How to start a fashion brand

Given the dynamic and evolving nature of the fashion industry and the concerned business environment, it has become important to approach business modelling and business planning in its most contemporary sense. To fulfil this gap and help new businesses gain insights into the subject, retail and eCommerce consulting firm Your Retail Coach (YRC) reaches out to aspiring fashion business entrepreneurs from time to time. In this communiqué, experts from YRC highlight a few steps and considerations that have become unavoidable when starting a fashion brand ( https://www.yourretailcoach.in/fashion-business-consulting/ ).

Unavoidable steps in starting a fashion brand
What is the business idea?

In defining a business idea, entrepreneurs have to ask themselves:

· What value to customers they are intending to offer?
· What exactly will their products or services be?
· Is there going to be a demand for the identified value and the corresponding products and services in the chosen markets?
· What are the target segments?
· What are the target market locations/regions?
· Are customers willing to pay a favourable price for the intended value proposition?
· What is the intensity of competition?
· What are the business and environmental constraints and conditions?
The answers to these and other such foundational questions come from market research, talking to experts, and internal repository of business intelligence and acumen.

Business Model Development

A business model is a succinct summary of how the proposed business in question is going to exist, survive and grow. A business model identifies and defines the value to customers, sources of revenue generation, major cost heads, involvement of other value chain partners, customer relationship management, required capabilities in the value chain, etc. Business model development ( https://www.yourretailcoach.in/business-model-development/ ) also entails the value chain mapping or sketching of the value system that shows how the proposed business enterprise is going to create and deliver the intended value proposition(s) to customers and clients. A business enterprise cannot do everything on its own; identifying the key associates or value chain partners is also a part of business model development.

Business Plan Development

Before starting any business, financial and commercial planning is a prerequisite for all enterprises. It evaluates a business model or business idea for its economic and commercial viability. Various considerations covered here are inventory calculations, purchase/procurement, ROI, breakeven, CAC, profitability, costing, demand, and sales projections, etc.

Layout Planning for Fashion Stores ( https://www.yourretailcoach.in/industries/fashion-retail-clothing-consulting/ ) and Businesses
Owing to the growing shortage of real estate commercial space, especially in urban areas, it has become a necessity for all physical retail businesses to adopt space optimization tactics. This includes consideration of both layout planning and visual merchandising. Visuals cannot be ignored in modern-day retailing because of space constraints. And by tapping the right balance between these two, businesses can make room for inventory and also maintain the quality of customers' shopping experience. For example, the ideal space between two aisles must fit at least three persons - two persons on either side of the aisles and one person going through the aisle.

Digital Marketing

The direct and indirect benefits of digital marketing are no longer a secret. But it is equally important to know how to make the best use of it. Investing in digital marketing without proper strategies and implementation planning proves costly to businesses. ROI and CAC are two important considerations to judge the effectiveness of digital marketing programs. Of course, there are many subjective benefits like digital presence and maintaining a connection with audiences. But the output must justify the investments and efforts. Gaining the required ROI and CAC levels in digital marketing can be challenging at times even for seasoned experts.

Operations Planning

Online or offline, a strong operations framework is essential for all businesses. Every business process requires careful planning for smooth and accurate operations. Operations planning assumes greater significance in the fashion business for two reasons: quality control and inventory management. To be efficient in these two areas, developing SOPs for fashion business and maintaining strict adherence to operating the same is a deciding factor. SOPs are strictly recommended by veteran fashion business consultants ( https://www.yourretailcoach.in/industries/fashion-retail-clothing-consulting/ ).

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