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Goodman Case 2

Uniqlo aims to become the top global fashion retailer. Currently, its supply chain faces challenges supporting global expansion. The presentation recommends (1) opening a US distribution center to address issues in the American market and (2) focusing on e-commerce sales to grow online retailing from its current 4% of sales. Implementing these changes would help Uniqlo restructure its supply chain and achieve its vision of global leadership.

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Goodman Case 2

Uniqlo aims to become the top global fashion retailer. Currently, its supply chain faces challenges supporting global expansion. The presentation recommends (1) opening a US distribution center to address issues in the American market and (2) focusing on e-commerce sales to grow online retailing from its current 4% of sales. Implementing these changes would help Uniqlo restructure its supply chain and achieve its vision of global leadership.

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Uniqlo’s  

Global  Expansion  Strategy


“A  COMPANY  FOR  THE  FUTURE”
A  PRESENTATION  TO:  UNIQLO  UPPER  MANAGEMENT
B RO C K   CO N SULT I N G
A B DUL ,   V ER A ,   K A JSA ,   YA N QI
Problem  and  SoluQon

Solu,on:  
Problem:    
Solve  Uniqlo’s  supply  
How  can  Uniqlo  
chain  challenges  by  
restructure  its  supply  
A)  opening  
chain  to  become  the  
distribu?on  center  in  
leading  global  apparel  
US,  and  B)  focusing  
retailer?  
on  e-­‐commerce  sales.  
Vision

  “To  become  the  top  fashion  retailer  in  the  world.”  


Agenda
• Current  Situa?on  
• Key  Issues  
• Qualita?ve  Analysis  
• Alterna?ves  
• Quan?ta?ve  Analysis  
• Implementa?on  Plan  
• Risk  Mi?ga?on  
• Conclusion  
QualitaQve  Analysis
Current  SituaQon
• February  2015,  Japan  
• Uniqlo  is  a  counter-­‐current  fashion  company  
• “Life  wear”  apparel,  low  price  and  good  quality    
• Compe,,ve  advantage:  Low  cost,  high  quality  
• Current  major  markets:  Japan,  China,  Korea  
• Japanese  market  currently  saturated  
• Facing  supply  chain  challenges  in  global  markets  
Current  Financial  SituaQon
  2011-­‐2014  worldwide:  
Unit  of  Store  
  20%  average  growth  in  revenue  
  10%  average  growth  in  unit  of  stores    

Japan   China  
Korea   USA  
UK   Other  Interna?oanl  
Key  Issues
• Facing  challenges  with  supply  chain  model  in  global  markets  
• Saturated  in  Japan  
• Online  retailing  with  4%  of  sales  
• Product  size  inconsistent  between  Asian  and  U.S.  markets  
Supply  Chain  Analysis  –  Fast  Retailing
Planning   Produc?on   Sales  

Dev  &  Proc     Dev  &  Proc     Warehouse   Online  


Materials   Materials   store  
 
R&D   UNIQLO  

Customers  
Produc?on  
Deign   Merchandisi Japan  
departments  
pa^erns   ng   Partner     Inventory   sores  
 
makers   Factories   control    
 
Takumi   UNIQLO  
Int’  
Produc?on   stores  
Planning  
Customer  
Centers  
Marke?ng  (sales  promo?on)  
Global  Business  Strategy
                                                                              High              
                                                                                                                              Global                                                                                      Transna,onal  
  Global  Integra?on  

                                                                                                                              Interna,onal                                                                  Mul,-­‐domes,c  
                                                                          
