CONTENTS

CHAPTER NAME

Industry overview

Introduction to the project

Product profile

Literature review

SWOT analysis

Research methodology

Suggestions and recommendations

Conclusion

Bibliography

Annexure
OVERVIEW OF THE INDUSTRY
Personal Care Industry in India

Description: The Indian personal care industry is estimated at Rs 170 billion. The
industry is divided into fabric wash, personal wash, hair care, oral cares, skin care,
colored cosmetics, men‘s toiletries and fragrances. Most segments of this industry
are going through a decline in 2002 with several leading players reporting lower
sales in 2002 due to lower volumes as well as lower realization. The next phase of
growth has to come from the rural market as the urban markets are near saturation
levels in terms of penetration. The industry has a low entry barrier and competition
is severe. Besides the large multinational players, there are some leading domestic
players as well as the huge unorganized players. Though most of the market share
is with the larger players, companies vie for the marginal market share. Cheaper
imports and duplicate products are also affecting the major players. Companies
have been adopting promotion schemes to dole out freebies and repackaging
products in smaller packages to cater to a wider consumer base are some recent
trends. The way ahead for the personal care companies is to introduce new and
better product, improve penetration, and make the consumer trade up in price and
quality. Rural marketing will be a major thrust area for all companies.
Global Trade Volumes and Trends

The personal care industry had an excellent growth rate in all the major markets of
the world in 2005-2006. Since the past few years, people have become more
conscious about their appearance and look, leading to a huge demand for these
products in the whole world. New products are launched by the leading brands to
attract consumers. The trends in all the leading personal care markets show that
this industry is showing a massive potential for growth. The women‘s beauty
industry is growing at rate of approximately USD 202.254 billion every year where
as the global market for cosmetics alone USD 30.33 billion. The global personal
care products industry is growing at a very rapid pace; some of the factors
responsible are:

 Rise in consumer spending power,

 Increased demand due to people consciousness,
 Key demographic factors,
 Entry of herbal and organic products,
 Lifestyle and climactic changes, and
 Massive advertising and promotion strategy
Shaving industry

In this world both men and women don‘t have time to dedicate to their looks. At
that point of time, electric shavers really come handy, both for men and women.
Hairs are dead outgrowths that come out of our skin and provide us the warmth and
protection from all kinds of outside dangers by the name of dust, damage and many
more. But they can irritate a person of becomes unmanageable. For the time like
this electric shavers are the instruments you can bank upon. These days electric
shavers are available in all price ranges. From automatic shavers to manual
shavers, all are available in the market. But these days people are trusting electric
shavers more, as they are fast and quite hassle free to use them.

Majority of electric shavers can operate both on direct current supply and on
batteries. Some even come with battery backup feature that makes them extra
exceptional. There are also versions of shavers that are available in market with
and without batteries too. Many leading companies like and Philips and Panasonic,
these days are providing electric shavers that makes shaving actually a joy. There
are companies that also make gender specific shavers that is separately for men and
women.

Shaving is really important especially for all men, as today the society is inhabited
by metrosexual men. It is a category of men who spend significant amount of their
income on maintaining their looks. Leading Hollywood actors like George
Clooney, Tom Cruise and not to forget Indian film industry from where actors like
Shahid Kapoor, Salman Khan are being hailed as the men with most sophisticated
looks in the world. These actors are really popular among girls owing to their clean
shaven looks that make them go weak on their knees. Although these days the soft
stubble looks are very popular among men, but they know that ladies mostly prefer
men who are clean shaven. This perception has really helped in popularizing
electric shavers among them.

Shaving is not only restricted to men but is also meant for women. The female
oriented electric shavers are also available in market these days, at quite low price.
Women are accepted as hair free creatures in the society, this is not an offensive
statement at all, but a bitter truth. And this perception has helped in popularizing
the electric shavers and epilators.
PHILIPS- GLOBAL MARKET LEADER IN ELECTRIC SHAVERS

Andrea Ragnetti, CEO of Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care, and
Chief Marketing Officer of Royal Philips Electronics commented, ―We are the
market leader in the electric shaver category, year after year. To have reached this
milestone cements the fact that we are bringing products to market which
consistently meet our consumers‘ needs.‖ Philips technology has been advancing
and simplifying people‘s lives since 1891. Philips pioneered major breakthroughs
in medical imaging, television, lighting, as well as being the inventors of rotary
shaving. From a company with such high standards in product development, it is
no surprise that Philips Shavers have gone from strength to strength over the last
68 years. ―If someone is going to buy an electric shaver, we want them to think of
Philips first. To have sold this many shavers in our 68 year history shows us we‘re
on the right track‖, Andrea Ragnetti concluded.

Producing a shaving range to keep consumers interested

Producing a shaver range to excite consumers and trade partners is key to the
success of the business. In 1939, Philips launched its first electric shaver, ‗The
Cigar‘, to the world. Men were invited to experience the latest in technological
wizardry - the electric shaver with rotary action. In 1959, to keep up with the
explosion in consumer demand, revolutionary new technologies such as floating
shaving heads were introduced and in 1978 the world‘s first mains and
rechargeable shaver was launched. Philips has consistently set new standards in the
shaving category. Nico Engelsman, Business Manager Shaving and Senior Vice
President Philips DAP said, ―Over the last six decades, we have addressed the
changing needs of our consumer, taking regional differences into account. We are
also constantly addressing innovation in the shaver itself. We are focused on
developing shavers that are designed to suit the places they are sold. We produce
shavers that reflect local tastes, trends, bathrooms and shaving habits, and that‘s
why I think we‘ve been so successful.‖

The current most popular selling Philips shaver is the HQ 8140 model retailing at
USD 89.99 or Euro 129.99. Philips Shavers have always been a driver for category
growth. In 2006, the Philips Shavers business in Europe and Asia increased
between 4% and 11% in value, while in North America Philips Shavers grew its
business by more than 10%.
A major reason for this growth is that an innovative product stimulates market
development. Though the market is highly competitive, Philips Shavers market
share increased by more than 2%* since the introduction in 2005 of two shaver
ranges - SmartTouch-XL and Speed-XL.

