3. About:
² Leading competitor in the jewelry industry.
² Brand that shows value, quality, superior design, and
exclusivity.
² Sales: Retail, internet, catalog, business-to-business &
wholesale distribution.
4. Products:
² Fine & solitaire jewelry, engagement rings, and
wedding bands.
² Non-gemstone, sterling silver, gold, and metal jewelry
² Timepieces, leather goods, sterling silverware, china,
crystal, stationery, fragrances, and accessories.
10. Financial Assets
MAJOR HOLDERS BREAKDOWN
% of Shares Held by All Insider and 5% Owners: 13%
% of Shares Held by Institutional & Mutual Fund Owners: 86%
% of Float Held by Institutional & Mutual Fund Owners: 99%
Number of Institutions Holding Shares: 498
11. Financial Assets
MAJOR DIRECT HOLDERS
Quatar Investment Authority
Shutzer William A
Kowalski Michael Joseph
Marquis Charles K
Fernandez James N
TOP INSTITUTIONAL HOLDERS
Vanguard Group, Inc. (The) 6.50%
Capital World Investors 6%
Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. 3.43%
State Street Corporation 3.42%
Harris Associates L.P. 3.35%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
N.A.
2.22%
Jennison Associates LLC 2.04%
JP Morgan Chase & Company 1.68%
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc. 1.67%
TCW Group, Inc. (The) 1.66%
12. Financial Assets
News
² Stocks up
² From “neutral” to “buy”
² Target $100
² Strengths
² Higher domestic sales
² Margin rise
² Operation improvement
http://www.thestreet.com/story/12701109/1/why-tiffany-tif-stock-is-up-
on-thursday.html
13. Physical Assets
² 1st building on 38th street.
² National Regisrty of Hsitoric Places.
² 290 stores worlwide
² Headquarters at 5th Avenue.
² Raw Material include
² Metal
² Silver
² Gold
² Platinum
² Diamonds
14. Physical Assets
News
² “Tiffany Reports First Quarter Results; Higher Sales and Margins Generate
Strong Earnings Growth”
² 13% increase in worldwide net sales
² 50% growth in net earnings
² Worldwide net sales rose 13% to $1.0 billion
² In the Americas region, total sales increased 8% to $439 million.
² Strengths
² Periodic comparison of assets providing a trend in growth
² Explains the trend in asset growth
² Provide for comparison and enhanced understanding
² Weakness
² Does
not
provide
specific
details
² It
misses
aspects
such
as
deprecia5on
http://investor.tiffany.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=849272
15. Human Assets
² CEO
² Mr. Kowalski
² 10,600 Full Time Employees (Yahoo,2014).
² 5,100 in U.S. (2013)
² Employee Giving Program
² Time Off
² Vacation and personal days
² Requirements
² Min of 5-7 years of retail/training experience
² Strong team management skills
² Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office software
² Ability to interact with customers and other employees
² Full education
16. Human Assets
News
² “Tiffany
&
Co.
breaks
ground
on
Lexington
manufacturing
plant
‘’
² Will employ 125 people
² 25,000-square-foot manufacturing plant
² NY stores hire more than 60 new employees
² Products made in Lexington include engagement jewerly
² Strengths
² FormaFed
to
allow
for
grasping
relevant
informa5on
² Reuters
is
credible
² Provides
precise
informa5on
² On
qualifica5ons
and
experiences
of
the
execu5ve
manager
² Weakness
² Only
provides
informa5on
on
the
top
execu5ve
http://www.kentucky.com/2010/11/04/1507888/tiffany-co-to-open-lexington-
manufacturing.html
18. Intangible Assets
Reputation:
² Diamonds are real gems
² Assured to get what they pay
² Beautiful and high quality
² Name speaks for itself
² Provides excellent customer service
² Present a good image
² Integrity when it comes to jewelry sales.
21. Intangible Assets
² Licensee of jewelry desgins
² Elsa Peretti, Paloma Picasso, Jean Schlumberger & Frank
Gehry
² Peretti & Picasso ownership of copyrights for their designs
22.
