is the son of Erling Persson who founded the Swedish fashion company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). Persson was born the same year‚ 1947‚ as H&M. His father‚ Erling‚ was the son of a butcher in Västerås‚ an hour or so outside of Stockholm. Stefan Persson chairs the hugely successful clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB‚ a company founded by his father in Sweden in 1947. Known informally as "H&M‚" the international chain of nearly 900 stores has mastered the art of delivering cheap but
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Three main strategic goals for H&M for the next five years would be linked with profitability‚ competition and technological leadership. H&M has reported a rise in sales and profits and sales for the three months to 31st of August. Net profit for the third quarter of 2009 rose 4.1% to 3.46bn Swedish crowns from 3.33bn crowns last year. Sales‚ excluding sales tax‚ increased by 13% to 23.6bn crowns. So first LTO is to maintain financial stability H&M has achieved. H&M plans to increase sales revenues
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1. About H&M (1) H&M history -H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB comprises five different independent brands – H&M‚ COS‚ Monki‚ Weekday and Cheap Monday. The H&M Group has a total of approximately 2‚700 stores all over the world. -From a single womenswear store in 1947 to a global company offering fashion for the whole family and their home‚ under the brand names of H&M‚ COS‚ Monki‚ Weekday‚ Cheap Monday and H&M Home. -2012 H&M plans to open in Bulgaria‚ Latvia‚ Malaysia‚ and Mexico and via franchise
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Lillebaelt Academy of Professional Higher Education MM 226 Organisation Communication Semester I‚ October 2012 SEMESTER PROJECT – H&M Stoian Ioan Stefan Soc. Reg. Nr. 300693-3397 Keystrokes: 21.663 Teachers: Casper Christensen Mary.M.I Sønderlund 1 Table of Contents Executive summary ........................................................................................ 3 1.0 Introduction .....................................................................................
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Agriculture and the Porter’s Five Forces Model Wandering across the internet I recently came across this poverty alleviation program by IFAD. For the uninitiated‚ IFAD – in their own words – are the agriculture specialists of the United Nations. Primarily a development body‚ it has been involved in many far reaching poverty alleviation projects world wide. So‚ as I was saying I happened to come across this program run by IFAD in Tanzania – called the Agriculture Marketing Systems Development Program
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H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB SWOT Strength 1. They have 3‚132 stores in more than 54 markets worldwide 2. High market share (The world’s No. 2 fashion retailer) 3. Strong brand name 4. One of the world’s largest fashion retailers 5. H&M employs around 116‚000 employees in over 54 different countries worldwide. The average number of employees in the Group‚ converted into full-time positions‚ was 81‚ 099 (72‚276)‚ of which 6‚868 (6‚220) are employed in Sweden. 6. Experienced fashion design team ( H & M
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Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis- Need to include one consistant example-The conclusions/improvements that can be drawn from Porter’s 5 Forces-Every force should have a fancy quote and reference Introduction Developed by Michael E. Porter‚ “Porters 5 Forces” have shaped a generation of academic research and business practice. Intense forces lead to less attractive returns on investment as can be seen in the airline textile and hotel industries. Benign forces exist in industries such as software‚ soft
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Positioning H&M (Hennes & Mauritz AB) is the world second largest retail-clothing company. It was founded in 1947 in Sweden. In recent years‚ it has expanded rapidly‚ about 3‚000 branch stores existing over 50 countries which include in Asia‚ Europe and America. As a “fast fashion” clothing company‚ H&M’s business concept is offering latest popular design and good quality at the best price. The H&M Group offers fashion from the H&M‚ COS‚ Monki‚ Weekday‚ Cheap Monday‚ & Other Stories and H&M Home brands
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Georges Obolo MKT 501 Application paper #2 (High cost consumer goods) For this assignment‚ I chose the automobile industry. This paper will focus on BMW key competitors and competitive forces using the Porter Five forces Framework. The globalization is influencing the automobile industry. Auto dealers encounter less and less restrictions to operate in overseas market. However‚ competition is rough with innovation and the increase of people’s sensibility to respect the environment limits and be
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Undertake a Porter ‘Five Forces Analysis’ for an industry with which you are familiar (1000 words). Introduction This essay is aimed at analyzing Porter’s five forces for the banking industry in Ghana. It gives a brief introduction to the industry and provides a detailed application of the five forces to the industry. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis in the Ghanaian Banking Industry “Competition for profits goes beyond established industry rivals to include four other competitive forces as well: customers
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