<p>This study concerns retail brands in the food retail industry and focuses on premium products. The research is investigating how ICA can best use premium products to increase their profitability. The study is thus based on their brand ICA Selection and investigates three sub purposes concerning the customers’ perception of the products, their purchase behavior and their willingness to pay a price premium.</p><p> </p><p>To investigate, theory concerning brand resources was utilized, involving both brand equity and brand management. To measure brand equity, the authors adapted a customer mind set and utilized Aaker’s framework and the specific industry developments made by Anselmsson, Johansson and Persson. Accordingly, this theory is based on five brand equity attributes: perceived quality, brand associations, loyalty, awareness and uniqueness. These attributes were thereafter developed to explain food premium products. The brand management theory used was Kapferer’s brand management strategies, in order to assess ICA’s strategic advantages and disadvantages.</p><p> </p><p>The research was quantitative and the authors utilized a visit self completion questionnaire, in order to describe and investigate the purpose. The questionnaire was handed out according to a systematic sampling method, to customers at the 4 different concept ICA stores in Umeå.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the findings, the authors concluded that in order to increase the profitability of ICAs food premium products, the following strategies should be considered. First, the customer awareness of ICA Selection must be increased and the customers must be educated about the benefits of the product. Moreover, the premium brand should aim to provide value for money, high intrinsic product quality (i.e. taste, ingredients etc) and an improved store image. These factors will help defend the price premium.  Furthermore, to attract buyers, the brand has to have a high enough brand status and a sufficiently attractive and functional packaging. This research has therefore concluded how to efficiently allocate the resources and obtain an increased customer satisfaction. This may in turn increase the profitability of ICA Selection. However, it is of course important to also take into account the external environment, such as the recession and competition, when deciding on the brand strategy.</p>

This study concerns retail brands in the food retail industry and focuses on premium products. The research is investigating how ICA can best use premium products to increase their profitability. The study is thus based on their brand ICA Selection and investigates three sub purposes concerning the customers’ perception of the products, their purchase behavior and their willingness to pay a price premium.   To investigate, theory concerning brand resources was utilized, involving both brand equity and brand management. To measure brand equity, the authors adapted a customer mind set and utilized Aaker’s framework and the specific industry developments made by Anselmsson, Johansson and Persson. Accordingly, this theory is based on five brand equity attributes: perceived quality, brand associations, loyalty, awareness and uniqueness. These attributes were thereafter developed to explain food premium products. The brand management theory used was Kapferer’s brand management strategies, in order to assess ICA’s strategic advantages and disadvantages.   The research was quantitative and the authors utilized a visit self completion questionnaire, in order to describe and investigate the purpose. The questionnaire was handed out according to a systematic sampling method, to customers at the 4 different concept ICA stores in Umeå.   Based on the findings, the authors concluded that in order to increase the profitability of ICAs food premium products, the following strategies should be considered. First, the customer awareness of ICA Selection must be increased and the customers must be educated about the benefits of the product. Moreover, the premium brand should aim to provide value for money, high intrinsic product quality (i.e. taste, ingredients etc) and an improved store image. These factors will help defend the price premium.  Furthermore, to attract buyers, the brand has to have a high enough brand status and a sufficiently attractive and functional packaging. This research has therefore concluded how to efficiently allocate the resources and obtain an increased customer satisfaction. This may in turn increase the profitability of ICA Selection. However, it is of course important to also take into account the external environment, such as the recession and competition, when deciding on the brand strategy.

