&mHistory of H&M H & M‚ (Hennes & Mauritz AB) is a Swedish multinational retail-clothing company‚ known for its trendy fashion clothing for men‚ women‚ teenagers and children. It started out as a single womenswear store in 1947‚ and subsequently transformed to a global company offering fashion for the whole family‚ and their home. The business concept is to give the customer unbeatable value by offering fashion and quality at the best price. H&M ensures the best price by having
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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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2014‚ Philipines late 2014 South Africa new sourcing hub could be new retail destination also New online markets Sportswear – dresses the Swedish Olympics team in. Winter & Summer Olympics Rising concern for environmental issues and H&M look to be at forefront H&M Home Expansion Independent Mens stores? Flat like-for-likes for the year to 30 November 2013 Rapid expansion causing cash flow issues Supermarket fashion Target market struggling with finances Increasing labour costs in manufacturing
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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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the board of directors of H&M to develop a business manual. This manual has to contain all the required information for a new employee to find his way through the company. We had to do research after a lot of points which where needed for the assignment. We had to do research about: the financial part of the company ‚ HRM‚ products‚ information channels. The information we’ve found was put into words and included to the ‘’manual’’. Most of the information comes from the H&M website itself where all
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H&M’s value chain: The value chain‚ made by Michael Porter‚ is really important to see how a company structure is created. The value chain is constituted by two parts: support activities (firm infrastructure‚ human resource management‚ technology development‚ procurement) and primary activities (inbound logistic‚ operations‚ outbound logistic‚ marketing and sales‚ service). (Johnson et al. 2011‚ p.97-99) Support activities: * Firm infrastructure: H&M is present in 44 markets in the
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Mauritz (H&M) was first established in 1947 and have since expanded internationally and currently operate in 34 countries (H&M‚ 2009). As H&M continues to expand every year‚ the following report has chosen Australia as the new market‚ where analysis has been conducted to provide H&M with recommendations of which market entry method they should adopt and the threats and issues they must overcome to be able to succeed. 1.0 - Country Analysis – Australia For the purpose of this report H&M (Hennes
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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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Human Resources The Human Resource is a strategic partner to H&M’s business. They set standards for recruitment‚ implement training and support the development and growth of their entire organization. The human resource planning‚ the recruitment and the selection is one of the major human resource management responsibility. All to ensure their have the right people with the right skills in the right positions – and at the right time. H&M’s goal is to be a fair partner to their employees and to act
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Export Merchandising HENNES & MAURITZ (H&M): Hennes and Mauritz popularly known as H&M is a pioneering apparel retailer based in Sweden known for its cheap but chic fashion. H&M is one of the world’s largest and fastest growing clothing retailers. The company is also a pioneer of ―fast fashion‖: a term used to describe clothing collections which are based on the most recent fashion trends on the catwalk but which are designed and manufactured quickly‚ are affordable‚ and are aimed at mainstream
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