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Strategy

Our mission is to reinvent taste, care and wellbeing experiences for more enjoyable and sustainable living around the world. This is driving our profitable growth strategy and will create long-term value. 

Focused profitable growth strategy

Electrolux applies a three-step model for all business areas, in order to achieve sustainable profitable growth and reach the targets of an operating margin of at least 6%, sales growth of at least 4% and a minimum return on net assets of 20% over a business cycle.

1 Stability & Focus

2Sustainable Profitability

3Targeted Growth

Profitable Growth

Financial targets for profitable growth
Operating margin

6%

Sales growth

4%

Return on net assets

>20%

Financial targets are over a business cycle

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This is how we drive profitable growth

To drive profitable growth, Electrolux uses a business
model with three main parts; consumer focus, increase
competitivness and future drivers.

1 Consumer focus
  • Strong consumer insight.
  • Focusing R&D on 3 clear segments.
  • Grow high-margin products with preferred partners.
  • Connectivity offers new opportunities.
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2 Increase competitiveness
  • Competitive cost structure across the value chain.
  • Teamship across functions unlock savings and increase productivity.
  • Continuous improvement is part of our DNA.
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3 Future drivers
  • Develop our Emerging Markets consumer value proposition for accelerated growth.
  • Digitization impacts consumer behaviour and operation.
  • Sustainability drives value by boosting sales and lowering costs.
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Our purpose

By creating desirable solutions and great experiences that enrich peoples’ daily lives and the health of our planet, we want to be a driving force in defining enjoyable and sustainable living. We shape living for the better.

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Annual Report 2018

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Annual Review 2018

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