...Unit Four Case Study Analysis Kaplan University School of Business MT460 Management Policy and Strategy Author: Jessica Rushing Professor: Dr. Andryce Zurick Date: May 18, 2015 Louis Vuitton in Japan Company Name: Louis Vuitton Topic of the Week: External and Global Environment Synopsis of the Situation As of 2009, the Japanese market accounted for 45 percent of all luxury goods sold globally (Pearce & Robinson, 2013, p 14-11). Louis Vuitton preemptively identified Japan as a location that would help boost sales and brand loyalty, opening its first store in Japan in 1977 (Pearce & Robinson, 2013, p 14-14). The brand is facing some challenges as it attempts to continue seeing growth in the Japanese market. These challenges include competition, reduced location product availability, and counterfeit products to name a few. Due to the fact this country currently accounts for a large percentage of luxury goods being sold, the competition is at an all time high. Louis Vuitton faces challenges while battling rivals such as Bulgari, Gucci, Coach, and similar companies. Competition in the marketplace is a strong component of any company’s external environment. According to our text, an external environment includes, “the factors beyond the control of the firm that influence its choice of direction and action, organizational structure, and internal processes (Pearce & Robinson, 2013, p 87). In addition, Louis Vuitton has limited its targeted...
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...CASE SYNOPSIS This case study deals with the opportunities and challenges of Louis Vuitton, the leading European luxury sector multinational firm, in Japan, the second largest economy in the world. The case illustrates the business strategy of Louis Vuitton in an important market, taking into account the unique features of brand management, and integrating culture and consumer behaviour in Japan. In the last decade, Japan has been Louis Vuitton’s most profitable market, representing almost half of its profits, but it seems that the global economic crisis has resulted in a decline in sales. Other European brands in the luxury and fashion sectors have also been generating one third of their profits from Japan. Facing a weak economy and a shift in consumer preferences, Louis Vuitton has been adapting its unique strategy in the Japanese market, taking into account consumer behaviour patterns. The days of relying on a logo and charging a high price seem to be gone as there is more interest in craftsmanship and value for money. To promote sales, the company has had to launch less expensive collections made with cheaper materials. The brand has also been opening stores in smaller cities, where the lure of the logo still works. Louis Vuitton may be French, but Japan has become a land full of Louis Vuitton lovers. Over the years, Japanese consumers have demonstrated fascination with and passion for...
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...Executive Summary The aim of this paper is to discuss the key strategic issues that LVMH faced in Japan and established some future recommendations that can be implemented in order for LVMH to remain successful in the luxury industry. In order to determine the key strategic issues a number of analysis tools were applied to the case study; they include Porter's 5 forces model and SWOT analysis. Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy, a luxury goods provider is looking to expand their brand dominance in Japan. In the Japanese, LVMH has to deal with economical and cultural uncertainties, the threat of counterfeit products and the relatively high competition, and finally changing tastes of Japanese consumers. LVMH should use their core competencies and limit their weaknesses to overcome the challenges that face the company in Japan. To face their first challenge of economical and cultural, as well as changing tastes uncertainties, the company can hire new designers to develop Asian inspired products. They could also embed the European way of living into the Asian lifestyle. The challenge of eliminating counterfeit products can be combated by creating a unique shopping experience for LV’s customers, and shutting down large counterfeit operations, by cooperating with Chinese and Korean Government Agencies in reducing counterfeit products. Table of Contents Introduction 4 Weak economy 5 Changing taste 7 Competitors 8 Competition – Porter’s 5 forces analysis...
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...WASEDA BUSINESS & ECONOMIC STUDIES 2009 NO.45 Luxury Brand Strategy of Louis Vuitton - Details of Marketing Principles by Shin'ya Nagasawa* Abstract: By systematicallybreaking down the strategy of the single Louis Vuitton luxury brand into the four Ps (Product, Price, Place, and Promotion), our aim in this paper is to extract the rules or principles of its brand marketing that differ from that of general consumer goods. In other words, the object is to distill the rules and principles of success strategies for luxury brands as well as to derive a business model for success. Showing that the current rise of Louis Vuitton is not a coincidence but rather something achieved through strategy will surely be of interest to firms struggling with lack of brand power or those looking to boost brand power. 1. Introduction Consumers like brand items, while researchers like brand theory. Although scholars also use the word "brand" to refer to the likes of Coca-Cola and McDonald's, there is a vast gulf between these brands and the luxury brands we explored in the previous book. In researchers' brand management theories, one rarely finds mention of representative luxury brands like Louis Vuitton or Dior, or of LVMH. Based on this awareness, we carefully scrutinized the ecology of the unique LVMH firm, considering the nature of the brand as distinct from commodity markets, although * Shin'ya Nagasawa is a professor of MOT (Management of Technology) at...
