Completed projects (last 3 years)

Market reports. Consumer research

Marketing Research
Clients
Analysis of strategies of leading apparel retail chains
Ros Business Consulting (consulting and news agency)
Volume, dynamics and main tendencies of textile market. Analysis of arrangement of production cycle and main raw materials of key wholesalers.
Premiere Vision, France (organizer of trade exhibition)
Structure and main tendencies of clothing industry, study-cases of leading production associations.
Igedo Company, Germany (organizer of trade exhibitions “CPM”)
Main tendencies of Russian fashion industry, specific features of national brands evolution.
Brazil Government Textile Association
Russian fashion market. Volume, dynamics, segmentation and prospects.
Chamber of commerce and industry of Brazil Embassy in Russia
Evolution of fashion retail segment. Prospects and particular methods of new retailers form France entering the market. Promising segments of the market
Economic affairs mission of France Embassy in Russia
?1. Luxury segment of retail market in Russia. Specific features of Russian luxury market segmentation, volume and dynamics of segments.
?2. Specific features of demand for luxury in Russia, customer’s behavior.
Crocus (organizer of trade fair “Crocus Expo”)
Prospects of launching new fashion brand with Fashion TV symbols. Analysis of customer’s associations with Fashion TV image features, Naming-testing of Fashion TV.
Fashion TV
Analysis of men’s formal wear. Segmentation and analysis of particular demand in every segment.
Donatto (retailer)
Evaluation of management and efficiency of using shop spaces.
HoldingCentre! (Retailer)
Marketing Research
Clients
?1. Analysis of plus-size wear market
?2. Specific features of demand for plus size wear.
?3. Testing seasonal collection among wholesalers and retailers in 4 Russian regions.
Eva collection (wholesaler&retailer)
Analysis of specifics features of demand for kid’s wear in the middle-price segment, 4 Russian regions.
Imperia Detstva (retailer)
Structure and dynamics of demi-season outer clothing in Russia, middle and law price segments, 6 Russian regions.
Kristi (retailer)
Testing seasonal collection.
Elis (retailer)
Analysis of tendencies of casual wear, middle price segment. Case-studies of strategies of key retailers.
Sela (retailer)
Research of underwear market of law-price segment. Defining customers of client’s brand.
DIM, France (retailer)
Naming – testing of perspective brand-names
Glance (retailer)
Marketing Research fabrics consumption in Russian Federation 2000-2009
Marketing Research apparel consumption in Russian Federation 2000-2009
Chamber of commerce and industry of Italy
Main trends and perspectives for Russian Clothing industry manufacturers, market of omestic materials for local clothing production.
KPMG - consulting agency (Ukraine)

FCG Credentials: Russian and International Fashion Brands 

Clients FCG
FCG services
Alenaakhmadullina
(designer pret-a-porte brand)
-Re-positioning of premium design-brand, (avant-guard design)
-Marketing Plan. Business Plan for Investors for new umbrella brand concept
- Development of unique “signatures basics” style elements
- Development of assortment matrix
Arber Group

(men's wear, manufacturer and retailer, 36 stores)

