Report Brief: Managing Marketing in Primark By: Rivu Barua‚ Marketing Consultant‚ Primark Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Marketing Environment Analysis of Primark 4 2.1 S.W.O.T Analysis 4 2.1.1 Strength and Weaknesses 4 2.1.2 Opportunities and threats 4 2.2 Macro environment 5 3.0 Market Segmentation and Marketing Mix 6 3.1 Market Segmentation 6 3.2 Marketing Mix 7 4.0 Conclusion and Recommendations 8 4.1 Conclusion 8 4.2 Recommendations 8 1.0 Introduction
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Some may debate that it decreases company’s profits by spending much money on CSR. However‚ according to Needle (2004)‚ ‘good’ CSR is also good for business‚ a firm could benefit from doing CSR. Thus‚ this paper aims to explain its importance. It begins with the definition of CSR and its four responsibilities‚ then presents how it influences a business and benefits it can bring. Finally‚ I am going to describe strategic CSR and discuss why firms have social
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The impact of perceived CSR initiatives on consumer’s buying behaviour: An empirical study Abu Bashar‚ Assistant Professor‚ Institute of Management Studies‚ Dehradun. ABSTRACT Although research into CSR and consumer behavior is still relatively young‚ there exists a growing interest in studying the links between CSR and marketing. The Indian consumers are now well aware that‚ in pursuing their business endeavors‚ companies now have to show more responsibility towards society and the environment
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PESTLE analysis of Primark in UK Introduction Every organization provided different strategies to be effective in the market. However‚ most of the successful organizations admired the importance of analysis in creating their approach to strategies. In an organization that target huge market and have an efficiency in bringing the demands of the market‚ Primark is still realizing and in-depth analysis that can help them provide long-run benefits. PESTLE Analysis Political Analysis pertains
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Primark tend to have more staff in the store depending on the time of year and their busiest times. References Barbara Farfan. (). Retail Definition. Available: http://retailindustry.about.com/od/glossary/g/retailterminolo.htm. Last accessed 25 october
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large. This in the last decade has been commonly referred to as Corporate Social Responsibility – CSR (Crane‚ A.‚ Matten‚ D.‚ Spence‚ L. 2008). As Carroll (1979‚ cited in Carroll‚ 1991) states that‚ CSR included the idea that the corporation has not only economic and legal obligations‚ but ethical and discretionary (philanthropic) responsibilities as well. However‚ the definitions of the term CSR may depend on individual perceptions of responsibility that in turn relate to the bigger picture defining
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Nike CSR Corporate social responsibility can be defined as the "economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and discretionary expectations that society has of organisations at a given point in time" (Carroll and Buchholtz 2003‚ p. 36). The concept of corporate social responsibility means that organizations have moral‚ ethical‚ and philanthropic responsibilities in addition to their responsibilities to earn a fair return for investors and comply with the law. A traditional view of the corporation suggests that its
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Working at Primark gave me an invaluable experience of working as part of a team to achieve targets. I learnt to communicate effectively with other team members and to work to the best of my ability to contribute towards the team. Within teams we had the main responsibility of maintaining the store in a presentable manner for health and safety reasons and also to provide better customer care. I personally had the responsibility of restocking shelves within an assigned area to maintain a reasonable
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ethical matters are not easy to put into effect and easy to overlook. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is rapidly becoming one of the principles on which modern business is built (Hancock‚ 2004). Areas can be identified were improvements should be made‚ and use it for strategies in future business plans. CSR refers to the economic‚ legal‚ ethical and discretionary responsibilities (Carroll & Buchholtz‚ 2000; Swanson‚ 1995). The organisations are furthermore faced up to social demands for which
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social responsibility (CSR)‚ and its impact on societal well being‚ apart from the overall governance of the supply chain processes of every organisation. Ratings are being developed to measure performances of most firms with regard to their CSR efforts besides their financial performance. This rating would then be used to measure each firm ’s progress in the business world. Many studies have been conducted linking CSR to consumer loyalty. It is found that the higher the CSR rating the stronger
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