L'Oreal
Introduction
L'Oreal is the largest cosmetics company in the world. It shouldn't be a surprise that L'Oreal doesn't sell all of its product lines in every market in which it sells, and the market in the Netherlands is no exception. Upper management of the Netherlands' L'Oreal subsidiary have to make decisions on which product lines will succeed in their respective market and which ones will falter. In this particular case, L'Oreal needs to decide if it would like to introduce Garneir product lines such as the Synergie skin care line and the Belle Couleur permanent hair colorants line into the Netherlands market. The basic problem is whether or not to introduce these lines into the Dutch market.
Situation Audit
In the Netherlands, unlike in France, L'Oreal and Garneir are both sold under the same sales force. This must be taken into consideration considering that L'Oreal has products in both hair colorants (Recital) and in skin care (Plenitude). Fortunately, the......
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