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Reebok is the world’s third- largest maker of sneakers, athletic shoes and
sport apparel. Goods are sold under the brands Reebok, Rockport and
Greg Norman Collection. Reebok is also the official outfitter of the NFL and
has an exclusive deal to supply NBA jerseys beginning the season
The Action group is one of the India's leading business conglomerates. The
group commenced its operations as a source of footwear and its
components in domestic and export markets, gradually moving its core
other diversified fields such as: (API) Chemicals and Plasticizers,
(MICROTEK ) Computer Monitors and Peripherals, Power Back
Up/Inverters, (OKAYA) Batteries, (SUN CITY) Housing Projects and (SRI
BALAJI ACTION MEDICAL INSTITUTE) Health Care.
OBJECTIVES
The research study tends to follow and achieve specific objectives.
RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
SAMPLING PLAN:-
SAMPLE SIZE:- 50
b) Source of Data: Data required for the study was collected through
primary sources i.e. market survey.
INSTRUMENTS USED
Primary data collected through sample survey from the selected elements
in malls and super markets. So for this purpose I have most popular tool of
primary data collection through direct communication with respondents.
The tools I used are questionnaire.
RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS:
QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN:
As the questionnaire is self administered one, the survey is kept simple and
user friendly. Words used in questionnaire are readily understandable to all
respondent.
I have made the questionnaire in which questions are according to the
research and these are convenience for the respondent.
CHAPTER-4
LIMITATIONS
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
Some people were not willing to respond and few of them who
responded were in hurry hence the active participation was lacking.
Due to which I faced difficulties in collecting information’s regarding
our questionnaire.
Another problem which I face was that people were hesitating to give
information about their views freely.
CHAPTER-5
COMPANY
PROFILE
Adidas
INTRODUCTION
Adidas was formed by German sports apparel by the founder Adi Dassler
during the 1920’s. “For over 80 years, Adidas has been part of the world of
sports on every level, delivering state-of-the-art sports
footwear, apparel and accessories. Today, Adidas is
a global leader not only in the shoe industry, but also
in the sporting goods industry. Shoes from the Adidas
are available in virtually every country of the world. .
Besides sports footwear, the company also produces
other products such as bags, shirts, watches,
eyewear and other sports and clothing-related
goods. The company is the largest sportswear
manufacturer in Europe and the second biggest sportswear manufacturer
in the world, after its American rival Nike.
The company’s clothing and shoe design typically involve three parallel
stripes of the same color and the same motive is incorporated into Adidas
’official logos.
HISTORY: The history of Adidas is one of
consistently meeting the evolving needs of the athlete. Focusing more on
function and less on fashion, Adidas strives to provide athletes with shoes
that can make a noticeable difference in their performance. Meeting athlete
needs is what makes Adidas the best. The company Adidas was founded
in the early 1920s as Gebruder Dassler Schuhfabrik, in Herzogenaurach in
Germany. Adolf Dassler designed a pair of sport shoes in 1925 and few
years later he and his brother Rudolph were selling special shoes for tennis
players and began design specific shoes for different sports. The family
company split in 1948. After the split, Adolf (Adi) Dassler founded Adidas
and his brother Rudolph founded Puma. The three-stripe logo was
designed in 1941 by Adi Dassler and he registered it as a trademark for
Adidas after the split.
The strength of Adidas was its product innovation. Adi Dassler registered
more than seven hundred patents. Adidas began selling its shoes in the
United States after 1968 and in few years the company dominated the
American market. The most important marketing breakthrough was the
active promotion of global sporting events, especially the Olympics. The
connection of Adidas to the Olympics has a rich heritage. At the 1972
Olympic game in Munich, every official wore Adidas.
ENHANCEMENT
In the 1980s, Adidas sneakers became popular amongst teenagers
and young men. The Adidas sneaker was popularized by the RUN
DMC song “My Adidas” and became a huge fashion trend.