Registered Designs:
² Sterling silver screwball keyring
² "Please Return to Tiffany & Co. New York”
² Registration number
Intangible Assets
24. Intangible Assets
News:
² Paloma Picasso's Olive Leaf collection for Tiffany & Co
² Strength
² Worldwide renown designer
² Exclusive design
² Competitive advantage
² Value = sales
² Rare = source of inspiration
² Hard to imitate = no other collection will be the same
² Exploited = design in different elements
hFp://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/accessories/galleries/paloma+picassos+olive+leaf
+collec5on+for+5ffany+co,25732?pos=1
25. Structural/Cultural Assets
History:
² 1837 – New York.
² Charles Lewis Tiffany & John F. Young
² Stationery and costume jewelry.
² 1845 - “real” jewelry.
² 1853 - Tiffany and Company.
² 1940 - Silverware, timepieces & perfumes.
26. Structural/Cultural Assets
Core Principles:
² Global Presence
² High Service Standards
² Commitment Quality and Innovation
² Marketing & Branding
² Recruitment & Training
² Supply Chain
² Intellectual Property Rights
² Counterfeit Protection
² Corporate Social Responsibility
² Key Growth Strategies
27. Structural/Cultural Assets
² Only 1 company-operated store
² Strong advertising campaigns
² Differentiated products/innovative designs
² Effective competitive pricing
² Weak attempt to cater to men's product categories
² Weak efforts to offer later store hours of operation
² Knowledgeable, well-trained sales staff
28. Structural/Cultural Assets
² Strong efforts in collection of customer data
² Good supplier relationship
² Secure & easy to use Website
² Strong presence/locations in major US cities
² Mechanistic structure
29. Structural/Cultural Assets
Key Growth Strategies:
² Expand channel of distribution
² Increase sales by developing new products
² Increase control over supply
² Achieve improved profit margins
² Direct diamond sourcing & internal jewelry manufacturing
² Enhance customer awareness (marketing & PR)
² Customer service with superior shopping experience
30. Structural/Cultural Assets
News
² Patrick Dorsey is retiring after 29 years
² General Counsel
² Leigh Harlan
² Strength
² Actualized vision with previous experience
² Strong leadership skills
² Weakness
² Antiquity
² Know how to do things
hFp://markets.on.ny5mes.com/research/stocks/news/press_release.asp?
docTag=201404110800BIZWIRE_USPRX____BW5076&feedID=600&press_symbol=268527
33. Vision & Mission
”To be the world’s most respected and successful designer, manufacturer and
retailer of the finest jewelry."
² For over 175 years, Tiffany has offered our customers timeless style and
quality. As the world’s premier jeweler and America’s house of design, we
maintain a standard of excellence in each beautiful piece we create. These
high standards extend to the commitment we make to our customers, the
environment and the communities in which we work. They are also evident
in the way we treat our employees and the benefits offered to them.
34. Code of Ethics
² The Tiffany & Co. Business Conduct Policy sets forth expectations of
Tiffany employees, including compliance with all relevant laws and
regulations.
² This policy also prohibits payment of bribes or the acceptance of
payments or other inappropriate gifts and sets expectations in areas
such as potential conflicts of interest and political contributions.
35. Social Responsibility
² The Tiffany & Co. Foundation : has donated, on average, nearly
2% of pre-tax earnings to charitable purposes
² In 2012, Tiffany & Co. provided more than $5 million to nonprofit
organizations through our global corporate giving program.
² Responsible Mining
² Supplier Responsibility
36. The New Business Environment
² Technology: smartphone app.
² Globalization : they oparate stores in America, Asia-Pacific, Japan,
Europe and the United Arab Emirates.
² Now they are opening 2 level luxury store in Moscow, Russia.
37. The New Business Environment
News
² Tiffany Raises Profit Outlook on Strength of Sales in
China
² Sales in China now account for about 22 percent of overall revenue,
compared with 11 percent five years ago.
