Based on the case study, Skagen Designs had good and bad selling moments between the years of 2003 and 2008. To establish the next best country where Skagen can open a new market and can improve their sailings, all the free countries, in which they didn’t operate were selected. After taking a look in the retail volume in thousands of units China, Mexico and India have the advantage.
The next step was to see the numbers of watches that were sold to 1000 people in those free countries and the numbers were quite different between one and another. In this situation the top three countries are Mexico, South Africa and Sweden.
In order to proceed with the development in a new market it is very important to establish the US$ per capital. Skagen Designs is sailing watches which have a relevant price, and that not all people can afford. The countries with the best US$ per capital between 2003 and 2008 were Japan, Sweden and Spain. When thinking about the financial capital is a risky area because in the best economic countries competitors are highly thinking to operate.
Like all good companies, Skagen Designs had to face with its competitors. The brands that they had to fight were from the best like Guess, Calvin Klein, Gucci, Swatch and Alfex so is primordial to see how big or small is the presence of their competitors in the free countries in which Skagen will move to. As the research shows, from the point of view of the competitors India is taking the first place as the best one into which Skagen can move.
After the mathematical calculations were made, from 2003 to 2008, in the retail volume of thousands of units Mexico and India had the best volume, while countries like Japan, South Africa and Spain had negative figures.
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The advantages are that all the performance of the sales function is transferred to the foreign market. The most advantage's part is that the sales subsidiary permits a complete control of the sales function. Usually companies hire people from the country where the branch is based, that can reduce the risk on transaction-specific behavior. All the foreign orders are channeled through the subsidiary so the firm dispatches the work by country.
The disadvantages are that subsidiary is under the laws of the foreign country. The firm has to anticipate the marketing function on place, because often ruled from another country there is a risk to decrease or lose the help of the marketing function. The sales subsidiary orders the products from the parent company and there can be a problem of intra-company transfer pricing.
Which entry mode is the best for Skagen Designs?
• A more competitive, efficient and profitable business with less competition in the domestic markets.
Breaking into new markets helps the company grow and brings in new customers, which leads to higher profit margins.
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