                                                                                  Low      
                                                                                                                       Low                                                                                                                                                          High  
                                                                                                                                                                                       Customer  Responsiveness  
CompeQtors
  Inditex  
• 1st  largest  world  apparel  retailer  
• “Fast  fashion”  model  
• Responsive  supply  chain;  reduced  ?me-­‐to-­‐market  (10-­‐15  days  from  design  to  market)  
  H&M  
• 2nd  largest  world  apparel  retailed  
• Longer  shelf  life  than  Inditex  
  GAP  
• Pioneered  SPA  model  (allows  for  direct  visibility  of  sales  data)  
• Con?nued  growth  and  expansion  plans  for  China  
QualitaQve  Analysis
STRENGTHS   WEAKNESSES  
• SCA:  Low  price  &  High  Quality   • Limited  exposure  in  U.S  and  European  
• Integrated  manufacturing  and  supplying     • Limited  distribu?on  channel    in  global  markets  
• High  efficiency  of  Team  Takumi  
QualitaQve  Analysis
OPPORTUNITIES     THREATS  
• Customers  preference  in  variety  and  diversity   • Increasing  labor  cost  in  China  
from  Asia  cloth  style  
• Compe??on  from  other  global  clothing  brands  
AlternaQve  Analysis
AlternaQves

3.  Focus  on  
1.  Model  
2.  Con?nue  to   US/Europe  
supply  chain  
grow  in  Asian   market  growth  
structure  of  
markets.     and  leverage  
Inditex.  
e-­‐commerce.  
AlternaQve  1:  Rejected
  Model  supply  chain  structure  of  Inditex.  
• Reduce  lead  ?me  
• Increase  prices  
• Does  not  leverage  Uniqlo’s  compe??ve  advantage  
 
AlternaQve  2:  Rejected
  Con,nue  to  grow  in  Asian  markets.  
• Supply  chain  model  is  successful  in  Asian  markets  
• China  is  Uniqlo’s  lead  interna?onal  market  
• Japanese  market  is  saturated  
• Significant  presence  in  Asian  markets  
• E-­‐commerce  needs  to  be  a  focus  in  addi?on  to  physical  stores  –  JD.com  
AlternaQve  3:  OpQmal  SoluQon
  Focus  on  US/Europe  market  growth  and  leverage  e-­‐commerce.  
• Open  new  central  warehouse  in  US  to  supply  US  and  EU,  physical  and  E-­‐commerce  
•  Warehouse  to  connect  with  current  local  distribu?on  centers  

• Focus  on  e-­‐commerce  in  US  and  Europe  


•  Create  an  app  for  an  easy  and  accessible  consumer  shopping  experience  

• Adjust  sizing  to  fit  US  markets  


•  Design  team  

 
RecommendaQon:  Current  vs.  Proposed
Develop,  R&D  
Central   Local  
&   Produc?on   stores  
Warehouse   Distribu?on  
Merchandising  

6  weeks  

Develop,  R&D   Central   Local  


&   Produc?on   stores   Customer  
Warehouse   Distribu?on  
Merchandising  
Local  Dev  &   Central  
R&D   Ecommerce  
Warehouse  
LA,  NY,  
London,  Paris  

5  weeks  
RecommendaQon  JusQficaQon
• US  market  has  only  39  stores  and  lots  of  growth  poten?al    
• Maintains  current  compe??ve  advantage  of  low  cost  and  high  quality  
• Reduces  6-­‐week  lead  ?me  to  5  weeks  by  having  distribu?on  centers  closer  to  
markets  
• Leverages  Kaizer  philosophy  of  con?nuous  improvement  
• E-­‐commerce  is  profitable!  
By  2020,  Uniqlo  will  make  1.12  billion  more  
Decision  Matrix
1.  Benchmark  Inditex     2.  Asian  market  growth   3.  US/Europe  market  
growth  and  e-­‐commerce  

Profitability  
+   -­‐   +  
Risk  
-­‐   -­‐   -­‐  
Strategic  Fit  
+   -­‐   +  
Compe??ve  Advantage  
-­‐   +   +  
Timeliness  
-­‐   +   +  
QuanQtaQve  Analysis
ProjecQon:  UNIQLO  in  China
  Average  growth  in  2014-­‐2018:  9.5%  |  in  2019-­‐2020:  5%  
  New  opening  stores:  15%  per  year  
  Sales  in  US  $  billion  

