I. Background The spa market is one of the fastest growing leisure sectors‚ where societal trends and aspirations find instant reflection in the developments on both the demand and supply side. The market is very fragmented‚ each segment catering for different customer needs‚ which continuously change in line with social and lifestyle changes. It is becoming increasingly clear that although the spa industry is growing dramatically‚ there is an increasingly wide divide between the niche‚ specialist
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POLITICAL: #1 issue - dairy production dairy production is directly proportional to yogurt production There is a nearing "Yogurt Summit" to be held at Albany‚ Greece on the 15th of August. At the summit‚ there will be the key players in the industry and they are will be focusing on how they would increase the amount of dairy production for the yogurt producers. ECONOMIC: #2 issue - How to support dairy farms and farmers Farmers (in America) are requesting for the fixing of milk
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QUESTIONNAIRE Dear Respondent. I am PRABHU M TURAMARI a Student of MBA-4th Semester of SURANA COLLEGE PG DEPARTMENT‚ K S TOWN‚ BANGALORE-60 doing a project titled “A study on CREATING AWARENESS TOWARDS EDU-ERP” I would be grateful if you could spare a few minute to fill this questionnaire by putting a tick with the favourable answer. Hope for your kind co-operation. Name of the Institution: Address/Phone no: 1. Type of Educational Organization: School Training Centre
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PEST Analysis of Virgin Media •Political Factor Demand for fixed line telephony is in decline‚ with the rate of decline in lines used by business nearly twice as high as that in the residential fixed telephony market. There is a trend for businesses to replace fixed line telephony with voice-over-internet-protocol‚ or VoIP‚ telephony‚ while residential customers are tending to migrate from fixed line to mobile telephony. However‚ Virgin Media’s fixed line customers may not migrate to the company’s
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Political Factors: 1. Regulation in the labour market in Sweden‚ Latvia‚ Germany‚ Brazil and China‚ such as Labour laws‚ working hours‚ termination notices 2. Regulation of the environmental legislation‚ such as pollution issues management 3. Regulation of quality issues‚ such as safety‚ environmental friendly 4. Regulation of the strategic alliance in different countries‚ such as joint venture‚ acquisition 5. Taxation regulations to different countries 6. Trading policy‚ agreements‚ contract
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Destination-for-a-Day Spa OVERVIEW The ARISE: A Destination-for-a-Day Spa case describes how a spa going through the business development stage is struggling with employee turnover as well as has been operating at a loss for the past two years. ARISE‚ the spa in question‚ was built on the business strategy of differentiation which emphasizes employee-customer relationships. Within these relationships‚ ARISE employees act as Personal Wellness Coaches (PWC) helping clients create “integrated health and happiness
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Conceptual Literature The worldwide spa industry is worth in the region of US $40 billion and has grown at a phenomenal rate in the past ten years (Haden‚ 2007). The growth of health food‚ gyms and the investment in leisure facilities proves that consumers are looking for more than relaxation during a break or holiday; this is unsurprising given time is so precious to contemporary consumers (Lynch‚ 2002). Harmsworth (2004: p. 173) claims that “the spa market is one of the fastest growing leisure
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PEST ANALYSIS | | Political | Economical | * Although my parents upbringings were very different in terms of location (my father in Britain‚ my mother the Philippines) both grew up under controversial political powers. My father under the conservative influences of Margaret Thatcher and my mother under the notorious dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda. * Because of my grandfathers successful career for which he was rewarded with financial comfort‚ his political
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2.1. Political Environment The Indonesian government plays a significant active role in business. Since May 1998‚ after Suharto resigned‚ the country has transformed itself from a controlling system into a democratic one (Indonesia Country Brief‚ 2008). Australia also has legal and political stability. Therefore‚ Jurlique will face no difficulty in establishing its business into Indonesia since both countries political parties seek to promote growth and encourage investment and trade‚ including
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Political Singapore government has always been in favour of the tourism sector. In fact‚ Singapore Tourism Board (STB) launched a $90million BOOST (building on opportunities to strengthen tourism) for the tourism sector). The initiative help pushed the industry through tough times by assisting MICE (Meetings‚ Incentives‚ Conventions‚ Exhibition) companies to alleviate their business costs (Singapore Tourism Board‚ 2009). Not too long ago‚ the Singapore government cooperated with Indonesia to develop
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