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Presentation by Larsson, Ögren, Troll and Jäger - Winners of Beat The Elite 2011
1. Turning
a
Global
Epidemic
into
a
Business
Opportunity
Elin
Larsson,
Cand.
Merc.
IMM
|Max
Josef
Jäger,
Cand.
Merc.
IBS
Svenja
Troll,
Cand.
Merc.
IMM
|Hanna
Ögren,
Cand.
Merc.
AEF
COPENHAGEN
BUSINESS
SCHOOL
2. ExploiJng
the
“Plus-‐Size”
segment
ensures
$63M
of
new
sales
in
otherwise
stagnaJng
markets
• Maintain
annual
sales
growth
target
of
10
to
15%
Challenge
• Keep
the
business
simple
• Western
Europe
(82%
of
sales):
stagnaJng
market
ComplicaJon
• USA
(9%
of
sales):
declining
market
• Changing
consumer
needs
due
to
growing
obesity
How
can
H&M
ensure
for
sustainable
growth
in
QuesJon
their
stagna5ng/
declining
key
markets?
• Exploit
opportuniJes
within
new
segments:
• Introduce
“plus-‐size”
product
line
for
men,
women
and
children
Answer
• Expected
yearly
sales
of
$63M
and
sales
growth
of
0.5%
• Ensure
success
through
improved
HR
funcJon
3. H&M
should
focus
on
a
new
recruiJng
strategy
and
a
line
extension
for
achieving
growth
targets
Market
Por;olio
Recrui@ng
Line
extension
expansion
expansion
strategy
PotenJal
revenue
Demand
High
costs
of
implementaJon
High
risks
High
Low
Choice
of
strategies
with
lowest
risk,
lowest
costs,
and
high
expected
returns
-‐ Current
market
expansion
strategy
is
sufficient
-‐ Porfolio
expansion
has
proven
to
be
too
costly
and
risky
in
recent
years
-‐ H&M
is
adding
complexity
to
corporaJon
due
to
internaJonalizaJon
-‐ Huge
market
potenJal
in
“plus
size”
market
4. H&M
can
uJlize
their
core
competencies
to
exploit
the
plus-‐size
trend
H&M's
Core
Market
share
by
region
Plus-‐size
trend
Competences
Americas
Western
Europe
Apparel
Plus-‐size
Asia
Pacific
Middle
East
&
Africa
%
Total
Growth
Eastern
Europe
%
# Fashion
forward
# Affordable
prices
# Western
core
market
# Can
meet
the
Plus-‐size
Women
Men
Children
demand
2010E
2005
-‐
2010
•
Asia
Pacific,
MEA
and
Eastern
•
Key
trend
in
Americas
and
Europe
are
H&M's
growth
Western
Europe:
Plus-‐size
markets
demand
increase
•
H&M
faces
declines
in
•
Customer
needs
not
saJsfied:
Americas
and
Western
Europe
Fashionable
low-‐priced
clothing
Source:
Report
linker,
Euromonitor,
Package
Facts
5. With
the
implementaJon
of
the
line
extensions
H&M
can
reap
higher
margins
in
core
markets
MEN
WOMEN
CHILDREN
Big
&
Tall
Big
is
Beau@ful
Bumblebee
Target
Group
• Plus
size
and
tall
• Plus
size
• Plus
size
Demographics
• Age:
20
-‐
45
• Age:
20
-‐
45
• ge:
10
-‐
15
A
PromoJon
Spokesperson:
Spokesperson:
style
Spokesperson:
teen
sports
focus
icon
focus,
e.g.
Beth
star
focus,
e.g.
Hillary
Dimo
Duff
Product
New
collec5on
based
on
H&M
LOGG
Full
range
(50
items)
Fashionable
Price
10%
above
H&M
price
Below
compe5tor’s
“plus-‐size”
price
Sales
Channel
Internet
sales
Catalogue
sales
7. Aqer
exploiJng
Western
markets,
emerging
economies
offer
growth
potenJal
• In
China
obesity
rates
are
25
%
and
growing
•
In
Brazil
48
%
of
all
women
and
50
%
of
all
men
are
overweight
Source:
World
Health
OrganizaJon
8. To
overcome
the
added
complexity
of
the
line
extensions,
new
HR
pracJces
need
to
be
set
up
• SecJon
for
thesis
and
project
wriJng
• PotenJal
research
topics
Student
zone
• Download
center
for
H&M
documents
• Network
Expansion
• Coca
Cola
benchmark
• The
right
people
for
the
right
job
• Academics
with
theorecJcal
Graduate
management
knowledge
Program
• InternaJonal
rotaJon
• Vestas
benchmark
9. The
risks
that
could
occur
with
the
strategy
implementaJon
can
easily
be
overcome
Possible
risks
Level
of
risk
Deteriora@ng
brand
Risk
of
diluJng
H&M’s
core
segment.
Can
be
avoided
through
image
e.g.
online
channels.
If
the
launch
is
proven
unsuccessful,
H&M
will
not
incur
large
Sunk
costs
sunk
costs
due
to
minimal
fixed
costs.
Many
established
clothing
lines
within
these
categories
will
Heavy
compe@@on
make
it
harder
for
H&M
to
get
a
strong
foothold
in
the
market.
Risk
of
missing
opportuniJes
in
other
markets.
Can
be
Opportunity
costs
overcome
if
H&M
conJnues
their
current
market
strategy,
10. Within
a
four
year
Jme
horizon
H&M
can
roll
out
their
new
strategies
internaJonally
Ac@vity
2011
2012
2013
2014
Product
line
extension
New
style
development
Spokesperson
search
Online
Launch
and
sales
Retail
Launch
and
sales
InternaJonal
Launch
Human
Resource
Restructuring
Student
zone
Network
expansion
Graduate
Program