The journal Liberation and the young French readership - publié le 20/01/2009
Essay - 9 pages - Business strategy
Liberation is a daily newspaper first created in 1978 by J.P. Sartre. Originally at the extreme left wing of the French political scheme but through the decades it has shifted to a more leftist, labor-style orientation. The paper has been facing financing issues that have been undermining its...
The Strategy of the Ikea group
Essay - 16 pages - Business strategy
In 1943, Ingvar Kamprad, a young Swede, finished his studies. He soon created a small company which he called IKEA. The acronym IKEA (Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd) is composed of the initials of his name, the name of his parent's farm and the name of his village. In the beginning, the...
The strategy of MC Donald's
Essay - 14 pages - Business strategy
From modest beginnings in 1954, McDonald's experienced a steady growth until the end of 1980, reaching more than 5200 units catering to the United States on 31st December of the same year. This explosive growth was the result of a combination of three ideas which distinguished McDonald's...
Strategy of L'Oreal
Essay - 21 pages - Business strategy
L'Oreal was created in 1907 by a French chemist: Eugene Schueller. The latter developed a synthetic formula, called Aureole, to dye hair. He then created his own formulas, manufactured his products and marketed them to Parisians hairdressers. In 1909, after registering the articles of the...
Company strategy L'Oreal
Essay - 12 pages - Business strategy
L'OREAL, world leader in the cosmetics market, was founded as family enterprise in 1909 by the chemist Eugene Schueller who marketed products that he himself conceived and produced, at the Parisian hairdressing salons. This spirit and the values attached to it are what cements the group and...
Almasah international real estate: The real estate market in Dubai - publié le 20/01/2009
Market study - 41 pages - Business strategy
In February, I landed in Dubai for the first time, after having heard so much about it. I was astonished by the number of towers already built at that time but more by the huge amount of cranes and construction sites. Therefore, I decided to do my internship for a real estate broker. I quickly...
Case study: Amazon.com - published: 20/01/2009
Case study - 14 pages - Business strategy
Amazon.com is one of the first start-ups to appear around the end of 90's. Following the example of Microsoft or Apple, the appearance of Amazon became a myth, the famous American success story. The founder of the company is Jeff Bezos, a Princeton University graduate. Jeff Bezos was the senior...
The democratization of luxury
Essay - 62 pages - Business strategy
One notes, a strong expansion of the luxury market at the economic level, estimated in 2000 at approximately 90 billion euros (according to a Eurostaf study). Moreover, exploratory studies promise a bright future, with the emergence of a new wealthy class, globalization, and an expansion in the...
H&M on the Japanese market (2007) - publié le 19/01/2009
Essay - 9 pages - Business strategy
Hennes & Mauritz AB, better known as H&M, one of the inexpensive clothing fashion brand's leaders, established an expansion strategy, above all towards the East. They opened a lot of new stores in the best location, on shopping streets and in shopping centers in the United States (Beverly Center...
Business report : Veolia Environmental Services - published: 19/01/2009
Essay - 32 pages - Business strategy
As part of the Business to Business project, a team comprising Nicholas Dawson, Arnaud le Floch and Rouh Rouh Tan Tan decided to conduct an in-depth business study concerning a leading European waste management company: Veolia Environmental Services. Following the aftermath of “An...
Business plan for exporting RedGreen Danish chic sportswear products to Japan - published: 19/01/2009
Business plan - 13 pages - Business strategy
Where do we see fashion in 2007? Are people becoming more fashionable? We believe that fashion enables people to become a part of a culture and differentiate themselves regardless of the color of their skin and background...or identify themselves with a particular group. In the world of...
Re-branding junk food: firm strategies - publié le 19/01/2009
Essay - 10 pages - Business strategy
American food habits are known to be particular: quickness and convenience are the key-words to describe this food culture that started up the fast food phenomenon, which rapidly spread around the world. Similarly, with ingenious marketing strategies, the Coca-Cola Company managed to reach the...
What are the major opportunities that emerging markets offer to international companies and what are the key considerations that such companies have to take into account when formulating strategies for doing business in emerging markets? - publié le 19/01/2009
Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy
The notion of an emerging, or developing, market economy appeared 1981 in a World Bank report. This term was used since emerging countries have embarked on economic development and reform programs, and have begun to open up their markets and "emerge" onto the global scene. Therefore emerging...
The Baltic States: a golden opportunity for French food exporters? - published: 19/01/2009
Essay - 14 pages - Business strategy
The 1st of May 2004, ten new countries came into the European Union. These states have seen their economy dramatically change in many aspects of international trade since this date. From the custom point of view to the currencies issues, it significantly facilitates the goods exchanges of food...
Company focus: H&M - publié le 19/01/2009
Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy
Just a small quiz to begin: do you know which fashion house organized its runways in Central Park for the 2005 winter collection? A clue for you: this famous name of the fashion industry had Karl Lagerfeld as designer, and Kate Moss as top model… You are answering Chanel of course, and it...
