presents two companies‚ Marks & Spencer and Zara‚ which are active in the apparel industry‚ and examines supply chains and the product-process linkages of both companies. Marks & Spencer‚ originally named Penny Bazaars‚ was founded by Michael Marks in 1884 in Northern England as a clothing sales company. Ten years after its startup‚ Thomas Spencer joined Michael Marks and became co-owner of the company. From 1894‚ the company has continued to work under the name of “Marks & Spencer (M&S).” Influenced
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REPORT ON MARKS AND SPENCER & THE CORPORATE CODE Contents Executive Summary 1. Introduction (pj4) 1.2 Company background (pj4) 1.3 Combined Code (pj5) 1.4 Cadbury Committee (pj6) 1.5 Greenbury Committee (pj6) 1.6 Turnball Committee (pj6) 1.7 Provisions for the board (pj6) 1.8 Provisions for chairman and chief executive (pj7) 1.9 Provisions for chairman and chief executive
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ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT JOHN GALSWORTHY BUILDING GAIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT REPORT JOHN GALSWORTHY BUILDING KINGSTON UNIVERSITY APRIL 2013 UNDERTAKEN BY GAIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIAM COOK MARIUS LERET BARTHÉLÉMY LOUVAIN SOPHIA WOOD ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT JOHN GALSWORTHY BUILDING GAIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT JOHN GALSWORTHY BUILDING GAIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .....................................................................
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1. Introduction 1.1 Company overview Marks and Spencer‚ also known as M&S‚ is a major British retailer. It currently specializes in selling of apparel and luxury food items. M&S was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Spencer Leeds. The establishment started out as market stalls throughout England. In the beginning‚ M&S built its reputation on the policy of only selling British made merchandise and using British suppliers and M&S’s emphasis became on quality and getting value for your money
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Talk of a consumer downturn has resonated about the City and government in recent weeks. Now there is no doubt. Marks & Spencer‚ purveyor of 10% of the nation’s clothing and specialist in foodie treats‚ is hurting. After two years of growth‚ the food and fashion giant has been stopped in its tracks by a grim combination of economic factors‚ ranging from bad mortgages in the US to rising petrol prices and the mountainous personal debts of British shoppers. City experts had expected M&S‚ reinvigorated
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Marks & Spencer‚ one of Britain’s leading retailers‚ the words scroll relentlessly across a giant electronic ticker. They describe progress against "Plan A"‚ a set of 100 worthy targets over five years. The company will help to give 15‚000 children in Uganda a better education; it is saving 55‚000 tonnes of CO2 in a year; it has recycled 48m clothes hangers; it is tripling sales of organic food; it aims to convert over 20m garments to Fairtrade cotton; every store has a dedicated "Plan A" champion
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recommendations to the Board of Directors. This brief highlights the environmental audit of IHG. Key drivers of IHG are huge number of hotels‚ largest in terms of number of rooms and members in Loyalty Rewards club scheme all over the world. The external environmental analysis is done using PESTEL analysis followed by Porters Five forces and Industry Life Cycle. The key drivers affecting IHG are determined by PESTEL. The internal environmental analysis is done using Resources and capabilities‚ VRIN and Value
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Forces Marks and Spencer has many external forces that affect the company. These are known as macro environmental factors. There are six of these forces‚ Political‚ Economic‚ Sociological‚ Technological‚ Legal and Environmental factors. These external factors affect the types of products/services Marks and Spencer offers‚ the nature of its market positioning and strategies‚ there relationship with their customers and their suppliers. These external factors allow Marks and Spencer to develop:
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I work for DHL in conjunction with Marks & Spencer warehouse. We provide dedicated warehousing to Marks & Spencer from this distribution centre‚ taking the responsibility for the textiles & general merchandise sold in stores throughout Northern & Southern Ireland. Today DHL’s international networks link more than 220 countries & territories worldwide & employ some 300‚000 employees. DHL also offers unparalleled expertise in express‚ air & ocean freight‚ overland transport‚ contract logistics
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Marks and Spencer: Summary Report of the Case Study Introduction Marks and Spencer (M&S) is a leading UK retailer selling clothing‚ food‚ and housewares. In 2007‚ the company put sustainability at the heart of its business. In order to succeed‚ it would have to change the attitudes and the behavior of its shoppers. As a result‚ it launched Plan A which set out a five year plan involving 100 social and environmental commitments that were expected to shape the future of the company. Plan A would
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