This thesis is about how high level brands communicate their brands to the audience. The thesis consists of analyses of the identity and images of two luxury brands, Gucci and Burberry and two premium brands, Lacoste and Morris. The purpose is to clarify the identity of the brands, by carrying out analysis as well as interviews with key personnel. Furthermore there is an analysis of the advertisement images for the respective brands in order to clarify the brands images. Finally there is an analysis of the alleged conformity between identity and image and also a section about the luxury and premium brand differs, or rather not differ from each other in the identity-image connection. The methods used are Aakers identity system, to establish the respective brands identity. An image analysis with inspiration from Panfosky and leading semoticians are also used to scrutinize the advertising images from the Spring/Summer 2010 campaigns. The results show that there is indeed a good conformation among the brands when it comes to the identity-image connection. The brands identities are thorough and well articulated and the advertisement images are well executed with the identity well in mind which makes for that the campaigns are contributing in building a good brand image among the target audience. There are several areas where the premium brand advertising images congregate with the ones of the luxury brand. / Program: Magisterutbildning i fashion management med inriktning modemarknadsföring

Den här uppsatsen försöker kartlägga vilka produkt- och varumärkesegenskaper som driverkonsumenternas val av premiumöl på restaurang och redovisar en konsumentstudie gjord irestaurangmiljö. Tidigare forskning menar att det finns en outnyttjad potential förrestauranger som vill utnyttja det snabbt ökande intresset för hantverksöl genom co-brandingmed attraktiva premiumvarumärken. Studien visar att konsumenter av premiumöl pårestaurang värderar både produktegenskaper men också funktionella, sociala och emotionellavarumärkesegenskaper signifikant annorlunda mellan premiumöl och mainstreamöl. Studienvisar också att restaurangens utbud av premiumöl påverkar konsumentens val av restaurangoch att ökade kunskaper om öl kan vara en nyckel till ökad försäljning av hantverksöl. / This paper employs a sample of restaurant customers to explain consumer preferences forpremium beer brands. Previous research has pointed to the underexplored niche marketpotential of craft beer related to Food &amp; Beverage operators and suggest increasing cobrandingwith premium beer brands in order to gain competitive advantage. This studyexplains a significant percentage of variance in premium consumer preferences for premiumbeer to mainstream beer comparing product attribute utitlity to brand equity dimensions(functional, social and emotional dimensions). This study also shows that the beer menu ofthe restaurant is likely to effect premium consumers choice of restaurant and that efforts toincrease consumer knowledge of beer can be the key to increased sales of craft beers. Thispaper is published in Swedish.

Submitted by Renata Ferreira da Rosa (renatafrosa@gmail.com) on 2016-03-15T13:54:22Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Renata Rosa - Ecommerce as Internationalization Strategy.pdf: 6115288 bytes, checksum: 8a7d99af826e68ad0e5589c5c23a1251 (MD5) / Rejected by Ana Luiza Holme (ana.holme@fgv.br), reason: Prezada Renata, Somente a numeração das páginas está incorreta, a numeração deve contar da 1 pagina mas só aparecer o numero na introdução. exemplo: introdução pagina 11 na pagina anterior não aparece o numero. Ana Luiza Holme 37993492 on 2016-03-15T14:02:33Z (GMT) / Submitted by Renata Ferreira da Rosa (renatafrosa@gmail.com) on 2016-03-15T14:28:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Renata Rosa - Ecommerce as Internationalization Strategy.pdf: 6109671 bytes, checksum: 0eea98d4f3f18d5fdb7e73ec531e5751 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Luiza Holme (ana.holme@fgv.br) on 2016-03-16T12:18:58Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Renata Rosa - Ecommerce as Internationalization Strategy.pdf: 6109671 bytes, checksum: 0eea98d4f3f18d5fdb7e73ec531e5751 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-16T12:25:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Renata Rosa - Ecommerce as Internationalization Strategy.pdf: 6109671 bytes, checksum: 0eea98d4f3f18d5fdb7e73ec531e5751 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-22 / As stated by Hoffmann and Coste-Manière (2012) 'The web is a mass medium that contrast completely with the traditional codes of