work of Nahar Group of Companies
Products manufactured , group turnover and export market
Brief introduction of companies in group:
1. Nahar Industrial Enterprises Ltd.
2. Nahar Exports Ltd.
3. Nahar Sugar & Allied Industries Ltd.
4. Nahar International Ltd.
Indian Textile industry – an overview
Changing face of Indian Textile Industry
Customer profile of Cotton County Apparels
Market segmentation in domestic apparel industry
Organizational objectives of Nahar Industrial Enterprises Ltd.
Product Life Cycle of COTTON COUNTY apparels
Product wise segmentation of actual sales of COTTON COUNTY
SWOT Analysis of COTTON COUNTY brand
Loopholes detected in COTTON COUNTY’s retailing
Suggested Recommendations
Competitors complete profile
1. DUKE
2. KOUTONS
Bibliography
Annexure
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AN INTRODUCTUCTION TO NAHAR GROUP OF COMPANIES
HISTORICAL BACKROUND OF THE GROUP AND ITS PROFILE_____
Nahar group of companies, a mark of credibility has been established with an objective of
providing its customers and clients a standard of superior quality both via product and services
at competitive prices.
Oswal woolen mills ltd. Nahar Group estd. in the year 1949 as a small worsted –spinning unit
with the assets of 800 spindles surges ahead to establish itself as a reputed industrial
conglomerate with a wide range of portfolio comprising of spinning, knitting, fabric, hosiery,
garments etc today is the flagship company of the glorious and magnanimous Oswal Empire &
a proud owner of widely accepted super brands in knitwear like Monte Carlo and Canterbury
also newly launched Cotton County in its woven segment. Today Nahar Group is giant textile
group & leader in the northern territory of India. The company since its inceptions has grown
into new horizons & has touched many landmarks under the precious hands of Mr. Jawahar Lal
Oswal. Now his sons are following his footmarks in taking the group of companies to new
heights.
Today after celebrating its glorious golden jubilee and entering into the new millennium,
those nascent days of 800-spindle start-up become a distant memory as the Nahar Group surges
ahead to establish itself as a reputed industrial conglomerate with a more vast range of profile
viz. cotton & woollen yarns, knit wears, winter wears, fabric processing, hosiery garments,
steel, soaps, sugar, infrastructure development, IT. The thrust of the whole group is in textile
field aiming mainly at exports.
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The Nahar Group’s turbo-charged journey into the highways of tomorrow however was
severely tested during the early nineties with the advent of liberalization, opening the flood
gates globalization. Of the enduring belief that “when the going gets tough, the tough gets
going”, the group pulled back to re-focus, restructure & realign its corporate blue prints to
established a new and appropriate equation with the new market forces. This reality was the
essence of their positive VISION 2000 thrust. It encompassed global aspiration and onsolidated
brand equity for the domestic markets. Regarding the first, the group’s aggressive & market –
savvy forays have helped zoom the export Sensex, contributing to over 1/3 of the present
turnover of the Group. Focusing on the second, market driven brand extensions relating to their
hi-profile & top rated MONTE CARLO line have met with resounding success.
Simultaneously, in tune with the market demands, the group went in forward integration for the
manufacture of Greige Fabrics, setting up of a modern process house and finally into the
making of garments. On the anvil is the new mantra of the day-info tech. where hot lines to
excellence are being explored. The flagship company of the group i.e. Oswal Woollen Mills has
recently launched domestically its new brand “COTTON COUNTY” offering finest quality of
shirts, T-shirts, trousers, jackets etc. to compete its existing competitors with a motive to gain
product leadership in domestic markets.
However, besides and beyond there professional portfolio the group has always met its
social compliance and has always been deeply entrenched in social upliftment, at every level.
Its most concrete reflections are there for all to see – Jawahar Lal Oswal Public Charitable Trust
which runs free dispensaries in backward and remote regions to provide free medication to
financially weak people, Mohan Dai Oswal Memorial Hospital, promoted by Oswal Mills but
as a Charitable institution catering to a vast cross section of society.
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PLANT LOCATIONS & WORKS OF THE NAHAR GROUP
1) ARHAM SPINNING MILLS
Vill. Udaipur / khijuriwas, Bhiwadi, Distt. Alwar (Raj.)
2) ARHAM SPINNING MILLS
Vill. Jalalpur, Chandigarh-Ambala Road, Lalru, Distt. Patiala (Pb.)
3) FABRICS UNIT
Vill. Jalalpur, Chandigarh-Ambala Road, Lalru, Distt. Patiala (Pb.)