After a period of serious trouble following the death of Adolf
Dasseler’s son Horst Dasseler in 1987, the company was bought in
1990 by Bernard Tapie for 1.6 billion French Frances ($320million),
which Tapie borrowed. Tapie was at the time a famous specialist
rescuing bankrupt companies, a business on which he built his
fortune.
ADIDAS IN INDIA
The brand value of Adidas Ag, the leading leisure wear, sports footwear
and equipment producer across the globe is currently almost 2748 million
dollars.
The company's brand name is Adidas and it is displayed with a trefoil logo.
This logo, a very popular one, is a signature of Adidas' brand. It had been
launched in 1972.
The new Adidas logo, three stripes running across its several products,
was introduced in 1991.
In 2006, Adidas acquired the Reebok brand for 3.8 million dollars.
ADIDAS
Type Public
Founded 1949
Industry Textile
Products Footwear
Accessories
REEBOK
INTODUCTION
Reebok is the world’s third-largest maker of sneakers, athletic shoes
and sports apparels. Good are sold under the brands
Reebok, Rockport, and Greg Norman Collection.
Reebok is also the official Outfitter of the NFL and has an exclusive deal to
supply NBA jerseys beginning this season.
In fiscal 2004, Reebok had net income of $192.4 million and sales of $3.7
billion.
HISTORY:
Reebok’s origins go back to 1895 when Joseph
William Foster made running shoes with spikes in them. He formed a
company called J.W.Foster and sons which made shoes for athletes in the
1924 summer Olympics.
In 1958, two of the founder’s grandsons started a companion company that
came to be known as Reebok, named for an African gazelle.
In 1979, Paul Fireman, a partner in an outdoor sporting goods
distributorship, spotted Reebok shoes at an international trade show. He
negotiated for the North American distribution license and introduced three
running shoes in the U.S that year. At $60, they were the most expensive
running shoes on the market.
By 1981, Reebok’s sales exceed @1.5 million, but a dramatic was planned
for the next year. In 1982, Reebok introduced the first athletic shoe
designed especially for the women; a shoe for a new fitness exercise called
aerobic dance. The shoe was called the freestyle, and with it Reebok
anticipated and encouraged three major trends that transformed the athletic
footwear industry: the aerobic exercise movement, the influx of women into
sports and exercise and the acceptance of well-designed athletic footwear
by adults for street and casual wear.
Reebok went public in 1985.
The Chairman and CEO of Reebok was Paul Fireman. He was the one to
introduce the Freestyle in 1980 he was the founder and innovator of
Reebok. He left his position in 2006 and sold Reebok to Adidas for $3.8
billion. Paul Harrington took his place in April for two years. In March 2008
Uli Becker became CEO of Reebok. He is now responsible for Reebok
brands business around the world, and he reports to the chairman and
CEO of the Adidas group. The top 3 CEO connections are Mr. John Warren
who is the chief financial officer and general manager of sports licensed
division, Mr. Terry R. Pillow senior vice president, and Mr. Rick Paterno
senior Vice President. The top five shareholders are Bardwil Industries Inc,
Dr. Martens Airwair USA, llc, Native Intimates Ltd., Welspun USA, Ins.,
Alpha Mills Corporation. Its headquarters are in Canton, Massachusetts,
U.S.A. its regional offices are in Amsterdam, Montreal, Hong Kong, and
Mexico City.
REEBOK'S VISION
REEBOK’S MISSION
At Reebok, we see the world a little differently and throughout our history
have made our mark when we’ve had the courage to challenge convention.
Reebok creates products and marketing programs that reflect the brand’s
unlimited creative potential.
REEBOK'S POSITIONING
Celebrate Individuality in Sport and Life
Reebok understands that people are, above all, unique. Reebok’s
positioning reflects this; celebrating the distinct qualities that make people
who they are - their unique points of view, their individual style and their
remarkable talents and accomplishments. Reebok celebrates their
individuality, their authenticity and the courage it takes to forge their own
path to greatness. While some may call them crazy or eccentric, Reebok
calls them visionary and original.
