Tesco Plc Marketing Audit
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Executive Summary This report contains the company overview and details of marketing audit carried on Tesco Plc, which is largest retailer in UK. The marketing audit has covered various important areas that are significant to analyze, indentify and understand the issues and challenges of internal and external environment of the business. Tools used to conduct marketing audit of the Tesco Plc are, marketing mix 4P’s, SWOT analysis, PESTLE analysis and porter five forces.
Introduction Changing marketing scenarios are a challenge for retailers, despite the fact it has captured large share in the market. Tesco PLC has been chosen to perform the marketing audit, as it is largest retailer in UK and having 30% of share in the market (www.guardian.co.uk). Tesco plc is a global marketing and general grocery retailers. It is operating in 14 major countries and employing 500,000 employees worldwide. It is the leading UK-based retailer in terms of global sales and domestic market share. Jack Cohen established this company in 1919 (Tesco Plc, 2012). Tesco Plc is running under six formats in UK, such as Tesco Express, Tesco Extra, Tesco Supermarkets, Tesco Metro, Tesco Home Plus and Tesco One Stop. Altogether Tesco acquires 3000 stores in UK and employing around 300,000 employees and over 60% group sales and profit comes from UK business (Tesco Plc, 2012). Tesco is ranked on third position after the Wal-Mart and Carrefour but on the basis of profit comparison it is considered as the second largest, after Carrefour (www.supermarketnews.com). Tesco is operating extremely well in all its business sectors worldwide, but to grow further as number one global leader, it still needs wide marketing plans and strategies, this reports carries out marketing audit of the company which shows threats and opportunities of internal and external
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