4) NAHAR SUGAR
Vill. Salana Jeon Singh Wala, Amloh, Distt. Fatehgarh Sahib (Pb.)
5) OSWAL FATS & OILS
Vill. Jalaldiwal, Near Rajkot, Distt. Ludhiana (Pb.)
6) SPINNING UNIT
Vill. Jalalpur Chandigarh-Ambala Road, Lalru, Distt. Patiala (Pb.)
7) SAMBHAV SPINNING MILLS
Industrial Focal Point, Phase-VIII, Mundian Kalan, Distt. Ludhiana.
8) GARMENT UNIT
Focal Point, Ludhiana.
9) NAHAR STEEL
Vill. Salana Jeon Singh Wala, Amloh, Distt. Fatehgarh Sahib (Pb.)
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PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY NAHAR GROUP
FABRICS HOSIERY GARMENTS KNIT WEARS SOAP EDIBLE OILS SUGAR STEEL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT & INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.
GROUP TURNOVER : - Rs. 627 Crores (approx.)
EXPORT MARKET : -
U.S.A U.K. GERMANY RUSSIA JAPAN AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND HOLLAND THAILAND HONG-KONG SINGAPORE TAIWAN SOUTH KOREA MALAYSIA MAURITIUS DUBAI BAHRAIN SOUTH AFRICA CANADA EGYPT ISRAEL BANGLADESH
Established in 1983 under the name of OSWAL FATS & OIL LTD. it underwent a total change over to become Nahar Industrial Enterprises a decade letter in 1994
The company has to divisions under its umbrella namely ,Oil & Soap Division and the textile division
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The oil and soap division has two units. The fatty Acid unit is engaged in the manufacture of Fatty Acids Stearic Acid and Distilled Glycerin. The soap unit is engaged in the production of Toilet & Laundry Soap
In the textile division the company has two Spinning units and a weaving unit. The frost spinning unit, a100% EOU, is Engaged in the manufacture of cotton yarn is exporting its yarn to Europe , Hong Kong ,Singapore Taiwan ,Mauritius ,Malaysia and Australia
The second unit ,namely Sambav Spinning Mill,is engaged in the manufacture of cotton yarn. The aggregate installed spindlage in both the units is 38000 spindels. Nahar fabric the weaving unit is equipped with 176 Picanol Air Jet Weaving Machines(Cam/Repair/Dobby)
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The facilities are backed by a weaving design studio where the time tested handloom is used for product development activity in consonance with market needs
The preparatory is equipped with Benningers Warping & Sizing Machines .Inspection is equipped with automatic inspection with rolling machine from la Maccanica Italy. Nahar fabrics has already produced more then 200 different constructions in Grey Fabric for in House needs and World Markets
“Back of the future could will be the title for Nahar Exports success story a dazzling satellite of the NAHAR constellation. Starting out in 1988 as manufacturers & exporters of cotton hosiery garment knitwear the company soon realized that to move forward it had to strategically move back
This it did through focused backward integration by setting up on its own spinning with an ambitious installed capacity of 25000 spindles aiming to provide premium value added and specialty yarns to the market .This move was met with resounding success with total spindelage jumping from a modest 16000 in 1992 to a whopping 72000 in 1998. Their eyes for volumes was matched with their relentless commitment to quality aptly reflected in their being honored with the prestigious National Export Award for outstanding export performance 1997 as also the Texprocil Trophy by the Textile Export promotion council for outstanding export performance in yarn amongst the leading exporters mills (1997-98).The best however was yet to come and it arrived as result of sound strategic thinking in the form of amalgamation of group company Nahars fibers with Nahar Exports in 1998
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It was a conscious decision aiming to reap the benefits of a profitable merger. A proactive moves strongly indicating the company determination and confidence, to race ahead of competition by superior utilization of both man & machines. A master strokes towards opotimisting the bottom line of the company while minimizing administrative functional & legal hassles in one final swoop
Today the result of these dynamic synergy are here for all to see in the year 2003-2004 the company achieved a turnover of Rs. 4687 million and earned a profit of over Rs. 357 million. As ISO 9002 company Nahar Exports has 5 plants with a spindlage capacity of 153664 spindles manufacturing a wide range of premium specialty & value added yarns manned by a dedicated work force of 5000 exporting to enthusiastic customers in the competitive export market of Europe, Hong Kong ,Singapore, Mauritius & South East Asian Countries Nahar Exports today is a major player in the chosen area blazing new trials & spanning new horizons in its on going pursuit of ever greater excellence
