Bargaining Power of Suppliers 8 2.3.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers 8 2.3.3 Threat of Substitutes 9 2.3.4 Threat of New Entrants 9 2.3.5 Industry Rivalry 9 3.0 Conclusion 10 4.0 Bibliography 10 1.0 Introduction This paper takes into account the business environment analysis of Marks and Spencer‚ the food and clothing retail store of UK which now has international presence in more than fifty countries. The analysis will be done through different tools like SWOT‚ PESTEL and Porter’s Five Forces model
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14‚000 people work in these stores and this business is growing at 18% a year. Concessions at Sainsbury’s trade within the stores and car parks delivering a range of products and services to their customers. Their supermarkets provide a range of food products‚ and in their bigger stores homeware‚ electrical and their Tu clothing range. They generate employment and often provide a regeneration focus for areas of towns and cities. Concessions at Sainsbury ’s trade within the stores and car parks‚ delivering
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SWOT Analysis of Sainsbury’s Strengths -Good name and image‚ with the Image ‘Live well for less’ -High market share‚ one of the big four supermarket chains in UK. -Stock a wide range of lines‚ with around 20% being their own brands (such as ‘Taste the Difference’ and ‘Basics’). -Operates over 1‚200 stores across UK. Weaknesses -Hiring thousands of new staff means a lot of time is needed to train staff. -Stiff competition‚ with supermarkets such as Lidl and Aldi increasing their market shares
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To achieve an oligopolistic market structure there are certain characteristics which must be achieved. A small number of firms would dominate the market‚ each of these firms has a significant market power and would closely follow the behaviour of the other companies in the market. Unlike in a monopolistic market structure‚ the products produced by the firms of the oligopoly market do have substitutes. Firms will use non price competition methods in order to make their product or service stand out
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Accounting 2nd Semester Assignment Name: Maximos Nathanailidis Date: 28/4/2014 Table of Contents 1. Introduction The purpose of this report is to conduct a comparative ratio analysis of the financial statements of J. Sainsbury PLC and Tesco PLC for the year-ending 2013. The financial information that is provided from each company’s annual report and the comparison between them will help possible users of this analysis to understand not only the differences between these
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IFRS 2008 IFRS 2007 IFRS 2006 IFRS 2005 UK GAAP 2005 UK GAAP 2004 Financial results (£m) Revenue 1 19‚287 18‚518 17‚317 16‚573 16‚573 18‚239 Revenue (inc VAT) - continuing operations 19‚287 18‚518 17‚317 16‚364 16‚364 15‚517 Underlying operating profit Sainsbury’s Supermarkets 535 429 352 308 321 564 Sainsbury’s Bank - 2 (10) 17 13 26 535 431 342 325 334 590 Underlying net finance costs 2 (45) (51) (75) (88) (92) (60) Share of post-tax (loss)/profit
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OUTLINE THE CLAIM THAT CONSUMPTION CREATES NEW SOCIAL DIVISIONS A consumer society is now more a society where individual identities and lifestyles are defined through what you able to buy and how you live your lives‚ as opposed to what occupation you do for a living. Division can be created or made more apparent through this way of consuming‚ highlighting the divisions between rich and poor or the young and old within a consumer society (Hetherington‚ 2009‚ p.3-4). Within this essay focus will
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Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules across a semi-permeable membrane. Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration‚ to an area of low concentration. So‚ Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from an area where there are lots of water molecules to an area where there are few water molecules. Our aim is to find the concentration of dissolved substances in the cells of a potato using Osmosis. I predict that the potato in the higher concentration of salt
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Unit 2 – Investigating Business Resources Assignment 1 ------------------------------------------------- P1 Describe the recruitment documentation used in a selected business. Introduction: In this assignment I will be analysing Microsoft The purpose of Microsoft/ business activity: Microsoft was set up by Bill Gates and Paul Allen (founders) in 1975 their main aim in setting up The purpose of Microsoft is to help make the lives of average people simpler using their fast and efficient
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different types of business ownership‚ such as being a sole trader‚ in a partnership‚ franchises and limited companies. Sole Trader The advantages of being a sole trader are as follows; They are easy to set up – There are very few complicated forms to fill in and sole traders can set up and run a business almost immediately. They are easy to run – The owner can do what they want‚ when they want‚ without consulting with colleagues‚ as they are 100% in control of the business. Tax advantages
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