² Strengths
² Still growing market
² Asian people like brands
² Weakness
² Soon it might be a lot of competition
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/28/business/tiffany-raises-profit-outlook-on-
strength-of-sales-in-china.html
39. 1.Production/Operations
² 290 stores
² Americas 48%
² US 91 stores
² Canada & LA 24 stores
² Asia-Pacific 23%
² 66 stores
² Japan 14%
² 55 stores
² Europe 12%
² 34 stores
² UAE & Russia 3%
² 5 stores
Internal Audit
40. News
² The New Tiffany Flagship Store on
the Champs-Elysées
² 1686 - 1st store
² Yellow diamond
² Strengths
² Tourism
² Global image
² Sales increase
² Diverse markets
² Location
http://www.tiffany.com/WorldOfTiffany/LatestNews/Article.aspx?
ArticleID=1597&PageType=2
Internal Audit
42. News
² Ogilvy & Mather wins global Tiffany & Co. account
² 4 month period
² Global market communication partner
² Brand position & advertising
² Strenghts
² 1 of the largest
² Experience
² Creativity
http://www.ogilvy.com/News/Press-Releases/February-2014-Tiffany.aspx
Internal Audit
43. 3.Research & Development
² To promote the development of standards for responsible mining at the
large- and small-scale level.
² To remediate areas where both small- and large-scale mining have
occurred.
² To protect places of natural and historic importance from the threat of
mining.
² To promote economic and social development in areas where the mining
of precious metals, diamonds and gemstones occurs.
Internal Audit
44. News
² “Tiffany & Co. Breaks Ground on Lexington Manufacturing Plant”
² Will employ 125 people
² 25,000-square-foot manufacturing plant
² NY stores hire more than 60 new employees
² Products made in Lexington include engagement jewerly
² Strenghts
² Emphasizes the company’s insistence on research
² Broader perceptive of research,
² Such as the benefits to society
² Provides an insight
² On the research and development program of the company
² Wekanesses
² Does not provide information on the historical progress
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=493417158697
Internal Audit
45. 4.Financial & Accounting
² Strengths
² Revenue growth
² Expand profit margins
² Solid financial position
Internal Audit
² Weaknesses
² Deteriorating net income
² Disappointing return on equity
² Weak operating cash flow
46. News
² Stock Upgrades: Stick With Tiffany's Carats
² More than 6%
² Street estimate
² Advances another 1.38%
² Strengths
² Higher stocks
² Raise price target
² More attractive to invest
http://www.minyanville.com/trading-and-investing/stocks/articles/Stock-
Upgrades253A-Stick-With-Tiffany2527s-Carats/5/30/2014/id/55139?
camp=syndication&medium=portals&from=yahoo
Internal Audit
47. 5.Information Systems
² Past customer purchases
² Tastes
² Birthday
² Sit-downs sales in its stores
² Superior knowledge
² Product offerings
² Customer history = individual attention
² Countercyclical growth due to loyalty
Internal Audit
48. News
² “ISO Standards Information: Tiffany & Co.”
² Customer service very important
² Special system for customer relationship
² Management information system
² Strenghts
² Details on other aspects of the company
² Effective information system
² Explains key points
² Video to promote clarity of information
hFps://sites.google.com/site/isostandardsinforma5on/5ffany-‐com
Internal Audit
50. News
² Tiffany Names Ralph Nicoletti as Chief Financial Officer; Jim
Fernandez, Tiffany’s Veteran COO and CFO, to Retire
² Mr. Nicoletti will be CFO
² Mr. Fernandez is going to retire
² Strenghts
² Experience
² Helps with worldwide expansion
² Wekanesses
² Lost great employee
² New CFO doesn’t know company
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/lieff-cabraser-investigating-possible-
securities-fraud-at-great-lakes-dredge-dock-corporation-2013-03-19
Internal Audit
51. B) Organizational Structure
Internal Audit
Michael
Kowalski
CEO
Ralph
Nicoleg
CFO
Frederick
Cumenal
President
Beth
Canavan
Exec.
