Abstract
Hennes and Mauritz, commonly known as H&M is a Swedish company selling fashionable inexpensive clothes. It a leading brand, whose fame is spread worldwide. H&M owns more than 1300 stores in 24 different countries. It is present in America since 2000, and recently entered Asia. The next destination where the company plans to expand is Japan. Japan's population is really attractive and constitutes a real potential as the Japanese are fashionable people. However, the company needs to analyze and gather more information about Japan and its market before entering the country. The report will first establish the macro environmental examination of the country, thanks to the SLEPT analysis, the 12C framework will describe every aspect of the market and the Hofstede analysis will develop the awareness of the Japanese culture. The second part will expose the main challenges that the company will have to face. The third part will determine which entry mode is the best suited for the Swedish company. Finally, the last part will analyze if the collaboration of the company with the famous singer Madonna will have beneficial impacts on the brand.
