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Pizza Shop Competitive Analysis<\/h1>\n

Your competitive analysis should identify the indirect and direct competitors your business faces and then focus on the latter.<\/p>\n

Direct competitors are other pizza shop businesses.<\/p>\n

Indirect competitors are other options that customers have to purchase from that aren\u2019t direct competitors. This includes other restaurants and grocery stores. You need to mention such competition to show you understand that not everyone looking for pizza, will utilize a pizza shop business.<\/p>\n

With regards to direct competition, you want to detail the other pizza shop businesses with which you compete. Most likely, your direct competitors will be pizza shop businesses located very close to your location.<\/p>\n

You can download our Pizza Shop Business Plan Template (including a full, customizable financial model) to your computer here.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

For each such competitor, provide an overview of their businesses and document their strengths and weaknesses. Unless you once worked at your competitors\u2019 businesses, it will be impossible to know everything about them. But you should be able to find out key things about them such as:<\/p>\n

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  • What types of customers do they serve?<\/li>\n
  • What types of pizza do they offer?<\/li>\n
  • What is their pricing (premium, low, etc.)?<\/li>\n
  • What are they good at?<\/li>\n
  • What are their weaknesses?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    With regards to the last two questions, think about your answers from the customers\u2019 perspective. And don\u2019t be afraid to ask your competitors\u2019 customers what they like most and least about them.<\/p>\n

    The final part of your competitive analysis section is to document your areas of competitive advantage. For example:<\/p>\n

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    • Will you provide superior pizza?<\/li>\n
    • Will you provide services that your competitors don\u2019t offer?<\/li>\n
    • Will you make it easier or faster for customers to engage your services?<\/li>\n
    • Will you provide better customer service?<\/li>\n
    • Will you offer better pricing?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Think about ways you will outperform your competition and document them in this section of your plan.<\/p>\n

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