In 2006 Philips Shavers designed a shaving range with the AT&T Williams
Formula One engineering and design team which was sold in more than 20 key
markets around the world.

Looking into the future

In order to consistently attract new customers, Philips creates shavers that break
away from our competitors in terms of performance and design. According to Nico
Engelsman, ―By presenting the market with something innovative, you‘ll be able to
attract new consumers. We are looking to translate global trends into products in
the very near future.‖ DAP demonstrated its value to Philips, with 17% comparable
growth in the first quarter earnings for 2007. Philips Shavers remain an important
part of the DAP business, representing approximately 45% of DAP‘s sales.

PLAYERS IN SPACE

Hair care-

 Cornair
 Babybliss
 Remington
 Princess
 Panasonic

Shaving and grooming-

 P&G
 Braun
 Remington
 Gillette
 Panasonic
CORNAIR

Conair Corporation is a United States corporation which

sells appliances, personal care products, and health and beauty products for both
professionals and consumers. It was founded in 1959 and has since expanded to
include ten product divisions.
It has owned Cuisinart since 1989 and Waring Products since 1998.
Its brands include:

 Conair, for personal care products

 Interplak, for electric toothbrushes and water jets
 Conair and Jheri Redding, for hair care products
 Scünci, for hair accessories including the Scrunchie (purchased March 21,
2005)
 Jheri Redding, Grand Finale, ConairPro, for hair salon products
 Rusk, for hair coloring
 BaByliss (in the UK, Canada, Germany and France), for personal care products
and hair care products

BABYBLISS

BaByliss, S.A. manufactures and markets personal care appliances. It offers hair
brushes, vanity boxes, and hair and beauty accessories, as well as electric hair
curling irons, waxers, and facial saunas. The company also provides online
advices, tips, and individual diagnostic services. It sells its products in the
European market. The company is based in Montrouge, France. As of 1995,
BaByliss, S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Conair Corporation.
REMINGTON

Remington products stand for quality, innovation and performance. From rotary
and foil shavers to grooming and personal care products, Remington offers many
options for today‘s active men and women. Remington products include: electric
rotary and foil shavers for men, electric foil shavers for women; beard and
moustache trimmers for men, cosmetic and personal trimmers for women; haircut
kits, curling irons, hair dryers, and straighteners. Remington products are sold
through mass merchandisers, catalog showrooms, drug store chains and department
stores.

PANASONIC

Apart from Home Appliances the company provides service for other Panasonic
products, which are as mentioned below:

Personal & Healthcare

 Beauty Care Items

 Ionity Hair Dryer,
 Ionity Hair Straightener Cum Curler,
 Ionity Hair Straightener,
 Epilators,
 Ladies Shavers,
 Hair Dryers (Silent Model)
 Hair Stylers
 Electronic Comb

Women Grooming

 Manicure System,
 Facial Hair Trimmer,
 Eyelash Curler
 Pore Cleaner
Men's Grooming

 Men‘s Shavers (Rechargeable),

 Travel Shavers,
 Hair Trimmer & Nose Trimmer,

BRAUN

From 1984 until 2005, Braun was a wholly owned subsidiary of The Gillette
Company, which had purchased a controlling interest in the company in 1967.
Braun is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Procter & Gamble, which acquired
Gillette in 2005.
Braun's products include the following categories:

 Shaving and Grooming (electric shaving, hair trimming, beard trimming)

 Oral Care (now under the Oral-B brand)
 Beauty Care (hair care and epilators)
 Health and Wellness (ear thermometers, blood pressure monitors)
 Food and Drink (coffee makers, coffee grinders, toasters, blenders, juicers)
 Irons
 Clocks and Calculators
INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT
 OBJEC TIVES OF THE PROJECT ASSIGNED-

1. To understand the level of awareness of the Philips personal care

products.

2. To estimate the potential market size for the personal care products.

3. To understand the customer preferences for the personal care products.

4. To identify the places for selling the personal care products.

JOB ASSIGNED-

To make a survey in Delhi University in order to understand the customer insight

about the Philips personal care products. Delhi University was chosen because the
company wants to target the youth as they are going to be the potential buyers of
these products. Customer insight would include their level of awareness; their
preference of places where they want to buy these products; preferred features and
price ranges for hair care, shavers and epilators.
 STAGES OF THE PROJECT

To understand the objectives of the project assigned

To study secondary data from different sources

To prepare a structured questionnaire for primary data

To get the questionnaires filled by the potential customers

To analyze the collected primary data

To interpret the primary as well as secondary data

To arrive at a conclusion

PowerPoint presentation

Report preparation
 DETAILS OF THE WORK DONE

 Understanding and jotting down the main objectives after being briefed by
the mentor.
 A study has been done about the company, the electronic personal care
industry, and about the demand and customer requirements.
 A structured closed ended questionnaire was prepared and got it approved by
the industry mentor.
 Went to Delhi University to get the questionnaires filled by the students,
who are ought to be the potential customers.
 After all the questionnaires were filled, the data to be analyzed was put up
on excel sheet. Pie charts were made.
 Conclusion was driven out of the analyzed data.
 PowerPoint presentation was prepared and presented in front of the company
executives.
 Report was prepared and submitted.
 CHAPTER – III

PRODUCT PROFILE
HAIR CARE-

PHILIPS HP4638
Philips Straightener 180°C Ceramic Ion Boost Ceramic
plates for smooth gliding and shiny hair 180°C temperature
for beautiful results.

MRP: Rs.2295.00

PHILIPS HP4657
Barrel diameter: 15 mm Temperature: 175 °C Ready for use
indication dot: The dot changes Colour at application
temperature Heater type: PTC.

