is the son of Erling Persson who founded the Swedish fashion company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). Persson was born the same year‚ 1947‚ as H&M. His father‚ Erling‚ was the son of a butcher in Västerås‚ an hour or so outside of Stockholm. Stefan Persson chairs the hugely successful clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB‚ a company founded by his father in Sweden in 1947. Known informally as "H&M‚" the international chain of nearly 900 stores has mastered the art of delivering cheap but
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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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a value chain analysis to assess H&M’s capabilities and derive its core 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
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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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H&M collaboration for high-fashion experiment-Moira Abstract: Key words: H&M market expansion‚ innovation management‚ strategic alliance‚ branding strategy‚ intellectual property History& Backgrounds H&M is a one of the world’s largest fashion companies which founded by Erling Persson in 1947 in Sweden. The original name of the company is Hennes (in Swedish: for her)‚ selling only woman clothes. After the later acquisition of Mauritz Widforss‚ the Swedish retailer which used to sell men clothes‚
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H&M is one of the largest fashion companies in the world that designs and sells men’s‚ women’s‚ and children’s clothing‚ as well as homeware and accessories. It began as a Swedish women’s wear store in 1947 and has evolved into five brands‚ encompassing about 2‚800 stores in 48 countries on four continents‚ and employing over 94‚000 people worldwide1. H&M strives to produce increasingly sustainable fashion while making it accessible and affordable to individuals all around the globe by pursuing
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Lillebaelt Academy of Professional Higher Education MM 226 Organisation Communication Semester I‚ October 2012 SEMESTER PROJECT – H&M Stoian Ioan Stefan Soc. Reg. Nr. 300693-3397 Keystrokes: 21.663 Teachers: Casper Christensen Mary.M.I Sønderlund 1 Table of Contents Executive summary ........................................................................................ 3 1.0 Introduction .....................................................................................
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1-2 1.0 Company Background 1.1 H&M History 1.2 Products‚ Strategy‚ Vision and Mission Statement 2-3 2.0 Strategy Planning 2.1 Establishment & Effectiveness of Vision‚ Mission and Goals 2.2 External Analysis 2.2.1 Opportunities 2.2.2 Threats 2.3 Internal Analysis 2.3.1 Strengths 2.3.2 Weaknesses 2.4 SWOT Analysis 2.5 Benchmarking 2.6 Hierarchy of strategy 2.7 BCG Matrix 4-9 3.0 Conclusion 3.1 Advice 3.2 Future Plan Reference History of H&M H&M were established in Vasteras
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effective production of the service(Stokes&Lomax‚ 2008). The process in H&M is from trend predetermination to selling in stores. In brief‚ designers carry out their work based on the forecasted data. Secondary‚ suppliers manufacture the clothes. Finally‚ the clothes could be sent to stores all around the world and customers buy the products. This process could be compleated within 20 days at the soonest. But the leadtime of H&M is usually 21 days. The information of selling of all stores will be gathered
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