The Internet use by the Luxury industry An interactive tool for a very demanding sector Supervisor: Margareta Paulsson Authors: Charlotte LARBANET Benjamin LIGIER Master Thesis Umeå School of Business Spring Semester 2009 1 Acknowledgements Assistance from many people contributed to the accomplishment of our master thesis. Therefore we wish to express our thanks to Umea School of Business and Economics for contributing toward the success of our year abroad in Sweden. Also‚ we would
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fragmented and diversified. Industry retailers may specialize in selling specific accessories‚ such as hats‚ costume jewelry or luggage. The more specialized retailers may not have significant competition from other stores because they operate in a niche market. A retailer’s depth and quality of merchandise‚ fashion selection‚ procurement and pricing methods‚ inventory control‚ reputation and store design and location are important factors in competing successfully in this industry. Competitors: Coach Inc
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Mid-luxury/executive cars The mid-luxury segment are commonly referred to as executive cars in Britain‚ Obere Mittelklasse in German‚ and Grandes Routières in French. Examples include the Volvo S80‚ BMW 5 Series‚ Mercedes-Benz E-Class‚ and Jaguar XF [30] Although having similar dimensions to mid-size cars and large family cars‚ executive cars are engineered and positioned as premium vehicles with better performance and technology amenities. There is also higher development and production costs
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Market Segmentation The market for Luxury watches consists of buyers‚ and Buyers differ according to their wants‚ resources‚ locations‚ buying attitudes‚ and buying practices. Because these buyers have unique needs and wants‚ each buyer is potentially a separate market. Therefore it is extremely essential for a marketer to analyze the segment in which it needs to compete. A seller might design a separate marketing program for each buyer. The luxury watches market can also be segmented in a similar
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Theoretical frame work: The Brand Luxury Index (BLI) designed by Franck Vigneron and Lester W. Johnson in 2004 is a scale to measure the different aspects of what makes a brand luxurious. The model measures how luxurious a brand is‚ through personal and non-personal oriented. First non-personal oriented perceptions: perceived Conspicuousness: is defined as the image associated with consuming a luxury item. perceived Uniqueness: the scarcity of items highly reflects on the preference towards a brand
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APPLE IN CHINA GAIN THE POWER BACK Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 A. ANALYSIS 4 I. Strategic Issue 4 II. Analyze the Apple situation 4 1. Student slave Labor: Chinese students forced to ’intern ’ at iPhone factory. 4 2. Warranty Scandal: Worse Warranty policy to China compare to other countries 5 3. Underdeveloped infrastructure: only 8 retail stores 5 4. Competition facts 6 5. Other facts: The relationship between China and USA 7 6. Conclusion about Apple strategic
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China‚ officially the People’s Republic of China‚ is the largest country in East Asia. It is located in Asia-Europe mainland east‚ the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. China is one of the fastest economic growths‚ but Chinese productivity overall level is relatively low‚ area develops lopsided; level of science and technology and cultural quality is not high enough. “China is the world’s …over 1.3 billion…” [1] It shows how many people China has now. And the most intensive urban are Shanghai‚ Beijing
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Luxury Branding in Web 2.0 Introduction With the development of science and new technology‚ usage of Web 2.0 as a communication has become a very important concept in terms of the modern consumer behavior and marketing management. Nowadays‚ people has got used to obtain the information and purchasing on line‚ especially for the younger generation consumers. There used to be a time when luxury industry is totally on the opposite side of digital
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research report on Global and China PETG Industry. The report firstly introduced PETG basic information included definition classification application industry chain structure industry overview; international market analysis‚ Global and China domestic market analysis‚ Macroeconomic environment and economic situation analysis and influence‚ PETG Industry policy and plan‚ PETG product specification‚ manufacturing process‚ product cost structure etc. then statistics Global and China key manufacturers PETG
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16 Key Luxury Brand Distributors A round up of sixteen of the most prominent luxury goods distributors‚ including Bosco di Ciliegi‚ Bluebell‚ Swiss Prestige and Chalhoub Group. Despite their inherant focus on brand control‚ luxury manufacturers have commonly relied on local distributors to introduce products to new markets‚ acknowledging that whilst they might know what is best for their brand communications‚ design and development‚ they may not necessarily understand local cultures‚ retail climates
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