MRP: Rs.1495.00

PHILIPS HP4696
Ceramic plates for smooth gliding and shiny hair Straightener
attachment to create beautiful sleek hair Slide on brush for
added volume.
MRP: Rs. 1995.00
 PHILIPS HP4823

1000W for beautiful results Two flexible settings for careful

drying Easy storage hook for convenient storage Compact
design for easy handling.

MRP: Rs.595.00

PHILIPS HP4840
1000 Watt dryer. 2 heat/speed settings. Detachable nozzle .
MRP: 745.00

PHILIPS HP4931
1200W for beautiful results

MRP:Rs. 695.00
PHILIPS HP4960
1400W for beautiful results for careful drying Concentrator
focuses the airflow for a polished, shiny look
MRP:Rs.795.00
SHAVING AND GROOMING-

PHILIPS HP6306
· Lady shave Wet & Dry.
MRP:Rs. 995.00

PHILIPS HP6400
2 speed settings Metal epilating system Voltage - 100-240 V
Number of discs - 21 Number of catching points - 20
Power.
MRP:Rs.2095.00

PHILIPS HP6483
Philips Satinelle Ice HP6483 Ultra gentle epilator with
soothing ice pack to reduce the effects of epilation.

MRP:Rs.3495.00
PHILIPS HP6503
Pivoting Ice cooler Sonic massage system Ceramic epilation
system 2 speed settings Power Source AC-RC (mains)
MRP: RS.4495.00

PHILIPS HQ130
Electric shaver Comfortably close Unique Lift & Cut system
Adjusts to every curve of your face and neck Individually
floating heads Cordless.
MRP: RS.895.00

PHILIPS HQ6920
Electric shaver Super Lift & Cut technology Replacement
heads Adjusts to every curve of your face and neck Reflex
Action system.
MRP: RS. 2995.00
 PHILIPS NT9110
Nose and ear trimmer Styling tools: Eyebrow comb
Handling: Ideal angle for easy reach, Soft grip coating
for maximum control Durability.
MRP:RS.995.00

PHILIPS PHIHP6390
Precision shaping and trimming for eyebrows and facial
hair.
MRP:RS. 995.00

PHILIPS PHIHQ40
Micro + Shaver HQ40 Battery-operated (2xAA) Up to 60
mins (approximately 3 weeks shaving time RCP: RM69
MRP: RS.995.00
PHILIPS PHIQG3020
Full size trimmer unit Beard & moustache comb locks into 9
settings. Nose Ear and eyebrow trimmer Store & charge
stand, Cordless operation.
MRP: RS.1995.00

PHILIPS PHIQG3080
Micro precision shaver Precision & full size trimmer Nose
Ear & eyebrow hair trimmer 9 settings - 1.5mm to 18mm
length, Rechargeable.
MRP: RS.2495.00
 CHAPTER - IV

LITERATURE REVIEW
 COMPANY BACKGROUND-

Industry – electronics

Founded – 1891, Eindhoven

Headquarters – Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Area served – Worldwide

Key people – Gerald kleisterlee (CEO), Jan Michiel hessels ( chairman of

supervisory board)

Products – consumer electronics, domestic appliances, lighting, medical bsystems,

medical technology

Revenue- E 23.19 billion (2009)

Operating income- 614 million (2009)

Profit- E 410 million (2009)

Total assets- E 30.53 billion (2009)

Total equity- e 14.60 billion (2009)

Employees- 115,920 (2009)

Website- www.philips.com
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics Inc.), most
commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics corporation.
Philips is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. In 2009, its sales
were €23.18billion. The company employs 123,800 people in more than 60
countries.
Philips is organized in a number of sectors: Philips Consumer Lifestyle
(formerly Philips Consumer Electronics and Philips Domestic
Appliances and Personal Care), Philips Lighting and Philips Healthcare (formerly
Philips Medical Systems).

HISTORY
The company was founded in 1891 by Gerard Philips, a maternal cousin of Karl
Marx, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Its first products were light bulbs and other
electro-technical equipment. Its first factory survives as a museum devoted to light
sculpture. In the 1920s, the company started to manufacture other products, such
as vacuum tubes (also known worldwide as 'valves'), In 1927 they acquired the
British electronic valve manufacturers Mullard and in 1932 the German tube
manufacturer Valvo, both of which became subsidiaries. In 1939 they introduced
their electric razor, the Philishave (marketed in the USA using the Norelco brand
name).

PHILIPS RADIO
On 11 March 1927 Philips went on the air with two shortwave radio stations,
PHOHI broadcasting in Dutch to the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and PCJJ
(later PCJ) which broadcast in English, Spanish and German to the rest of the
world.
The international program on Sundays commenced in 1928 with host Eddie Startz
hosting the Happy Station show which became the world's longest running
shortwave program.
Broadcasts from the Netherlands were interrupted by the German invasion in May
1940.
Philips Radio did not resume after Liberation. Instead the two shortwave stations
were nationalized and became Radio Netherlands Worldwide, the Dutch
International Service in 1946 though PCJ programs such as Happy Station
continued on the new station.

WORLD WAR II
On 9 May 1940, the Philips directors were informed about the German invasion of
the Netherlands to take place the following day. They decided to leave the country
and flee to the United States, taking a large amount of the company capital with
them. Operating from the US as the North American Philips Company, they
managed to run the company throughout the war. At the same time, the company
itself was moved to the Netherlands Antilles (just on paper) to keep it out of
German hands.
It is also believed that Philips—both before and during the war—supplied
enormous amounts of electric equipment to the German occupation forces, which
has led some people to think that the company collaborated with the Nazis, like
many other firms in their day. However, there is no evidence to suggest that Philips
itself or its management ever sympathized with the Nazis or their ideologies. The
only Philips family member who did not leave the country, Frits Philips, saved the
lives of 382 Jews by indicating to the Nazis that they were indispensable for the
production process at Philips,[4] for which he was awarded recognition as a
"Righteous Among the Nations" by Yad Vashem in 1995. There is little Philips
could have done to prevent the Germans from abusing their production facilities
and forcing their employees to perform slave labour during the occupation. The
production facility in Eindhoven was the only Dutch industrial target that was
deliberately bombed by the allied forces during the war.
POST WAR ERA
After the war the company was moved back to the Netherlands, with their
headquarters in Eindhoven. Many secret research facilities had been locked and
successfully hidden from the invaders, which allowed the company to get up to
speed again quickly after the war.

