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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written for the coursework of ‘Financial Analysis and Management of International Groups’ taught by Professor George Iatridis at EDHEC Business School‚ the LVMH Group will be thoroughly analysed and elaborately discussed. In order to be able to situate the analysis‚ we decided to compare LVMH with two of its industry competitors: Kering and Richmond. LVMH is a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate based in Paris‚ listed on Euronext Paris‚ and a constituent member of the CAC40. The group is responsible
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Brand and Product Overview LVMH‚ being a huge conglomerate‚ does operate in a different luxury markets‚ offering variety of products for their customers. The whole LVMH group is focusing on items that would be demanded by high-income customers. According to Pan & McCauley (2005) brands played an important role in the luxury industry‚ as buyers in this segment bought not only the product but also its associated values in terms of class-consciousness‚ emotional and artistic appeal‚ a unique design
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SWOT Analysis LVMH LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA‚ (LVMH)‚ is a France-based luxury goods company. It owns a portfolio of luxury brands and its business activities are divided into five segments: Wines and Spirits‚ Fashion and Leather Goods‚ Perfumes and Cosmetics‚ Watches and Jewellery‚ and Selective Retailing. The activities of the wines and spirits sector include the Champagne and Wines branch‚ and the Cognac and Spirits branch. The Fashion and Leather Goods group includes Louis Vuitton
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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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Opportunity for LVMH in China Introduction With the progress of globalization‚ business external environment‚ which directly affects organizations’ performance‚ becomes more complex and changes continually. Various factors in this complex and volatile business environment play the roles of different level in different organization. At the same time‚ these factors also have the features of time. By 2015‚ this round of economic recession will come to an end‚ and a new round of economic growth is
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The battle for the takeover of Gucci by LVMH‚ and efforts by Gucci management to defend against the intended takeover at all costs‚ is a classic example in the fashion goods industry. The case can be seen as mainly a battle between the two majority stakeholders in Gucci‚ namely the management of Gucci itself versus the other majority stakeholder LVMH. It can also be seen as the battle between two personalities‚ De Sole of Gucci and Bernard Arnault of LVMH‚ each determined to get their own way‚ regardless
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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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Institute 2015 March 2nd‚ 2015: - Introduction to the Italian Fashion System - The brand value in the Italian Fashion System Guest: Paolo Balistrieri‚ LVMH group - Brand value & counterfeit Quoted Brands: Elsa Haertter‚ I viaggi di Grazia‚ Grazia‚ Elsa Schiaparelli‚ Dolce & Gabbana‚ Valentino haute couture‚ Ferrari‚ Gucci‚ Beppe Modenese‚ Emilio Pucci‚ LVMH‚ Giorgio Armani‚ Krizia‚ Armani Privè susanne kreuzer . marco turinetto . silvia festa Concept and all design are property of Direction of the Master
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ABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY3 2.0 INTRODUCTION3 2.1 Background to Organization3 3.0 ANALYSIS3 3.1 Porters 5 Forces (Model of Competition)3 3.2 PESTEL (External Analysis)5 3.3 SWOT6 4.0 KEY FINDINGS OF ANALYSIS/PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION/ KEY STRATEGIC CONCERNS6 4.1 Vertical Integration6 4.2 Diversification7 5.0 POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS & STRATEGIES.8 7.0 CONCLUSION9 8.0 APPENDICES11 Appendix 1: Porters 5 Forces11 Appendix 3: Luxury Goods Group & Brands Top Ten Competitors13 Appendix 4: Industry
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