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Maxim SWOT Analysis
Maxim’s unique value proposition, certified woven labels, and eco-friendly tags are its key strengths. The company has, however, a limited approach to advanced technology. The growing market for labels and the use of RAIN RFID technology are some opportunities that the brand can look forward to leverage.
Strength
- Maxim Label and Packaging Co., Ltd. has a unique value proposition in the market and follows sustainable practices in manufacturing labels. The company uses recycled paper and vegetable-based inks with the mission to minimize the impact on the environment.
- The company offers brand identity protection and information technology solutions to retailers and major brands.
- One of the key strengths of the company is its wide range of products and solutions, including RFID solutions, price tags, heat transfer labels, hang tags, care labels, and adhesives.
- The core capabilities of Maxim is its variable data, including price tags, adhesives, and care labels. The company’s solution is tailored for order management of retailers to optimize their supply chain.
- The brand has been in existence since 1973 and is present in over 27 locations in 17 countries across the globe, thereby providing it a broad reach and an extensive market.
- Maxim is associated with OpSec, a global market leader in security solutions. Maxim’s partnership with OpSec helps in fighting the increase in brand infringement and counterfeit goods. The association makes Maxim’s products unique, which stands out among its competitors, thereby adding on to its strength.
- To effectively connect with customers, the company is committed to reducing the impact on the environment. The company’s polyester woven labels are certified, which are free from harmful substances and are safe for babies and toddlers.
- The company offers alternative eco-friendly labeling solutions, such as stone paper, cotton paper, sugarcane paper, and bamboo paper, thereby making it a go-to solution for eco-friendly retailers.
Weakness
- One of the key weaknesses of the company is its limited approach to advanced technology. The brand primarily serves with price tags and RFID technology that provides tracking for retailers to minimize their merchandise visibility and improve inventory management.
- The company needs to improve to remain competitive and to adopt RAIN RFID embedded tagging solutions for their brands, which enables businesses and consumers to use embedded rain tags for retail inventory, and theft deterrent systems.
- The company's locations and offices are primarily targeted towards more developed areas and lack appeal for rural areas, which obstructs the growth potential and connectivity for the brand.
Opportunities
- Companies operating in the label and packaging market have started exploring advanced heat transfer capabilities and technology. Such advanced and disruptive technologies present an excellent growth opportunity for Maxim to access the latest technology within the heat transfer industry and expand their production footprint into Europe.
- The company can cover a more unexplored market area of Europe and the United States. The RFID tags and labels market could find opportunities in other regions such as Japan, the Middle East and Africa (MEA), Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, which present an excellent growth opportunity for Maxim.
- The proliferating global market for RFID labels presents an immense expansion opportunity for the brand as it has a strong foothold in RFID labels. As per IDTechEx, the number of tagged apparel items will grow to 21 billion units by 2023.
- To garner a premium positioning in the labeling market, the company also has an opportunity to leverage the use of RAIN RFID tags, akin to some of its global competitors, such as, r-pac and Checkpoint Systems.
Threat
- The label market is highly competitive, and the company faces a threat from various established global brands, including, Tageos SAS and r-pac. Also, several new brands are entering the market, which is adding more competition.
- Adoption of new RAIN RFID embedded tagging technology by competitors such as Impinj and TexTrace presents a top-line threat for the company.
- The company faces extreme pressure from the European market, as many European retailers are not willing to use RFID for their labeling use. Only 30 % of surveyed retailers use RFID technology for their labeling solutions, while other retailers are reluctant to use it, which poses a threat to the company's operations in Europe.