In 1950, Philips formed Philips Records.

Philips introduced the audio Compact Cassette tape in 1963 and was wildly
successful. Compact cassettes were initially used for dictation machines for office
typing stenographers and professional journalists. As their sound quality improved,
cassettes would also be used to record sound and became the second mass media to
sell recorded music alongside vinyl records. Philips introduced the first
combination portable radio and cassette recorder which is marketed as the "radio
recorder" and which is now better known as the boom box. Later the cassette was
used in telephone answering machines including a special form of cassette where
the tape was wound on an endless loop. The C-cassette found itself also as the
first mass storage device for early personal computers in the 1970s and 1980s.
Philips would also reduce the cassette size for the professional needs, first with
the mini cassette and later the microcassette which were predominant dictation
machines up to the advent of fully digital dictation machines.
In 1972 Philips launched the world's first home video cassette recorder, the N1500
with bulky video cassettes that could record 30 minutes or 45 minutes. Later one
hour tapes were also offered. As competition came from Sony's Betamax and
the VHS group of manufacturers, Philips introduced the N1700 system which
allowed double length recording and for the first time would fit a 2 hour movie
onto one video cassette; in 1977, the company unveiled a special promotional film
for this system in the UK featuring comedic personality Denis Norden. This idea
was soon copied by the Japanese makers whose tapes were significantly cheaper.
Philips made one last attempt at a new standard for video recorders with the Video
2000 system with tapes that could be used on both sides and had thus 8 hours of
total recording time. As Philips only sold its systems on the PAL standard and in
Europe, and the Japanese makers sold globally, the scale advantages of the
Japanese proved insurmountable and Philips withdrew the V2000 system and
joined the VHS Coalition.
Philips had early developments of a laser disk for selling movies but delayed its
commercial launch for fear of cannibalizing its video recorder sales. Later Philips
would join with MCA to launch the first commercial laser disk standard and
players. In 1982, Philips would team with Sony to launch Compact Disc. These
formats evolved to the present day DVD and Blu-Ray, which Philips launched with
Sony in 1997 and 2006 respectively.
In 1991, the company's name was changed from N.V. Philips
Gloeilampenfabrieken to Philips Electronics N.V. At the same time, North
American Philips was formally dissolved, and a new corporate division was
formed in the U.S. with the name Philips Electronics North America Corp.
In 1997 the decision was made to move the headquarters from Eindhoven to
Amsterdam, along with the corporate name change to Koninklijke Philips
Electronics N.V. The move was completed in 2001. Initially, the company was
housed in the Rembrandt Tower, but in 2002 they moved again, this time to
the Breitner Tower. In a sense, the move to Amsterdam can be considered a return
to the company's roots, because Gerard Philips lived in Amsterdam when he came
up with the idea of building a light bulb factory. He also conducted his first
experiments in the field of mass production of light bulbs there, together with Jan
Reesse. Philips Lighting, Philips Research, Philips Semiconductors (spun off as
NXP in September 2006) and Philips Design, are still based in Eindhoven. Philips
Healthcare is headquartered in both Netherlands (just outside Eindhoven)
and Andover, Massachusetts, United States (near Boston).
MAIN INVENTIONS
Main articles-
 Compact Cassette,
 Laserdisc,
 Compact Disc,
 DVD, and
 Blu-ray

Compact Cassette
In 1962 Philips invented the compact audio cassette medium for audio storage.
Although there were other magnetic tape cartridge systems, the Compact Cassette
became dominant as a result of Philips's decision to license the format free of
charge.
Laserdisc
Laserdisc was a 30 cm disc designed with MCA meant to compete with VHS and
even replace it. It never took off but the technologies created for Laserdisc would
later be used again for the Compact Disc.
Compact Disc
Although Philips' and MCA's Laserdisc project failed, Philips still thought the
format should be able to succeed. It took them ultimately (with Sony's help) until
1982 to successfully launch the CD.
DVD
The DVD, the eventual successor of the CD, met a long road of setbacks. Philips
wanted to continue with the CD in a new format called Multimedia Compact
Disc (MMCD), while another group (led by Toshiba) was developing a competing
format, then named Super Density (SD) disc. Their representatives
approached IBM for advice on the file system. IBM also learned of Philips' and
Sony's initiative. IBM convinced a group of computer industry experts (among
them Apple, Dell, etc.) to form a working group. The Technical Working Group
(TWG) voted to boycott both formats unless they merged to prevent
another format war (like the videotape format war). The result was the DVD
specification, finalized in 1995. The DVD video format was first introduced in
Japan in 1996, later in 1997 in the U.S. as limited test run, then across Europe and
the other continents from late 1998 onwards.
Blu-Ray
Blu-Ray, yet again primarily developed by Philips and Sony, utilizes blue-
violet colored diodes to create an even shorter wavelength beam than CD or DVD.
Because of this, the capacity is much more than that of CD or DVD, being 25 GB
single-layered or 50 GB dual-layered.
CORPORATE AFFAIRS

In 2004, Philips abandoned the slogan "Let's make things better" in favour of a
new one: "Sense and simplicity".
ASM Lithography is a spin-off from a division of Philips
Origin, now part of Atos Origin, is a former division of Philips.
Its record division, Polygram, was sold to Seagram in 1998 to form Universal
Music Group.
Philips Intellectual Property and Standards, is the company's division dealing with
licensing, trademark protection and patenting. Philips currently holds about 55,000
patent rights, 33,000 trademark registrations, and 49,000 design registrations.

