CEO Memo - Innovating ‘Abundant Rarity”
In this assignment you will prepare a Memo for the CEO of your selected luxury company (Louis Vuitton). You will critically reflect on ‘Abundant Rarity’, the strategic dilemma of luxury growth and rarity.
You will identify a luxury company and one of its brands, research how the company is addressing the ‘abundant rarity’ dilemma (for the selected brand), in at least one mature and one emerging market, and proposenew ways for the brand to continue to grow (in the selected markets) while still appealing to extraordinary customers (those who ensure the long-term desirability of the brand). In this memo, it is crucial to critically present a compelling,well written, well organized, concise, and evidence-based argument. Data sources must be properly cited in-text and referenced at the end of the Memo (APA 6th Style Referencing).
You are free to select the structure you consider appropriate for this C-level memo, however it is recommended to start with a short executive summary, followed by the main "argument" , conclusion and next steps.
Remember that it is a MEMO for the CEO of Louis Vuitton and therefore should be structured and worded as such.