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Explore the critical role of distribution channels in fashion marketing, from reaching consumers to negotiating prices and managing risks. Discover the various distribution options, including retail, online, and in-person sales, and learn about exclusive, selective, and mass distribution strategies. Delve into how fashion products reach consumers through direct and indirect distribution channels, involving manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers.
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Distribution in the Fashion Industry Fashion Marketing
Place • Place, or distribution channel, is the method for making your product available to the consumer.
Functions of the Distribution Channel • Information: gathering and distributing marketing research • Promotion: developing and communicating offers • Contact: communicating with prospective buyers • Matching: fitting the offer to the buyer's needs
Functions of the Distribution Channel • Negotiation: reaching agreement on price and terms • Physical distribution: transporting and storing the goods • Financing: getting and using funds to cover the costs of channel work • Risk taking: assuming the risks the channel work.
Selling a Dress • Place is simply where your consumers buy your dress. You can also call it distribution. • There are many ways to distribute your dress.
Distribution Options • Retail • Online • In Person • In Home
Distribution Strategies • Exclusive: only one distribution point in a given market • Selective: only a few distribution points in a given market • Mass: many distribution points in a given market
How Fashion Gets There • Distribution Channels • Direct • Manufacturer-Consumer • Indirect • Manufacturer-Wholesalers-Retailers-Consumer • Manufacturer-Wholesalers-Agents-Retailers-Consumer