Established in 1993 Nahar Spinning mills Ltd. associate companies in the assisted sector with PSIDC promoted Nahar Sugar
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Nahar Sugar represents the Groups concerted thrust towards explo9ring new need based area in tune with the larger context of customer needs & market demands
The company has a modern sugar mill powered with the latest state-of-the-art equipment at district Fategarh Sahib, Punjab for producing all types & grades of sugar and allied products. The installed capacity of mill is 2500 TCDs
An active program of cane development to ensure regular cane supply to the plant is on. Also the power co-generated at the plant is being constructively used for capitative consumption to reduce the raw material cost
Incorporated in 1970 it came under the management of the OWM group in 1980 & given its present name in 1994 Nahar International Limited has three manufacturing units. All of which are results of hard core strategic thinking in its pursuits if moving ahead
Arham Spinning Mills Consolidating on the core strength of the group the spinning unit of the company Located at Bhiwadi ,Rajastan in engaged in the manufacture of cotton & blended yarn ,Commercial production of which commenced in 1993. The installed capacity of the unit at present in 66264 spindles
CUSTOMER PROFILE(For COTTON COUNTY apparels)
Nahar group’s COTTON COUNTY apparel line has been commercially launched into the northern
zone of India with a motive to provide its customers with a wide variety of its apparel products viz.
T-shirts, shirts, trousers, cargos, jeans, Capri, etc. on competitive prices now planning to launch it
across the nation.
They have splendidly designed their customer profile of which the details are under
mentioned:
Demographically: Both Male & Female
20-45 years (for T-shirts)
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Arham Spinning Mills 100% EOU
Cashing in on its familiarity Strong presence in key market of the west this spinning units of the company 100% EOU has been set up in Dist. Patiala ,Punjab for the manufacture of cotton/blended yarn with a capacity of 25200 spindles
20 + years (for shirts)20 + years (for trousers)20-30years (for cargos)20-35years (for jeans)20 +years (for jackets)20-25years (for Capri)20-25years (for tops) 7-10years (for kids wear)
Geographically: Primarily in northern zone of nation which covers:
PunjabRajasthan
GujaratDelhiHaryanaU.P.M.P.(Proposed to launch its apparels across the nation)
Behaviorally: Cotton County is taking care of both types of Its Customers & hence offering its apparels for:
Those who want a simple & descent look but desire to lead a high-class living.
Those who want a differential status and wants a different but high profiled fashion-wear.
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MARKET SEGMENTATIONCATEGORY % HOLDING (SHARE)
UNBRANDED 70%
BRANDED 30%
UNBRANDED , 70%
BRANDED, 30%
UNBRANDED BRANDED
INTERPRETATION:
As per the Indian apparel market is concern as we can see in the above chart that still nearly 70% of
market share is held with unbranded apparels and minority of share i.e. nearly upto 30% is held with
branded apparels. So company has splendidly made market strategy for their COTTON COUNTY
brand, in this they have set a goal to gain direct access into branded market in Indian apparel
industry with a primary motive to sweep unbranded apparel out from industry so that they could be
able to strengthen their position & hold in market to compete with domestic brands primarily &
multinational brands afterwards. Since at the time just after its launching it’s a bit tough to enter in
branded apparel market & snatch share from competitors, due to lack of scope in branded market
company is primarily making an offensive move towards unbranded market & due to bigger in size
there is lot of scope for company to gain share in this sector & confirm to make a competitive move
towards branded sector.
As per our in-depth market analysis, COTTON COUNTY is successful so far in removing
unbranded apparel from the market & successfully snatching share from branded apparels like
KOUTONS, ZODAIC etc.
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UNBRANDED 70%
BRANDED 30%
Organizational objectives:-
To gain access & to make a hold in primarily domestic branded apparel market.
To provide their customer the best value for their money.
To attract customers who are currently using other brands like KOUTONS, VAN
HEUSAN, ZODAIC, NEWPORT etc.
To convert Brand Switchers into Brand Loyal.
To convert customers who are using unbranded apparel into COTTON COUNTY’s
customers.
For the purpose to attain their above-mentioned objectives/goals company’s marketing
strategy involves tapping the following psychology of a common person or a customer:
Unbranded clothes are cheap.
Branded clothes are meant for high class society only.
