Description___________________________________________ H&M is a leading brand in producing frontline affordable fashion. Founded in 1947 in Sweden‚ as Hennes and Mauritz (H&M)‚ it has expanded globally and found itself having gained a reputation as a major multinational clothes and cosmetics retailer. The business mainly operates in North America‚ Asia and Europe‚ with its headquarters in Stockholm‚ Sweden. It had over 2‚200 outlets around the world and a turnover of SEK 126‚966 million in 2010. (H&M‚ 2011e) The company
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H&M is currently structured as a matrix organisation this is due to their widespread departments all over the world. A matrix organisation is horizontally laid out and product-based. The standard way of managing a matrix-organised company is to have their employees report to more than one manager at a time. It is common to different managers to come together in order to accomplish a common goal and avoid duplications of for example products‚ marketing and human recourse etc. Thanks to this the
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Background of the Brand H&M Hennes & Mauritz‚ better known as H&M‚ is a worldwide apparel company‚ which sells clothing for women‚ men and children as well as cosmetics and home furnishings. H&M is continually working toward the goal of "giving the customer unbeatable value through the combination of fashion‚ quality and price" and it is no surprise that the corporation is homed in Sweden‚ which is the home of all things affordably trendy or trendily affordable such as IKEA‚ Ericsson
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VS. H&M vs. Zara Comparing Marketing Strategies By: Heather Lynn‚ Shannon Bennett‚ Harriet Joines Table of Contents Introduction Zara History Performance Financials Recent Expansions Threats and Opportunities Current Marketing Strategy H&M History Performance Financials Recent Expansions Threats and Opportunities Current Marketing Strategy Our Marketing Plan Marketing Objectives SWOT Analysis Marketing Mix Competitors Summary Works Cited 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 15 15 17 17
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confronting H&M? Explain your answer by drawing on relevant topics in Strategic Management (maximum of 900 words). H&M have gone from being a single store established in 1947 in Sweden‚ to being a fast fashion multinational company with over 2206 stores in 43 different countries as well as 94‚000 employees worldwide. However their success has and dominance within the market has been an area in which they as a company have been affected. This factor is seen as the most critical issue in which H&M have
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 2. FAST FASHION 4 3. ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS 4 3.1. Political Factors 4 3.2. Economical Factor 5 3.3. Social Factors 6 3.4. Technology Factors 6 4. INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 6 5. H&M 8 6. STRATEGY 10 7. SEGMENTATION 11 8. TARGETING 13 9. POSITIONING 14 10. CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR 15 11. MARKETING 17 12. SUPPLY CHAIN 22 13. CONCLUSION 24 14. BIBLIOGRAPHY 25 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The fashion industry
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Strategy Question 1 Evaluate the external environment in which H & M operates in. PESTEL Analysis PESTEL Analysis Positive Negative Politics factors: Economic factors Poor economic situation in 2011 further intensified by increased competition X Margins started to erode due to increased cotton prices and rising production costs in Asia X Social factors. H&M ’s strategy recruit local people wherever it opens a new store. X Technological
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Case: Marks & Spencer’s versus Zara’s Operations Marks & Spencer (M&S) is a major British retailer of clothing‚ food and financial services. Over 30 million customers are served per month in more than 300 UK stores‚ besides the many international locations. The company was established in 1884 and now it has over $17 billion in annual sales with the highest profit margin in the retailing industry. M & S is encountering some difficulties in logistics because it has lengthy logistics procedures
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8. References Introduction This report provides an analysis of the supply chain of H&M and management of that supply chain. A brief company background will be established to better understand the analyses that follow. These analyses will include the structure of the supply chain; key challenges within the supply chain; competitive strategies used to differentiate H&M’s supply chain; value adding activities in the supply chain; and concluding recommendations based on the aforementioned
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Marketing Plan of H&M 12-11-7 下午2:37 Marketing Plan of H&M H & M CLOTHING INDUSTRY H&M or Hennes and Mauritz AB a very popular retail company located in Sweden this company is highly known to provide stylish clothing for men and women including children and teen- agers. Their success brought them to expand at least in 40 countries located all over the world and as of today they have already employed at least 87‚000 employees around the world. All the designs came from various countries
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