History of IKEA: IKEA (Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd) is a privately held‚ international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture‚ appliances and home accessories. The company is now the world ’s largest furniture retailer. IKEA was founded in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden‚ named as an acronym comprising the initials of the founder ’s name (Ingvar Kamprad)‚ the farm where he grew up (Elmtaryd)‚ and his home parish The groups of companies
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Individual Assignment: Case on IKEA: Expanding through franchising to the South American market. The objective of this paper 1. Until now‚ IKEA’s international marketing strategy has been centrally controlled by corporate headquarter. However‚ the case study identifies a number of challenges facing the company including culture and demographic differences around the world. How should IKEA react to this challenge? 2. How attractive is Brazil for IKEA? And which market entry method do you
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Musgrave Group as of 2004‚ established in 1959 as a communally owned company with a retailer network in excess of 2000 stores spread all the United Kingdom and the republic of Ireland. We as a group will be analysis and discussing the external factors of one its retailers using a PESTLE analysis method‚ and discussing what these factors are how they affect the business. The shop is located in Buckingham‚ and is owned by Robin and......‚ a couple originally from the town of Oxbridge. It was bought
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Report for: Ford motor company Title: Economics and the Business World Date: 20th December 2012 2012 Table of content Introduction 1) PESTLE Analysis 2) BP Market Structure 1.0 Introduction I am an economist that has recently joined Ford motor company‚ and I have been asked to compile a report to investigating the PESTEL factors which ford are or have been faced with and identifying their main area of concern. This report will also provide a detailed look on the market
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1.1 Using the PESTEL framework‚ identify and discuss the key factors in the macro environment that influence the tourism industry. Political: A large influence on the tourism industry can be the stability of government. If the government in unstable it can be viewed as dangerous and unpleasant to visit. This can have a huge impact on that countries tourism numbers. Some governments also choose to make shopping tax-free for tourists‚ as tourists have the right to claim back VAT (Value-Added Tax)/GST
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PESTEL Analysis Costa Rica Political Analysis • Costa Rica has emphasized strongly in the development of democracy and respect for human rights. • Costa Rica lacks armed forces therefore they are free of military infringement. • Costa Rican law protects the formation of contracts. • Costa Rican law protects Copyrights‚ Trade Marks‚ Encrypted Program-Carrying Satellite Signals‚ Industrial Designs‚ Patents‚ Geographical Indication‚ Trade regulations &
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department stores‚ which sell a much wider range of goods. Specialty stores have certain advantages for owners and customers‚ but they also pose possible drawbacks. Ads by Google Wholesale Product Connect with over 120‚000 suppliers from Hong Kong‚ China and Taiwan www.hktdc.com Specialization and Expertise One of the key benefits of a specialty store is its focus on a single class of products. This gives owners and employees a chance to develop expertise and a reputation for knowledge and selection
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IKEA- Case Study Political Risk Is the possibility that an unexpected and drastic change due to political forces will result in adverse circumstances for business operations. * 1998 the Russian Monetary policy finally collapsed-This caused a MACRO POLITICAL RISK for all companies operating in Russia‚ including foreign companies. * Due to this INTERNAL THREAT‚ all foreign companies left the country. IKEA also faced a political risk in Russia in terms of ORGANISED CRIME: Although developing
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POLITICAL1.Government campaigning against drinking and drivingHard-hitting campaigns and stiffer penalties have helped to reduce the number of roads accidents‚ deaths‚ injuries and damage. Campaigns have aimed to raise awareness of the legal situation and the dangers of driving while intoxicated. In most international jurisdictions‚ anyone who is convicted of injuring or killing someone while under the influence of alcohol or drugs can be heavily fined‚ as in France‚ in addition to being given a
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quality and durability‚ at prices so low that the majority of people can afford to buy them (IKEA 1994). The company targets the customer who is looking for value and is willing to do a little bit of work serving themselves‚ transporting the items home and assembling the furniture for a better price. The typical Ikea customer is young low to middle income family. 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Swedish Company IKEA was the world ’ s largest furniture retailer since the early 1990s. It sold inexpensive furniture
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