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COTTON COUNTY’S PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
INTRODUCTION GROWTH MATURITY DECLINE
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(Current position of COTTON COUNTY)
SALES
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INTERPRETATION(of the figure above-mentioned):
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Cotton County’s casual launching has been done. It has been launched all over the
northern zone of India including: Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat etc. Cotton County
faced few problems while entering into the market, as already there are too many domestic
players already existing into the market like Duke, Koutons, Live-In, Zodiac etc. but its
getting toughest competition from Duke & Koutons. Duke is giving a tough competition
in T-shirt segment while Koutons is giving a tough competition in Jeans & Trousers
segment. That’s why we launched our apparel line on a nominal profit into the market.
But now as we have seen a bit stability in our position in the apparel market with good
growth, we are trying to make a competitive move into the market to out beat our
competitors like Duke, Koutons etc. & to shift COTTON COUNTY from 1 st phase of
growth stage to the 2nd phase of growth stage to gain maximum market share. To attain
this goal we are working more upon BRAND COGNIZATION by launching our
advertisements in T.V. media. We are proposing to display the advertisement in national
channels like. STAR PLUS, HBO, ZEE CINEMA, AXN, CNBC TV18 etc.
SEGMENTATION OF SALES (Product wise)
PRODUCT WISE SEGMENTATION OF SALES
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PRODUCT LINE SALES (100%) as a % of total sales
TROUSERS 30%T-SHIRTS 15%SHIRTS 25%CARGOS 8%JEANS 8%KIDS 6%LADIES 6% OTHERS 2%
INTERPRETATION
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The average of all the growth rates that have been mentioned above for different products in
COTTON COUNTY’s apparel product line comes around 21.53%.
This is an anticipated & predicted growth rate for the COTTON COUNTY’s most potential
client/channel member which is capable enough to touch the figure of 25000 (in Rs.) or
more per day in case if the company would consider the recommendations which have been
produced in the report.
In case if the channel member is not very much potential and is capable of doing sales
between 10000 – 15000(in Rs.) only then also company could gain a growth of 10- 12.5%
in their case if they would focus on their marketing objectives & make concrete retailing
strategies by reconsidering the recommendations.
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Product leadership in quality & price In-depth industry experience & sssssssssssseeeee
Insight. World class creative, yet practical
product designers. Quick adaptability to the changing
market conditions. 95% of fabrication is done in-house
& only 5% that too of denim is from outsourcing options gives us a wide scope of adjusting ourselves in this cut throat competition and enabled usto provide our customers with world class quality of apparel products on competitive prices.
The secret behind our commitment lies in the productive & dedicated efforts of our highly proficient & qualified staff, & harmonization & best coordination among our several departments & works.
Optimum utilization of human, financial & physical resources by thecompany leads it towards the way ofsuccess.
Company has a very strong distribution network & logistics that enabled it to make a competitive move over its competitors & win the trust of its customers by making them available with fresh stock witha wide variety of products to chose from.
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Swot analysis
Less market share in the market. Inappropriate approach to launch of
COTTON COUNTY APPARELS concerning its consumer discounting schemes and same with the alteration in such types of schemes.
Difficulty in understanding or setting up its product’s customer profile.
Lack of stress is putted on positioning of COTTON COUNTY apparel line.
Lack of consideration given to its product & poor focus on customer preferences & tastes as per the market demand is concerned.
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES Product leadership in quality & price In-depth industry experience &
insight. World class creative, yet practical
product designers. Quick adaptability to the changing
market conditions. 95% of fabrication is done in-house
& only 5% that too of denim is from outsourcing options gives us a wide scope of adjusting ourselves in this cut throat competition and enabled usto provide our customers with world class quality of apparel products on competitive prices.
The secret behind our commitment lies in the productive & dedicated efforts of our highly proficient & qualified staff, & harmonization & best coordination among our several departments & works.
Optimum utilization of human, financial & physical resources by thecompany leads it towards the way ofsuccess.
Company has a very strong distribution network & logistics that enabled it to make a competitive move over its competitors & win the trust of its customers by making them available with fresh stock witha wide variety of products to choose from.
(In contd.)
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Swot analysis
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
Decreased product costs through internal economy of scale
As the expected yield of cotton crop in the coming year is estimated to be massive world-wide, there is an opportunity to reduce costs & raw material conversion period, finally widens the scope for the execution of marketing & retailing strategies.
With the implementation of VAT, all small scale units will be shut off it will make our entry easier in the domestic market.