Vice
President
Andrew
Hart
Diamonds
&
Gemstones
Judy
Baldisard
CFO
Diamonds
Caroline
Naggiar
Marke5ng
Patrick
Dorsey
Legal
&
Secretary
Jon
King
Exec.
Vice
President
Victoria
Berger
Ross
HHRR
Pamela
Cloud
Merchandising
John
PeFerson
Opera5ons
52. C) Organizational Culture
² Long-term development
² Quality, value, durability, and innovation
² Customer service
² Promotion from within
² Highest ethical standards
² Commitment to excellence
² Support communities
Internal Audit
53. News
² Former Tiffany Executive Is Accused of Stealing Jewelry
² Ingrid Lderhaas
² 165 pieces
² $1.3 million
² Wekanesses
² Image &reputation
² Vs. Culture
² Fill position
² Monetary loss
² Lack of security
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/03/nyregion/ex-tiffany-executive-accused-of-
stealing-jewels.html
Internal Audit
56. 1.Current Rivalry Among Existing Firms
22%
27%
11%
15%
25%
Industry
Market
Share
Tiffany
&
Co.
Signet
Bvlgari
Zales
Blue
Nile
57. News
² Signet-Zale jewelry combo is no threat to Tiffany’s luxury
branding
² Expand jewelry store footprint
² Focused on midmarket end
² Opportunities
² Focused on upper markets
² Luxury positioning
² Long-term growth initiative
² Threats
² Partnership = largest jewelry chain
² Capture middle class market
² Tiffany´s doesnt offers promotions
http://blogs.marketwatch.com/behindthestorefront/2014/02/19/why-
tiffany-isnt-seen-impacted-by-signets-deal-to-buy-zale/
1.Current Rivalry Among Existing Firms
58. ² High costs of capital
² Consumer loyalty to brand
² Customized products offering
2.Threat of Potential Entrants
59. News
² Pandora Raises Sales Forecast as Cupid Gives Jeweler a Boost
² Opportunities
² Increasing sales
² Brand gets worldwide recognition
² Threats
² A lot of competition
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-13/jeweler-pandora-raises-
guidance-as-profit-beats-expectations.html
2.Threat of Potential Entrants
60. ² High Disposable income
² Connection with the brand
² High prices
² Few availability of substitutes & competitors
² Choose according to experience
3.Bargaining Power of Buyers
61. ² Great power
² Few diamond suppliers in the world
² Power to dictate prices
4.Bargaining Power of Supplier
62. ² Engagement rings have few substitutes
² Accessories can be bought at other retailers
² Zales
² 2,100 stores
² Lowest prices
² Blue nile
² Online retailr
² Segnet Jewelers
² Kay & Jared
² Convenient location (near malls)
5.Threat of Substitute Products
63. News
² Hoping to Sell the Emotion of Love (and Rings)
² Marketing campaign focused on emotions
² Opportunities
² They don’t have the brand popularity
² Threats
² Offer customized jewelry
² More accesible prices
² More locations
² Also appealing for emotions on campaigns
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/business/22interview.html?_r=0
5.Threat of Substitute Products
65. ² Interest rates 0.25%
² Budget deficit 492b
² Currency value
² Inflation 2%
² Consumer spending rose .3%
² Consumer income
² Unemployment 6.3%
Economic
66. ² Population 316,668,567 (07/13)
² 2.4% increase
² New York 19.3m
² Los Angeles 12.6million
² Chicago 9.1m
² Miami 5.6m
² Washington 4.4m
² Gender
² Female 49.1%
² Male 50.9%
Demographic
67. ² Education
² High school 85.7%
² Bachelors 28.5%
² Hosuing
² Persons per household 2.6
² Married couples 51.7%
² With kids under 18 25.%
² Age
² 25-54 years: 40.2%
² Millenials 25%
Demographic
68. ² People are paying attention to brands
² Spending more money each year on clothes,
accessories etc.
