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JSC Business UNIQLO. Doyoung Park Osaka Gakuin University. Economy Back in Deflation. Japanese government announced, November, 2009 GDP Deflator + 0.2% Domestic Demand Deflator – 2.6% Lowest deflator since 1958 Long-term business slump DEFLATION Price drop – income drop – Business down.
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JSC BusinessUNIQLO Doyoung Park Osaka Gakuin University
Economy Back in Deflation • Japanese government announced, November, 2009 • GDP Deflator + 0.2% • Domestic Demand Deflator – 2.6% • Lowest deflator since 1958 • Long-term business slump • DEFLATION • Price drop – income drop – Business down
’80-90 Huge benefits from international trades Weak Yen $1 = 250 Yen Plaza Agreement 1987 Strong Yen $1 = 160 Yen Bank of Japan decreased the interest Money flood to the market Heating stock market and real estate Buying the world Japan in Bubble
Bubble at the Peak • Total real estate value of Japan in 80-90 • 2000 trillion yen • If you sell 1 Japan, you can buy 4 Americas. • 1 small apartment in Tokyo 20 billion yen • Heating stock market Nikkei 38000
Louis Vuitton in Japan • Sales of LV Japan • 1/3 of all LV Group • Actually 70% of sales by Japanese
Wind of Change • Versace retreated from Japanese market Oct. 2009 • Versace’s own problems • Change of Japanese consumers
After Bubble Busted • Lost Decade • Stock and real estate bubble busted • Nikkei 38000 to 10000 • 20 billion yen apt to 2 billion • Deflation • Another Lost Decade • World Financial Crisis • Long term deflation • Consumers’ mind changed
Uniqlo the Market Leader2008 • Sales volume 1,885 billion yen (+ 17.5%) • Net benefit 409 billion yen (+ 45.6%)
History of Uniqlo • Est. 1984 – Uniqlo 1992 • Cheap price and high quality • Role model GAP • American style fashion • Focusing on design • Image marketing • Big hit on fleece • 2 million pc. 1997, 8.5 million pc. 1998 • 51 colored fleece 26 million sold 2000
Low Price! • 990 yen
Low Price! • 4990 yen
Low Price! • 1290 yen
Crisis in Uniqlo • Sales drop in 2002 • Price competition • Economy recovered • Cliché items • Fortified marketing for sophisticated image • Hired famous stars for CM models • Image campaign
Image Campaign • New functional items and image of urban style
Uniqlo Rush • New items – functional and fashonable • Business slump since 2008
H&M Hennes & Mauritz • Swedish apparel company • Landed Japan 2008 • Two stores at Ginza and Harajuku