Case Study – Project Proposal Case Study for Hansson Private Label‚ Inc.: Evaluating an Investment and Expansion Company profile Hansson Private Label (HPL) started in 1992‚ is the manufacturer of personal care products under the brand label of its retailers. HPL was acquired though a single investment made by Hansson for $42 million ($17million debt and $25 million equity). Revenue in 2007: $681 million HPL estimated share is 28% out of wholesale sales ($2.4 billion) from all manufactures
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A brief evaluation of Hanson Private Label (HPL) will reveal signs of an excellent‚ growing‚ and well run company. There are no danger signs within the financials of HPL. The following have seen growth with every passing year: revenue‚ current assets‚ owner’s equity‚ net working capital‚ and sales (even groceries). The following categories have grown every year with the exception of 2005‚ where a higher than usual COGS caused a dip in gross margin – 15% versus a historically high teen’s percentage:
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1)How would you describe HPL and its position within the private label personal care industry? To fairly describe Hansson Private Label (HPL) and its position in the certain industry‚ we firstly review the company’s historical performance. The company’s 5 year financial statements reveal that its growth in revenue and sales are stable. On average‚ the sales grew around 7.7% annually from 2003 to 2005‚ outperformed the market sales growth of 1.7%. Almost all indexes such as Gross Profit‚ EBITA
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Innovation in Private Labels- A case study of Marks and Spencer- British retailer and the challenge when applying to private labels’ market in Vietnam. Name: NGUYEN ANH PHUONG List of Abbreviation: List of Figures List of Tables: I. Introduction:………………………………………………………………..4 II. Literature review …………………………………………………………..5 1. Overview of private labels………………………………………………….5 A. Definition of Private Labels…………………………………………………………………................5 B. Global Private label trends……………………………………………………………………………
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International Marketing Consumer behavior towards private label brands: A study of Thai undergraduate students’ experience Kedyanee Tochanakarn (870724) Pongsatorn Munkunagorn (860608) Tutor: Konstantin Lampou Examiner: Ole Liljefors Date: May 30‚ 2011 Abstract Date: May 30‚ 2011 Program: MIMA – International Marketing Course name: Master Thesis (EFO 705) Title: Consumer behavior towards private label brands: A study of Thai undergraduate students‟ experience
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In this assignment we analyzed Target’s private labels. Target has both value and premium private brands. Target uses “Up & Up” for its value private label products and “Archer Farms” for its premium private label food products. The three product categories that we picked are household products‚ health products‚ and food products. The first household product that we picked is Target’s Up & Up body wash. The Up & Up’s Delicate Exfoliating Body Wash is compared to the national brand
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Table of contents • Executive Summary……………………………………..………………………………………08 Section I • Introduction to Private Labels………………………………………………………………09 • Background: Evolution and Emergence of Private Label………..…………….11 • Review of Literature…………………………………………………………………………….13 Section II • Research Methodology………………………………………………………………………..18 i. Objectives of Research……………………………………………………………….18 ii. Research Problem……………………………………………………….…………….18 iii. Research Question……………………………………………………….……………19 iv. Research Hypothesis…………………………………………………………………
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you describe HPL and its position within the private label personal care industry? Hansson Private Label (HPL) is a manufacturer of products such as soap‚ shampoo‚ mouthwash‚ shaving cream‚ sunscreen and other personal care products. Its mission is to be a leading provider of high-quality private label personal care products to America’s leading retailers. The main topic of this paper is to evaluate a new investment of 50 million for a private label manufacturing proposal by a key partner. This
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The Evolution of Consumer Perception Towards Private Labels Introduction In the 70s private label brands‚ then called "generics"‚ were introduced by many retail chains and outlets (Paché‚ 2007). These products‚ usually packaged in plain homogeneous design with a white background and bold black letters stating the contents‚ and of a generally low quality‚ were issued as a response to the economic downturn in America and Britain‚ the first real recession since WWII. The end of the post war
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prisons put forward a simple case: The private sector can do it cheaper and more efficiently. Corporations such as Correction Corporation of America and Wackenhut promised design and management innovations without reducing costs or sacrificing quality of service. (1) Many interest groups comprised of correctional officers‚ labor works‚ and a few citizen groups strongly oppose the privatization of the prison system. I will identify four of these groups that oppose private prisons‚
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