LVMH: Diversification Strategy into Luxury Goods Strategic Issues By 2002‚ Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton was the world’s largest luxury products company‚ enjoying annual sales of 12.2 billion euros. LVMH carries the most prestigious brand names in wine‚ champagne‚ fashion‚ jewelry‚ and perfume. Upon entrance of this luxury product industry‚ LVMH was aware that they produced products that nobody needed‚ but that were desired by millions across the world. This desire in some way fulfills a fantasy
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this paper is to discuss the key strategic issues that LVMH face and establish some future recommendations that can be implemented in order for LVMH to remain successful in the luxury industry. In order to determine the key strategic issues a number of analysis tools were applied to the case study; they include Porter’s 5 forces model‚ SWOT analysis and PESTEL. It was found that the key strategic issues that LVMH face centred on diversification and vertical integration. A number of strategies have
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Strengths LVMH has a strong brand positioning meaning that the company strongly placed itself as a leader in the luxury sector. The company offers more than 60 brands of high value perception and identity to their customers. Due to high customer loyalty‚ image of their brands and value perception those brands are less affected by economic cycles. Most evidently‚ LVMH expressed resilience against the economic conditions specifically in 2009 and 2008. This is an indicator that the strength of their
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03/17/04 LVMH IN 2004: THE CHALLENGES OF STRATEGIC INTEGRATION The correct strategy is to know where a particular brand is headed and the managers and teams of each brand must imagine that. Then‚ we watch what is done at the group level and we extract a number of learnings: what are the businesses to acquire‚ where do we have to invest to develop this or that brand to benefit the group as a whole. —Bernard Arnault‚ Chairman and CEO‚ LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton1 INTRODUCTION LVMH was created
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external issues facing Louis Vuitton in 2014. As a minimum you should employ PESTLE and the Five Forces Framework. Political factors Political factors are a crucial factor of LVMH‚ which causes a great influence on the market environment. New policy‚ business rules and the regulation have deep rooted influences on LVMH development in UK market. According to The Economist (2009) VAT has increased which created a threat to the market as there would be both a restriction and hindrance in consumer
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http://www.economist.com/node/14447276 LVMH in the recession The substance of style The world’s biggest luxury-goods group is benefiting from a flight to quality‚ but the recession is also prompting questions about the company’s breadth and balance Sep 17th 2009 | Paris | from the print edition * * Bloomberg “THERE are four main elements to our business model—product‚ distribution‚ communication and price‚” explains an executive at LVMH‚ the world’s largest luxury-goods group. “Our
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producer of champagne and cognac). Since its creation‚ LVMH has made changes to its structure and in 1997 LVMH started creating business branches around the different métiers of the Group by combining apparently disparate businesses and synergies between the sectors. By changing its corporate structure‚ LVMH greatly improved its sales and profit‚ which strengthened LVMH’s dominance in the world luxury goods industry relative to its large competitors. LVMH has successfully conquered European and US markets
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LVMH & Warnaco 1. Calculate ROIC for both companies for fiscal 2011. For calculations requiring a tax rate‚ assume 33.3% for LVMH (the French corporate rate)‚ and 35% for Warnaco (the U.S. corporate rate). Based on this analysis alone‚ how do the companies compare in terms of their performance? LVMH Warnaco EUR mil USD mil 2011 Operating Income 5‚154.00 181.50 Tax rate 33.3% 35.0% [1] Tax 1‚716.28 63.53 NOPAT 3‚437.72 117.98 Ending Investment
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Bespala‚ Y.‚ Dmitrieva‚ M.‚ Jackson‚ S. and Reutoi‚ N. LVMH Word Count – 3‚154 words. Index Topic Page No. Introduction 3 Marketing in a Contemporary Context 4 Understanding Consumer Behaviour 6 Market Research 8 Segmentation‚ Targeting & Positioning 10 The Marketing Mix 12 Conclusion 14 References 15 Appendix (Including Additional Readings) 18 Introduction “There are four main elements
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INBS 349-02 November 11‚ 2013 Case Studies (2) Starbucks 1. In the United States‚ about two-thirds of Starbucks outlets are company owned; the remaining one-third are operated by licensees. Outside the United States‚ the proportions are reversed: about two-thirds are run by licensees or partnerships in which Starbucks has equity stakes. What is the explanation for the two different market expansion strategies? When conducting business abroad‚ multi-national companies can use different market
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