Under its expansion plan for the textile segment, the company will add around 40,000 spindles to its present capacity of 1.2 lakh, thereby increasing the manufacturing capacity of the textiles division. The number of rotors will also be increased from the present nine to 15. This will strengthen our position before our competitors.
According to center for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) textile industry is expected to continue its buoyant performance with cotton textile index growing at 10% is a very good sign for us & our future growth in textile segment.
Presence of too many players in the domestic market hinders it to make an easy hold over the market. Its main competitors are:
o DUKE: duke is giving a tough competition to COTTON COUNTY in the T-shirt segment.
o KOUTONS: Koutons is giving us a head 2 head competititon by providing a wide variety of jeans & trousers in linen, khadi, and corduroys segment.
o Some of our other close competitors includes: ZODIAC, Live-In etc.
Lack of customer loyalty as there is immediate substitution in the industry.
WTO agreement is a threat as in synthetics CHINA, KOREA & TAIWAN can pose a big threat while in cotton, Pakistan & China are threats.
Territory chart
OUTLETS IN INDIA
AHMEDABAD,-2JAMMUALLAHABAD JAMNAGARAMBALA CANTT-2 JAMSHEDPURAMBALA CITY JODHPURAMRITSAR KARNALANAND KOLKATAAZAMGARH KOTKAPURABANSWARA KURUKSHETRABAREILLY LUCKNOW- 2BARNALA LUDHIANA, -4BASTI MALERKOTLABATALA MANIMAJRABHAGALPUR MERRUT- 2BHATINDA MOGABHILWARA MOHALIBHIWANI MUKTSARBHOPAL MUMBAIBIEGUSARAI MUZAFFARNAGARBIKANER PATHANKOTBILASPUR PATIALACHANDIGARH PATNA, 3CHITTODGARH PHAGWARADEHRADUN RAIPURDELHI,-2 RAJKOTFARIDABAD RAJPURAFATEHABAD RANCHIFEROZPUR ROHTAKGANGANAGAR RUDRAPURGAYA SAHARANPUR 2GORAKHPUR SAMASTIPURGURDASPUR SANGRURGWALIOR SHAMLIHANUMANGARH SIRSAHISAR SITAPURHOSHIARPUR SONIPATINDORE UDAIPURJABALPUR VARANASIJAIPUR-- 5 VARODA
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LOOPHOLES:Company is displaying add of COTTON COUNTY Track Suits but it is still
unavailable at their retail outlets, resulting in distortion of company’s goodwill.
Company is promising its female customers to provide them with a wide variety of
woman wears but at retail outlets lack of variety of the same is seen. This may cause
company to loose its female customers and loss on account of goodwill too.
Company is also promising to provide its customers with a wide variety of jeans
wear, kurta & payjamas & Corduroys but its customers are not getting the same on its
retail outlets over which our competitors are gaining advantage.
The company has altered the consumer discount scheme on a very short notice &
without any pre-intimation to its customers, which creates confusion & chaos among
its customers. Hence co. is loosing faith of its customers.
The new consumer discount scheme (25+25%) is so ambiguous among its consumers.
The company is not providing display with its own printed monogrammed form of
discount schemes to its channel member.
The company is also not providing its channel member with updated displays.
Poor focus on its female target audience.
Company is displaying the same old advertisement of Cotton County although the
scheme has been altered.
Lack of stress on market research.
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
Company should display advertisement of only those COTTON COUNTY products
which company is capable to make available on its retail outlets.
If the company is genuinely focusing its female customers also then they should make
available a wide variety in terms of size, colors, style of women wears viz. tops, jeans,
capris etc. on their retail outlets to satisfy their this segment of audience completely.
In men’s wear Company if displaying on printed advertisement, male model wearing
kurta then they must have to make kurta payjamas available on its retail outlets. As being
the fact is concern that there is a peak demand of men’s jeans and corduroys pants, they
should also launch a wide variety of jeans wear and corduroys pants in terms of color,
style and size to out beat its competitors like KOUTONS, NEWPORT, DIESAL etc.
COTTON COUNTY if want any alteration in its consumer discount schemes then they
should give an intimation concerning this to its customers at least a week before
alteration. Via. print media like local newspapers, journals etc. and on its local channels
via. print media. So as to gain the faith & trust of its target audience.
Moving ahead on the path of “simplicity is the key to success” the company should
launch such type of consumer discount schemes which are simple and easily
understandable to its customers but not ambiguous that they feel themselves being
cheated.
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The company should provide its own monogrammed printed advertisements concerning
its consumer discounting schemes to its channel members to enhance their trust in
company and enhancement in their performance too.