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...LOUIS VUITTON IN JAPAN -CASE #14 REVIEW LOUIS VUITTON IN THE JAPANESE MARKET ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to review the Louis Vuitton business model and the success experienced in the Japanese marketplace. This paper will discuss opportunities and challenges that have been realized by the Louis Vuitton brand while located in Japan, and the specifics to the Japanese luxury market. A review of how the Louis Vuitton brand first entered the Japanese marketplace, the cultural aspects related to social status and luxury goods, which that have helped with the sales growth for the company’s products. Along with tactics embraced later on to strengthen its brand will also be reviewed. The appeal of the Louis Vuitton luxury high priced product, and how the French company’s image helped to sell itself to Japanese consumers with disposable income will be analyzed. The success of various marketing strategies, utilizing the images of actresses to help launch a successful sales campaign will be reviewed. Along with a review of the company’s success by working with various fashion designers to create colorful fashion trends with Japanese inspired themes, through the collaborative work with well-known Japanese artists. The global recession, its effect on the Louis Vuitton product line and sales will be analyzed along with new challenges the company faces for the future. Finally, a discussion on the future success for...
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...October 14, 2013 Louis Vuitton Case Study 1. What has made Louis Vuitton’s business model successful in the Japanese luxury market? Louis Vuitton’s business model in Japan is truly extraordinary in the way they use product, price, place, and promotion. The company was founded on producing products of the highest quality by Louis Vuitton Malletier in 1854. LV continuous effort to innovate their product through partnerships with local artist to create limited product lines and never deviate from the founding father’s vision is directly related to LV’s success. Louis Vuitton’s product image in the consumers mind is so important that they are taken huge measures in preventing counterfeiting of their product globally. The next portion of the LV’s business model is price. For a majority of company’s price is determined all by market demand and can fluctuate in order to stimulate or maintain consumer demand. For LV it is different, their products are priced unnecessarily high all the time despite what the market demand is. They do this because LV products are luxurious status symbols and in this sense offer absolute value out of a purchase. If the company prices their item any lower than what the current price is then the LV label will hold its social value. LV’s choice of place is unique because they only sell from a very small number of stores of which are mostly owned by the company. This is unique because traditionally an increase and sales can directly...
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...Louis Vuitton in Japan Case Study Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Title Date What has made LV’s business model successful in the Japanese Luxury Market? Japanese luxury market has often placed the greater deal about value on quality along with exclusivity of the products that are being offered as well as it is the critical success factor for the luxury brands within Japan. Fact, which Louis Vuitton has regularly concentrated on enhancing the quality of their product portfolio, has been the important element towards brand’s success in between Japanese luxury market. What made LV’s business model successful within Japanese Luxury has been most important because of the aggressive marketing strategy that they have adopted in the entire nation. Rather with its heritage, “savoir-faire à la française”, constant innovation, quality of its products along with the offered lifetime repair guarantees, LV’s has managed making their Japanese consumers loyal to brand along with succeeded to build their empire within the Japan. What are the opportunities and challenges for LV in Japan? Opportunities Features of evolution of ageing Japanese population might be the option for Louis Vuitton, like wealthier families along with old women with enhanced buying power, however establishing the Internet business, application for the smart phones and also expending the newer range of products for men as well as kids might be next step for enhancing growth within the...
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...This case study deals with the opportunities and challenges of Louis Vuitton, the leading European luxury sector multinational firm, in Japan, taking into account the unique features of brand management, and integrating culture and consumer behaviour in Japan. In the last decade, Japan has been Louis Vuitton's most profitable market, but it seems that the global economic crisis has resulted in a decline in sales. Facing a weak economy and a shift in consumer preferences, Louis Vuitton has been adapting its unique strategy in the Japanese market. The days of relying on a logo and charging a high price seem to be gone as there is more interest in craftsmanship and value for money. To promote sales, the company has had to launch less expensive collections made with cheaper materials. The brand has also been opening stores in smaller cities, where the lure of the logo still works. Over the years, Japanese consumers have demonstrated fascination with and passion for the iconic brand. What have been the keys to Louis Vuitton's successful business model in the Japanese market? This case was written to help students develop their analytical and strategic decision skills. The case aims at helping in developing a business model, adapting to a new cultural environment, recommending a course of action for further strategic moves, identifying issues and eventually enhancing multidisciplinary decision making. This case can be used to discuss 1) the complexity of multinational business, particularly...
