The company will maintain its core design values while being socially-conscious and committed to its employees. This new brand will bridge the gap between emerging and established women. Durability and comfort will have to be compromised to some extent for the sake of price and cost.Įmerge is a brand that will maintain the core values of Eileen Fisher while increasing the accessibility of its product for emerging women in an efficient and effective way. Eileen Fisher uses a traditional design approach incorporating seasonal “passion pieces.” In order for Eileen Fisher to compete in the “younger, cooler” arena, the company will have to adjust its traditional and individualized passion-driven approach to a competitive price-conscious customer preference. The quality of the core brand centers on high quality artisanal fabrics with premium yarns that provide durability and comfort. By spinning off Emerge, the company is mitigating the risk of losing core customers with the new approach. Given that there are high negative biases against the Eileen Fisher brand within this group, the company must be nimble and spin off Emerge from the current brand. They can grow into Eileen Fisher’s core brand. We consider emerging women the “younger, cooler” customers that are up and coming. Also, this position makes it possible for Eileen Fisher to target a very specific age group that can grow into full-fledged customers of Eileen Fisher in the future.
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Nascent women’s negative perceptions are too high to nullify or overturn.The emerging age group (35-44) is going to sequentially transform into the established customers’ age group (45-64).Emerging women are more similar to established customers than nascent women (ages 21-34).It should spin off a new brand called Emerge. Eileen Fisher should expand its core brand by targeting the segment of 35-44 year old “emerging” women in order to achieve higher growth. The threat to Eileen’s existence is her own evolution as she ages beyond the main market of women purchasers.This is leading the brand to its own end, and she must build a new strong brand.
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She is growing older as are the customers which her brand currently appeals to. She has always designed her clothing according to her own preferences, and as a result, the brand has aged with her. Eileen Fisher’s core customer is herself.