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Competitive Overview

Go Green Yoga Mats is in the yoga industry and is focused on selling eco-friendly yoga products. Their main competition rests in companies that sell eco-friendly yoga mats, bags, and props. Go Green Yoga Mats products stand out compared to others by means of quality and by offering package deals. They also offer a variety of eco-friendly yoga mats for customers to compare.

Go Green Yoga Mats direct competitors are other online distributers of yoga products. Some of the competitors compile all the top brand names to sell on their sites. Consumers will continue to do more research on companies, products and pricing as more information is available to them online.

Direct Competitors: Gaiam, Barefoot Yoga, Yoga-Clothing.com, Manduka and Jade Yoga.

Indirect Competitors: include all companies that sell yoga products, but do not offer green products, or sell their products online.

Indirect competition comes in many forms including offline retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target. They are indirect competitors that offer inexpensive yoga products with the appeal of instant gratification (no wait time to receive your product). However, the low-quality, short product life, and the lack of eco-friendliness create a consumer market that we are not targeting. Other indirect competitors include Amazon and Lululemon Athletica, which are large companies.

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Market Share Analysis

Exact market size for online eco-friendly yoga stores is difficult to determine because many of these businesses are private. There are a small number of dominant organizations with significant market share, but most of these companies also have brick and mortar stores in addition to their online sales. The major organizations in the market include Lululemon Athletica, who has a brick and mortar store along with online shopping and net revenue increase 54.5% in the last year[1], and Gaiam and Amazon, who sell solely online. These stores are either well branded or have a wide variety of options, and have some focus on eco-friendly products. Many companies sell yoga products as part of a much wider line, such as Amazon, Wal-Mart, etc.

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Direct Competitors

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Indirect Competitors

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Competitive Advantages

Go Green Yoga Mats only carries organic, toxin free, naturally made mats with no exceptions. Their premium yoga mats are made with only all natural products, contain no harmful substances like PVC (polyvinyl chloride), and are lovingly crafted using sustainable green practices. Go Green Yoga Mats products stand out from their competitors due to their high quality and package deals. They offer a variety of eco-friendly yoga mats for customers to be able to compare to determine what option is best for them. The website also contains additional information about yoga so consumers can continue to gain more knowledge about the industry.

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Barriers to Entry

There are few barriers to entry in the yoga product distribution industry, due to the nature of the industry and the organization being online. The most relevant barrier of entry for this organization would be brand recognition. Many of the organizations have very strong brands which get consumers attention and loyalty. Getting our name heard and our website viewed will be the main challenge, though our prices, packages, and quality of products will be on our side. Marketing and advertising are another potential barrier due to the size of the competition and the money they are willing to spend to get there brand noticed.

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[1] https://www.forbes.com/feeds/businesswire/2010/03/25/businesswire137243452.html

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