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...http://hwcampus.com/shop/busn620-weeks-assignments-latest-2016/ BUSN620 Week 1 Assignment Title: Week 1 Due Date: End of Week 1 1. Read weekly announcement 2. Participate in the weekly forum. 3. Review weekly assignments in the syllabus. 4. Please complete the following for your week 1 written assignment: Read Case #16- BMW of North America and answer the following questions (each question a subsection): 1. What is fueling BMW's Growth? 2. How is BMW Doing in the U.S? Compare the following 3 years (2012, 2013, & 2014) in terms of annual revenue, car sales, gross margins and end year stock sales (outside research required). 3. Is the "Dream It. Build It" program a sustainable advantage in the long term? Do you see any room for further improvement? (link to other companies to add depth; i.e. Ikea, etc.) 4. Do you think customers really need "millions of combinations" for their car? Can they be happy with available standard options? What are the downsides of mass customization? 5. How does this case study link to the topics presented in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 & Chapter 3? 6. submit your responses to the Weekly Assignment Folder: Additional resources for Case Study: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ddq6O_QAz0 • http://www.anthonymonahan.com/BMW-Dream-It-Build-It-Drive-It Post/submit homework to the assignment folder for grading. Make sure you provide substantive graduate level answers. Review examples in resource section, grading rubric and APA guide prior to final...
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...Luxury Brand Strategy of Louis Vuitton Shin'ya NAGASAWA* * Graduate School of Commerce, Waseda University Tokyo, Japan, nagasawa@waseda.jp Abstract: By systematically breaking down th e strategy of the single Louis Vuitton luxury brand into the four Ps (Product, Price, Place, and Promotion), our aim in this paper is to extract the rules or principles of its brand marketing that differ from that of general consumer goods. In other words, the object is to distill the rules and principles of success strategies for l uxury brands as well as to derive a busi ness m odel for success. Showing that the current rise of Louis V uitton is not a coincidence but rath er so mething ach ieved th rough strat egy will su rely b e of in terest to firm s struggling with lack of brand power or those looking to boost brand power. Key words: luxury brand, brand management, Louis Vuitton. 1. Introduction Consumers like brand items, while researchers like brand theory. Although scholars also use the word “brand” to refer to the likes of Coca-Cola and McDonald’s, there is a vast gulf between these brands and the luxury brands we e xplored i n t he p revious b ook. I n researchers’ brand m anagement theories, one r arely fi nds m ention o f representative luxury brands like Louis Vuitton or Dior, or of LVMH. Based on this awareness, we carefully scrutinized the ecology of the unique LVMH firm, considering the nature of the brand as distinct from commodity markets, although...
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...Luxury Brand Strategy of Louis Vuitton Shin'ya NAGASAWA* * Graduate School of Commerce, Waseda University Tokyo, Japan, nagasawa@waseda.jp Abstract: By systematically breaking down the strategy of the single Louis Vuitton luxury brand into the four Ps (Product, Price, Place, and Promotion), our aim in this paper is to extract the rules or principles of its brand marketing that differ from that of general consumer goods. In other words, the object is to distill the rules and principles of success strategies for luxury brands as well as to derive a busi ness m odel for success. Showing that the current rise of Louis V uitton is not a coincidence but rath er so mething ach ieved th rough strat egy will su rely b e of in terest to firm s struggling with lack of brand power or those looking to boost brand power. Key words: luxury brand, brand management, Louis Vuitton. 1. Introduction Consumers like brand items, while researchers like brand theory. Although scholars also use the word “brand” to refer to the likes of Coca-Cola and McDonald’s, there is a vast gulf between these brands and the luxury brands we e xplored i n t he p revious b ook. I n researchers’ brand m anagement theories, one r arely fi nds m ention o f representative luxury brands like Louis Vuitton or Dior, or of LVMH. Based on this awareness, we carefully scrutinized the ecology of the unique LVMH firm, considering the nature of the brand as distinct from commodity markets, although small in scale [1]. This...