CEOs
Past and present CEOs:

 1891–1922: Gerard Philips

 1922–1939: Anton Philips
 1939–1961: Frans Otten
 1961–1971: Frits Philips
 1971–1977: Henk van Riemsdijk
 1977–1981: Nico Rodenburg
 1982–1986: Wisse Dekker
 1986–1990: Cornelis Van der Klugt
 1990–1996: Jan Timmer
 1996–2001: Cor Boonstra
 2001–present: Gerard Kleisterlee
ACQUISITIONS, SUBSIDIARIES AND SPINOUTS

Acquisitions-

Companies acquired by Philips through the years

include Amperex, Magnavox, Signetics, Mullard, VLSI, Agilent Healthcare
Solutions Group, Marconi Medical Systems, ADAC Labs, ATL Ultrasound,
portions of Westinghouse and the consumer electronics operations of Philco and
Sylvania. Philips abandoned the Sylvania trademark which is now owned
by SLI (Sylvania Lighting International) except in Australia, Canada, Mexico,
New Zealand, Puerto Rico and the USA where it is owned by the Osram unit
of Siemens. Formed in November 1999 as a equal joint venture between Philips
and Agilent Technologies, the light-emitting diode manufacturer Lumileds became
a subsidiary of Phillips Lighting in August 2005 and a fully-owned subsidiary in
December 2006. In 2000, Philips bought Optiva Corporation, the maker
of Sonicare electric toothbrushes. The company was renamed Philips Oral
Healthcare and made a subsidiary of Philips DAP. In 2006 Philips bought out the
company Lifeline Systems headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. In
August 2007 Philips acquired the company Ximis, Inc. headquartered in El Paso,
TX for their Medical Informatics Division. In October 2007, it purchased a Moore
Microprocessor Patent (MPP) Portfolio license from The TPL Group.
On Friday, 21 December 2007 Philips and Respironics, Inc. announced a definitive
merger agreement pursuant to which Philips will commence a tender offer to
acquire all of the outstanding shares of Respironics for US$66 per share, or a total
purchase price of approximately €3.6 billion (US$5.1 billion) to be paid in cash
upon completion.
Spinouts-
Polymer Vision, the maker of The Readius is a spin out from Philips Electronics.
APRICO Solutions is a venture within Philips Intellectual Property and Standards.
Philips also forayed into the pharmaceuticals market in a company best known as
Philips-Duphar (Dutch Pharmaceuticals). Philips-Duphar made products for crop
protection, veterinary medicine and products for human use. Duphar was sold
to Solvay, now Solvay Pharmaceuticals. In subsequent years divisions have been
sold off, by Solvay, to other companies (crop protection was sold to UniRoyal,
now Chemtura and the veterinary division was sold to Fort Dodge, a division
of Wyeth).

SPORTS, SPONSORSHIP AND NAMING RIGHTS

Traditionally Philips has a vested interest in sports, originally as a means to
provide a healthy form of recreation for its employees. In 1913, in celebration of
the Centenary of Dutch independence from France, Philips founded a sports club
called Philips Sport Vereniging (Philips Sports Club), or PSV, as it is now known.
The sports club encompasses all kinds of sports, but is currently most famous for
its Premier League football team and its swimming team. Philips owns the naming
rights to Philips Stadium, located in Eindhoven, which is home to Dutch football
team PSV Eindhoven.
Abroad, Philips sponsors and has sponsored numerous sport clubs, sport facilities,
and events. Philips recently (November 2008) extended its very successful F1
partnership with AT&T Williams to include many more product groups.
Furthermore, Philips owns the naming rights to the Philips Arena in Atlanta,
Georgia and to the Philips Championship, the premier basketball league in
Australia, traditionally known as the National Basketball League. Between 1988
and 1993 Philips were also the major sponsors of The Balmain Tigers, an
Australian rugby league team.
In Thailand Philips is a sponsor of PEA FC.
Outside of sports Philips sponsors the Philips Monsters of Rock festival, held in
many countries all over the world.
PHILIPS IN INDIA

Philips started operations in India at Kolkata (Calcutta) in 1930 under the

name Philips Electrical Co. (India) Pvt Ltd, comprising a staff of 75. It was a
sales outlet for Philips lamps imported from overseas.
In 1938,Philips India set up its first Indian lamp-manufacturing factory in Kolkata.
After the Second World War in 1948, Philips started manufacturing radios in
Kolkata. In 1959, a second radio factory is established near Pune.

 In 1957, the company is converted into a public limited company, renamed

"Philips India Ltd".
 In 1965 on 3 April, the millionth Philips radio is manufactured in India.
 In 1970 a new consumer electronics factory is started in Pimpri near Pune.
(This factory was shut down in 2006.)
 In 1982, Philips brought colour television transmission to India with the supply
of four outdoor broadcast vans to DD National during the IX Asian Games.
 In 1996, the Philips Software Centre was established in Bangalore (It is now
called the Philips Innovation Campus).
 In 2015, Philips India entered a new product category, water purifiers designed
and made in India, and exported to other countries.
As of 2016, Philips India has about 4,000 employees.