2015   2016   2017   2018   2019   2020  

Asian  market  demand   259   284   311   340   357   374.85  

China  market  demand   85   94   102   112   118   124  

Number  of  stores  in  China   440   540   621   714   821   944  

Uniqlo's  sale  in  China   5.20   6.50   7.80   9.05   10.31   11.60  
ProjecQon:  UNIQLO  in  USA  without  e-­‐
commerce
 
  New  opening  stores:  15  units  per  year  in  2015-­‐2020  
  Sales  in  US  $  billion  

2015   2016   2017   2018   2019   2020  

UNIQLO's  sale  in  USA   5.45   7.18   9.55   11.09   12.64   14.16  

R&D  expense   0.50   0.50   0.50  

Shop-­‐opening  cost   6.40   4.80   4.80   4.80   4.80   4.80  

Opera,ng  expenses   2.00   2.20   2.42   2.66   2.93   3.22  

Income   -­‐3.45   -­‐0.32   1.83   3.63   4.92   6.14  


ProjecQon:  UNIQLO  in  USA  with  e-­‐
commerce
  E-­‐commerce  starts  in  2015,  sales  go  up  by  addi?onal  10%  per  year  
  New  opening  stores:  15  units  per  year  in  2015-­‐2020  
  Sales  in  US$  billion  

2015   2016   2017   2018   2019   2020  


Number  of  stores  in  USA   59   74   89   104   119   134  
Uniqlo's  sale  in  USA   6.00   7.90   10.50   12.20   13.91   15.58  
R&D  expense   0.50   0.50   0.50  
Shop-­‐opening  cost   6.40   4.80   4.80   4.80   4.80   4.80  
Opera,ng  expenses   2.00   2.20   2.42   2.66   2.93   3.22  
Warehouse,  delivery  center   0.25   0.25   0.25   0.25   0.25   0.25  
E-­‐commerce   0.20   0.05   0.05   0.05   0.05   0.05  
Income   -­‐3.35   0.10   2.48   4.44   5.88   7.26  
ProjecQon:  difference  in  between  
2015   2016   2017   2018   2019   2020  
Income  with  e-­‐
commerce  and  reduced  
lead  ,me   -­‐3.35   0.10   2.48   4.44   5.88   7.26  
Income  without  e-­‐
commerce   -­‐3.45   -­‐0.32   1.83   3.63   4.92   6.14  

Difference  in  Income   0.10   0.42   0.65   0.81   0.96   1.12  


ImplementaQon
ImplementaQon  Plan
Ac,on   Short-­‐Term     Med-­‐Term   Long  Term    
(1  year)    (2-­‐3  years)   (3-­‐5  years)  

Focus  on  designing  and  developing  locally  (LA,  NY,  


 X   X  
London,  Paris)  
Set  up  central  warehouse  in  US  
X  
         Supply  US  and  EU  both  physical  and  Ecommerce  
Establish  online  retailing  system  in  Japan,  US,  and  EU  
       Applica?on  forma?on   X  
         
Form  partnership  with  delivery  company  for  at  home  
X  
delivery  

Create  local  pick  up  sa?a?ons     X  


Risk  MiQgaQon
RISK   MITIGATION  

1.  Capital  intensive     High  cash  flow  genera?on  

2.  Overnight  Delivery       Ver?cal  integra?on  with  delivery  company  

3.  Varied  consumer  preference     Local  design  teams    


Conclusion

Solu,on:  
Problem:    
Solve  Uniqlo’s  supply  
How  can  Uniqlo  
chain  challenges  by  
restructure  its  supply  
opening  distribu?on  
chain  to  become  the  
center  in  US,  and  
leading  global  apparel  
focusing  on  e-­‐
retailer?  
commerce  sales.  
Uniqlo:  A  Company  for  the  Future

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