2. Company Profile
Market and Industry
Company Performance
Marketing Issues
Challenges in Asia
Addressing solutions
Key solution implementation
Content
3. Company Profile
Market and Industry
Company Performance
Marketing Issues
Challenges in Asia
Addressing solutions
Key solution implementation
Content
4. Founded “House of Louis Vuitton” in 1854
Headquartered in Paris
Louis Vuitton merged Moët Hennesy in 1987
Distinguished five business lines
• Wines & Spirits
• Fashion & Leather
• Watches & Jewellery
• Perfumes & Cosmetics
• Selective Retailing
Operated around 1500 stores and 50 Brands
over the world
Company Profile
5. Company Profile
Market and Industry
Company Performance
Marketing Issues
Challenges in Asia
Addressing solutions
Key solution implementation
Content
6. LVMH Gucci Richemont Bulgari Hermes
Main
market
Asia-Pacific
Europe, North
America,
Japan
Europe
US, Japan,
Asia-Pacific
Outside
French, Japan
Stores 1500 348 99 200
No. of
brand
50 10 19 4
Luxury products goes up high
quality and unique design in the
world ( Total spending $88
billion)
The main customers shift from
exclusive to middle class
Market and Industry (World)
$26.0 $26.7
$28.8
$40.7
$0.0
$5.0
$10.0
$15.0
$20.0
$25.0
$30.0
$35.0
$40.0
$45.0
2001 2002 2003 2008E
Financial Wealth of Millionaires Worldwide
(trillions)
7. Market and Industry (Asia)
Japan
• Stores 47
• Mature
market
China
• Stores 16
• Business
chance
• New
lifestyle
India
• Stores 22
• Economic
growth
• Culture
difference
South Korea
• Stores 15
• Young age
customer
As high potentials. middle class with having stable
income and the increased of population exist in Asia
market.
Although Asian market is attractive, each countries has
difference environment and behavior.
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Market and Industry
Company Performance
Marketing Issues
Challenges in Asia
Addressing solutions
Key solution implementation
Content
9. Company Performance
-500
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
2001 2002 2003
Income from Operation by Business Group
Selective Retailing
Watches & Jewllery
Perfumes & Cosmetics
Fashion & Leather
Goods
Wines & Spirits
Income
increased, but
sales flactuated
for 2001-2003
Reduction
administrative
cost
Financial
condition
remained stable
not improve
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
2001 2002 2003
Sales by Business Group
Selective Retailing
Watches & Jewllery
Perfumes & Cosmetics
Fashion & Leather
Goods
Wines & Spirits
10. 27%
20%
17%
15%
15%
6% 26%
21%
17%
16%
13%
7%
Sales by Geographical Regions 2002-
2003
America Europe (excl.France)
France Japan
Asia (excl.Japan) Other
Regional shares
are relatively
equal
Sales results
remain over years
Asia market
slightly reduced
Company Performance
11. Strengths Weaknesses
High brand value
Large global distribution
network
50 luxury brands
Wide range of product lines
High sales in different regions
Key player in Asia-Pacific
Limited distribution in Asia
Focus mainly in big countries
Some products do not suit local
taste
Opportunities Threats
Prosperity on the rise
Fast growing economies
New middle-class customers
Japan remain strong
consumption
High competition
Macro-problems
(political, culture,…)
Counterfeit products
Gray market in Japan
SWOT Analysis
12. Why was LVMH sales unchanged
while demand was growing in Asia?
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Market and Industry
Company Performance
Marketing Issues
Challenges in Asia
Addressing solutions
Key solution implementation
Content
14. French culture in Asia market
Diversification of lifestyles in Asia
especially new entrepreneurs
Narrow distribution in Asia excl. Japan
Marketing Issues
Japan China India S. Korea
No. of store 47 16 22 15
15. Company Profile
Market and Industry
Company Performance
Marketing Issues
Challenges in Asia
Addressing solutions
Key solution implementation
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18. Company Profile
Market and Industry
Company Performance
Marketing Issues
Challenges in Asia
Addressing solutions
Key solution implementation
Content
19. Addressing solutions
Solution Pros Weight Cons Weight
Product
customization
and
Government
interference
• Suit local tastes
• Fix counterfeit
problem
• Increase sales
4
• Long time to build
relationship with
Governments
• High investment
-2.5
Production in
China and
India
• Reduce production
and distribution costs 3
• Lower brand image
• High management
investment
-2
Price
differentiation
by regions and
social classes
• Expand customer
range
• Higher market
penetration
4
• Lower brand image
• Encourage gray
market -1.5
Enhance brand
and customer
values and
distribution
network
• Suit local taste
• Enhance market
penetration
• Improve brand
image
4.5
• High capital
investment
-1
20. Addressing solutions
Solution Pros Weight Cons Weight
Product
customization
and
Government
interference
• Suit local tastes
• Fix counterfeit
problem
• Increase sales
4 • Long time to build
relationship with
Governments
• High investment
2.5
Production in
China and
India
• Reduce production
and distribution costs
3 • Lower brand image
• High management
investment
2
Price
differentiation
by regions and
social classes
• Expand customer
range
• Higher market
penetration
4 • Lower brand image
• Encourage gray
market
1.5
Enhance brand
and customer
values and
distribution
network
• Suit local taste
• Enhance market
penetration
• Improve brand
image
4.5
• High capital
investment
-1
21. Company Profile
Market and Industry
Company Performance
Marketing Issues
Challenges in Asia
Addressing solutions
Key solution implementation
Content
22. Customer
Value and
Relationships
Segmentation
TargetingDifferentiation
Positioning
Product
Promotion
Place
Price
SEGMENTATION
Young people, old
people, new
entrepreneurs,
lineage wealthy
people and middle
class buyers
TARGETING
Young people, new
entrepreneurs, middle
class buyers
DIFFERENTIATION
Products based on
lifestyle and culture.
Designs in bags and
fragrances in perfume
for example
POSITIONING
Positioning products
that can be bought to
celebrate success and
for social status
people, new
entrepreneurs, lineage
wealthy people and
middle class buyers
Quality products
with
differentiation
Should not
compromise in
price. Continue
charging the same
price
Promotion
through
testimonials
and celebrity
events.
Setting up more
stores in financial
hubs such as
Shanghai, Mumbai
etc.
Marketing Mix & STP approach
23. Key solution implementation
Sustain luxury brand image, remain premium price strategy
Exclusive luxury events
to promote brand
Testimonials
Strengthen
advertisement
in high-end channels
Enhance
Brand value
24. Key solution implementation
Improve customer benefit to gain loyalty and reduce impacts
from counterfeits
VIP club/ high value membership
Lifestyle activities (parties,
Xmas,..)
Enhance
customer values
25. Key solution implementation
Dragon Elephant Sakura
Assimilate indigenious cultural elements into product design to
cater for local consumers’ tastes.
Foster local market by embedding the European way of living and
lifestyle into the Asian culture.
Product customization
based on
lifestyle/culture
Improve customer benefit to gain loyalty and reduce impacts
from counterfeits
26. Enhance brand and customer values and distribution
network
Capture more customers, enhance brand, reduce counterfeits
Key solution implementation
Producers
India China S.Korea Japan
Wholesaler/
Stores
Wholesaler/
Stores
Wholesaler/
Stores
Wholesaler/
Stores
CUSTOMERS
Unified System
Vertical Marketing System
Prime & Flagship stores