Brand’s Strategy to Widen Retail Footprint in India: A Case Study for MBA Project
The brand to be studied for the MBA project is Italian Sportswear and Accessories brand FILA, which was founded in Biella, Italy in 1911. The brand is well known for its historic introduction of colour on the tennis court in 1973. FILA has always made bold, noteworthy designs in the sportswear and activewear space. FILA also makes footwear and active wear, running, hiking, football, volleyball etc. Strategy to gain market share and meet competition FILA brand has been in the Indian market for a few decades now, it has still not seen the kind of growth that its peers like Adidas and Nike have today. So, FILA brand has strategic plan to gain market share and meet that kind of competition. While all these brands operate in the same sportswear or active wear space as FILA does, it is important to note that FILA is still very different from its peers. FILA brand is well known across the globe as an Italian sportswear brand but at the same time, there are also fashion-forward. FILA focus mor...