Waterford Wedgwood forward.” The challenge facing its management was how best to reshape a loss-making group that owned a range of branded glassware and chinaware into a profitable concern. Other luxury goods conglomerates such as Richemont‚ PPR/Gucci and LVMH were doing well but could a quite different brand portfolio be made similarly profitable? The Company The company of Waterford was first established in 1783 in the Irish harbour town of Waterford. Its founders were two brothers‚ William and George
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sales‚ but it paled in comparison with its other in-house brand. The trend hit other well-known brands particularly hard. Burberry Group PLC (BBRYF)‚ purveyor of the easily identifiable classic check trenchcoat‚ issued a profit warning in September. LVMH (LVMHF) Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton‚ the world’s largest luxury goods group and owner of the famed LV brand‚ reported its slowest quarterly growth since 2009 this summer. Each company cited China as a reason for its weakness. Analysts are already taking
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After the case and readings the problems of LVMH there are several problems such as the declining demand for luxury goods because it is linked to political events‚ situation and social trends. (After the attacks of 9/11 an impact on luxury goods has dropped and had automatically an impact on LVMH sales) Secondly luxury products are easy to counterfeit‚ some countries such as china‚ turkey‚ and other still have to improve their IPR policies And finally LVMH diversification strategy (Bernard Arnault)
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Executive Summary Gucci Group is a luxury goods retailer focusing on improving their market share while producing high quality fashionable items. Initially‚ Gucci’s poor business strategy and internal family conflict directly resulted in decreased sales and net income. When Investcorp took control of the company‚ Gucci regained their success through quality management and acquisitions. Gucci’s product line now includes a large range of products. We would like to continue Gucci’s success and believe
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Introduction Hardly any industry today is as much changing as the fashion industry. New collections‚ new styles and trends emerge faster than ever before. Brands that are "in" today can be "out" tomorrow and vice versa. In addition‚ consumer behavior in the fashion industry changed significantly over the last two decades mixing and mingling fashion segments into individual styles that combine both high and low-end fashion items. In order to keep up with the pace of the industry‚ players have
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a variety of products. * Its founder Mandonnaud rebranded his combined set of stores in order to expand is market. * Mandonnaud extended its branches all over France by acquiring 8% of total French retail perfume market and was purchased by LVMH‚ luxury product group‚ for $262 million in 1997. * Sephora expanded its operations and services beyond the perfume industry and expanding its core of products to cosmetics. * Under LNMH’s ownership and opened its first U.S store in New York
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The key question in this case is can LVMH continue to successfully manages of its different brands while making sure they are all profitable. I like the focus that the company puts on its “star brands”. Focusing on the brands that continue to grow and bring in profits will help the company stay profitable. While focusing on the star brands is a good strategy it is far from all that LVMH needs to do to be a successful conglomerate. It appears that in the fashion world human resources are the most
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Weakness For Estee Lauder 1. Decline in Estee Lauder and Clinique Brands Sales in the quarter rose 7.1 percent to $1.7 billion. Makeup and skin care sales increased in the quarter‚ but the company said there was weakness in sales of its core brands‚ and in the domestic market. Estee Lauder and Clinique are their largest brands. Worldwide‚ sales of each brand climbed by low single digits. We will increase investment in Clinique in fiscal ’07 to facilitate growth in the U.S. and build on
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brands in the luxury apparel segment. It essentially caters to a niche market segment due to its high prices and exclusive apparels. Louis Vuitton is a flagship of the Moett Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) Group. The flagship of LVMH‚ Louis Vuitton has been a major driving force behind the growth of the LVMH Group. The Company has seen various changes in the operations and strategies over the years‚ which have helped it evolve and maintain its premium luxury market. MISSION The mission of Louis Vuitton
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Marketing 440 Summer 2012 Tom Fashho Shanghai Tang: The First Global Chinese Luxury Brand Table of Content Pg3: What is a luxury brand? How is it different from a regular‚ mass-market brand? How does one build a luxury brand? Pg4 & 5: How would you characterize Shanghai Tang’s brand image and sources of brand equity? Pg5 & 6: What are the strengths and
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