exclusivity associated with the luxury industry, and has long been simply rejected by the luxury industry for being an illegitimate distribution channel.' Meanwhile this market presents an incomparable pace of growth and is gradually changing the existing retailing business model and companies must be aware of this change and capable to adapt to it. The internet and cross-border sales already changed the competition throughout retailing and it will increase even more, so companies must be ready to face it. Internet has shown its great opportunity for all markets, although luxury/premium market is not yet taking the proper advantage of its potential, but the necessity to be an omnichannel business strategy is growing. This paper presents an exploratory research based on a case study of how premium fashion Brazilian brands are using Farfetch, e-commerce, as an entry market strategy and how this affects them. The research question of this study is: How is Farfetch helping on the internationalization of Brazilian premium fashion brands?, and in order to answer it was conducted an in-depth interview with the Brazilian head of business development of Farfetch, apart an extensive secondary data research. As expected the study found a list of trade-offs of using an e-commerce, luxury specialized, with a marketplace approach to the brands willing to internationalize. As stated by Altagamma and McKinsey (2015) study '[...] luxury brands have no choice but to embrace the digital era and become truly omnichannel. This will require them a radical rethinking of both their customer experience of their consumer engagement strategy.' Looking either from the Farfetch point of view, trying to understand why they offer this opportunity to the brands, or also from the brand side if this is a manageable approach. This study presents a contribution for both sides, trying to give tools to the brands on understanding the internationalization reasons and approach, as well as explaining Farfetch business model, and the advantages it can bring to them, at the same time of a general market trend analysis for Farfecth. / Hoffmann e Coste-Manière (2012) afirmaram em seu estudo que 'A web e um meio de massa e contrasta completamente com os códigos tradicionais de exclusividade associados a ndústria de luxo, e por isso foi por muito tempo simplesmente rejeitada pelo mercado de luxo por não ser um canal de distribuição legitimo.' Enquanto isso o mercado apresenta um ritmo de crescimento incomparável e gradualmente esta mudando o modelo de negócios existente para o varejo, portanto as empresas precisam estar consciente das mudanças e serem capazes de se adaptarem a elas. A internet e as vendas além-fronteiras já alteraram as formas de competição no varejo e vão aumentar ainda mais e as empresas têm de estar preparadas para enfrentar isso. Internet já mostrou a sua ótima oportunidade para todos os mercados, no entanto os mercados de luxo/premium ainda não estão tirando o total proveito do seu potencial, mas a necessidade de adotar uma estratégia de negocio omnichannel esta crescendo e se mostra fundamental. Esse trabalho apresenta um estudo exploratório baseado em estudo de caso de como as marcas de moda premium brasileiras estão usando a Farfetch, e-commerce, como uma estratégia de entrada de mercado e como isso as afeta. A questão de pesquisa desse estudo é: Como a Farfetch esta ajudando no processo de internacionalização das marcas de moda premium brasileiras?, e para responder essa pergunta foi conduzida uma entrevista em profundidade com a responsável por desenvolvimento de novos negócios da Farfetch, alem de uma extensa pesquisa de dados secundários Conforme esperado, o estudo encontrou uma lista de trade-offs de usar e-commerce, mesmo especializado em luxo, mas com uma estratégia de marketplace, como estratégia de internacionalização para as marcas que assim o desejam. Conforme o estudo da Altagamma e McKinsey (2015) '[…] marcas de luxo não tem mais escolha senão abraçar a era digital e se tornar um verdadeiro canal omnichannel. Isso vai exigir uma atenção redobrada tanto na experiencia do consumidor como na estratégia de engajamento do consumidor.' Com um olhar tanto da perspectiva da Farfetch, tentando entender o porquê oferece essa oportunidade para as marcas, como das próprias marcas para entender se essa e uma abordagem viável. O estudo apresenta contribuições para os dois lados, oferecendo ferramentas para as marcas analisarem as razões e melhor abordagem para internacionalização, assim como a explicação do modelo de negócios da Farfetch, e as vantagens que ele pode trazer, assim como uma analise geral do marcado com suas tendências para a Farfetch

