Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Week 2 EOC: John Varvatos


S.W.O.T analysis of John Varvatos

John Varvatos was born in Detroit Michigan.  He started off with Polo Ralph Lauren in 1983 then Calvin Klein in 1990. In 1995 Varvatos moved back to Polo Ralph Lauren and launched the Polo Jeans Company. The year 2000 is when he debuted his first own clothing line under his own name. Converse in 2001 then gave him a license to create high end converse. Varvatos then partnered up with Shiseido and started a fragrance line and skin care products for men.

S.W.O.T analysis

Strengths- Some strengths with John Varvatos is that he has partnered up with some well known names including Polo Ralph Lauren, Converse, and Shiseido.  He also has multiple products in line: Men’s clothing, Men’s Shoes, Men’s fragrance, Men’s accessories, Men’s Bags, and Boy’s clothing. Also he has now partnered up with Chrysler 300 in designing the interior of their cars.  Advertising campaigns are strong for advertising.

Weaknesses-  Strengths of John Varvatos include only being a target for men.  Many items are sold for discounted prices, a lot of sales.

Opportunities-  Opportunities for John Varvatos include the collaborations with designing in well known brands. He does has the opportunity to continue to grow as he is doing now.

Threats-  There are some threats to John Varvatos and or company. Threats including only being marketable for men.  Other designers making replica and selling cheaper or more expensive.
 

 
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