REEBOK'S PURPOSE
To Empower Global Youth to Fulfill their Potential
Commitment to Corporate Responsibility is an important legacy and
hallmark of the Reebok brand. For two decades, Human Rights, through
the Reebok Human Rights program, were the primary focus of this effort.
Reebok has expanded on what had been built and created a Global
Corporate Citizenship platform with a purpose for the brand that will help
underprivileged, underserved youth around the world fulfill their potential
and live healthy, active lives.
NIKE
INTODUCTION
Nike is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in
the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon,
which is part of the Portland metropolitan area. It is the world's leading
supplier of athletic and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports
equipment with revenue in excess of US$18.6 billion in its fiscal year 2008
(ending May 31, 2008). As of 2008, it employed more than 30,000 people
worldwide. Nike and Precision Castparts are the only Fortune
500companies headquartered in the state of Oregon, according to The
Oregonian.
The company was founded on January 25, 1964 as Blue Ribbon
Sports by Bill Bower man and Philip Knight, and officially became Nike, Inc.
on May 30, 1978. The company takes its name from Nike the Greek
goddess of victory. Nike markets its products under its own brand as well
as Nike Golf, Nike Pro, Nike+, Air Jordan, Nike Skateboarding and
subsidiaries including Cole, Hurley International, Umbro and Converse. Nike
also owned Bauer Hockey (later renamed Nike Bauer) between 1995 and
2008.[4] In addition to manufacturing sportswear and equipment, the
company operates retail stores under the Niketown name. Nike sponsors
many high profile athletes and sports teams around the world, with the
highly recognized trademarks of "Just do it" and the Swoosh logo.
HISTORY
Nike, originally known as "Blue Ribbon Sports", was founded by University
of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman in
January 1964. The company initially operated as a distributor for Japanese
shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger (now ASICS), making most sales at track
meets out of Knight's automobile.
The company's profits grew quickly, and in 1967, BRS opened its first retail
store, located on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, California. By 1971, the
relationship between BRS and Onitsuka Tiger was nearing an end. BRS
prepared to launch its own line of footwear, which would bear the newly
designed Swoosh by Carolyn Davidson. The Swoosh was first used by
Nike on June 18, 1971, and was registered with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office on January 22, 1974.
The first shoe sold to the public to carry this design was a soccer shoe
named Nike, which was released in the summer of 1971. In February 1972,
BRS introduced its first line of Nike shoes, with the name Nike derived from
the Greek goddess of victory. In 1978, BRS, Inc. officially renamed itself
to Nike, Inc.. Beginning with Ilie Năstase, the first professional athlete to
sign with BRS/Nike, the sponsorship of athletes became a key marketing
tool for the rapidly growing company.
By 1980, Nike had reached a 50% market share in the U.S. athletic shoe
market, and the company went public in December of that year. Its growth
was due largely to 'word-of-foot' advertising (to quote a Nike print ad from
the late 1970s), rather than television ads. Nike's first national television
commercials ran in October 1982 during the broadcast of the New York
Marathon. The ads were created by Portland-based advertising
agency Wieden+Kennedy, which had formed several months earlier in April
1982.
PRODUCT
Nike produces a wide range of sports equipment. Their first products were
track running shoes. They currently also make shoes, jerseys,
shorts, baselayers etc. for a wide range of sports including track and
Nike has contracted with more than 700 shops around the world and has
offices located in 45 countries outside the United States Most of the
factories are located in Asia, including Indonesia, China, Taiwan, India,
Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan, Philippines, and Malaysia Nike is hesitant to
disclose information about the contract companies it works with. However,
due to harsh criticism from some organizations like CorpWatch, Nike has
disclosed information about its contract factories in its Corporate
Governance Report.
Apparel
Sports equipment
Accessories
Website : Nike.com
ACTION
PROFILE OF THE ORGANISATION:
“A relentless race against time.The burning passion to win..A strong desire to set the
trends...
No wonder
, life is all Action...."
