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Coldwater Creek, Inc. - Corporate and Strategic Assessment Report - Company Strategy, SWOT Analysis

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Report Summary

Introduction

Coldwater purchases its merchandise directly from foreign manufacturers. The share of merchandise sourced directly from foreign manufacturers was increased from 15% in 2006 to 30% in 2007 to 50% in 2008. The company targets to increase this share to 60% by the end of 2009. This sourcing strategy is likely to reduce retail inventories per square foot by an average of 15%.

Scope

  • Contains corporate strategy, value chain presence and SWOT Analysis
  • Provides detailed business description, segment analysis, 5-year financial trends, key products and key competitors
  • Includes information on suppliers/ partners, shareholding structure and key employees with biographies



    • Highlights

    Coldwater is planning to strengthen its business by taking initiatives such as opening new premium retail stores in 2009. It is also planning to target the key customers by shifting the focus of advertising spend from print and television advertising to point of sale.

    In order to improve the inventory cost management and to improve the product offering, the company revisited its inventory management by bringing about changes such as increasing the sourcing from foreign manufacturers and reducing the number of stock keeping units in the stores.

    Coldwater operates in three segments of the retail value chain: wholesale (procurement of stock), operations and distribution (warehousing) and sales (physical store operations, online sales) segments of the retail value chain. The company does not have presence in two other sections of the retail value chain: raw materials and manufacture.

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    • Table of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    Overview 1
    Catalyst 1
    Summary 1
    Company Structure 5
    Company Overview and Key Facts 5
    Business Description 6
    History 7
    Company Locations and Subsidiaries 8
    Company Financials 9
    Overview 9
    Revenue by Division 9
    Products and Services List 10
    Major products and services list 10
    List of Brands 10
    Competitors and Strategic Business Relationships 11
    Top Competitors 11
    Suppliers and Partners 12
    Clients 12
    Shareholding Structure 12
    Strategy 13
    Vision 13
    Strategy 13
    Corporate Social Responsibility 14
    SWOT Analysis 15
    Overview 15
    Strengths 16
    Weaknesses 17
    Opportunities 17
    Threats 19
    Value Chain Analysis 20
    Overview 20
    Wholesale 21
    Operations and distribution 21
    Sales 21
    Key Employees 22
    List of Key Employees 22
    Key Employee Biographies 23
    Appendix 33
    Ask the analyst 33
    Datamonitor consulting 33
    Disclaimer 33


    TABLES
    Table 1: Coldwater Creek, Inc. - Key Facts 5
    Table 2: Coldwater Creek, Inc. - Other Locations and Subsidiaries 8
    Table 3: Coldwater Creek, Inc. - Revenue by Division 9
    Table 4: Coldwater Creek , Inc. - List of Products 10
    Table 5: Coldwater Creek , Inc. - List of Brands 10
    Table 6: Coldwater Creek , Inc. - List of Competitors 11
    Table 7: Coldwater Creek, Inc - Key Shareholders 12
    Table 8: Coldwater Creek, Inc. - SWOT Analysis Summary 15
    Table 9: Coldwater Creek, Inc. - Value Chain Analysis 20
    Table 10: Coldwater Creek, Inc. - Key Employees 22