School of Technology and Society BACHELOR DEGREE PROJECT Strategies Adopted in the International Market The case of IKEA in France Bachelor Degree Project in Business Administration 15 ECTS Spring term 2007 Authors: Damien BADIER and Carole ROUSSET Supervisor: Desalegn ABRAHA Examiner: Marianne KULLENWALL Strategies adopted in the International Market The case of IKEA in France This thesis is submitted by Damien Badier and Carole Rousset to University of Skövde for the Bachelor Degree
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“IKEA invades America“ Case Study 27.11.2012 Marketing II Saskia Jaeger‚ David Varnai‚ Lukas Razmilić Table of contents 1 What factors account for the success of IKEA? 4 2 What do you think of the company’s product strategy and product range? Do you agree with the matrix approach described in Figure B of the case? 5 3 Despite the success there are many downsides to shopping at IKEA. What are some of these downsides? IKEA’s vision statement (in Figure C of the case) describes how the company
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY Synopsis This case study is to deliberate about IKEA’s marketing strategy in reaching out customers. Also discussing about IKEA’s business idea and IKEA follows a quite traditional pattern of internationalizing and also drives the localization thoughts in different market place to stay competitive. Their vision “To create a better everyday life for the many” and their ultimate business idea “ To offer a wide range of well designed‚ functional home furnishing
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Ikea - Case Study Expansion Into China and Japan “IKEA – A Long March to the Far East” Global Strategic Marketing Case Study Table of Contents 1 Introduction to the case 2 2 Critically and systematically analyse the global strategic advantages of IKEA 3 2.1 Branding ‚ designer appeal 3 2.2 Critical mass‚ low cost‚ low price 3 2.3 Quality‚ green credentials 3 2.4 Global appeal‚ local sensitivity 3 3 What were the key challenges that IKEA faced in a) China and b) Japan
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A case study of IKEA Abstract The past century saw rapid growth of multinational companies around the globe. Along with the tide of globalization‚ china is under the influence of effects of globalization. China boosting a remarkable economic growth in the past two decades‚ stands out under the spotlight of international business. Being amazed by the huge business potential posed by a population of 1.3 billion‚ many multinational companies have joined the competition to attract
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IKEA CASE STUDY (Current Position‚ Value Chain Approach‚ Goes Forth) Word Count: 2‚884 IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer‚ specialising in selling stylish‚ inexpensive‚ self assembly Scandinavian design furniture‚ home accessories‚ kitchens and bathrooms in their retail stores around the world. Delivering good quality contemporary design furniture to the middle class consumer is not the only focus of the IKEA group; it also sells a lifestyle that customers around the world recognise
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MBAA 514: Marketing Case Study of the IKEA Company September 12‚ 2011 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University- Worldwide Executive Summary IKEA (2011) has found a wide market in the discount furniture industry. The mission is simple- provide furniture to help everyone decorate as they like (IKEA‚ 2011). The company always strives to lower costs and pass savings to consumers (IKEA‚ 2011). It provides exceptional products which enabled the company to increase sales through the recession (Manners
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IKEA INVADES AMERICA IKEA is a major competitor in the home furnishing and home goods operations with operations in more than 30 countries. IKEA unique brand identity is its unassembled products that require consumer assembling. The IKEA Group‚ one of the world’s top furniture retailers‚ has emerged as the fastest-growing furniture retailer in the US. To become one of the leading furniture retailers in such huge and promising market‚ it has set an ambitious goal to have 50 stores around the US by
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[Type the company name] IKEA Case Study Dealing with Child Labor David Rogers David Rogers Case Study 2/13/2015 IKEA Marianne Barner is face with a very difficult decision. German TV has not been an ally to the company; instead they have been exposing IKEA’s flaws for years. In this case‚ however‚ a documentary is about to be released that is specifically and aggressively targeting IKEA as the main offender in child labor laws. What is about to be exposed will contradict the philosophy the
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account for the success of IKEA? IKEA’s success was attributed to a number of core competency factors such as its strong brand image‚ having a well-defined target market‚ its cost cutting corporate culture which led to flat-packaging of its products‚ developing good working relationships with its suppliers‚ creating a “partnership” relationship with consumers and proper understanding of its consumers’ behavior. IKEA was able to deliver superior
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