- Start-up for new designer brand and TM, finding investor
-Assortment matrix audit
--Marketing Strategy Development
--Workshops
Arsenicum
(designer pret-a-porte brand, men’s wear)
- Designer brand re-positioning 
- Development of unique “signatures basics” style elements
- Branding Elements
- Support in Promotion Campaign
LaBelle
(women’s wear manufacturer and retailer, 8 stores0
- Workshops on PDM, process of collection creation
Baden
(vertical retailer, private label,
42 stores)
- Development of brand repositioning
- New assortment matrix
- Changing planning system in merchandise management
- Workshops on seasonal collections with design-team 
Baon
(casual wear retailer, over 60 stores)
- Trend Consulting for seasonal collections
- Workshops for design department
Sela
(casual wear, over 600 stores)
-Evaluation of Business perspective for investment company Capital Group (USA)
-Competition strategy analysis
Desam
(youngster casual wear retailer, 24 stores)
-Correction of collection model line
-Workshops with design department
Dim
(lingerie, France, 45 stores)
-Analysis of competitors’ assortment strategies
--Analysis of franchise formats for lingerie retail in Russia
Donatto
(men’s wear manufacturer and starting up retailer)
- Workshops on TM re-branding
-Development of visual concept for a brand
-Development of promotion strategies
-New visual concept for a store prototype
EVA
(plus size women’s wear)
-Development of brand repositioning
-Marketing research of target group
-Consulting on distribution strategies
Entrato
- New brand start-up: naming, brand book
- Development of Merchandising plan and assortment matrix
- Business plan development and calculation
LaMarmelade
(designer pret-a-porte)
- Strategy of development
- Workshops on the basis of marketing
Moda Mia
(women’s wear, 12 stores)
- Development of marketing strategy developing retail chain
- Audit of retail format
- Optimization of retail concept
Modis
(mass apparel retailer)
- Analytical development of business functional strategies
- Diagnostics of planning system and management of commodity stocks
- Quality research of target group by method of deep interview
Normann
(outerwear manufactorer
and wholesaler)
- Start-up retail concept development for economy price segment
- Building up new franchising format
IRFE
(luxury fashion house,
Russia-France)
- Start-up for new designer brand, life style concept
- Definition of “signatures basics” style elements
- Development of assortment matrix
- Business plan calculation, organizational structure
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ORBY
(children wear
manufacturer and retailer,
20 stores)
- Audit of company strategic planning and business-process
- Expert analysis for children wear market segment 
- Merchandise math criteria for the brand (markup, markdowns etc)
Realist
(men’s wear retailer)
- Workshops on Visual merchandising system
Uniqlo
(casual wear, Japan)
-Communication strategy development for entering Russian market
-Definition of promotional group in assortment matrix
V-art
(outerwear manufacturer, wholesaler)
-Product mix development
-Testing one fashion product for match to target audience needs
Vis-à-vis
(lingerie and knitwear manufacturer, retailer)
-Main competition assortment strategies analysis 
-New marketing strategy development
-Workshop on new marketing strategy implementation
YAX!
(lingerie manufacturer, new retail concept start up)
-Brand name creation
-Brand life style definition
-Visual concept development for the retail stores 
AVALON
(outerwear manufactorer, retail concept start-up)
-Start-up business strategy for TM
-Defining a brand positioning, visual atributes
-Merchandise planning
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(Multi-brand retailer, Kazakhstan)
-Stating main strategic goals and objectives for apparel retail chain
-Defining key criteria for business estimation
-Definition of organizational structure type for the retail chain .
-Job descriptions and bonus packages development for the Company personnel
Ketroy
(men’s wear manufacturer and retailer, 15 stores)
-Research on consumption trends for target audience
-Workshops on positioning, merchandise strategies and promotion strategy
-Direct advertising concept development
-Visual merchandising standards development for retail and show rooms
Kira Plastinina
(teen girls’ wear retail, 60 stores)
-Product range structure development
-Retail floor space layout for efficient presentation
Kristi
(outerwear manufacturer, lingerie manufacturer)
- Merchandise buying, planning and analysis system development
- Business plans calculation for total-look and corset lingerie retail network development 
Lamira
(start-up apparel department in home furnishing retail)
-Trade stock and product range planning system
-Business plan calculation for investors
Leshar
(plus-size women’s wear, manufacturer)
-Express diagnostics on marketing with recommendations
-Defining a brief for new creative strategy
Milavitsa
(largest lingerie manufacturer, and start-up lingerie retailer )
-Retail floor space layout, including store fixtures plan
-Interior design and lighting recommendations
-Creating POS-materials 
Etti Detti
- Marketing research on children apparel market capacity
- End consumer segmentation (groups)
Modny Sezon (Moldova)
Workshop on buying technology based on capsules
AN-2
(men’s wear manufacturer, starting up retail)
-Workshop on Product mix development for a tied outlet
- Existing product range efficiency analysis 
- Workshop on assortment matrix structure
Baltman – Molito
(retailer, private label owner, over 20 stores)
- Workshop on merchandise management methods
- Product mix planning 
- Stores trade stock efficiency analysis  
BubbleGum
(childrenwear manufactorer)
-Workshop on assortment matrix
-Product range structure development 
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Butuzov
(men’s wear manufacturere and retailer, 8 stores)
 -Development new retail formats positioning
- Workshop on merchandising system analysis
- Competition analysis
- Development of Marketing communications strategy 
- Brand portfolio audit and improvement
Valenti
(men’s wear manufacturer, retailer)
Consulting:
- Analytical or program documents development
Vesh!
(mass marker apparel retailer, over 30 stores)
Consulting:
Retail merchandising project development 
Graf
(women’s wear manufacturer)
- Brand Positioning
- Product range policy development for the trade mark
- Direct advertising concept
- Visual merchandising standards development
Dinamo
(manufacturer, rpoduction plant)
- Enterprise property and technical base state analysis
- Garment manufacture organization level assessment
- Technological level of production assessment 
Bizon Laplandia
(fur outerwear retailer)
- Retail chain product range policy methodology development
- Product mix development
- Marketing research on consumer preferences of the retail chain clients
- Marketing communications and branding strategy development 
Laurel (Disrtributor for German Brand)
- Product range structure development for an apparel trade mark collection 
Tri Tolstyaka
(plus size retailer, over 10 stores)
- Stock store math assessment
-Product range structure and main principles of visual merchandising definition
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Familiya
(mass apparel discounter, over 15 stores)
-Floor space layout
- VM standards development 
- Specials, sales, seasonal installations design guidelines 
FOSP
(men’s wear manufacturer and retailer, over 20 stores))
- Store VM and Interior design standards creation  
- Visual merchandising improvement 
- CRM programs
Holding Center
(largest department store chain, over 30 units)
- Market research on apparel market of medium price segment
- Retail network audit
- Strategy of TM development
-Merchandise Strategy
-New Distribution Strategy
Center Obuvie
( shoe retailer and manufacturer,
Over 100 stores)
 - Retail concept   audit
- VM standards development
Russky Len
(manufacturer of linen products)
- Functional marketing strategy development
- Retail chain business model development
- Positioning development
- Product range structure development
- Marketing communications and branding strategy development
Senezh
(outerwear manufacturer and wholesaler)
- Marketing and Positioning strategy
- Product Development strategy
- Distribution strategy
- Communications strategy
Sinar
(men’s wear manufacturer and retailer)
 
