a value chain analysis to assess H&M’s capabilities and derive its core competencies. (35%) Question 3. Based on these competencies identify the generic competitive strategy which H&M is pursuing. (10%) Question 4. It is suggested in the case study that the fashion industry is full of companies that have confidently expanded into international markets but later have been forced to retreat. Analyze the international strategy choice being pursued by H&M and assess the extent to which this
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employee base of approximately 94000 (MarketLine Case Study‚ 2012). H&M Group also includes independent brands i.e. COS‚ Cheap Monday‚ Monki and Weekday. For the sake of simplicity‚ this report will look only at the brand H&M. The target customers of H&M are mostly price sensitive and belong to the age bracket 15-35 years. The key competitors with whom H&M shares these customers are Primark‚ Zara‚ Next and Benetton. In 2011‚ the online retail sector in UK has grown by 16% and reached
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Background of the Brand H&M Hennes & Mauritz‚ better known as H&M‚ is a worldwide apparel company‚ which sells clothing for women‚ men and children as well as cosmetics and home furnishings. H&M is continually working toward the goal of "giving the customer unbeatable value through the combination of fashion‚ quality and price" and it is no surprise that the corporation is homed in Sweden‚ which is the home of all things affordably trendy or trendily affordable such as IKEA‚ Ericsson
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AB (H&M). We will analyse on it using PESTEL‚ Porter’s Five Forces and SWOT to get a clear concept of what H&M is today and where it can go. This positioning will be helpful in strategy designing. Company activities H&M was established in Västerås‚ Sweden in 1947 by Erling Persson. We now sell clothes and cosmetics in around 2.200 stores around the world. * H&M offers fashion and quality at the best price * H&M offers fashion for women‚ men‚teenagers and children. * H&M also
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Problem 4: H&M and Burberry’s non-current assets Question 1 (a) Ratio of land‚ buildings and equipment to sales H&M: (420+222+7134) / 78346 = 9.9% Burberry: (58.2+99.2) / 995.4 = 15.8% (b) Ratio of depreciation to sales H&M: (14+1750) / 78346 = 2.25% Burberry: (1.9+27)/ 995.4 = 2.9% The above ratios can be used to measure the efficiency of a firm’s investment policy. Burberry has a higher land‚ buildings and equipment to sales ratio as well as a higher depreciation to sales ratio.
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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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Tangibles (Physical appearance) At the first glance‚ H&M has a simple and clear design. (Appendix A) In the shop‚ different products are classified into different categories and there are clear directional signs which are easy for customers to find out what they need. (Appendix B) Also‚ the price tags are explicit and detailed for customers to understand. (Appendix C) Besides‚ the fitting rooms are located next to the cashiers which bring convenience to customers allowing them to pay right away
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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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H&M is one of the largest fashion companies in the world that designs and sells men’s‚ women’s‚ and children’s clothing‚ as well as homeware and accessories. It began as a Swedish women’s wear store in 1947 and has evolved into five brands‚ encompassing about 2‚800 stores in 48 countries on four continents‚ and employing over 94‚000 people worldwide1. H&M strives to produce increasingly sustainable fashion while making it accessible and affordable to individuals all around the globe by pursuing
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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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