Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company With the competitiveness of the US tire industry in 1992, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company is reconsidering a proposal from the department store Sears to carry Goodyear Eagle brand tires. With a $38 million loss in 1990 and a change in top-level management in 1991, the Sears proposal from 1989 was being looked at again. These new top-level managers have two decisions to make: whether Sears should carry only the Goodyear Eagle brand or all of Goodyear’s tire line. Goodyear will have to look at their distribution policy and the potential backlash that could come from their independent franchised dealers. Key factors in competition of the US tire industry Price plays a large factor in the tire industry. Many consumers purchase their tires based on the price, due to the fact that they know little about tires and are more focused on getting a good price in comparison to a better quality tire. Customers who know more about tires or automobiles look for quality of the tires for their vehicles. At the retail level, salesmen are pushed to sell the private label tires of a store before any other one. This is difficult to do when a customer has a brand loyalty. To be competitive in the tire industry in the United States you must have a variety of offerings. Tire companies must have a strong portfolio offering mix to remain competitive within the industry. The United States has many different climates, with both extremes of rain to ice. By having an extensive product line, you will be able to satisfy more customers in each demographic. Branding and reputation is another huge factor in the US tire industry. When trying to create a competitive advantage within the tire industry, branding and prod... ... middle of paper ... ...are generally uneducated about tires and their different characteristics. Pros/Cons for Franchised Tire Dealers PRO -This change in channel selection by Goodyear allows for the franchised dealers to start carrying private label brands and create a larger. -Goodyear will most likely have to subsidize a loss of sales with increased support in promotion, and lower their prices. -Overall branding will improve for Goodyear, as there are more offerings available to the public. CON -Offerings may be cannibalized from their own sales and shifted towards Sears. -Lack of supply may also become a Goodyear production cannot meet the demand of both the franchised dealers and Sears Auto Centers. -The offerings of the entire Goodyear line-up by the franchised dealers may seem overpriced if Goodyear manufacturers a lower and cheaper level of tires exclusively for Sears.
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company specializes in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of tires worldwide. Founded in 1898, the company primarily sells passenger, light truck, and highway trucks tires for the original equipment tire and the replacement tire market. Goodyear operates 7 rubber plantations and 44 tire product plants in 28 countries. Unfortunately, the tire company loss 3.2% market share between 1987 and 1991. Sears, Roebuck and company proposed an option to sell the Goodyear’s Eagle brand in their stores. Since the 1920s, the company has not offered its tires to mass-merchandise chain stores. Because of the recent decline in market share, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company must reevaluate the Sears’ proposal.
In particular, a recent Y-O-Y inventory increase belies a misread of increased demand, which means short turn times and trendier inventory that grows stale on the store shelves. This, in turn, means customers are less incented to return to the retailer to check out “what 's new”. This decreases in repeat visits in turn leads to longer inventory turn times, which in turns leads to loss of profit. In short, a revamped Kohl 's that moves inventory more quickly immediately becomes more attractive to the
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By the 1980s, just before the rise of Wal-Mart, Kmart had become complacent. It believed it would be the king of discount retailing, now and forever. It didn't perform an accurate SWOT analysis, but to be fair, who could have seen the rise of Wal-Mart to the position of the world's number-one retailer? Still, as Wal-Mart built new stores in town after town, supported by cutthroat pricing and solid logistics, Kmart's complacency would cost them. Part of the problem was that as Wal-Mart was pouring money into information technology (IT), Kmart's IT budget continued to shrink – not just once, but several years in a row. While Wal-Mart's logistics and supply chain management got sharper, Kmart's stagnated. And while Wal-Mart was able to squeeze more value out of its stores and its systems, Kmart lost ground. By the time Kmart had finally decided to start devoting more resources to IT, it was so far behind Wal-Mart that catching up would have been a near-impossible task without the recession in the early part of this decade. With the effects of the recession taken into account, Kmart instead was consigned to also-ran status among discount retailers.
Poor organizational management, failure to innovate and adapt to the environment, and an outdated brand image have all contributed to Sears massive decline. By not setting a clear organizational strategy, executives of Sears strayed away from innovation, allowing for competitors to attract Sears loyal customers to their organization. In addition, the outdated brand image of Sears has failed to meet the ever changing customers of today’s society. Overall, there are many reasons that have led to the downfall of a once powerful retail giant.
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