Assignment Questions 1. It). How strong are the competitive forces confronting J. Crew in the market for specialty retail? Do a veforces analysis to support your answer. What does your strategic group map of the specialty retail industry look like? Is J. Crew well positioned? Why or why not? What do you see as the key success factors in the market for specialty retailers? What does a SWOT analysis reveal about the overall attractiveness of J. Crew's situation? What are the primary components of J. Crew's value chain? What are the key elements of J. Crew's strategy? Which one of the ve generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 5 most closely approximates the competitive approach that J. Crew is employing? What do the data in case Exhibit 1 and 2 reveal about J. Crew's nancial and operating performance? What 34 top priority issues do CED Mickey Drexler and J. Crew management need to address? What recommendations would you make to J. Crew CED Mickey Drexler? At a minimum, your recommendations should cover what to do about each of the top priority issues identied in question 9