- Retail chain stores product rage policy and formats audit
- Retail chain prospective positioning strategy 
- Visual merchandising standards development 
SMENA
(children wear manufacturer)
- Children apparel market research
- Marketing strategy development for the TM 
Stock-Center
(large mass discounter, over 30 store)
- Marketing research on consumption in related segment
- Workshops on category management 

 

Exhibitions and fairs, conferences and local seasonal fashion weeks

 

Exhibitions and fairs, conferences and local seasonal fashion weeks
Status FCG
Russian-Italian economical forum organized by Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
FCG is the forum partner  
French garment producers’ presentation organized by French Embassy
FCG is the event partner  
Brazilian garment producers’ presentation organized by Brazilian Embassy
FCG is the event partner  
Business-forum "Retail Director"
FCG is the forum co-organizer
All-Russian Conference "Fashion Retail"
FCG is the official partner
Collection Premiere Moscow exhibition
FCG is CPM official partner, “Business program” and “Window of the year” competition co-organizer,
Exhibition "Interstoff"
FCG is “Business program” participant
Exhibition "ISPO"
FCG is “Business program” participant
Exhibition "Kid&Junior Fashion"
FCG is “Business program” participant
Exhibition "Moscow Fashion Expo"
FCG is “Business program” participant
Russian-Italian economical forum organized by Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
FCG is the forum partner  
French garment producers’ presentation organized by French Embassy
FCG is the event partner  
Exhibition "Sport Fashion Show Jeans"
FCG is “Business program” participant
Exhibition “Fashion Industry”
FCG is the exhibition official partner
Exhibition “Trade Fair for Apparel & Textile "Textillegprom“/
FCG is the exhibition official partner and “Business program” co-organizer
Congress “Moscow PR-days”
FCG is the congress partner
Contest “Fashion assembly”
FCG is the competition partner and the member of the board of adjudicators
Contest “Couturier of the year”
FCG is the contest official partner and the member of the board of adjudicators
Conference “The “velvet” season in Sochi”
FCG is “Business program” participant
Conference of “Moll” magazine’s
FCG is a ”participant
“The garment. The body. The culture” - “Fashion’s theory” magazine’s conference
FCG is a participant
International fashion exhibition "?rocus Expo"
FCG is “Business program” co-organizer
International conference of “The State University – Higher School of Economic”
FCG is “Business program” organizer
Fashion week "Pret-a-Porter Yerevan"
FCG is “Business program” organizer
Russian Fashion Week (RFW)
FCG is the official partner RFW
Fashion Week “Defile on Neva”
FCG is “Business program” participant
Perfumery and cosmetics week in Russia "Intercharm"
FCG is “Business program” participant
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