What one needs is a partner that's always on the move, that tracks your
Every move, just right and smartly too. And that's exactly the inspiration
behind our trendy footwear collection ranging from performance sport
shoes to semi-formal and formal footwear for men, women, teenagers and
kids. Ultimate in design, comfort, and fit. Action shoes not only look good
but also are good for your feet. Each Action product is the manifestationof
our high standards of workmanship, access to latest technology. That's
how Action issynonymous with maximum quality and performance.... and of
course that essential look.So gets into Action. And feel free to walk on the
rough roads of life. Surely you'll be thewinner.
The Action group is one of the India's leading business conglomerates. The
groupcommenced its operations as a source of footwear and its
components in domestic and export markets, gradually moving its core
other diversified fields such as: (API) Chemicals and Plasticizers,
(MICROTEK ) Computer Monitors and Peripherals, Power Back
Up/Inverters, (OKAYA) Batteries, (SUN CITY) Housing Projects and (SRI
BALAJI ACTION MEDICAL INSTITUTE) Health Care.
True to its name Action is always on the move to scale newer heights in
footwear designing and manufacturing. Intensive R& D efforts and the
latest technology go into the making of Action footwear. We have in house
manufacturing facilities, including modern equipments and machineries
specially procured from different countries to manufacture footwear at par
with international class and quality.
Each Action shoe is the product of a relentless quest for quality, high level
of workmanship and a true commitment to customer satisfaction. At Action
we strive to listen to the customers in their local markets and identify their
footwear needs and then provide products that exceed the customer's
expectations in terms of quality, style and value.
Hardly surprising, Action has carved a special niche in the Indian footwear
market and in the hearts of millions of its consumers throughout
the country.
COMPANY’S LOCATION:
Action is headquartered in Delhi, supported by multiple manufacturing and
development units in rest of the states like - Haryana, Himachal Pradesh
and Daman etc. A number of its executives are based in customer
geographies with the express purpose of creating and nurturing channel
partners as well as customers relationship.
STRATEGIC INTENT
VISION
To nurture a financially strong, growth oriented group through leadership
and innovation and to widen future options by entering newly emerging
industries where the potential seems enormous. We as a group shall
continue to seek opportunities where we can leverage our resources.
MISSION
At Action group our mission is to work together, respecting each other, our
skills and knowledge to:-
VALUES
How we accomplish our mission is as important as the mission itself.
Fundamental to the success for the company are these basic values.
Teamwork
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DATA ANALYSIS
AND
INTERPRETATION
AGE
15-25
AGE
TYPE OF FAMILY
JOINT, NUCLEAR,
54% joint
JOINT, JOINT, 46%
NUCLEAR
TYPE OF FAMILY
JOINT, , 0 JOINT, , 0
MARITAL STATUS
% OF RESPONDENT UNMARRIED,
married,
Series 3,
UNMARRIED,
UNMARRIED,62%0
UNMARRIED,
married,
Series 3,
MARRIED
MARRIED, 38%
,0 UNMARRIED
MARRIED
MARITAL STATUS
married,
Series 3, , 0 married,
Series 3, , 0
INCOME LEVEL
For household and individual income is the sum of all the wages, salaries,
profits, interest’s payments, rents and other forms of earning received in a
given period of time?
FAMILY INCOME
% OF RESPONDENT
%OF
%OF
%OF %OF RESPONDENT
RESPONDENT,
RESPONDENT,
RESPONDENT, 20&ABOVE, 30%
%OF 15000-20000,
10000-15000,
RESPONDENT, 26%
24%
5000-10000, 20%
INCOME LEVEL
Type of shoe a customer wants to wear depends upon his choice and
profession.
ANYSales,
OYHER
SPORTS
, 28%,
28%
%of respondents
Series 1, yes,
68%
A consumer can buy any product only when he or she aware about the
availability of that product in the market.
Column Column
1, 1, ANY
REEBOK, OTHER, Column
62%, 24%, 9% 1, NIKE,
NIKE
23% 60%,
22%
ACTION
ADIDAS
Column
REEBOK
1,
ANY OTHER
ACTION,
Column
1, 48%,
ADIDAS, 18%
76%,
28%
A customer like only that brand which provide him or her more satisfaction
as compared to other brands available in the market.
