Unit 1: Business Environment Assignment 1 Understanding the Purpose of Business of Marks and Spencer PLC Introduction This assignment will focus on identifying the mission‚ values and key objectives of Marks and Spencer PLC and also access the influences of three of their stakeholders. It will also explain the responsibilities of the organisation and the strategies employed to meet them‚ overall
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External Environment Analysis Report By: Hussayn Jivraj () Abstract This report is compiled to analyze and understand the outdoor sportswear market in the UK. It is compiled to provide the reader with the information that affects the market via a PESTEL analysis‚ as well as its market size in the UK. Based upon data from previous years of this particular market‚ provided by a market report done by Keynote‚ I have also calculated a fairly stable growth forecast for the industry
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Macro Environmental Factors 1. Demographics In the beer industry‚ 40% of the US population consumes beer regularly (at least once a week). Amongst that‚ 30% of drinkers are frequent beer shoppers. However‚ the beer drinker profile is skewed towards younger males between the ages of 21-30 years old with only a moderate education and modest household incomes. It has also been determined‚ that consumers drink less beer as they age because of health and wellness concerns. For Heineken‚ in the
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Abstract The objective of this case study is to outline and provide a brief overview of Amazon.com’s (Amazon) mission‚ strategic direction‚ core competencies‚ relied technologies and their future impact of new technologies‚ and how management and use of consumer data will impact future business. In addition‚ we have analyzed Amazon’s strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats in a SWOT analysis. Based on this analysis‚ and research‚ we have recommend a course of action as to how Amazon
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3.0 Internal Environment of Samsung 3.1 Resources 3.1.1 Tangible resources In 2009‚ Samsung Electronics has reached $ 110.2 billion market capitalization‚ for the first time beyond Intel‚ the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer revenue‚ Samsung in 2009 to $ 117.8 billion in annual sales‚ revenue has surpassed HP as the world’s largest electronics company‚ is the world’s first two big chip plant‚ second in size only Intel 2008 is to have up to 21 products in the world market share in the
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Assessment of the Strategic Environment Team Assignment #1 Before completing: Discuss with your group how insights from this assignment will help you complete your project. What will you learn? How will it help you evaluate your product’s prospects for the future? A. Demographic 1. What major demographic developments and trends will pose opportunities or threats for this company? In consumer markets‚ one of the key forces is demographics. Difference in the size of commercial‚ industrial
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Growth “Though stubbornly high unemployment and continued uncertainty over the prospects for job growth will continue to dampen the outlook for industry retail sales growth in 2012‚ the retail industry will still grow at a rate faster than many other industries. This year‚ retail industry sales will rise 3.4 percent to $2.53 trillion*‚ according to the National Retail Federation – slightly lower than the pace of 2011‚ in which sales grew 4.7 percent. Many economists estimate that real U.S. GDP will
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1. What are the relevant customer segments; what is the size and what are characteristics of each of the segments and what are customer’s motivations and unmet needs within every segment? Deregulation‚ globalization‚ and introduction of new technologies such as the 4G networks and VoIP have forced the telecommunications companies to reconsider their strategy‚ their technological base and their product portfolio. In that context‚ companies have tried to develop and gain access to desired capabilities
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SWOT -Opportunities One of the opportunities presented to Starbucks is the growth in coffee market. In the United States‚ specialty coffee sector accounts for approximately 15% of the total retail coffee market which is equivalent to $21billion. In 2005‚ the retail coffee market was valued to be around $23billion and specialty coffee accounted for nearly 45% of the market and was still expected to grow. Starbuck has a 40% market share in the specialty coffee sector which provides an indication
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1.Who are the biggest customers? The most profitable? The most attractive potential customers? Do the customers fall into any logical groups based on needs‚ motivations‚ or characteristics? Please make clear what your answers are based on and state used sources. In the past Nokia customers are consist of high-end‚ mid-end‚ and lower-end customers. But when the market was penetrated by IOS from Apple and Android from Google slowly Nokia is losing their market share. Now their biggest customers
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