VISION-

―In a world where complexity increasingly touches every aspect of our daily lives,
we will lead in bringing sense and simplicity to people.‖

With Vision 2010, we are putting people right at the center of things, with Health
and Well-being as our overarching theme. We are thereby putting into practice our
mission: improving the quality of life through the introduction of meaningful
innovations.” – Gerard Kleisterlee, President and CEO of Royal Philips
Electronics
MISION-
―Improve quality of people‘s lives through timely introduction of meaningful
innovations.‖

VALUES-
 Delight customers
 Deliver great results
 Develop people
 Depend on each other

PHILIPS WAY OF WORKING-

1. We are a people-centric company that organizes around customers and

markets
2. We invest in a strong brand and consistently deliver on our brand promise of
―sense and simplicity‖, in our actions, products and services
3. We deliver innovation by investing in world class strengths in end-user
insights, technology, design and superior supplier networks
4. We develop our people‘s leadership, talent and engagement and align
ourselves with high performance benchmarks
5. We invest in high growth and profitable businesses and emerging
geographies to achieve market leadership positions
6. We are committed to sustainability and focus on making the difference in
efficient energy use

We drive operational excellence and quality to best in class levels, allowing us the
above mentioned strategic investments in our businesses.

Philips deals in lifestyle, healthcare and lighting divisions.

The consumer range of products includes:

 Television- LCD, plasma, flat screen, smart touch XL

 Recorders, DVD players, I pods and home theater systems
  Audio products- audio systems, remote controls, audio/video accessories
 Digital photo products and frames
 Portable audio and video systems, accessories like headphones and speakers
 PC products- Mouse and keyboard, multimedia handsets, external hard disc
drives
 Mobile phones
 Kitchen appliances- Blenders and hand blenders, juicers and citruspressers,
food processors and mixers, coffee makers and kettles, frying and grilling
appliances, toasters and snacking products, rice makers
 Household products- Irons, vacuum cleaners, water purifies
 PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS- Male dry shavers, beard trimmers and
grooming kit, epilators, beauty and hair care products

Philips lighting:

 Professional Lighting - Industrial, Shops and offices, Road and Area,

Hospitality, Sports Lighting, City Beautification, Schools and Petrol Stations
 Automotive Lighting - In Cars, Motorcycles and Trucks

Philips healthcare products:

 Computerized tomography
 Diagnostic ECG
 Operation theatre lights
 Preclinical imaging
 Radiation oncology
 Radiography
 Fluoroscopy
 Healthcare informatics
 Home healthcare
 Respiratory care
 Interventional X-ray
 CHAPTER – V

SWOT ANALYSIS OF PHILIPS PERSONAL CARE

STRENGTH-

 Wide range of products.

 Philips is a brand name everyone knows.
 These products are of high quality.
 Wide variety of features available.

WEAKNESS-

 Most of the products are high end products.

 The youth or the students who are not earning cannot afford them.

OPPORTUNITIES-

 Rising beauty consciousness among people.

 Rise in consumer spending power.
 Lifestyle changes.

THREATS-

 There are many strong competitors like Panasonic & Braun.

 Many people prefer to buy the local or china made products which are
cheaper & affordable.
 CHAPTER – VI

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
 REASERCH METHODOLOGY USED

For the purpose of the project, information is collected through both primary and
secondary sources.
Source of primary data are the potential customers. Research methodology used is
questionnaires, which are used to collect information from them. Questionnaires
are directly filled by the respondents in person. For this purpose structured
questionnaires are used with closed ended questions. The primary data for the
study are collected through a market research done on a large population of Delhi
University. Delhi University is chosen because it somehow represents the youth of
NCR.
For carrying out the survey a sample of 145 students were chosen randomly within
the age group of 16 to 23 years.
The questions in the questionnaire are framed keeping in mind the objectives of the
project research.
The secondary data are collected through textbooks, internet and various journals
and magazines etc.
 CONSTRAINTS FACED

Some of the major constraints faced during the execution of the project are-

 Delhi University was on vacation during the project period, freshers who
had come to fill up admission forms were asked to fill the questionnaires.
 While filling the questionnaires, people were very reluctant. I had to
convince them saying that the questionnaire is very short and will take only
2 minutes.
 It is difficult to understand if the respondents are providing genuine
information or not.
 Any survey itself has many limitations. People might not be willing to give
right information; they might not take the questionnaire seriously and fill up
wrong information; buyers might not be sure of the future; buyers might not
be able to follow their original intentions.
SECONDARY DATA-

New Survey Shows that there is No Need to Feel Self-Conscious about

Grooming

Evolving from the ―metro sexual‖ craze, the new man of style is called the ―uber
sexual,‖ which I am sure you have heard of by now. The new ―uber sexual‖ male
exudes confidence and leadership. He is masculine, stylish and embraces grooming
(thankfully). I came across a recent study conducted by Kelton Research and
sponsored by Procter and Gamble that reinforces this fact. More than 600 men
were surveyed and the results showed that men value their personal style and
appearance without sacrificing their masculinity.

No Need to Feel Self-Conscious About Your Stash of Products

Men may try to act casual when it comes to personal upkeep but the truth is nearly
two out of three of the men surveyed not only own a variety of grooming products,
but use them consistently. More interestingly, about 98% of these product savvy
men have no qualms about strolling into a store to buy a grooming related product.
Now that‘s what I like to hear!!