² Like to show off what brand are they wearing
Socio-cultural
69. ² Minimum wage 9$
² Code of Professional Practices
² Anti-money Laundering
² Conflict Minerals Provition
² Comprehensive Children’s Jewelry Safety Act
² U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Political-legal
70. ² Introduced a new website
² See the product from different angles
² New app for smartphones
² Engagement rings
² Communicate with other stores worldwide
² Diamond cut laser
² Social media use
² Technology to advertise their brand and products
Technological
72. SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGHTS
WEAKNESSES
In-‐House
Produc5on
Increased
debt/interest
payments
Strong
brand
in
the
fragmented
market
High
prices
Strong
direct
selling
channels
Deteriora5ng
net
income
Broad
offering
Disspoin5ng
return
in
equity
Revenue
growth
Weak
opera5ng
cash
flow
Strong
financial
posi5on
No
promo5on
model
Technological
up
to
date
apps
73. SWOT ANALYSIS
OPPORTUNITIES
THREATS
Economic
recovery
Counterfeit
crime
Bridal
jelwelry
No
rewards
program
Small
store
format
People
spending
on
first
necessi5es
Expansion
on
product
lines
(men
&
millennials)
People
afraid
of
spending
arer
economic
crisis
Online
market
Infla5on
on
raw
materials
Spending
on
luxury
market
Other
jewellers
offering
customiza5on
75. ² All our strategies are focused on the following levels
² Functional
² Product
² Marketing
² HHRR
² Competitive
² Differentiation strategies
76. ² Capture the male market since it constitutes 50.2% of
the U.S. population
² Strategy:
² Expand men´s product offering
² Create less “romantic” advertising to create a link with them
² Don´t portrait them as givers
² Make them aware of the existing offering
Objective 1
77. ² Capture the millennial market since it’s 25% of the
population and they have a lot of spending power
² Strategy:
² Create a special line targeted to millennial segment
² Give a special name to the line so the “luxurious, expensive”
image of the brand doesn't’t get affected
² More accessible prices
² Youth, fresh and less classic designs
² Promoted by young celebrities
Objective 2
78. ² Create an attachment with the different cultures of the
countries in which the stores are located in order to
develop a stronger global image
² Strategy:
² Make special edition collections with special collaborations
from local jewellery designers
² Create an attachment to the culture of the place were the
store is located increasing the consumer trust
² Give a competitive advantage due to the exclusive designs
Objective 3
79. ² Reward the most recurring customers without affecting
the image of the store by promotions or sales
² Strategy:
² Create a Rewards Program (The Blue Box Club)
² 20 points per $50 spent on merchandise
² Each 100 points a $10 reward is given for the next purchase
Objective 4
80. ² Create awareness and popularity by promoting at big
events.
² Strategy:
² Sponsor Miss U.S.A pageants
² Crowns & jewellery made by Tiffany´s
Objective 5
82. Evaluation Objective 1
² Capture the male market since it constitutes
50.2% of the U.S. population
² How to evaluate this goal?
² Measure sales made by men
² Check if adverising is well received
² Did our offer have been changed ?
83. Evaluation Objective 2
² Capture the millennial market since it’s 25% of
the population and they have a lot of spending
power
² How to evaluate this?
² If the line/name and prices have been changed?
² What celebrities were used to promote the
company?
² Collect relevant data about sales (who is buying)
² Are millenials talking about us? (Social-media)
84. Evaluation Objective 3
² Create an attachment with the different cultures of
the countries in which the stores are located in
order to develop a stronger global image
² How to evaluate this?
² Check if the collaboration ended in the creation of
collection
² Data about sales of those collections
² Consumer trust increased? (Questionnaires)
85. Evaluation Objective 4
² Reward the most recurring customers without
affecting the image of the store by promotions
or sales
² How customers react to the rewards?
² Growth on sales?
² A lot of profit lost on those sales?
86. Evaluation Objective 5
² Create awareness and popularity by promoting
at big events
² Which are the right events?
² Popular among the country
² Customers awareness?
² Rating of the events
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