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...Table of Contents 1.0 CASE SUMMARY 1 2.0 PROBLEM STATEMENT 2 3.0 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 3 3.1 Market Segmentation3 3.2 Target Audience3 3.3 Market Positioning4 3.4 Competitor Analysis5 4.0 COMPANY ANALYSIS 6 4.1 4P Analysis6 4.2 POD and POP Analysis10 4.3 Market Analysis10 4.4 SWOT Analysis12 4.5 PESTEL Analysis14 5.0 STRATEGIC ALTERNATIVES20 6.0 RECOMMENDATION23 7.0 ACTION PLAN24 8.0 CONTIGENCY PLAN28 9.0 REFERENCES28 1.0 CASE SUMMARY In recent years, modern customers are no longer acquiring shopping only for their goods and services. Nowadays, these customers are buying for different reasons such as to show off their personality, to boost self esteem or to satisfy physiological needs. Shopping good brands like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Channel and other luxury brands is like a form of self expression and gives people a sense of accomplishment. Louis Vuitton or famously known by its acronym LV, is known for world’s most valuable luxury brand. It was founded by Louis Vuitton Moet Hennesy (LVMH) in 1854 on Rue Neuve des Capuccines in Paris, France. The historical journey began when Vuitton found out traveller trunk were easily stacked. He was made famous for crafting the luggage for Napoleon. This company is famous for its luxury products such as trunks and leather goods to ready to wear, footwear, watches, jewellery, accessories, sunglasses and books. Louis Vuitton stands out more among other brands through their relentless focus on product quality...
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...S w LOUIS VUITTON1 Manu Mahbubani wrote this case under the supervision of Professor Mary Crossan solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmission without its written permission. Reproduction of this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7; phone (519) 661-3208; fax (519) 661-3882; e-mail cases@ivey.uwo.ca. Copyright © 2013, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation Version: 2013-04-04 SYNOPSIS Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) enjoyed double digit growth and healthy profitability in 2010 and 2011. A large part of this growth had been driven by its flagship group Louis Vuitton (LV). In 2011, LVMH announced that long-time LV CEO Yves Carcelle would be replaced at the end of 2012 by Jordi Constans, an executive from the French food product multinational Danone SA. However, after serving less than a month, Constans was replaced in December 2012 by Michael Burke, an LVMH insider who had been with the...
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...than Japan. With China's luxury consumption ability to continuously release, this brand in China is expected to have obviously large sales growth space. According to Viscoelasticstatistics, large luxury product groups coming to settle in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. The numbers of shops are now beyond that of Italian and equals to that of London. In previous years, in Shanghai and Beijing, Tod 's, LV, Bottega Veneta, Cartier, Salvatore Ferragamo, Zegna and etc. brands flooded in just a few months. At present, the domestic market possesses nearly two thirds of the luxury brands, estimate in 2013 years or earlier, people can find all luxury brands in domestic market. • The status of LV’s market in China and its strategy: There are about 100 sales outlets of LV watch and jewelry in domestic now. LV bag has opened 39 stores in China now and the sale amount is accounted for nearly 40% of the whole sale amount of LV in the world, which is beyond the Europe,the birthplace of the 19% market share and the 23% market share of USA. A Chinese cinema's manager said jokingly: “If a cinema can earn 20 million CNY a year, it will laugh, but that is just the amount of sales of LV stores in Hangzhou in a month. Indeed, through the Chinese people’s efforts to the Chinese film industry, it earned more than 10 billion CNY at the box office mark in 2010, but only LV, a luxury brand in China for a year in sales is for nearly 13 billion CNY. Global famous luxury brand Louis Vuitton (LV) will...
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...European Research Studies, Volume XIV, Issue (2), 2011 “Carolina Herrera” Internationalization Strategy: Democratic Luxury or Maximum Exclusiveness? Cristina Calvo Porral1, Domingo Calvo Dopico2 Abstract: The Company Carolina Herrera has identified a market niche that demands garments, apparel and accessories and to which it can offer a somewhat differentiated product with excellent quality. This market niche is the target of several companies such as Loewe and Vuitton, which may be clearly identified as the leading companies and worldwide references. In this scenario, the question of which internationalization strategy must be pursued to access the luxury fashion product market should be raised. A Benchmarking analysis was carried out for the purpose of identifying best commercial performances of leading worldwide Brand names to determine the marketing planning strategy. Results show the companies’ recognition of a globalised luxury and the discovery of a global market niche with huge growth potential, such as luxury handbags, make us state that there are still growth opportunities that have not been exploited. Key Words: Internationalization, Benchmarking, Branding, Fashion Markets JEL Classification L21, M30, M31 1 2 University of A Coruna, Faculty of Economics, Spain, email: ccalvo@udc.es University of A Coruna, Faculty of Economics, Spain, email: domingo@udc.es 4 European Research Studies, Volume XIV, Issue (2), 2011 1. Introduction ...
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