where coffee is not cultivated‚ thus coffee must be transported thousands of miles. And with more than 4‚500 of Starbucks shops in 47 countries‚ extensive resources must be used to construct‚ heat‚ cool and power these stores. Starbucks has been under strong criticism recently because of wasteful water practices. Water ran continuously on dipper wells‚ which are used to wash utensils. This added up to an estimated 6.2 million gallons of water wasted each day. In response‚ the company is exploring
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the financial situations of Nike and one of its lead competitors‚ Under Armour‚ and help decide whether they have investment potential. In terms of Nike’s financials‚ their net profit margin was 10.70% (up 1% from last year)‚ as compared to Under Armour‚ which was only 6.75% (down .21% from previous yea). This means that Nike took home 10.70% of their total revenue‚ which is better that Under Armour’s 6.75%. However‚ Under Armour had a gross profit percentage that was
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Victoria’s Secret I‚ Company Background: Victoria’s Secret (VS) is an American retail brand of women’s wear‚ lingerie and beauty products. It was established by Roy Raymond in the San Francisco during the 1970s. Raymond saw an opportunity in taking “underwear” of the time and turning it into fashion. Products stood apart from the traditional white cotton pieces‚ which department stores offered‚ with colors‚ patterns and style that gave them more allure and sexiness. They combined European elegance
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Starbucks Macro-Environmental Analysis Starbucks is very well positioned to take advantage of sustained income due to a variety of strategic macro-environmental variables affecting its performance. Starbucks stage is the entire world‚ therefore must take into consideration the local countries current technological‚ economic‚ cultural‚ and political/legal environment‚ but also the interplay between countries as well. Starbucks cannot simply adapt completely policies and marketing
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QUESTION 1: An important macro-environmental force on companies is the social/cultural environment‚ particularly in international markets. Imagine that you are to offer a seminar on the social/cultural environment of Vietnam to foreign businessmen and marketers. Discuss at least three elements of the cultural environment that foreign businessmen should be aware of when doing business in Vietnam. Use specific examples referring to real-life businesses‚ brands‚ marketing activities‚ etc. to support
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The Macro Environment Analysis is traditionally the first step of a strategic analysis; it is sometimes referred to as an external analysis‚ a pest analysis or a pestle analysis. The purpose of the Macro Environment Analysis is to identify possible opportunities and threats to your industry as a whole that are outside the control of your industry. There are many factors in the macro-environment that will affect the decisions of the organisation. Tax changes‚ new laws‚ trade barriers‚ demographic
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the Chief Financial Officer of the Under Armor Clothing. The Under Armor Clothing company works in sports and I’ve had a passion for sports my entire life. Working alongside athletes and sports teams would be the coolest thing ever. I would be able to meet my childhood idols and being able to see future sporting events would be a dream come true. Being the Chief Financial Officer would allow me the money and time to do what I always dreamed of doing. The Under Armor Clothing Company has their hand
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Unit 2 Macro-Trend Analysis BUS 620 Larry Fiegle Tina Haller May‚ 3‚ 2012 Hybrid Vehicle Macro-Trend Analysis Introduction As gas prices continue to rise‚ people have started to trend toward more energy efficient means of transportation. Hybrid vehicles have an electric motor along with rechargeable batteries and have an increased efficiency of up to 50 percent. There is an onboard computer that switches between gas and electric power. The hybrid car runs on the energy of the battery when
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DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT STUDIES (FULL TIME) 39TH INTAKE/ SEMESTER 1 (JULY 2012) BUS001-ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS LECTURER: EMILY PAKIVATHY D/O PAUL THIYAGARAJ CA1 NAME: NWE NI HLAING FIN NO: G1157533T CLASS: D SECTION A: PARAGRAPH WRITING 1) SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS 2) WORKING ADULTS IN THEIR 30S SECTION B: CRITICAL REPSONSE TO AN ARTICLE 1) EXPLAIN THE ARTICLE’S THESIS 2) CRITICAL RESPONSE TO THE ARTICLE’S IDEAS SECTION A Question 1 As a secondary student‚ you may wonder
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Aleishia Wiley 07/11/2011 Marketing Fundamentals External Macro Environmental Factors of the Starbucks Brand It’s been 40 years since Starbucks was founded in 1971‚ and a lot has changed since they first opened their doors as a small store front is Seattle’s Pikes Place Market. Their headquarters is still based out of Seattle where they got their start but Starbucks has built a brand that is recognized throughout 50 countries across the globe. Despite small changes over the years the Siren
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