H&M- Brand and Distribution Strategy
Brand Analysis and Distribution Strategy
by DIANA CAMPOS
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Table of Contents
1. Intro: The H&M Hennes and Mauritz AB Group 2. H&M The Brand 2.1. Company Profile 2.2. Environment of the brand 2.3. Target consumer 2.4. Geographical extension 2.5. Turnover 3. Distribution Strategy 4. Conclusion Bibliography
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1. Intro: The H&M Hennes and Mauritz AB Group
The H&M Hennes and Mauritz AB Group is a Swedish multinational retail company, considered the second retailer in the world after Inditex. Started as the women clothing store Hennes in Västerås in 1947 by Erling Persson, nowadays own about 2800 stores1 in 48 markets 2, and it is employing around 104 000 people3. The group per se is formed in 1968 by the acquisition of fishing equipment store Mauritz Widforss, also in this year the men and children lines are implemented.In 1976 the first store outside Scandinavia opens in London, UK; as a consequence of the success of it, the 80s and 90s will be dedicated to the European expansion, just to be followed by the big worldwide expansion to US (2000), Asia, Middle East and North Africa. By 2013 the range of brands belonging to the group are H&M, H&M Home, COS, Monkey, Weeekday, Cheap Monday and the most recent Other Stories. They target different consumers and have achieved for the company a broad spectrum of potential markets. The actual chairman is Erling Persson’s son Stefan Persson, and the President and CEO is the grandson Karl-Johan Persson, who is leading the company with innovative strategies.
2. H&M The Brand 2.1. Company profile One of the cores of the H&M brand are the 140 in- house designers that work continuously to keep up with the fast changing fashion industry. Since one of the company main strategy is focus in the sustainability of their processes, “…the needs of both present and future generations should be respected in everything that we do”, they have been implementing different campaigns that this paper will discuss later
by DIANA CAMPOS
1
Table of Contents
1. Intro: The H&M Hennes and Mauritz AB Group 2. H&M The Brand 2.1. Company Profile 2.2. Environment of the brand 2.3. Target consumer 2.4. Geographical extension 2.5. Turnover 3. Distribution Strategy 4. Conclusion Bibliography
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1. Intro: The H&M Hennes and Mauritz AB Group
The H&M Hennes and Mauritz AB Group is a Swedish multinational retail company, considered the second retailer in the world after Inditex. Started as the women clothing store Hennes in Västerås in 1947 by Erling Persson, nowadays own about 2800 stores1 in 48 markets 2, and it is employing around 104 000 people3. The group per se is formed in 1968 by the acquisition of fishing equipment store Mauritz Widforss, also in this year the men and children lines are implemented.In 1976 the first store outside Scandinavia opens in London, UK; as a consequence of the success of it, the 80s and 90s will be dedicated to the European expansion, just to be followed by the big worldwide expansion to US (2000), Asia, Middle East and North Africa. By 2013 the range of brands belonging to the group are H&M, H&M Home, COS, Monkey, Weeekday, Cheap Monday and the most recent Other Stories. They target different consumers and have achieved for the company a broad spectrum of potential markets. The actual chairman is Erling Persson’s son Stefan Persson, and the President and CEO is the grandson Karl-Johan Persson, who is leading the company with innovative strategies.
2. H&M The Brand 2.1. Company profile One of the cores of the H&M brand are the 140 in- house designers that work continuously to keep up with the fast changing fashion industry. Since one of the company main strategy is focus in the sustainability of their processes, “…the needs of both present and future generations should be respected in everything that we do”, they have been implementing different campaigns that this paper will discuss later
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