MARKET ANALYSIS FOR THE RETAIL INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA Contents Page Executive Summary 2 1. Introduction 3 2. Retail industry in South Africa 5 3. Macro and Micro environment analysis 6 3.1 Macro environment of Retail market in South Africa 6 3.1.1. Political Environment 6 3.1.2. Economic environment 8 3.1.3 Technological Environment 10 3.2 Micro environments analysis 11 3.2.1. Suppliers’
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Porters Five Forces of the Retail Industry I. Supplier Power The bargaining power of Suppliers is relatively low. There is a high competition between suppliers which means that their ability to raise prices or reduce quantity is very low. Suppliers include both domestic and international manufacturers and because many retail products are standardized‚ retailers have low switching costs which make the supplier power low. Larger retailers have power over their suppliers because they can threaten
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The analysis of U.S retail industry development What is the retail industry Retail is the sale of goods and services from individuals or businesses to the end user. Retailers are part of an integrated system called the supply chain. A retailer purchases goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or directly through a wholesaler‚ and then sells smaller quantities to the consumer for a profit. Retailing involves a direct interface
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MODERN RETAIL MICRO ECONOMICS PROJECT REPORT ABSTRACT The growing number of modern retail outlets in India on the one hand and frequent sale seasons and talks of underperformance on the other point to a mixed bag and make us wonder whether the sector is on the right growth trajectory. In this report‚ rather than providing with just the facts‚ we have tried to understand the modern retail sector from an economist’s point of view and visualize its future-whether
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the Apparel Industry 1. Political Factors: The proliferation of international trade and liberalization of the global trade regime has dawned in India with the implementation of several programs by the Government of India (termed as GOI from now onwards in the report) to help the textile and apparel industry adjust to the new trade environment. In 2000‚ the GOI unveiled its National Textile Policy (NTP) 2000‚ aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of the textile and apparel industry and expanding
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Industry Analysis The US retail consumer electronics (CE) market had reported revenues of $180 billion in 2010. The different revenue streams that make up the reported annual revenue in 2010 for the CE market can be divided into five key areas: Consumer Electronics (CE)‚ which consist of video and audio products; Home Office which consist of PC’s‚ notebooks‚ netbooks‚ tablets‚ and mobile phones; Appliances; Entertainment Hardware and Software; and Services (see Figure 1). Total sales from the
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HUMAN RESOURCES IN ORGANISATIONS – hrmt 11011 | The relationship between HRM and organisational strategic direction. | Assessment Item 1 - Essay | | Tracey Lee – s0048653 | 8/4/2012 | This essay discusses the role that HRM plays in the strategic direction of an organisation. | What role does HRM play within the strategic direction of an organisation? Within this essay it will be discussed how the effective management of human resources positively impacts the performance and success
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STRATEGIC HRM AT THE MAYO CLINIC: A CASE STUDY Sunil Ramlall Hamline University Tripp Welch‚ Jennifer Walter‚ and Daniel Tomlinson The Mayo Clinic ABSTRACT For many decades‚ Mayo Clinic has been ranked as one of the top medical institutions in the world. The entire health care industry has been experiencing immense challenges. Given the current and historic success of Mayo‚ what does Mayo need to do from an HR perspective to maintain this standard of excellence? This case identifies the
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satisfaction or rapid innovation. (Lundy‚ 1994). A strategic approach to human resource management (HRM) ensures that a firm ’s human capital contributes to the achievement of its business objectives. Various influential writers have expressed differing opinions on the importance of employees as a direct influence on an organisations competitive advantage. Although no firm agreement has been reached‚ it is generally accepted that the use of strategic human resource management (SHRM)‚ (i.e. proactively
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national accounting standards in retail industry Evaluating International Company under Abstract This paper analyses the international firms under the national accounting standard in retail industry. The study applies two typically firms which are Woolworths from Australia and Walmart from the United States and compare the two firms in 4 perspectives. Firstly‚ the different in recognition of intangible assets‚ revenue‚ tax‚ inventory under IFRS (Aus) and U.S.GAAP. Secondly‚ describe
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