The company should provide its channel members with their latest promotion material
which is in accordance with the trend & season.
Company should give proper promotion to its channel members on their good results in
the form of honor in the form of a shield and certificate and by other means to motivate
them for doing better then their best performance.
There is a high demand for round-neck designer T-Shirts in the market so COTTON
COUNTY can take advantage of this if they offer the same to its customer too.
Should advertise on national channels on prime times to gain max. acceptability of its
products across the country.
At the time of withdrawing its consumer discount schemes instead of immediate
withdrawal of scheme, they should make a competitive move, for instance: ( instead of
withdrawing their buy 1 get 2 free scheme casually, they should 4 days before
withdrawal of such scheme, display or publish advertisement in local newspapers, T.V.
channels in such manner that “ HURRY LAST 4 DAYS ......
YOU CAN GET THIS DEAL AT AMAZING AFFORDABLE PRICE.
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COMPETITOR’S PROFILE
As per the competitors of COTTON COUNTY is concerned we have undertaken its two major
competitors which are posing big threats to our COTTON COUNTY brand. The details concerning
their profile and areas in which they deal are under mentioned:
DUKE
KOUTONS
Duke Group, established in year 1984 carries a legacy of business venture
since 1973. It was a humble beginning, starting in the trade of Textile mills machinery and spare
parts- which is now comprising of 3 companies:
Duke Garments Ltd: now a leading manufacturer and exporter of readymade garments, mainly
in woven fabric.
The Bay Super Textile Mills Ltd - also engaged in manufacturing and export in
readymade garments with special emphasis on knit garments.
Trade Focus Ltd - The mother company and a leading trading house, now handling
garments buying house and agency business as well as continuing in textile mills spare
parts business.
Associate Companies:
The Bay Super Textile Mills Ltd. (Established : 1991)
Trade Focus Ltd. (Established : 1973)
Bankers: Islami Bank Bangladesh LTD., Foreign Exchange Corporate Branch, 41
Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Main product Line: T-shirts, Jackets of all types, Trousers and shorts, Knit items.
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Production capacity: 60,000 Pcs per month.
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Employees: Total 564.
Sources of raw materials: Bangladesh, China, Taiwan, Korea, India, Pakistan and
Hong Kong.
In readymade garments, duke’s main customers are from Canada, USA and England.Jackets and sets
of all types, Pants and shorts of all types (mainly in light to medium weight fabric), skirts, Polar
fleece and T/C fleece tops and sets, T/C and Cotton Knitwear.
We obtain our raw materials from local as well as overseas sources. We make world class garments
by using Cotton, CVC, T/C, Nylon and Polyester fabric.
All garments are produced under strict quality control system and we have a full fledged pattern
making, sample making, designing and quality control team comprising of total 28 technical persons.
Duke is now fast diversifying into many other segments. Also, the company is about to launch new
productlines in Chandigarh. For the first time in India, Duke is bringing Tencel yarns in knitwear
segments. The company now also has an endless range of summer collection with T-shirts, lowers,
upper, Bermudas and Shorts for both men and kids. The company is already well known for its
basics; now it is getting youth oriented and adding more designs to cater to the younger segment. Its
recent offer of the 3-in-1 value pack has been exceedingly successful.
Duke is now aiming at entering into the segments of women & kids wear too shortly.
ADVERTISING & PROMOTION STRATEGY: Duke has used foreign models for the
purpose of its advertisement in TV media. Its advertisement are displaying world-wide on national &
international channels.
“Miss Switzerland and World Aerobics Champion have already been chosen as brand ambassadors
in keeping with the ‘international imagery’ of the brand
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To capture more of its target audience’s attention they display their advertisements on prime time &
on matinee times. They have very splendidly set a promotion strategy to display its advertisements in
between the commercial breaks of ODI Cricket series being played between India & England so as
to convey their advertisement messages directly & without any interruption to their target audience.
Prices of Duke apparel product line:
T-shirts: casual wear T-shirts 199 – 350Rs.
Round neck T-shirts 399 – 499Rs.
Designer T-shirts 450 – 799Rs
DUKE Fashions (India) Ltd, a major manufacturer of T-shirts, is making a foray into womenswear.
It has just launched a brand called X-Cite, which now contains a range of tops for women. It will
also get into kidswear later this year and plans to enter the sports shoe segment next year.
From our sources we got to know about that the company will open 15 more exclusive stores by
March 2006. The company now has 20 such stores in the North. It recently opened two stores in
Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the first in the South. The brand is also distributed through 2,500
multi-brand outlets across the country.