Doing business in Venezuela - publié le 19/01/2009
Essay - 10 pages - Business strategy
It is difficult to establish if Venezuelan society is strongly direct or indirect, but one thing is true, they always tend to be clear in negotiations, they try to express what they think at every moment, becoming emotional many times. They don't establish symbolic or sign communications when...
Coach and Polo Ralph Lauren (2006) - publié le 19/01/2009
Case study - 53 pages - Business strategy
Coach began more than half a century ago as a family-run workshop in a Manhattan loft. Six artisans handcrafted a collection of high-quality leather goods. The founder of Coach was first inspired by a baseball glove. After refining it, making it softer and stronger, he created Coach's first...
Equipex: Case presentation - publié le 19/01/2009
Case study - 50 pages - Business strategy
Early 80s: Expansion of Activities in North America and Asia. Equipex's business grew with the establishment of small sales subsidiaries in India, Thailand and Indonesia. 1981: Establishment of Equipex in Karistan as a Joint Venture with a Karistane firm specialized in the same sector. 1999:...
Burberry - publié le 19/01/2009
Presentation - 47 pages - Business strategy
A distinctive luxury brand with international recognition and broad appeal. Design, source, manufacture, and distribute high-quality apparel and accessories. Great-Britain & position as the authentic British lifestyle brand. Repositioning of the brand: change of name, creation of distinctive...
L'Occitane & the body shop
Case study - 46 pages - Business strategy
Founded in 1976 by Olivier Baussan. Natural & environmental conservation. Vertical integration: in-house production. Sensoriality: natural color, scents and beauty of the Provence region. Authenticity: revive traditional methods & preserve local customs to make authentic products. Respect:...
Tom Ford vs Marc Jacobs - published: 19/01/2009
Case study - 52 pages - Business strategy
Jacobs launched his name sake line in 1986 and then in 2001 debuted another critically acclaimed collection, Marc by Marc Jacobs, a collection of comparatively affordable edgy and retro mass-market pieces. His accompanying accessory lines—bags loaded with pockets or buckles, round-toed...
Understanding strategic decisions and impacts on service innovation
Essay - 9 pages - Business strategy
By network strategy we can understand that firms are willing to develop their networks and to make them denser, being able to offer always more and better services. For instance, Mc Donald's opens several new restaurants worldwide every day and tries to position them in strategic places....
Brand strategies - published: 16/01/2009
Essay - 12 pages - Business strategy
You can build a business without a factory, without offices and without a staff, but you can not build a business without clients. The corollary is that clients are the only reason you are in business in the first place. And marketing is about finding and keeping people to buy and consume your...
The Case of Dasani - published: 16/01/2009
Essay - 18 pages - Business strategy
Our consulting team was called by The Coca Cola Company to find a solution face to the Dasani brand situation. Our objective is to analyze and evaluate the opportunity of Coca Cola re-launching Dasani brand into the UK market in the autumn 2008. Problematic: Following which strategy and across...
The Chinese wine market (2006) - publié le 16/01/2009
Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy
We are going to enter Shanghai wine market with our French wine such as Roman County, which is expensive but excellent taste. Now is the most perfect time to go into China wine market of high income because there three advantages for us. Our goal is to take more than 10% of market share in...
Pirelli vs Continental - publié le 16/01/2009
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
Around 1990, due to a substantial number of tyre manufacturers on the market, Pirelli SpA though of taking over the German tyres company named Continental AG. And after a long merger attempt which lasted more than two years, it finally ended with the sale of the Continental shares, owned by...
Expansion of business to new countries: JC Decaux (2006) - publié le 16/01/2009
Essay - 6 pages - Business strategy
Expanding to new countries is nowadays an important stake for companies, considering the cost benefit they can get from this. Economies of scales, of scope permit them to drive their cost down and thus to be more and more competitive on the global market. But this world expansion in a context of...
International retailing: The Benetton group (2007) - publié le 16/01/2009
Essay - 11 pages - Business strategy
Benetton Group is present in 120 countries around the world. The Group produces around 115 million garments every year. Its has a retail network of 5,000 stores around the world and a total turnover of 1.8 billion euro. Benetton Group's corporate headquarters is located at Villa Minelli in...
Brasserie Duyck - published: 16/01/2009
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
This article is about studying the case of the Duyck breweries, a company that is four generations old and that is leading the tradition relentlessly free on the French beer Market. The Duyck brewery is one of the remaining independent local breweries that try to survive at the end of the 20th...
McDonald's commitment to their communities - published: 16/01/2009
Thesis - 7 pages - Business strategy
McDonald's has been for many decades the leading global food service retailer in the world. 30 000 restaurants have been implemented over 119 countries since the creation of the first restaurant in California sixty years ago. McDonald's employees serve about 50 million people per day over the...
