Strategic Analysis of the BIC Group
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
The BIC Group is a publicly traded company, founded on October 25, 1945, under the name of PPP (pens, mechanical pencils and accessories) by Marcel Bich with the help of Edouard Buffard. The company launched the BIC Cristal pen. The company grew rapidly abroad, especially during the 50s, and...
Case study of Decathlon and the sector of the distribution of the articles of sport
Case study - 23 pages - Business strategy
In 1976, Michel Leclercq Roncq inaugurated a store selling sporting goods, and named it Decathlon. His challenge was to equip all athletes with the best kind of sporting utilities available at the best price. Today, Decathlon Group with about 3.4 billion euros in turnover in 2004, is present in...
Global strategy and policy: Hershey's case study
Case study - 25 pages - Business strategy
The Hershey Company, the “largest [North American] producer of quality chocolate and sugar confectionary products,” as of December 2007, had approximately 11,000 full-time employees and almost 1,800 part-time employees worldwide. Today, their company boasts of approximately...
The sector of colas in France
Market study - 2 pages - Services marketing
We represent a Canadian firm specializing in marketing Cola beverages solely in Canada. We wish to extend our sales and therefore launch our products on the French market. For this, we will analyze the characteristics (threats and opportunities) of the French market using the hexagon...
Management of a terroir company: The example of the Burgundian cheese producer Berthaut
Essay - 15 pages - Management
The Fromagerie Berthaut is one of the four AOC Epoisses producers. It is located in Côte d'Or, in Burgundy. Since 1956, this cheese dairy has produced the “Epoisses”, a terroir soft dough cheese made with raw milk. Over the last ten years, the company's sales have regularly increased in...
L'Oreal company case study: Management and performance
Case study - 49 pages - Management
L'Oreal, the global leader in the cosmetics industry celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009. The group's history began in 1907 with the development of a formula for hair dye. That was when L'Oreal was launched officially. It is the world leader in cosmetics today. As part of a...
Kirlangiç business plan
Business plan - 25 pages - Business strategy
“Being a strong and professional company which has efficient, trustworthy and standard products and also being proactive to the customers needs.” Ana Food Company's mission statement is “To be a multi-national entrepreneurial group acting locally while thinking...
Strategic management in an organization
Thesis - 14 pages - Management
According to Johnson, Scholes and Whittington, ‘Strategic Management includes the understanding the strategic position of an organization, strategic choices for the future and turning strategy into action' (Johnson, Scholes & Whittington, 2005, p.16).There are many models and senior...
The Palm Pilot
Case study - 13 pages - Services marketing
Palm Inc. is the leading global provider of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) for both hardware and operating systems. The company sold its first PDA in 1996 and quickly established a leadership role in the PDA industry. In a span of four years, its revenues grew from $1 million to $564 million....
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin - When the 'Grande Dame' Enters the Chinese Market
Market study - 22 pages - Services marketing
In France, the famous luxury group LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet&Hennessy) understood this problem early on in the process. In fact, since the early 90's, the group had begun its internationalization process since the early 90's: it is now a real pioneer in China thanks to its ability to identify the...
The automotive market in Russia
Thesis - 20 pages - Economy general
"Russia will become the largest car market in Europe in the next two years”, said Carlos Gohsn (2008), CEO of Renault of France and Nissan of Japan. For both its macroeconomic and social policy reasons, Russia is growing. In 2007, all sectors of the Russian economy had seen steady and...
Decathlon: A Competitive and strategic study to develop recommendations to establish a specific communication in the bicycle market for women and children
Case study - 39 pages - Business strategy
Michael Leclercq established Decathlon in France in 1976. Decathlon was the first mass producer of sports equipment and caters to all a sportsman's needs whether he is an athlete or just a sports enthusiast. Decathlon is the leading innovator, producer and retailer of a broad range of sports...
Strategy analysis of two brands of L'Oreal and Henkel
Case study - 33 pages - Services marketing
The cosmetic market is a market that affects us all closely, with a more pronounced attraction for some people. In fact, the cosmetic cover a wide range of products: hair care, skin care, fragrance, makeup etc. In short, everything related to health and beauty. The cosmetics market has...
The Google case: Who can dethrone this leader of the industry?
Case study - 17 pages - Business strategy
We begin by studying the situation of the e-services in Google and a thorough analysis of its business model to explain its success. Secondly, we examine the leading position of Google, particularly by analyzing the strategic map of this industry, to examine the limits of this leadership with...