The Two Easiest and Most Important Things a Guy Can Do

While women may focus their beauty efforts on makeup, about 70% of the men
surveyed say a great hair style goes hand in hand with white teeth as the top two
most important facial features. And both of these grooming must dos take little
effort and have a huge impact.
Contrary to many reports that men's grooming is a major boom sector a
recent report indicates that British men are more interested in keeping the
contents of their bathroom cabinets down to a minimum. Simon Pitman
reports.
According to the Mintel report finds that British men are continuing to subscribe to
the age old adage that 'less is more', when it comes to personal grooming. Today,
just one in five or 19 per cent of men are enthusiastic about toiletries and use these
products to improve their appearance, so fitting the much publicised 'Metrosexual'
bill.
In fact, the report says that 43 per cent of men are far more likely to be part of the
'Retrosexual' movement, turning their backs on the plethora of men's toiletries,
opting instead for the bare minimum of products and a basic routine.
For many men, speed is clearly of the essence as 55 per cent of those questioned
said they spend under 15 minutes in the bathroom showering and grooming, with a
27 per cent nipping in and out in under 10 minutes.
"For more than a decade, the industry has been predicting strong growth for men's
grooming products, based on the premise that men are taking greater care over
their personal appearance," said James McCoy, senior market analyst at
Mintel. "The reality is that the significant £685 million market has grown by a
more modest 20 per cent over the past five years, as men are only tentatively
embracing a wider range of products formerly associated with women."
Grooming is for cleanliness and hygiene
On the whole, the majority of men, some 53 per cent, view their grooming routine
merely as a way of maintaining good personal hygiene and 42 per cent simply
want to feel fresh and clean. On top of this 38 per cent claim to use only the bare
minimum of products.
"Maintaining good personal hygiene and feeling fresh and clean are the two
central planks of men's grooming routine. In contrast to women, men are more
likely to opt for more practical and functional products rather than products for
the sake of pampering. This suggests that, for men, 'it works' rather than 'because
you're worth it' is likely to hit the right emotional buttons," said James McCoy.

Study says that, men seem very unconcerned about being overly hairy. Just 16 per
cent say that they are concerned about bushy eyebrows or excessive nose and ear
hair and a mere 4 per cent worry about excessive body hair - suggesting that
targeting male hair removal products would be a very small market indeed.
Too much like hard work
Shaving comes out on top, as the activity that men are most likely to find a chore,
with some 40 per cent feeling this way. The next most boring activity is trimming
nails, with 20 per cent unenthusiastically reaching for the clippers.
Men find shaving more of a chore than any other part of their grooming routine, as
it can be time-consuming and leave skin feeling sore and dry. Younger men are
most likely to dislike shaving, probably because they are starting to incorporate
daily shaving into their routine.
Although the age of the 'Metro sexual' has been proclaimed with great fanfare, this
latest Mintel report has reason to suggest that a new, more dandified era whereby
men have the potential to spend as much on cosmetic and personal care products is
still a long way from becoming a reality. And with the UK often acting as a testing
ground for many of the leading cosmetic companies in Europe, the report's findings
are set to be given careful consideration.
At the end of last year the easy group launched a range of 'minimalist' style men‘s
toiletries, designed to keep costs and fuss down to a minimum. If the Mintel report
findings are correct then product launches of this kind could well prove to be the
way forward.

Indian women-beauty conscious

The lust for leading a better life and the opportunities provided by money and
exposure to the media worldwide have together opened the possibilities for
the Indian women to adopt a life style which includes money, glamour, fame and
beauty as far as possible.
Several reasons have been forwarded by the social scientists for this kind of
consciousness towards life style in general and fashion in particular. The rising
income leads amongst the middle class in the most important reason. A recent
trend amongst women, unfortunately with its dysfunctional consequents in an over
emphasis on physical grooming and slimming to the extent of torturing oneself just
for the sake of misplace notions of beauty imported from the West. The craze to
look beautiful amongst women with no consideration for the inner beauty has
become tradition and beauty parlors have been mushrooming throughout the
country.
Just as men go to a bar today to relax and shed away stress and fatigue of the day
long work, women go to beauty parlors or kitty parties to forget their family and
career tensions. While it may not be possible for a large majority
of Indian women as yet to get together at clubs or bars, alternatives are found in
kitty parties and card parties where they vie with each other or create better and
more superior food items and to get social prominence within the group to which
they belong. Similarly to competition for beauty is much more visible at family
functions like wedding, festivals and major parties. Even middle class families,
now in a flux of economic and cultural change, follow the examples of the rich in
marriage and other celebrations. Thousands of rupees could be neatly spent in
grooming the bride and other members

The Indian women has suddenly stumbled upon concepts of high level
materialism, personality grooming to improve one's career or life style, individual
freedom to everyone, having fun and enjoyment through travel, eating out,
shopping and indulging in celebrity gossip, watching celebrity life styles, seeing
TV serial and films on cable networks or videos. Her attitudes change have
affected India's culture to the extent that she has a major say in whom she will
marry, assertive presence in family and career matters and knowledge about the
world at large which is quaint as it is wonderful.
PRIMARY DATA ANALYSIS

Analysis of data-
The questionnaire once filled were fed into an excel sheet for the purpose of
tabulation. With the help of several graphical representations the data is analyzed
for finding out the answers to the questions asked in the objectives.
Each and every question is analyzed one by one below-

ANNUAL INCOME

ABOVE 10 LAKHS
5%

5-10 LAKHS
20% 1-5 LAKHS
5-10 LAKHS
ABOVE 10 LAKHS
1-5 LAKHS
75%

Inference-

The above pie chart shows the annual family income of the consumers interviewed.
A large part of the population i.e. 75% people have their family income within 1 to
5 lakhs. 20% have their family income within 5-10 lakhs. And 5% people have
their family income above 10 lakhs. The fact has to be noted that the sample
contains only students who do not have their own income, therefore we have asked
for their family income.
LEVEL OF AWARENESS

NO
30%

YES
70%

YES NO

Inference-

Maximum people i.e. 70% of the sample size said that they have seen or heard
about the Philips personal care products. While 30% haven‘t seen them. This
shows that the level of awareness is quite well.
PLACES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THESE PRODUCTS

OTHERS CROMA
15% 17%

CROMA
SHOPPERS STOP
SHOPPERS STOP
MALLS
18%
OTHERS

MALLS
50%

Inference-

Out of the people who are aware of these products, 50% people said that they have
seen them in shopping malls. 18% said that they have seen them in Shoppers Stop,
17% in Croma, 15% in others shops or at their friend‘s place.
PREFERED PRICE RANGE (HAIR DRYERS)

