Running head: Contemporary Business- BUS 508 April 28‚ 2012 Assignment #2 Diversification Strategies “Virgin Group and Benetton Group” Gilbert Feliciano II Professor- Dr. Brian Collins Strayer University CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS- BUS 508 2 ABSTRACT The diversification literature has largely focused on the degree of applicability of firm resources to a new industry: A firm should diversify into more related industries since synergistic benefits decrease with the distance between
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Diversification Strategies When companies begin they develop a business plan that details what they intend to specialize in. For some‚ once they have reached a goal in one market they make decisions to venture out into other markets. In the world of business‚ that venturing out is called diversifying the company. According to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary‚ to diversify is “to increase the variety of the products of; or to engage in varied operations.” (Merriam-Webster‚ 2012) In
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LVMH & Warnaco 1. Calculate ROIC for both companies for fiscal 2011. For calculations requiring a tax rate‚ assume 33.3% for LVMH (the French corporate rate)‚ and 35% for Warnaco (the U.S. corporate rate). Based on this analysis alone‚ how do the companies compare in terms of their performance? LVMH Warnaco EUR mil USD mil 2011 Operating Income 5‚154.00 181.50 Tax rate 33.3% 35.0% [1] Tax 1‚716.28 63.53 NOPAT 3‚437.72 117.98 Ending Investment
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Diversification Strategies in the Global Retailing Industry: Essays on the Dimensions and Performance Implications DISSERTATION of the University of St. Gallen‚ School of Management‚ Economics‚ Law‚ Social Sciences and International Affairs to obtain the title of Doctor of Philosophy in Management submitted by Timo Sohl from Germany Approved on the application of Prof. Dr. Thomas Rudolph and Prof. Dr. Günter Müller-Stewens Dissertation no. 3987 Difo-Druck GmbH‚ Bamberg 2012
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Diversification is a good way to increase profits‚ create more value or reduce market risks from having only one or few product lines. As such‚ different companies diversify for various reasons‚ and therefore‚ diversification can be either related or unrelated. However‚ not all the companies succeed when choosing diversification as part of their corporate strategy. Like everything else‚ diversification does come with its ups and downs. Diversification can be beneficial‚ but probably up to a certain
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LUXURY GOODS: NO SIGN OF SLOWING Discussion question : a) The word “luxury” is ambiguous‚ in the sense that the perception of luxury is subjective. A poor person with less than $1 each day to survive on would think that a proper dinner is luxury while the CEO of a MNC would consider five Ferrari cars as luxury. Thus‚ everything could be luxury depending on the circumstances‚ experiences and features of an individual. Chevalier and Mazzalovo (2008) define a luxury brand as a brand that is
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Bespala‚ Y.‚ Dmitrieva‚ M.‚ Jackson‚ S. and Reutoi‚ N. LVMH Word Count – 3‚154 words. Index Topic Page No. Introduction 3 Marketing in a Contemporary Context 4 Understanding Consumer Behaviour 6 Market Research 8 Segmentation‚ Targeting & Positioning 10 The Marketing Mix 12 Conclusion 14 References 15 Appendix (Including Additional Readings) 18 Introduction “There are four main elements
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Brand and Product Overview LVMH‚ being a huge conglomerate‚ does operate in a different luxury markets‚ offering variety of products for their customers. The whole LVMH group is focusing on items that would be demanded by high-income customers. According to Pan & McCauley (2005) brands played an important role in the luxury industry‚ as buyers in this segment bought not only the product but also its associated values in terms of class-consciousness‚ emotional and artistic appeal‚ a unique design
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Luxury goods & Jewellery in India. ABSTRACT The Luxury goods industry is a very wide industry comprising of products from watches‚ jewellery‚ perfumes‚ expensive wines to yachts‚ expensive pens‚ and clothes. Goods for which demand increases more proportionally as compared to income‚ are known as ‘Luxury goods’‚ in contrast to a "necessity goods"‚ for which demand increases less proportionally to income. Some luxurious goods are bought due to the tag implied of a status symbol‚ such goods
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Manjuswari Pokharel MBA Fall 2009 The Evolution of Strategy at Proctor & Gamble Proctor and Gamble was established in 1837 and was one of the largest manufacturers of customer products. It has operations in 80 countries and employs 100‚000 people globally. It established its first foreign plant in 1915 in Canada and the company’s first subsidiary was established in 1930s in Britain. The business expanded to many countries by 50s and 60s. By the late 1970s‚ P&G had a decentralized market with
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