Growth and development: Case study of Rahmqvist
Case study - 23 pages - Economy general
We will in this thesis examine the growth and development opportunities for Europe's largest organisation within direct sale, i.e. Rahmqvist. The empiric will be analysed and evaluated with a base of theories. The main bottom theory used is the SWOT analysis, but in order to make a more thorough...
Radio frequency identification implementation in the supermarket industry
Essay - 6 pages - Services marketing
This paper discusses the implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in the supermarket industry. RFID is based on the transmission of radio frequency waves by RFID tags to RFID readers. The RFID tags are attached to products or pallets and can be embedded with a wide variety...
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...
Is Haägen Dazs a market leader? If so, thanks to what strategy can it maintain its position?
Market study - 7 pages - Services marketing
This report's aim is to determine Haägen Dazs's position on the ice cream market and to examine, more deeply, how this position is achieved; thanks to what strategy this American brand operates today all over the world. In order to carry out this report, I decided to focus on the leading...
Operation management: Evaluation of manufacturing practices at IBM
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
Just like many other manufacturers of (personal computers) PC, the International Business Machines (IBM) w not spared the difficult times that engulfed the PC market from the early 1990s to the late 1990s. Despite the significant growth of demand for PCs that was experienced during this...
The Gillette marketing strategy: The key success factors
Thesis - 14 pages - Business strategy
Today, Gillette employs 28000 employees worldwide, has control over more than 60% of the world market and is present in 145 countries. The Gillette strategy is global and, aims to foresee the future (notably by the Committee horizon) and concerns the world which went up to “one...
Thai Polyester Company: A case study
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
Chimie du Sud was considering the opportunity to get involved in a joint-venture with Yipsoon of Thailand for setting up of a polyester fiber plant in Thailand because its textile division is facing serious difficulties in Europe due to competition from Japan and the third world countries. Chimie...
Clarins : Yesterday and today
Thesis - 28 pages - Business strategy
The aim of this document is to critically review the marketing and business of the company plan by producing a marketing strategy report (see Appendix). Afterward, we shall present a new strategy to address issues that have been highlighted during the audit. This report contains a marketing...
Summary of: International Marketing and Export Management, G. Albaum, J. Strandskov and E. Duerr
Book review - 95 pages - Management
Increasing importance of international markets has been the result of a number of interrelated factors namely, 1. There has been a continuing lowering of barriers to trade and investment 2. Improvements in transportation and logistics have further lowered the cost of exporting and importing 3....
Waitrose's marketing strategy
Case study - 27 pages - Services marketing
Supermarkets are becoming more competitive due to the increased amount of buying needs of customers. They try their best to attract customers by researching market demand, re-creating their marketing strategy and identifying their marketing positioning to satisfy their customers. A marketer has...
Setting-up of Kanabeach in Australia
Case study - 25 pages - Services marketing
We are a part of KanaBeach, a small French company that specializes in the creation of surf-wear and surf-wear oriented products. Our company intends to penetrate the Australian market in June 2010. Australia owns the three major brands on the global market, namely, Quicksilver, Billabong...
Strategic management of EDF - Electricité de France (in 2010)
Case study - 35 pages - Management
From production to distribution, Electricite de France (EDF) is one of the world's largest producers of electricity. Its story has naturally propelled the company as a leader on the French market through a monopoly related to nationalization. Indeed, the law of April 8, 1946 regarding the...
Porter's Five Forces - Garmin
Case study - 5 pages - Sport marketing
Garmin was created in 1989 by Gary Busell and Min H. Kao to offer a new generation of GPS. When it was created, the firm sold geolocation systems to the US military. The firm has since developed and diversified its activities by offering geolocation tools for the general public, such as a GPS box...
Marketing of the 21th century: EcoATM, the French recycling market
Tutorials/exercises - 20 pages - Business strategy
EcoATM is a very young enterprise with good respect of the environment. Their main idea is to develop in the United States for the moment an ECycling machine. It's a machine in which you can put your electronic wastes. In exchange it gives you money. You can choose to keep the money or to give it...
Fuji film: Analysis and strategy
Case study - 16 pages - Business strategy
Fujifilm I & I (Imaging & Information) is an international Japanese company, established in 1934, which manufactures films and cameras. In a recent survey published in a Japanese business daily, the company was ranked the first in Japan. The group has leading technology, which enables it to meet...
Porter's Five Forces - Fitbit
Case study - 4 pages - Sport marketing
Founded by James Parker and Eric Friedman in 2007, this American group produces activity trackers, connected watches and other products related to the health and fitness industry. James and Eric believe that, while their customers take health and fitness seriously, it does not have to be...
