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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Mauritzs (H&M) sourcing and inventory direction strategies and their reliance on distribution channel partners. H&M has developed a extraordinary distribution channel dodge to compete with better entrenched retailers including Gap‚ Old Navy‚ Zara and FCUK. H&M ware Strategy Understanding H&Ms distribution strategy requires a clear intellectual of their oerlap philosophy and strategy. Like Gap and other habiliment retailers‚ H&M foodstuffs to a particular segment of the bearing consumer market. H&Ms philosophy
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ANSOFF MATRIX To analyse the marketing strategies of H&M we are using the Ansoff Matrix. It is a tool that helps businesses decides their product and market growth strategy (Jobber and Fahy‚ 2003). Ansoff matrix consists of product development (Selling new products to existing customers)‚ market penetration (Selling more of the same to the same types of people)‚ market development (Selling the existing products to new types of consumer) and diversification (Selling new products to new consumer)
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effective production of the service(Stokes&Lomax‚ 2008). The process in H&M is from trend predetermination to selling in stores. In brief‚ designers carry out their work based on the forecasted data. Secondary‚ suppliers manufacture the clothes. Finally‚ the clothes could be sent to stores all around the world and customers buy the products. This process could be compleated within 20 days at the soonest. But the leadtime of H&M is usually 21 days. The information of selling of all stores will be gathered
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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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Description___________________________________________ H&M is a leading brand in producing frontline affordable fashion. Founded in 1947 in Sweden‚ as Hennes and Mauritz (H&M)‚ it has expanded globally and found itself having gained a reputation as a major multinational clothes and cosmetics retailer. The business mainly operates in North America‚ Asia and Europe‚ with its headquarters in Stockholm‚ Sweden. It had over 2‚200 outlets around the world and a turnover of SEK 126‚966 million in 2010. (H&M‚ 2011e) The company
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H&M Success H&M is a growing fashion retail clothing company‚ which operates on a wide scale across the globe‚ the brand offers its customers all the latest fashionable clothing and accessories based at reasonable and low prices which can be acknowledged from the companies motto ‘fashion and quality at the best price’. The company has appealed to European customers as it offers a range of products for everyone from the likes of high-end fashionable products to casual basics more or less for
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H&M is currently structured as a matrix organisation this is due to their widespread departments all over the world. A matrix organisation is horizontally laid out and product-based. The standard way of managing a matrix-organised company is to have their employees report to more than one manager at a time. It is common to different managers to come together in order to accomplish a common goal and avoid duplications of for example products‚ marketing and human recourse etc. Thanks to this the
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2014‚ Philipines late 2014 South Africa new sourcing hub could be new retail destination also New online markets Sportswear – dresses the Swedish Olympics team in. Winter & Summer Olympics Rising concern for environmental issues and H&M look to be at forefront H&M Home Expansion Independent Mens stores? Flat like-for-likes for the year to 30 November 2013 Rapid expansion causing cash flow issues Supermarket fashion Target market struggling with finances Increasing labour costs in manufacturing
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Historical Background Bodhi-Dharma (菩提達摩) was an Indian Buddhist monk who came to China from India in the first quarter of the sixth century. He brought Mahayana Buddhism to China. Coming to China‚ he stayed nine years at the Shao-lin Temple (少林寺)‚ located in He-nan Province (河南省). Bodhi-Dharma is well-known in connection to a story expressed by the phrase “Wall Contemplation Nine Years (面壁九年)”. From the philosophy and practice represented by this phrase‚ the Chinese Zen Buddhism originated
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