1. What are the characteristics and attractiveness of industry? The characteristic of luxury goods industry Gucci‚ Hermes and Louis Vuitton‚ all of these brands had been found more than 150 years ago. With the high amount of profit‚ as well as the sales growing 6% every year could make luxury goods industry one of the highest profitable market in the world. The industry has seven main product categories which are; leather goods‚ footwear‚ high-end apparel‚ silks‚ watches‚ jewelry and perfume. The
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Executive Summary This paper examines the brand management of Gucci‚ as one of today’s most prominent luxury brands. Based on literature it first looks at definitions of luxury and luxury brand equity as an expression of dream value. Then it explores the identity‚ brand building‚ brand architecture‚ brand stretching and strategies Gucci follows in each of its segments. In the light of the latest recession‚ it looks at the response strategies of the brand and sheds light on the communication challenges
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Gucci‘s overall strategy was to vertically integrate to strengthen its overall brand image. After vertically integrating they acquired other luxury retailers to continue to grow horizontally and to increase economies of scope. The economics of the luxury goods industry changed forcing Gucci to modify its strategy. Consumers demand shifted from classic style buyers to style conscious buyers. Gucci not only had to change due to the economics of the industry but they also had several problems with
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2 1. Business planning and developing a strategy. 3 2.1. The formation of Burberry’s new strategic business plan . 3 2.2. Business strategy‚ vision and mission 4 2.3.1. Successful strategy and achieving the goals based on analysis. 5 2.3.2. Vision and mission 7 2. Protect‚ Explore and Inspire. Burberry values. 8 3.3. Values 8 3.4. Classification of Burberry values. 8 3.5.3. Protect 8
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Innovation A Driver for Value Creation by QMD Innovation and Value Creation Technical Committee http://www.asq-qm.org/innovation-and-value-creation What Is Innovation? In – nova – tion means …..doing things….. In - a new – way So‚ how can we define innovation? >>> Quality Management Division Innovation and Value Creation Technical Committee What Is a Definition of Innovation? Innovation is: The successful conversion of new concepts and knowledge into new products and processes
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2008 MGMT 401 Gucci Business-Level and Corporate Strategy During the late 1990’s‚ Gucci portrayed the characteristics of a firm with a differentiated business-level strategy. Gucci provides value to their customers with high quality luxury goods which consist of unique product features in relation to their rival competitors. One example of Gucci’s distinct quality is the prestigious image of their brand name using the famous “GG” logo on their items. Gucci is a successful
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Business Opportunity Analysis [Gucci Group N.V.(HBS 701037)] Seoeui Hong 1316692 1) Map the competitive positions of the different players in the luxury good business along the “cost leadership” (Y-axis) and “product differentiation” (X-axis) strategy map. Where is Gucci’s position on this map in 1990‚ 1994‚ and 2000 respectively? a. The luxury goods arena is a highly competitive industry in which companies must position themselves with both objective and subjective differentiating
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Comprehend case situation Burberry is a famous British originated fashion and luxury company that launched its first product in 1900. It had been a well-established luxury brand for wealthy middle-class people for several decades until 1980 when the company started making losses because of its old-fashioned products. To avoid further losses‚ its CEO Rosemary Bravo revamp it with modern feel and soon its popularity grew among hip-hop artists and football fans. This Burberry strategy to embrace new age resulted
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Haley Ankenbauer Gucci Case Summary Robert Polet became CEO for Gucci in 2004 after spending the last 26 years of his life at one of the largest consumer goods companies‚ eventually becoming the president of the ice cream and frozen foods division. In 2008‚ shoppers were starting to feel the pain of the recent credit crunch crisis. Polet thought about improving Gucci’s CRM system because of his past experience and how much potential a good CRM system can have. Gucci created a corporate group of
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It requires heavy investment in marketing communications‚ excellent product/service quality‚ but above all these brands have to try to remain fashionable‚ which is notoriously difficult. Gucci‚ Louis Vuitton and Vertu are three successful so-called luxury brands‚ that retail to the high-end market. Both Gucci and Louis Vuitton are well-established brands that have been around for decades‚ even centuries. However Vertu‚ is a relatively new kid on the block‚ having only entered the luxury communications
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