2000-2500
18%

600-1000
600-1000
1000-1500
48%
2000-2500
1000-1500
34%

Inference-

Since the sample consists of students, it is quite obvious to find that the preferred
price range is the lowest range. In case of hair dryers 48% people said that they
would prefer to buy within the range of 600-1000 INR, while 34% people want to
buy them in the range of 1000-1500 INR, and about 18% people want to buy in the
range of 2000-2500 INR.
 PREFERED PRICE RANGE ( EPILATORS )

RS5000
18%

RS2000
RS2000
48% RS4000
RS5000
RS4000
34%

Inference-

A similarity has been noticed in the preference of the price range in case of
epilators. 48% people would prefer the lowest price range of 2000 INR, 34%
would prefer the next lowest range of 4000 INR and the rest 18% people would
prefer the range of 5000 INR.
PREFERED PRICE RANGE (ELECTRONIC SHAVERS)

5500-8000
8%
3500-5500
7%

800-1500
1500-2500
2500-3500 800-1500
13% 44% 2500-3500
3500-5500
5500-8000
1500-2500
28%

Inference-

In the case of electronic shavers most of the people i.e. 44% people preferred the
lowest price range of 800-1500 INR. About 28% people preferred the second
lowest price range of 1500-2500 INR. 13% people preferred the price range of
2500-5500 INR, 7% preferred 3500-5500 INR and 8% people preferred 5500-8000
INR.
PREFERED FEATURES IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES

BOTH BATTERY
& ELECTRICITY
USAGE UNDER OPERATED
LIGHT WEIGHT
WATER 5%
15%
BATTERY OPERATED

LIGHT WEIGHT
35% ELECTRICITY OPERATED
ELECTRICITY
OPERATED
USAGE UNDER WATER
18%
BATTERY
BOTH BATTERY &
OPERATED
ELECTRICITY OPERATED
27%

Inference-

Most preferred feature is light weight constituting 35% of the people. 27% people
preferred battery operated, 18% preferred electricity operated and 5% people
preferred both battery and electricity operated. In case of epilators and shavers
15% people have preferred that it should be usable under water.
 COMPETITORS

OTHERS
14%

NO IDEA
NO IDEA
40% BRAUN
P&G OR P&G OR GILLETTE
GILLETTE
26% OTHERS

BRAUN
20%

Inference-

When we asked them about our competitor‘s products most of the people, about
40% said that they have no idea that which other companies have these kind of
products. 26% people said that they have heard about Procter and gamble‘s
shavers. 20% have heard about epilators and shavers from Braun. While 14%
people have seen some of the local or China made products.
CHAPTER – VII

CONCLUSION
 CONCLUSION

From the findings of this survey we can say that there is a huge market out there
for these products. The youth of today are willing to buy them not because these
products are mere luxury but because they are more of necessity nowadays. In our
busy schedule and the urge to look good every day, we cannot go to parlors and
saloons every time. There are both time and money constraints. But we can
definitely spend on these products to groom ourselves for a new and fresh look
daily.

It was also seen that the most preferred price range is the lowest range and the
places they wanted to buy are malls and electronic shops for boys; and cosmetic
shops, beauty salons, and malls for girls.

It is also relevant form the study that as most of the people are unaware of our
other competitors, there is huge scope for our products as Philips is a big brand
name.
 CHAPTER – VIII

SUGGETIONS AND RECOMENDATIONS

SUGGETIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Some of the things which could be considered-

1. Advertising through networking sites

Nowadays the youth is always connected through the networking sites. They
always keep checking their updates through their mobile phones. So if we
are targeting the youth, we should definitely advertise these products
through the popular social networking sites like facebook, twitter, orkut etc.

2. E-shopping

The notion that Indian shoppers are not satisfied till they touch and feel the
product before buying is changing rapidly. Web sites like Ebay are
becoming popular among the masses as they have even started advertising
on the television. When people have started making different payments,
booking movie tickets, booking train and flight tickets online than why not
shopping? Everything is just a click away and it‘s much easier too.

3. Finding a market in small towns

Mall and multiplex culture has caught the imagination of the country‘s
smaller cities like Kanpur, Ahmedabad, Indore, Agra, Varodara, Surat etc,
which in turn has been powered by increasing purchasing power of India‘s
middle-class population. India, today has as many as 200 malls spread across
large and small cities. Another 700 are expected to come up soon, of which
40% will be in smaller cities.
Indian middle-class consists of about 85 million households out of which
only 25 million live in metros. The rest 55 million resides in small towns
and villages. And their purchasing power is increasing with increase in
 education and industrialization. But they have comparatively less options to
spend their money.

4. Discount for ‗Her‘ & ‗Him‘

A unique discount scheme for couples could be introduced saying discount

for ―her and him‖. Philips can give discount on shavers and epilators if they
are bought together. This will also promote both the products.

5. More of shaving and grooming products should be placed in electronic shops

and malls as more of boys prefer to buy in these places.

6. More of hair and beauty products should be placed in cosmetic shops and
beauty salons as girls prefer to buy in these places.
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 Annexure
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS

1. Have you heard about the personal care products by Philips- shavers,
curlers, epilators, and hair dryers?
Yes No

2. Where have you seen them?

Croma
Shoppers stop
Malls

Others…………………..…………………………………………………
……………please specify

3. Have you used any of them?

Yes No

4. Would u like to use them?

Yes No

5. Where would you like to buy them?

Malls
Electronic shops
Cosmetic shops
Beauty saloons
Others ……………………….. please specify.
6. Which price range would you like to buy them?

Hair dryers- Epilators- Shavers-

600 – 1000 2000 800-1500
1000- 1500 4000 1500-2500
2000-2500 5000 2500-3500
3500-5500
5500-8000

7. What is your annual family income?

1 lac- 5 lac

5 lac - 10 lac

10 lac – 20 lac

20 lac & above

8. Which features would you like in them?

Light weight

battery operated

electricity operated

usable under water

others …………………………….. please specify