Analysis of NEXT plc and its environment Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 2 2 OVERVIEW 2 2.1 The Market 2 2.2 The Company 3 3 ANALYTIC TOOLS 4 3.1 PEST - Analysis 4 3.2 SWOT - Analysis 7 3.3 Competitive Analysis 9 4 CONCLUSION 12 5 MISSION STATEMENT 13 6 OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES 14 6.1 Good quality and price 14 6.2 Relationship between Next and its environment 14 6.3 Shopping as en event 15 7 BIBLIOGRAPHY 16 1 Introduction This Report should give the reader an overview of the clothing retail
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PEST Analysis We carry out a PEST analysis to examine political‚ economic‚ social and technological factors on our business and we can use our findings to take advantage of opportunities that may arise and also be prepared to face possible threats that may come our way. The use of PEST analysis will help our business to effectively adapt to the realities of the new environment and help us to create a marketing plan that will be effective and which will therefore enable our business to compete
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PEST Analyses A PEST analysis (also sometimes called a STEP‚ PESTLE or STEEP analysis) looks at the external business environment. PEST stands for Political‚ Economic‚ Sociocultural and Technological. Technological factors in this case‚ include ecological / environmental aspects - the second E in STEEP and PESTLE‚ while legislative factors are included under Political (the L in PESTLE). The analysis examines the impact of each of these factors (and their interplay with each other) on the business
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Pest Analysis Demonstrate an understanding of PEST analysis (macro-environmental assessment) by identifying the key factors of change in the environment for an organization of your choice. Critically analyze the impact of these changes on the market and the corresponding strategies to tackle these changes. I would like to propose milk powder in the mainland China as an example to illustrate the PEST analysis. Political - The political arena has a huge influence upon the regulation of businesses
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PEST ANALYSIS The global apparel market is a consumer-driven industry. Also‚ globalization and new technologies have allowed consumers to have more access to fashion. As a result‚ consumers are changing‚ competition is fierce‚ and companies are evolving to meet these demands. The company was founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega in Spain. Trendy clothing brand Zara is known around the world for dressing men‚ women and children in a sexy retail environment that feels a lot more expensive and exclusive
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What is PESTLE Analysis? Originally known as PEST Analysis‚ this is a macro environmental framework used to understand the impact of the external factors on the organization and is used as strategic analytical technique. PEST stands for "Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ and Technological” factors. Francis Aguilar is referred to as the originator of this tool. He talked about ETPS – Economic‚ Technological‚ Political‚ and Social– as the four important factors for Scanning the Business Environment
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3. (a) training program Companies who work hard to meet the needs of their employees can cultivate a work atmosphere conducive to productivity. Being able to plan for the needs of employees by thinking ahead can help to improve the rate of skilled employees who chose to remain working for a company. Improving the employee retention rate can reduce the money companies spend on finding and training new employees. It is important to consider employees may want or need and what the company can reasonably
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The market in which Tesco operates is supermarkets. Although this is a highly competitive one Tesco holds a disproportionate amount of power. The figures below indicate that Tesco holds over a third of the market share‚ and even double the amount of Asda ’s market share‚ the second leading supermarket. Market share is the percentage or proportion of the total available market or market segment that is being serviced by a company ’ (Wikipedia 2006). SUPERMARKET SHARE Tesco: 30.6% Asda: 16.6%
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PEST Analysis Leader:Penelope贺朋旭（会计103） Deccember 2010 PEST Analysis Potical Factors • China is a communistic country‚ and it is steadier than some country which always has some war‚ anarchy and so on‚ which is adapted to the development of car companies. • Chinese goverment encourage overseas company to operate in China‚ such as derating‚ lower lending rate… • Chinese rule is strict for car purchaser and owner. For example Beijing government claim that
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analyze the financial position of TESCO PLC from the point of view an investor who seeks to evaluate the prospects of buying shares of a company in food and retailing sector. The potential investor has selected TESCO PLC and has asked the author to analyze the investment prospects and present a report on the same. The analysis shall be based on the most recent annual financial statements available for TESCO and of other companies in the same industry. The analysis will not take into account the half
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