PURCHASING PLACE
purchasing place
% of respondent
Series 1, EX.
Series 1, SHOWROOM,
O.SHOWROOM, 40%
Series 1, D. 34%
STORE, 18% Series 1, ANY
OTHER, 8%
place
ADVERTISING MEDIA
Column
1, Column
SALESP 1,
ERSON, FRIEND
38%, S, 18%,
38% 18%
Affect of advertisement
%of respondents
Series 1, YES,
72%
Series 1, NO,
28%
Series 1, , 0 Series 1, , 0
Responses
EFFECT OF PRICE
Effect of price
%of respondents
yes
no
REPURCHASE PERIOD
%OF
RESPONDENT, %OF %OF
RESPONDENT,
ONCE A YR, RESPONDENT, %OF
36% TWICE A YR,
28% %OF SEASONAL, RESPONDENT,
RESPONDENT, 24% SPECIAL
THRICE A YR, OCCASION,
4% 8%
Period
Price and quality of the product are the main factors which affect the final
decision of the consumer.
WEIGHTED
2.38 2.38 AVERAGE, COLOR,
2.1
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
Factors
PRICE 7 23 17 2 1 3.64
BRAND 23 15 7 5 _ 4.12
IMAGE
QUALITY 18 21 11 - - 4.14
SIZE 17 19 13 1 - 4.04
COMFOR 25 17 8 - - 4.34
T
DURABILI 15 27 8 - 1 4.14
TY
WEIGHTED
WEIGHTED 4.34
AVERAGE,
WEIGHTED
WEIGHTED COMFORT, 4.34
AVERAGE, AVERAGE,
4.12 AVERAGE,WEIGHTED
4.14 4.14
DURABILITY,
weighted average
Factors
BRAND LOYALTY
YES
NO
BRAND
BRAND LOYALT
LOYALT Y, YES,
Y, NO, 42%,
58%, 42%
58%
CHAPTER-7
SUGGESTIONS
AND
CONCLUSION
RESEARCH FINDING:
After assessing the overall market scenarios what came in picture was as
follows:
Consumer reaction suggests that Adidas is the marker leader among
all its close counterparts in the sport shoes and apparel segments.
NIKE is chasing its position most aggressively so now it requires
maintaining its position with new stuff.
ADIDAS has been major competitor for NIKE and REEBOK.
60% Customers are still pro NIKE believer.
The new stuff of the ADIDAS is attracting the consumers more which
might lead ADIDAS at the top spot in the pack in coming financial
year.
Consumers are not showing that kind of craze in ACTION for past
few years.
Probably it could be because of the aggressive attention snatched by
brands like NIKE and ADIDAS especially in India.
Celebrities also affect the sale of brand .ADIDAS shoes promoted by
David Beckham.
72% respondents take their buying decision after considering the
advertisement of brand.
Most of respondents prefer to purchase shoes from exclusive
showrooms.
Businessman, serviceman and professionals prefer to wear formal
shoes because of status and students like to wear only sports and
casual branded shoes.
SUGGESTIONS:
Department stores are the prime sales and marketing channel for
branded shoes. In addition, store decorations and product displays
should be designed to create a strong first impression.
Conclusion
CHAPTER-8
ANNEXURE
QUESTIONNAIRE
PERSONAL PROFILE
I. NAME :
II. AGE :
III. ADDRESS :
IV. TELEPHONE :
V. OCCUPATION :
VI. EDUCATION
Married Unmarried
Any other
10000-15000
15000-20000
Yes No
Indifferent
Nike Adidas
Action Reebok
Any Other
Nike Adidas
Action Reebok
Any Other
Price
Quality
Size
Design
Color
Durability
Availability
Brand image
Special offers
Yes No
Brand image
Quality
Size
Comfort
Durability
Any Other
Yes No
Indifferent
12. Would you like to buy another brand if all the attributes
Yes No
Chapter-9
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