Competitive Analysis. {Analyze three competitors} A good competitive analysis is a scouting report

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You may want to select your MAP industry or area of interest for this assignment but it is not required if you are still developing the focus of your MAP. Then prepare a competitive analysis of three of the largest competitors in the industry you are analyzing (or those that are of interest to you).Thoroughly research these competitors within the industry representing the following topics:

  1. Executive summary – High-level overview of the paper; this would be read by a busy executive to determine interest in the report and its findings. (One-page).
  2. Industry overview and description – Financial data, revenue size, number of competitors, industry leaders, etc. (Provide key industry stats based on IBIS or Hoover’s information (other sources are available as well). This can be a chart.
  3. Factors which drive this industry in regards to growth and innovation –Environmental Scan, social, legal, regulatory, demographic, etc. Also provide a SWOT of the three competitors in grid format. Consider how you would relate Blue Ocean Strategy to the three competitors and include an analysis utilizing Porter’s Five Forces.
  4. Analysis of top three competitors – Company financial data, major lines of business and potential divisions of interest, positioning, market share, branding, target market, company overview, products, revenue, HQ, employees, positioning, financial overview, points of differentiation, critical success factors, etc. This can be done as a grid if appropriate in total or in sections. Summarize section by answering the following questions:
    • How do the companies stand up to the competition?
    • What are the competitive edges of each?
    • What does each do better than its competition?
    • Where might each competitor be vulnerable?
    • What is the major watch out for each competitor?
    • How so, if not – what are the vulnerabilities?
    • What are the market strategies utilized by each to achieve their objectives?
  5. Industry Future (this is your higher level analysis of the ‘industry facts’). What factors will impact the success or decline of this industry over the next three years? Where do you see the competitors in three years and how will the industry itself change? What recommendations would you have for each competitor based on what you have researched? This section should demonstrate how well you have synthesized the information and your analysis. This section should be two pages in length and supported by your research.
  6. Conclusion – your final thoughts on this industry. Would you recommend it as an industry to invest over the next three years? (Section 5 & 6 needs to be at least two pages – three pages with support).

This paper requires solid research using credible secondary sources citing 5 – 8 credible references sources including IBIS. The annual reports and web pages of the specific competitors should be used for foundational information but present a potential biased perspective of the company. Therefore, they should not be used for support throughout the paper itself. The final paper should be approximately eight to ten pages plus references and exhibits. Paper MUST be in APA format with a Cover page, Table of Contents, Reference page and any applicable appendices. NOTE: Section 5 and Section 6 should represent a robust analysis from your background related to the stats in Sections 1-2-3-4. This is where you really drill into the analysis!

(Note: Wikipedia is not considered an academic resource – applies to all papers).

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Competitive Analysis: Foot Wear Industry
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Table of Contents
Executive summary ....................................................................................................................................... 3
Industry overview and description ............................................................................................................... 4
Factors........................................................................................................................................................... 5
Reebok-Swot Analysis and Blue Ocean Strategy ...................................................................................... 5
Puma Swot Analysis and Blue Ocean Strategy.......................................................................................... 6
Nike Swot Analysis and Blue Ocean Strategy........................................................................................ 6
Analysis of top three competitors ................................................................................................................ 7
Reebok .................................................................................................................................................. 7
PUMA AG .............................................................................................................................................. 7
Nike ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
Future of Foot wear Industry ........................................................................................................................ 8
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................... 10
References .................................................................................................................................................. 11

Executive summary
This study aims to assess the strategic status of the footwear Industry on a global setting covering
not only local but also international markets for branded sports shoes and to also determine
specific company’s strategies and action plans in enhancing the competitiveness of exports from
the footwear industry. The global footwear market is estimated at almost 12470 million pairs
annually with Europe and USA being the biggest consumers of convectional footwear. The two
nations combined consumed an average of 5823 million pairs annually which is almost 46.7% of
the total sales.
The European market is regarded as wide and diverse with Reebok brand being a major
player in the industry. The USA markets are dominated by PUMA and Nike brands. The market
dynamics of each country is unique per se with some being easier to carry out business as
compared to others.USA market is large in size hence niche marketing can only be the sensible
way forward for the small scale producers of footwear. Footwear Industry has continued to
perform well as per 2016 industry review with the current value growth at 6% ma...


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