Assignment: Management Strategy, Planning and Implementation
Watch these two YouTube Videos:
• A 1:38- minute 2015 video concerning " Why is Gap closing 175 stores in north america".
• A 2:01- minute 2015 video titled" Gap inc. to open store in india"
Gap has employed you as a consultant to assess the company's overall situations identity the strategic issues that management needs to address, and recommend a set of actions to improve the company's future prospects. please prepare a minimum of 4 pages of APA formatted analytical/critical report to gap management that includes the following:
• What are the strategically relevant components of the U.S. retail, family clothing stores industry macroenvironment?
• What is competition like in the family fashion industry? Which of the five competitive forces is strongest? Which is the weakest? What competitive forces seem to have the greatest effect on industry attractiveness and the potentional profitability of new entrants?
• What does your strategic group map of the family clothing retail industry look like? is gap inc. well positioned? why or why or why not?
• What do you see as the key success factors in the market for family clothing?
• What key factors may determine the success of gap inc.?
• What recommendations would you make to gap inc. to improve its competitiveness in the market while mitigating any current and future risks?
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.