Feasibility study of the Primark company in the French market
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
Primark, subsidiary of Associated British Foods, is a well known retailing Brand in clothing founded by Arthur Ryan, actual chairman.First headquarters were located in Ireland, where the brand was born as Penneys. The first store opened in 1969 in Dublin. 1973 opened the first store in UK....
Financial analysis: Under Armour, Inc
Case study - 16 pages - Finance
"Under Armour? is an American company founded by Kevin Plank a former University of Maryland football player in 1996. Initially, Kevin just wanted to make outfits that would allow athletes to be comfortable in their clothes during their practice sessions. Everything started with a plan to make a...
Décathlon - Management strategy
Case study - 8 pages - Services marketing
In this study, I have tried to present an explanation of the development of DECATHLON SA Epinal. However, I did not have enough information to prepare a complete file, as I did not have access to an organization chart, or any data about it. Thus I have based the analysis on all the branches of...
Reebok Case Study: "Reebok: In pursuit of Generation X"
Case study - 6 pages - Services marketing
Reebok is a large and technological footwear company founded more than 110 years ago. Reebok's history started in 1895 in the United Kingdom, and continued in the United States. It became an international company at the end of the 80s. Today, Reebok's products are sold in 170 countries. This...
Lacoste case study: Vintage products
Case study - 17 pages - Services marketing
Vintage sports brands are double whammy. By digging into their history, one can find that they are expanding their scope to fashion, an area where they previously were not present and thus ensure new growth opportunities. The sports brands are actively looking into the fashion market: 70% to 80%...
Nike's artistic communication
Thesis - 20 pages - Management
Within the scope of our project on commercial communication, we were to make a study on the communication strategy adopted for either a brand or a product. We chose the Nike brand as it enjoys phenomenal fame. Nike has a variety of products ranging from clothes, shoes and accessories to sports...
The strategy marketing of Banana Moon
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
Introduction: Located in the heart of Monaco, this company enjoys a good reputation in the market sector of high end bathing suits. Mc Company sells swimwear under the brand name, Banana Moon primarily to children and adolescents. But after experiencing successful seasons, they have decided to...
Case study: Nike
Case study - 9 pages - Services marketing
Nike is the largest manufacturer of sports equipment in the world, and sponsors the greatest athletes globally. This American company, founded in 1972 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman established this image, especially in the 1970s, in the context of the development of sports entertainment. In...
Strategic management, development strategies and analysis of Quicksilver
Case study - 25 pages - Business strategy
The aim of our assignment is to study the actual situation of Quiksilver and build strategic plans for the future, for the company to grow. As we are going to see in our analysis, Quiksilver is ahead of the other firms in the surf market. So which strategic direction can this leader take in order...
Sustainability Monitoring System - Nike
Case study - 8 pages - Management
Nike, Inc. is an American corporation with operations in "Latin America, Greater China, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and North America." Its headquarters are in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. It is in the Sports Apparel industry and is one of the most well-known brands of athletic...
Calvin Klein & Tommy Hilfiger : Distribution
Case study - 60 pages - Services marketing
Since the existing markets of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger were saturated and frozen, a new mode has been adopted by both companies to expand through new markets. The new expansion would be via distribution channels as well new target populations. American spirit is such that both aesthetic as...
Benetton group: The evolution of a network to face global competition
Case study - 11 pages - Management
Benetton's story has started in the 1950s from the "idea of color?. The family holding group has been established in 1965. Over the ongoing decade, the first factory and 1000 shops opened worldwide. Benetton has grown through a unique network organization which is flexible and innovative, as...
The strategy of Adidas
Case study - 26 pages - Business strategy
This case will study the German group Adidas, which is in the second position on the global market for sports equipment. The company, Adidas over the time has been able to make a name for itself due to its unique trends. Despite increasing competition, Adidas has managed to remain competitive...
Strategic management analysis: Puma
Case study - 45 pages - Management
“The environment is what gives organizations their means of survival. It creates opportunities and it presents threats. The future can never be predicted perfectly, it is clearly important that entrepreneur and manager try to analyze their environments as carefully as they can in order to...
