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Over the years, Nespresso has adopted several strategies to combat competition:
2- The attack of the competitors: By developing its machines with minimal changes,
Nespresso tries to «trap» the other capsules producers when inserting these capsules
into a Nespresso machine. In addition, the company continues to sue the manufac-
turers for “intellectual property” pods despite the fact that they end up losing their
case after a few years.
3- Their image: The brand tries to prove that it remains the top-of-the-line in coffee,
by highlighting «George Clooney» or «Anton, Alexis and Angélique» (3 coffee experts)
in their marketing. They are associated with luxurious environments such as star
restaurants (in 2013, they occupied 25% of French gourmet restaurants).
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Following qualitative secondary researches, we were able to create this table, high-
lighting several important competitors of Nespresso and therefore of their boutique
in Flon.
If the table concentrates more on brands selling coffee capsules (or pods), it is be-
cause the sale of capsules represents 90% of Nespresso’s total sales.
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Since 2012, Nespresso started to lose its patents and in consequence a part of its glob-
al share on the capsule and pads share due to less protection. Here are the data of
the “Wall Street Journal” from 2015:
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In conclusion, we note that many brands have managed to sell capsules compatible
with the Nespresso system and that Nespresso no longer holds the monopoly. How-
ever, while many sell similar products, there are still important differences. Ne-
spresso remains the most luxurious coffee brand on the market.
– And in addition to those, a wide variety of capsules and machines for sale only on
their platform or in their shops to guarantee direct contact with their customers and
to meet their high-end image. We may wonder how long Nespresso will still be able
to keep a large market share? How will they continue to innovate? And finally, will
they manage to penetrate the American market?
Sources
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