Tax policies: Tesco has to make sure that they are paying their taxes and making sure that their staffs are also paying their taxes.
Trade restrictions: Tesco also have to make sure that they adhering to any trade restrictions in place in the United Kingdom.
Economic climate: Because of the economic climate Tesco could be struggling to give out jobs to people which means less stores across the UK and even stores having the possibility of being closed down to reduce spending.
Interest Rates: As interest rates go up so do the cost of items that Tesco might be buying for instance in January 2011 The VAT is set to rise to 20% making goods more expensive.
Exchange Rates: Exchange rates changing mean that importing and selling goods becomes different each time as the supply of importing goods changes.
Cost of capital: The cost of capital allows Tesco to see if their business is doing well and if it can be changed.
New businesses: this as it allows new businesses to expand whilst also introducing new products to the supermarket chain. A good example of this is the new microwavable meals.
Changes in Fashion: Changes in Fashion means that Tesco needs to change their products this can be bad but it can also be good depending on how fast it is seen. This also relates to trends.
Immigration: with a lot of immigrants from Eastern Europe there is a lot of demand for new goods to be put into the stores.
Rate of change: The rate of which technology changes is fast at the current time which means Tesco have to keep in with it all.
Training: Without the relevant training of staff they can't use the machines properly
Online Shopping: Online shopping has made Tesco extremely popular whilst also making it possible to have fewer stores around the UK and making them able to deliver to places where people may not be able to get to the stores.
Health and Safety Laws: This restricts to the things that Tesco's can do within their stores.
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