Export Merchandising HENNES & MAURITZ (H&M): Hennes and Mauritz popularly known as H&M is a pioneering apparel retailer based in Sweden known for its cheap but chic fashion. H&M is one of the world’s largest and fastest growing clothing retailers. The company is also a pioneer of ―fast fashion‖: a term used to describe clothing collections which are based on the most recent fashion trends on the catwalk but which are designed and manufactured quickly‚ are affordable‚ and are aimed at mainstream
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H&M MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS History Of H&M Hennes & Mauritz: H&M by origin is a Swedish retail-clothing company‚ known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings. H&M was established in Västerås‚ Sweden in 1947 by Erling Persson. H&M‟s first store was opened in Sweden in 1947. (www1) At the beginning it was called Hennes (Swedish for hers) because they only sold cloth for women. In 1969 bought Erling‚ a company which was dealing with man´s clothing‚ and that store was named Mauritz. Together it becomes
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the board of directors of H&M to develop a business manual. This manual has to contain all the required information for a new employee to find his way through the company. We had to do research after a lot of points which where needed for the assignment. We had to do research about: the financial part of the company ‚ HRM‚ products‚ information channels. The information we’ve found was put into words and included to the ‘’manual’’. Most of the information comes from the H&M website itself where all
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and valuate the strategic human resource management of H&M. The study will include the HR function and policy of the company. We will also study the recruitment and selection procedure of the company. BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY H&M was established in 1947 by Erling Persson in Sweden. The first H&M offer high quality fashion and quality at its best price. The company deals in fashion for men‚ women‚ teenagers and children. H&M also deals in cosmetics‚ accessories and footwear. They
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II. Fashion Industry: Five Forces of Porter 6 A. Threat of new entry 6 B. Bargaining power of suppliers 8 C. Bargaining power of buyers 8 D. Threat of substitute products/services 9 E. Intensity of rivalry among competitor 10 III. Company analysis 11 A. H&M 11 1. H&M Vision‚ Values‚ Goal and Strategy 11 2. H&M’s internationalization process 11 3. H&M’s organizational structure 12 4. H&M’s Global Role 13 B. SWOT Analysis 14 1. H&M
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Fashion Promotion Promotion Objectives and Theme Development Report SWOT Analysis of H&M Strengths: • Low priced trendy clothing. • Fast fashion all year round. • Clothing options for the whole family. • 3‚300 stores in 55 countries. ("H&M Worldwide‚" n.d.) • Multiple retail channels such as H&M stores‚ an app and online stores. • Strong marketing skills. • Catchy advertisements. • Collaborations with well-known designers. Weakness: • Lower quality of clothing materials. • H&M does not oversee
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Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)‚ AN HRM CASE STUDY (Source: http://ideasthoughts.erruppackal.com/2009/09/hennes-mauritz-hm-an-hrm-casestudy/) This is a case study on H&M‚ from a Strategic Human Resource Management perspective‚ based on publicly available details of H&M‚ which has been analyzed and presented within the context of the perspective. This case study was prepared to meet the requirements of an academic exercise. Contents: INTRODUCTION & COMPANY STRATEGY: HUMAN RESOURCE
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Zara - IT for Fast Fashion Management Information Systems EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The objective of this document is to discuss the issue of Inditex’s DOS-base IT infrastructure and how it affects Zara’s performance. Inditex is concerned about its IT infrastructure being antiquated and the possibility that hardware vendors will upgrade their machines leaving them incompatible with DOS. Because Zara’s core business model is vertically integrated‚ it could specialize in speed and efficiency and
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Zara: IT for Fast Fashion Identification of issues: The case study‚ Zara: IT for Fast Fashion‚ focuses on the retail giant‚ Inditex‚ and how its largest retail chain‚ Zara‚ has been so successful with their business model of high fashion‚ product variation‚ low cost‚ speed‚ and flexibility. Several issues are identified in this case study. One glaring issue that is apparent relates to the fact that a long term Information Technology (IT) strategy does not exist. There is no formal
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ZARA IT for Fast Fashion ( Case Analysis) 1) Please describe three most important competitive advantages of ZARA (Inditex) over its main competitor. How sustainable is this advantage? 2) Assume that ZARA is considering to enter the US market. Please recommend actions for ZARA. Please make clear assumptions when necessary. After reading and analyzing the Zara case we came several conclusions when it comes to Zara’s competitive advantage over its competitors. We understood that Zara is using
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