2. Individual Level M-PESA’s initial individual level business model focused on the person-to-person transfers‚ but it has grown to include person-to-business and business to business transactions. The former transaction‚ person to person‚ is for facilitating individual’s access to financial services like mobile money transfer and the latter is for mobile payment involving business. Person to Business (P2B) and Business to Business (B2B) M-PESA has evolved into a payment platform that lets businesses
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Three main strategic goals for H&M for the next five years would be linked with profitability‚ competition and technological leadership. H&M has reported a rise in sales and profits and sales for the three months to 31st of August. Net profit for the third quarter of 2009 rose 4.1% to 3.46bn Swedish crowns from 3.33bn crowns last year. Sales‚ excluding sales tax‚ increased by 13% to 23.6bn crowns. So first LTO is to maintain financial stability H&M has achieved. H&M plans to increase sales revenues
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Tangibles (Physical appearance) At the first glance‚ H&M has a simple and clear design. (Appendix A) In the shop‚ different products are classified into different categories and there are clear directional signs which are easy for customers to find out what they need. (Appendix B) Also‚ the price tags are explicit and detailed for customers to understand. (Appendix C) Besides‚ the fitting rooms are located next to the cashiers which bring convenience to customers allowing them to pay right away
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on its understanding of customer‚ a company develops its marketing mix. Marketing creation of customer interest and retention of customers if this can be done at a profit. H&M spends a hefty 4 percent of revenue on marketing as valuable investment. At current sale level‚ the chain is the largest apparel retailer in Europe. H&M is not just a store chain; it is a money-making machine. The marketing orientation vs production orientation Marketing orientation companies focus on customer needs like
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Question 1 Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) is a fast-fashion global leader in the fashion industry. Hence‚ to have a holistic sustainable development point of view‚ we will examine and address the Marco-environment by looking at PESTEL analysis framework. The competitive forces within the fashion industry will also be revealed throughout the Porter Five Forces Model. PESTEL ANALYSIS Case Evidence Positive (Opportunities) Neutral Negative (Threats) POLITICAL factors: Critical observation faced from
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Mergers and Acquisitions “Mergers and Acquisitions” or “M&A” is a general business term‚ which refers to transactions that result in the consolidation of companies. A merger is a combination of two companies to form a new company‚ whilst an acquisition occurs when one company purchases another‚ therefore does not form a new company. By its nature‚ a merger suggests the combination of two businesses under a mutual accord. The decision to merge is made by the management / board of each company
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1. About H&M (1) H&M history -H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB comprises five different independent brands – H&M‚ COS‚ Monki‚ Weekday and Cheap Monday. The H&M Group has a total of approximately 2‚700 stores all over the world. -From a single womenswear store in 1947 to a global company offering fashion for the whole family and their home‚ under the brand names of H&M‚ COS‚ Monki‚ Weekday‚ Cheap Monday and H&M Home. -2012 H&M plans to open in Bulgaria‚ Latvia‚ Malaysia‚ and Mexico and via franchise
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homeless‚ parents returning to work‚ students who are the first in their families to aim for higher education and school students. The company Marks & Spencer (M&S) is one of the UK’s leading retailers of clothing‚ food‚ home products and financial services. Ten million people shop each week in over 375 M&S stores in the UK. In addition M&S has 155 stores managed under franchise in 28 territories‚ mostly in Europe‚ the Middle East‚ Asia and the Far East‚ as well as stores in the Republic of Ireland
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competencies. (35%) Question 3. Based on these competencies identify the generic competitive strategy which H&M is pursuing. (10%) Question 4. It is suggested in the case study that the fashion industry is full of companies that have confidently expanded into international markets but later have been forced to retreat. Analyze the international strategy choice being pursued by H&M and assess the extent to which this is appropriate for its future development. (25%) Appendix Global FactorsLocal
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facility/ labour. A third reason could be product integration – it gives the acquirers a basket of generics that they can promote in the global market. This paper also looks at the issue of patent expiration. There are a couple of companies working on the M&A format either to take over a R&D division of another company or looking at expanding their global footprint by leveraging the distribution‚ supplier‚ and intellect network of the acquired company. We will also be analyzing some instances of Indian
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