According to Mr. Balkar Singh, Senior Sales Manager, Duke, the company is now looking at
visibility in the South through exclusive stores. Some would be company-owned and some
franchises. Duke, reportedly rated by ORG-MARG as the top T-shirt maker in the country, prices its
T-shirts in the Rs 199-699 range. It also makes trousers, shirts, jackets, sweaters and will begin
making thermal underwear this year. T-shirts account for 60-65 per cent of the company's total
revenues. Domestic sales account for 80 per cent. Its overseas buyers include Gap, Wal-Mart and
Target.
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A LOOK AT DUKE’S PRODUCT PROFILE
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INCEPTION:
CCPL established in 1991 by diehard professional Mr. Davinder Pal an Engineering Graduate,
operates from its own state of the art fully automatic unit with imported machinery-located in Delhi
India with in house stitching Laundry & Finishing facilities having the established & popular brands
like Charlie Jeans & Koutons Khakis associated with them.
THE Rs. 35-crore Charlie Creations Pvt Ltd, which markets the Koutons, Charlie and Adventure
brands of ready-to-wear garments, is making concerted attempts to give its brands a complete
makeover.
Beginning August 15, the company will introduce a range of fusion garments as part of an extension
exercise for the Charlie brand, comprising Indian styling on international cuts. For example,
bandhini motifs on jeans and Swarovski crystal patterns embedded on western wear.
In the Koutons range, the company is set to introduce fragranced shirts, in addition to scented
trousers, introduced six months back.
``Koutons is the first Indian brand to market scented shirts and trousers, made possible by
incorporating micro-encapsulation technology. The fragrances, ranging from musk to lavender and
vanilla, will last 18-20 hand washes.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
1.) Koutons, the company's flagship brand, accounts for 45 per cent of Charlie Creations' turnover
and is positioned as a brand for the upper middle-class, over 21-year-olds.
2.) Charlie, which accounts for 30 per cent of the turnover, falls in the mid-priced segment and caters
to 14-18-year-olds.
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While R&D and sampling exercises are being carried out on a budget of Rs. 55 lakhs, the
consolidated ad budget for all three brands is Rs. 1.75 crore.
Charlie Creations has projected a Rs. 50-crore turnover for next fiscal. Company officials said
instead of exclusive outlets, they would concentrate on setting up shop-in-shop counters to retail
their brands, currently available at 511 counters across the country.
PRODUCT PROFILE:
A range which takes care of all your needs. Impeccable fabrics, both Indian and imported in amazing
weaves, styles and fits to suit all seasons & moods. CCPL offers Shirts, Jeans, Cargo's, T Shirts,
Woolen, Jackets, and Evening Wear for Men, and Tops, Trousers, Jeans for Women Available
allover the country. Company claims to be the first company in apparels to appoint distributors to
provide ready stocks in every state.
USP OF KOUTONS:
Wrinkle Free-light weight super combed cottons…
Incorporating superb technology and innovative designing techniques, the company
manufactures a vast range in a variety of colors & designs, which includes cotton/blended
trousers in the range of…….
Poloynosics - Trousers made from a new generation fibre with greater weave flexibility.
Tencel - Trouser made from a nature's luxury fiber, the natural cellulose found in trees, by
using a natural non-chemical process.
Musk - Koutons is the first Indian brand to market-scented trouser, by incorporating micro-
encapsulation technology. These trousers have a light scented power on rubbing the fabric
the fragrances, ranging from musk to lavender and vanilla, last about 18 to 20 hand washes.
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VISION:
From a company primarily into jeans wear for the masses to one of the biggest success stories in the
casual wear scenario in India CCPL has come a long way.Future certainly looks bright and
prosperous for the group. CCPL products have already made its presence felt in the Middle East
markets internationally.
Now CCPL is planning to enter the European and American markets with an export wing that will
become operational within the next few months. The initial prospective forays of CCPL at
international buyer meets have been very positive.
Charlie creation’s KOUTONS is well equipped with fully automated state-of-art plants with
German, Japanese and Italian machinery. Where all aspects of production, right from fabric
sourcing to finishing of products are handled by specialized machines. All fabrics are tested in-
house for the right performance parameters before they are considered for merchandising.
The product development cell comes up with the latest fabric washes & surface developments,
textures etc. The classic cuts are styled to contour to the physical attributes of the human body
to maximize the comfort of the wearer, and at the same time provide a distinct smartness to
the garments. Each garment is customized with hand-finished details with great precision.
