Case Study on L'Oreal
Table of Contents
Executive Summary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2
Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
Background Information ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
Findings and Analysis ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-5
Recommendation ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-6
Conclusion ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6
Executive Summary
L’Oreal was the world largest French-based cosmetic company, achieved successfully in global marketing with businesses in East and Western Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and some other countries. Later, they spotted on China as a potential cosmetics market due to its extremely high population and entered the Chinese market to compete with other cosmetic brands as a late entrant.
This report attempts to discuss on L’Oreal’s expansion in China. For example, in order to speed up the growth in the Chinese market, L’Oreal signed agreements to acquire two famous Chinese cosmetic brands, Yue-Sai and Mininurse. Moreover, according to the contracts, both the founders of Mininurse and Yue-Sai were required to never enter the cosmetics market. Were these problems that affect L’Oreal’s management on the two Chinese brands and its future growth in China? They are to be identified and analyzed in detail. Conclusion and recommendations will be given at the end of the report on how to well manage the two Chinese brands and make sustainable growth in the future. For example, keep the original cosmetics product packaging of Yue-Sai instead of re-packaging it due to the risk of losing brand loyalty. Remain the original core identity of the cosmetics when improving the formula of it.
Executive Summary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2
Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
Background Information ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
Findings and Analysis ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-5
Recommendation ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-6
Conclusion ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6
Executive Summary
L’Oreal was the world largest French-based cosmetic company, achieved successfully in global marketing with businesses in East and Western Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and some other countries. Later, they spotted on China as a potential cosmetics market due to its extremely high population and entered the Chinese market to compete with other cosmetic brands as a late entrant.
This report attempts to discuss on L’Oreal’s expansion in China. For example, in order to speed up the growth in the Chinese market, L’Oreal signed agreements to acquire two famous Chinese cosmetic brands, Yue-Sai and Mininurse. Moreover, according to the contracts, both the founders of Mininurse and Yue-Sai were required to never enter the cosmetics market. Were these problems that affect L’Oreal’s management on the two Chinese brands and its future growth in China? They are to be identified and analyzed in detail. Conclusion and recommendations will be given at the end of the report on how to well manage the two Chinese brands and make sustainable growth in the future. For example, keep the original cosmetics product packaging of Yue-Sai instead of re-packaging it due to the risk of losing brand loyalty. Remain the original core identity of the cosmetics when improving the formula of it.