France . The Sephora chain includes more than 750 stores in 17 countries. Carrying over 250 brands, including Sephora's own private label , the store offers cosmetic and beauty items. Sephora wants give its customer what they want ( freedom, beauty and pleasure ) . a a
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m CK AND MOTA S CLCK AND MOTA S TA T MA KT- There are three major target demographic groups in the market that Sephora could effectively serve: 1) Middle aged women 2) Teens 3) Males Customers are looking for products that will reverse and prevent future damage to their skin and hair. They have a higher disposable income and are willing to spend money in order to achieve a youthful appearance. Sephora is a speciality store because they provde high veriety and assortment of the product and expert advice service. They focus on customization. Store is of 9000 sq.ft. ] customized product ] Self service environment ] Constant innovation ] experienced employees OPN TH STO ] central business district ] main steet STO ATMOSPH CS t welcome customers in to stores with a bright red carpet that imidiately induce excitement and an intrigue. V Describe Sephoras target market? V :hy do women prefer self service environment of Sephora? ] Ability ] clarity ] Motivation ] Comparision ] Feel free to spend time V :hy was Sophera was unsuccessful in Japan and Jermany ? ] :hat Sephora perceived as their strength, their new concept of customer service, actually turned out to be a weakness in Japan and Jerman. ] Conflict with channel partner. ] Confusing the consumer. ] fail to draw the attention of customer. V How can a beauty retailer make successful transition to online selling ? :hat make it successful ? Ans- beauty retailer maintain high veriety and deep assortment which help them to present in the website in a structured way so that customer can meet their requirement easily. - asily capture the market segment. - No inventry needed. V :indow shopping V Time V Self serving environment V Convinient for women V Track the need of customer, accordingly meet the requirement. V Less manforce require. V Less operating cost.