Clothing industry - increasing sales by optimizing marketing strategy
Industry
Clothing retail
Geographical coverage
Poland
Client type
Clothing retailer
Delivery time
9 weeks
Client's need
Our client, an international clothing retailer, recorded lower sales in the Polish market, despite an extensive distribution network. The business objectives of our research and advisory project included: identifying the cause of low sales figures and recommending actions which would lead to their growth. The following key research questions were formulated:
- Is the client’s business tailored to the Polish market?
- How can the business become better adapted to the expectations of the Polish consumer, while optimizing the strategy and tactics in the context of competition, market strategy and current activities of other market players?
Our deliverables
In order to answer these questions PMR took the following steps:
- Diagnosed the target group in the course of telephone surveys on a sample of n=1500 consumers
- Diagnosed the customers in the course of an online survey on a sample of n=1300 buyers
- Analyzed financial reports, websites and press releases of the client’s main competitors
- Analyzed the client’s internal data: the organization of the points of sale networks, data on sales figures, range of goods, pricing strategy, brand positioning principles in relation to brand positioning and CRM and loyalty cards
- Analyzed data provided by the client, included in past marketing studies on awareness monitoring and brand image, customer segmentation, pricing studies, studies on customer service quality and media monitoring.
Value for the client
As a result of our extensive analysis, PMR diagnosed the brand and identified the key sales barriers. Recommendations for sales growth included:
- Marketing and sales strategy
- Operational marketing.
