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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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 CS1208 The Association of Business Executives Advanced Diploma 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CASE STUDY Marks & Spencer plc afternoon 2 December 2008 This is an open-book examination and you may consult any previously prepared written material or texts during the examination. Only answers that are written during the examination in the answerbook supplied by the examination centre will be marked. CS1208
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Mark&Spencer Governance Structure Corporate Governance 1. Group Board The board’s role is what management is doing‚ holding them accountable for performance against the targets and standards‚ probing and challenging their thinking to make sure that they are on the right track. The Board works closely with management in thinking through their direction and long-term plans‚ the opportunities‚ the risks and making sure we are developing the right management team for the future. The non-executives
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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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Secondary Target Audience Within the secondary target audience‚ there are two main groups. The first includes the middle-aged crowd between the ages of 25-30‚ who just recently completed their undergraduate studies and are involved in their first career post-college. This audience still enjoys the nightlife that most local bars in Normal‚ such as the Pub II‚ has to offer on the weekends. The second group includes the blue collar workers between the ages of 30-35 who are already heavily
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enforces real and common beauty‚ we perceive them as such. As happy and proud women of their bodies‚ even though they are not the perfect stereotype of beauty. This campaign is incredibly successful and effective. First of all‚ it reaches their target audience very well. They are targeting the common American woman‚ with different ethnic backgrounds‚ and this is exactly the kind of women they put in the ad. The consumer identifies itself not only with the product‚ but can relate 100% with the models
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Target Audience for Apple iPod The core target market for iPod is young adults and teenagers. iPod a music player has a differentiated market segmentation characterized in age‚ gender and desire for image. It is targeted towards the people who have an enthusiasm to the technology and hobby‚ particularly in music. The iPod is unlike any other music player with its unique appeal to a remarkable range of ages and personalities. In general‚ iPod is designed for anyone interested in carrying the equivalent
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recognisable individual‚ which will enable a wider target audience to be reached due to him being such a reputable source. He has already represented various other charities‚ which makes him trustworthy. Not only is this campaign aiming to raise mass media awareness‚ but also hopes to educate individuals in smaller communities who may not have knowledge of cancer and the affects it has on families and individuals. The overall objective of the campaign is to get as many people involved and participating
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AO1 Effectiveness of the campaign M&S always had great products‚ though the prices have always been too high compared with other supermarkets. And that’s probably why people don’t come to M&S regularly. M&S is everyday changing to try and get new customers in. It is important to have customers in the stores‚ by that M&S makes profit and won’t make any loss. M&S has always very strong advertisements‚ as such the new one‚ with Dannii Minogue. M&S is using her face to get
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