Does Décathlon have the optimum STP to maximize its growth?
Essay - 10 pages - Sports
The French sports article market is doing well, with good opportunities in the medium term. However it is a very competitive market and newcomers do not hesitate to implement aggressive strategies. In 2003, the French sports article market was the most important in the whole of Europe with a...
Zara Vs Mango
Case study - 42 pages - Services marketing
A few Spanish companies have succeeded in imposing themselves into the clothes retailing market, internationally. Indeed, most Spanish companies in this market do not have sufficient income to expand internationally. However, some of them have succeeded, surpassing the difficulties they met. This...
Fusion acquisition of Adidas - Reebok
Case study - 56 pages - Services marketing
The Adidas Group is a German company which belongs to the sport equipment manufacturing market. In 2005, the turnover of the worldwide market of apparel and sport equipment was about 25.2 billion dollars, which corresponded to an 11.5% growth when compared to the previous year. This market can...
Strategic analysis - Study of the case Lafuma
Case study - 32 pages - Business strategy
In 1930, three brothers, Victor, Alfred and Gabriel Lafuma, each one more enterprising than the other, launched a compnay, based on their skills as tanners and saddlers, to manufacture and market all types of bags including back-packs, and and they named their company Lafuma. In 1936 the...
Brand Positioning: Lacoste's case study
Case study - 13 pages - Services marketing
Jean Rene Lacoste was a famous French Tennis player during the early twentieth century and also a businessman. He started his own company ‘La Société Chemise Lacoste' (Lacoste, the Shirt Company) in 1933. In terms of marketing and communication the name Lacoste is well known for its...
Acquisition of Rossignol by Quiksilver
Case study - 29 pages - Management
This document studies the acquisition of Rossignol by Quiksilver for several reasons. First, these two companies are working on a sector that affect us directly in order to know the area of recreation and outdoor sports sector, also called as 'outdoor'. Thus this study directly target...
International marketing: Reebok
Market study - 10 pages - Services marketing
Reebok is a well-known brand which produces athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories, and which has been a subsidiary of Adidas since 2006. In this report, we will analyze the marketing strategy of this global brand and understand all its mechanisms. The goal of this project is to enable us to...
Patagonia company
Case study - 17 pages - Business strategy
Nowadays, people increasingly realize that the earth is in danger and that if we keep on damaging it the future generation will face significant problems such as lack of water, of natural resources and global warming. That's why many actions are taken by numerous organisations and that people not...
Global industry study: Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)
Essay - 11 pages - Services marketing
The aim of this International Marketing survey is to present the international operations of a global brand and to confront them with our international marketing lessons. Our studied company is Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M). Before analyzing all the international operations of this group, it seems to...
Company focus: H&M
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...
Global industry study : H&M
Case study - 22 pages - Services marketing
The aim of this International Marketing survey is to present the international operations of a global brand and to confront them with our international marketing lessons. The company we are going to study is Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M). Before analyzing all the international operations of this...
Brand management: Quicksilver
Case study - 6 pages - Services marketing
In order to gain a competitive advantage over rivals, companies create brands that represent aspirations and a desirable image of life that the customer would like to identify with. Brands are accused of all sorts of evils, from threatening our health and destroying our environment to corrupting...
Analyzing financial statements: Puma
Case study - 13 pages - Business strategy
Despite few important sport events, the sporting goods industry as a whole, has continued to record further growth. The healthy growth in the sport lifestyle segment was due to the sustained trend towards fitness and wellness, the increasingly important connection between sport and lifestyle, and...
Strategic management H&M
Case study - 46 pages - Management
In 1947, H & M, a Swedish clothing chain, opened its first store in the world. The company then conquered Europe and arrived in France in 1998. Today, H & M is a firm well known internationally and has over 550 outlets in 12 countries in Europe. Operating both in the market for menswear, women...
Presentation of Puma and PPR groups
Market study - 45 pages - Business strategy
The PPR group was pleased to announce that after the expiry of the additional acceptance period of its voluntary public takeover offer for Puma it had become the majority shareholder with a 62.1% stake in Puma. 1962: Creation of the PINAULT company Acquisition of companies in the same market...
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...