Submitted by Rafael Morettini (rafaelmorettini@gmail.com) on 2018-09-18T15:00:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 FGV_MPA_Dissertação_RafaelMorettini_3.pdf: 587393 bytes, checksum: 8b68f37dd1ece569ba24bbfeed8272f1 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Mayara Costa de Sousa (mayara.sousa@fgv.br) on 2018-09-18T15:03:19Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 FGV_MPA_Dissertação_RafaelMorettini_3.pdf: 587393 bytes, checksum: 8b68f37dd1ece569ba24bbfeed8272f1 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Mayara Costa de Sousa (mayara.sousa@fgv.br) on 2018-09-18T15:18:48Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 FGV_MPA_Dissertação_RafaelMorettini_3.pdf: 587393 bytes, checksum: 8b68f37dd1ece569ba24bbfeed8272f1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-18T15:18:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FGV_MPA_Dissertação_RafaelMorettini_3.pdf: 587393 bytes, checksum: 8b68f37dd1ece569ba24bbfeed8272f1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-08-28 / Este trabalho tem como tema central as diferentes estratégias de construção e comunicação de marcas de cervejas especiais no Brasil. Apesar do mercado cervejeiro nacional ser maduro, antigo e internacionalmente competitivo, ainda existe uma carência de estudos no que se refere às suas marcas. Muito pouco se sabe sobre as diferentes estratégias utilizadas para a idealização e sustentação das marcas locais nesse segmento. Por isso, o objetivo desse estudo é o de identificar e estudar as principais estratégias de construção e posicionamento de marca de três empresas no segmento de cervejas especiais atuantes no mercado brasileiro, Cervejaria Dádiva, Cervejaria Eisenbahn e Cerveja Praya, além de avaliar como estes planos são concebidos pela alta administração dessas empresas. Através de revisão da literatura, o primeiro passo dessa pesquisa para atingir o seu objetivo é a contextualização do tema, para depois, através da base teórica, termos a definição exata do que é marca, como é feita a construção da mesma, o que é segmentação, posicionamento e posicionamento premium. A etapa seguinte compreende o estudo de caso das três cervejarias citadas, de modo a entender como elas estruturaram ou aplicaram as suas marcas em nosso território. Para depois fazermos uma análise comparativa entre as mesmas, que avalie missão, valores, personalidade de marca, posicionamento, comunicação e gestão de marcas, de modo a relacionar como a teoria é utilizada para dar significado ao mundo real. Espera-se que este trabalho possa contribuir com informações relevantes e atuais sobre o estudo de marcas de bebidas brasileiras. Para a prática empresarial, acredita-se que esse estudo possa auxiliar todos aqueles que, em futuros projetos, necessitem da criação de marca para o lançamento de novos produtos, especialmente dentro do mercado de cervejas. / This research has as central theme the different strategies of brand building and communications for premium beers in Brazil. Despite the fact that the Brazilian market is mature, traditional and internationally competitive, there is still a lack of studies regarding its brands. Little is known about the different strategies used to idealize and sustain local brands in this segment. Therefore, the objective of this study is to identify and study the main strategies of brand building, positioning and communications of the companies in the segment of special beers operating in the Brazilian market, Cervejaria Dádiva, Cervejaria Eisenbahn and Cerveja Praya, besides evaluating how these plans are designed by the top management of the selected companies. Through a literature review, the first step of this research to reach its objective is the contextualization of the theme, and then, through the theoretical framework, have the exact definition of what is a brand, how it is constructed, what is brand positioning, and premium positioning. The next step comprises the case study of the three mentioned breweries, in order to understand how they structured and applied their brands in our territory. Then there is a comparative analysis, which evaluates mission, values, brand personality, positioning, communications and brand management, in order to relate how the theory is used to give meaning to the real world. It is expected that this work can contribute with relevant and current information about the study of Brazilian beverage brands. For the business practice, it is believed that this study can help future projects that need to brand building for new products, especially in the beer market.