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Retail and eCommerce consultants Your Retail Coach, in an updated announcement, has highlighted some of the old and new essentials of starting and managing a clothing brand rationalised for the present-day fashion business landscape. The inputs are an outcome of a collaborative effort from the firm's experienced team of fashion business consulting experts.

Finding a vantage point

Developing a clothing brand entails years of planning and effort ( https://www.yourretailcoach.in/fashion-business-consulting/ ). When the word 'brand' comes into the picture, businesses need to think along the lines of creating unique positioning not just for the day but for the years to come. The brand positioning may change over longer periods but new businesses need one from the very beginning. And given the rising number of apparel brands, especially on the eCommerce platforms, achieving unique positioning for a competitive advantage has become very difficult. One of the solutions to the above problem lies in the detection of any existing vantage points that can be utilised to create a strong brand identity and value chain domination.

Market Research

Market research is an essential activity before starting any new business or expansion project. Clothing brand startups are no exception. With more than 10 years of experience in delivering clothing business consulting services ( https://www.yourretailcoach.in/industries/fashion-retail-clothing-consulting/ ), YRC stresses that even with any vantage point; the existence of suitable market conditions is a must to pull off a business idea. Market research helps organisations derive insightful information on market conditions. A good market research is planned and implemented with the end objectives (information) in consideration. Availing market research services of retail and eCommerce consulting firms is an available option to businesses if the required expertise is not internally available.

Business Model Development

In business model development, strong, unique, and suitable value propositions are figured out and defined. As discussed in finding vantage points, if any such leverage exists then it becomes easier for businesses to refine them and derive UVPs.

Coming to the canvas of business model development ( https://www.yourretailcoach.in/business-model-development/ ), it covers mapping the value chain and its main constituents. A good business model defines in broad but explicit terms how a business idea will work, sustain, and strive for growth and expansion. The main constituents of a business model are:

· Value Propositions, Offerings
· Value Chain and important activities in it
· Key partners/associates in the value chain
· Capabilities required to pull off the value chain
· Costing and potential revenue streams
· Customer Segments, CRM outline
· Channels of distribution

Financial and Commercial Planning

Financial and commercial appraisals are a major prerequisite for all new businesses and for growth and expansion projects. In addition to the normal factors of assessment like sales, turnover, costing, break-even, profit and loss, ROI, etc., inventory purchase and scheduling hold a prominent place in the business plans of clothing or apparel brands and businesses ( https://www.yourretailcoach.in/fashion-business-consulting/ ). Planning and scheduling the flow of inventory is tricky in apparel businesses because of the dynamic demand stemming from changes in market trends and preferences.

Some of the main areas of attention in F&C planning are:

· Sales and Turnover Forecasts
· Purchase Planning, Inventory Management
· CAPEX & OPEX Requirements
· Projected P/L Statements
· Analysis of Break-Even Achieving Period, ROI and ROC
· Budget allocation to different functional heads
· Sourcing of Funds

Operations Planning

YRC's team of retail SOP consultants strongly endorses the need for using SOPs ( https://www.yourretailcoach.in/standard-operating-procedures-consulting/ ) in operations planning. SOP is a powerful tool to map and outline business processes to a high degree of detail. This helps organisations plan their operations with meticulous attention to business, functional, and process requirements.
Quality management (QMS) is an appropriate example to showcase the utility of SOPs for apparel brands and businesses. In QMS, stringent QA and QC checks are involved throughout a value chain. SOPs for QMS implementation help fashion businesses ensure that these tests and checks are executed with an uncompromising adherence to the defined standards.

Digital Marketing

Year after year, numerous publicly available statistics reveal the growing penetration of the internet, smartphones and the use of social media platforms, search engines, shopping apps, and other digital platforms. And the users include potential customers for businesses. Customers use digital applications in their product/service consumption journey. The presence and user behaviour of potential customers on digital platforms makes digital marketing a powerful avenue to reach out and engage with potential and existing customers.

A well-planned digital presence helps quickly reach out to prospective target segments. However, clothing brands must be also strategic with their digital marketing efforts in terms of budgets and actual expenditure, ROI, and CAC. The investments must also reflect in the results.

Brand Reputation Management

Getting the attention of customers is one thing, maintaining the relationship so formed is another ballgame. The journey and association of customers with brands is an ongoing one. Businesses need customers to stay with them. Once brand loyalty is established, businesses must put in the effort to maintain it. Brand reputation is no longer about how employees on the floor or over the phone speak to customers; it has extended to online platforms including reviews on search engines, social media, etc. Social media monitoring and listening are effective tactics.

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