------------------------------------------------- Business Plan Executive Summary Prepared for: Potential Investors Prepared by: Brown‚ Skylar; Sherman‚ Sean; Song‚ Chhapon Mina; Sun‚ Jueiya Date: 12-02-11 ------------------------------------------------- Proposal: Dunkin’ Donuts Franchising Dunkin’ Donuts was established by Bill Rosenberg in 1950 in Quincy‚ MA. Dunkin’ Donuts started license franchises in 1955. It is the world’s leading baked goods and coffee chains serving more than 3 million customers per day. Dunkin’ Donut sells
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Introduction of IKEA IKEA is a privately held‚ international home products retailer that sells flat pack furniture‚ accessories‚ and bathroom and kitchen items in their retail stores around the world. The company‚ which pioneered flat-pack design furniture at affordable prices‚ is now the world’s largest furniture retailer.[3] IKEA was founded in 1943. Currently‚ the company is owned by a Dutch-registered foundation that is believed to be controlled by the Kamprad family. IKEA is an acronym comprising
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What factors account for the success of IKEA? Ikea’s Success can be attributed to many factors‚ but can be classified into two broad categories: product differentiation and cost leadership. Product Differentiation Ikea’s simple yet elegant yet elegant Scandanavian designs reflect solid consumer awareness‚ as its designs resonated well with the consumer. Cost Leadership In our opinion‚ IKEA’s cost leadership was the strongest contributor to its success. Its MORE FOR LESS positioning strategy
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Study 1. How is IKEA profiting from global expansion? What is the essence of its strategy for creating value by expanding internationally? a. IKEA expands to other markets in order to get new customers and sales. In addition‚ expanding globally allows companies and firms to increase their profitability. IKEA was able to expand their market for their domestic product offerings by selling those products in international markets. IKEA applied the following strategy in expanding internationally‚
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and Systemic Approaches Mintzberg‚ H. (1990)‚ “Strategy formation: schools of thought”‚ Harper Business‚ N.Y Mintzberg‚ H.‚ Ahlstrand‚ B. and Lampel‚ J. (1998)‚ Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour through the Wilds of Strategic Management‚ Prentice-Hall‚ N.Y. IFC‚ (2009)‚ “Doing Business 2010: Reforming through Difficult Times” International Finance Corporation‚ World Bank‚ September 2009 Report Saudi Arabian Foreign Investment Act‚ (2000)‚ article (6)‚ Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority Research
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Expanding Your Business A financial plan is a must for any business that wants to succeed; this is what turns goals into reality. The financial plan‚ or budget as it is also called‚ helps guide the day-to-day decision making of the business. Comparing forecast numbers to actual results‚ important information about the overall financial health‚ and overall efficiency of the business. (Scarborough‚ 2011) When it comes to creating a financial plan for my driving
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Case IKEA 1. What are the core competencies and end products of IKEA? How are they linked with each other? The most important core competencies of IKEA is their ability to design furniture and interior products with a strong focus on a nice and appealing design combined with the lowest integral costs. IKEA uses its open warehouse and self-service approach as a USP (unique selling point)‚ while at the same time it reduces space requirements and thus costs. Their unique level of core competencies
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Forces and Value Chain analyses of IKEA (2012‚ 2700 words) This paper looks at IKEA‚ one of the global leading furniture retailers and a very successful brand. It examines the environment in which IKEA operates using SWOT‚ PESTEL‚ Porter’s 5 Forces and Value chain analyses to inspect the attractiveness and competitiveness of the industry. Conclusions are also made. IKEA‚ SWOT; PESTEL; Porter’s Five Forces; Value chain analysis
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sale revenue from its more than 300 stores worldwide. IKEA--the biggest furniture retail store in the world. Its product is well known by its good design and low price. In our report‚ we will talk about the factors obstacles and good to IKEA in global market. Also the effect and benefit globalization brought to this company. Price Globally‚ IKEA has been viewed as a low price‚ high quality alternative to other furniture stores. However‚ when IKEA entered the Chinese market‚ their prices were considerably
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MANAGEMENT TOPIC IKEA CASE STUDY SUBMITTED TO: MARILYN MAY STUDENT NO: C0362023 1.0 INTRODUCTION: Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd (IKEA) was founded by a 17year old boy Ingvar Kamprad in a small town of Smaland in Sweden. IKEA is now the largest furniture retailer in the world. As of October 2010‚ IKEA has 313 stores in 38 countries most of them in North America‚ Europe‚ Asia and Australia. The IKEA group owns 276 stores in 25 countries and 37 stores run by franchisees outside the IKEA group in
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