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OPERATIONAL SKILLS: Led by a team of young designers from NIFT the merchandising deptt.
After intense research and study comes up with the story for the season in terms of fabrics, fits,
finishes and colors. The P. D. Cell co-ordinates on these styles to fine tune them for the final launch.
The season planning are months in advance and the production takes over after the projections have
been charted down. All tests are conducted before the final garments leave the factory.
The retail wing works back to back with the merchandising & prodn. They have a complete update
of the styles for the season & their deliveries and they co-ordinate with the prodn. for proactive
changes as per mkt reqmts. This is backed by custom made MIS software "WIZAPP" that includes
logistics as well.
PRODUCTION CAPACITY:
With a production capacity of 3000 jeans or 2200 trousers and about 1000 shirts per day, the
company today boasts of highest production efficiency in the industry. Backed by a dedicated and
skilled work force.
Charlie garments are combinations of quality fabrics and styling that meets the international quality
standards.
Very soon the factory is expanding its base with a vertically integrated unit at Gurgaon to cope up
with the excessive demand in the domestic as well as international.
QUALITY CONTROL:
At Charlie Creations quality is not a goal but a way of life. Constant Quality control checks are
performed right from inspection of the fabric to production, packaging and tagging that conform to
(AQL of 2.0) quality standards. From cutting of the Fabric to its finishing dual checking system is
incorporated in order to ensure absolute accuracy.
The manufacturing units are monitored by most latest quality checking computerized machines that
ensure wearing comfort, durability and elegance of each garments. Above all the company is geared
for speed, real time response and just-in-time deliveries.
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TECHNOLOGY ADOPTED:
Today, it is one of the few productions houses in India, which can easily do both jeans and
Trousers on the same production line.
The products like Jeans, Cotton/Blended Trousers, Casual Shirts for Men Ladies and Kids been
manufactured under one single roof we are producing 3000 pieces of Jeans and 2200 pieces of
Trousers in a single day. The production system followed is not exactly the assembly line system but
a judicious mix of team work system where in the lines are built as per the panels of the garment
rather than the whole garment it self.
Equipped with the most ultra modern machinery:
1) Auto Back Pocket Setter #805 from Durkopp Adler
2) Auto Belt Loop Setter #1650 from Singer Italia
3) Auto Waist Banding Unit #302 From Singer Italia
4) Jean Leg Hemming #591 from Singer Italia
5) Pocket Binding Unit from Singer Italia
6) Electronic Bar tacks #569 from Singer Italia
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7) Safety Stitch #1892 from Singer Italia
8) Auto Pocket Welting LW-2000 from AMF Reece
9) Electronic Eyelet B/HOLE XL-21 from AMF Reece
10) Garment Reversing Unit from MACPI
11) Auto Trouser Topper #319 from MACPI
12) Auto Trouser Topper from VEIT
13) X-Y AXIS Single Thread Embroidery Unit #210C from JUKI
14) Fiblon conveyor belt fusing
The company has kept itself abreast of the latest developments in garment engineering and new
work systems.
ADVERTISEMENT & PROMOTION:
Charlie creation’s KOUTONS is being currently advertised all over through Print media like
Newspapers, Magazines etc. & in T.V. Media currently it’s being displayed all over national
commercial channels like STAR PLUS, SONY ENTERTAINMENT etc. the have splendidly
decided their T.V. advertisement & displaying its ad. on matinee time & on prime times to target its
target audience more effectively.
In addition to existing print advertising, the company is planning an electronic campaign for
Koutons. Besides, fresh print advertising is being planned for the Charlie brand, which has hitherto
been promoted more through promotional exercises.
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PRICING:
The company's economy brand, Adventure, is priced between Rs. 495 and Rs. 595.
T-SHIRTS are priced between range: Rs. 350 – 699/-
Shirts are priced between range: Rs. 450 – 800+ Rs.
Trousers & jeans are priced between range: Rs. 899 – 1299/-
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A LOOK AT CCLP’S KOUTONS & CHARLIE’S PRODUCT PROFILE
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Bibliography:
brochures: Nahar Group
Newspaper: Corporate strategies (supplement of business standard).
Books: Marketing Management 12e KOTLER.
Internet: www.retailyatra.comwww.owmnahar.comwww.google.com/ccpl/koutonswww.dukeindia.comwww.fashionindia.com
Annexure:
Analysis table.
Sample of questionnaires filled by customers.
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