was frustrated by shopping carts that didn’t allow custom design and integration with other business systems‚ so why not build one from scratch? An experienced programmer in his own right‚ Tobias embarked on a journey to reinvent the online store industry. After a lot of hard work and $450‚000 in family and angel funding‚ Shopify was launched in 2006. GROWTH OF WORKERS FROM 2008 - 2013 The journey wasn’t easy over the next two years‚ with Lake leaving and no profits‚ but the company finally showed
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Indian liquor industry – Regulatory hangover to continue The Indian liquor industry is a high-risk industry‚ primarily on account of the high taxes and innumerable regulations governing it. As a result‚ liquor companies suffer from low pricing flexibility and have inefficient capacities‚ which‚ in turn‚ have led to low margins and weak financial profiles. Moreover‚ even though the two large liquor groups in the country enjoy a majority market share‚ the price-sensitive nature of the industry has
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ENTRY BARRIERS IN LIQUOR INDUSTRY When a new firm enters into an industry it can affect all of the firms that are currently in that industry. “new entrants to an industry bring new capacity‚ the desire to gain market share‚ and often substantial resources. Prices can be bid down or incumbents cost inflated as a result‚ reducing profitability.”24Therefore as new firms enter into an industry the entire industry’s potential for sustained profits is reduced due to the increased amount of competition
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Indian Software Industry In 1998-99‚ the software industry in India was worth Rs. 158.9 billion (US$ 3.9 billion). If the value of in-house development‚ which is taking place at many large corporates‚ is added then the figure would touch around Rs. 190 billion (US$ 4.6 billion). This phenomenal growth has not been achieved overnight. The C.A.G.R (Compounded Annual Growth Rate) for the Indian software industry revenues in the last five years has been 56.3 percent. Here the C.A.G.R. for the software
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Table of Contents Introduction 2 PEST analysis of the world 2 Political analysis 2 Economic analysis 2 Social analysis 3 Technological analysis 3 Industry 3 Competitors 4 Issue that caused Woolworth decline and new opportunity 6 SWOT Analysis 7 Strengths 7 Weaknesses 8 Opportunity 8 Threats 9 Issue that caused Woolworth decline and new opportunity 9 Recommendation of new strategies 10 Conclusion 11 References 12 Introduction Woolworths was first opened in Sydney
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Liquor industry-In 2013… India is the 3rd largest liquor market in the world. One of the fastest growing markets in the world‚ on the back of demographics & economy. The overall retail market size of liquor is ~$35 billion per annum. Strong MNC presence with Diageo‚ Beam Global‚ Pernod Ricard‚ Heineken‚ SAB Miller‚ Carlsberg and more. There are 3 broad categories – IMFL (Indian Manufactured Foreign Liquor which includes whiskey‚ rum‚ brandy‚ vodka & gin)‚ Beer and Country Liquor (cheaper‚ spiced
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Introducing the Sa Sa International Holding Limited (China) Sa Sa International Holding Limited‚ a Hong Kong leading cosmetics retailing group in Asia. Sa Sa has approximately 220 stores and retail counters across different regions in Asia. Together with it owns brand and other international brands; Sa Sa offered over 600 brands of skin care‚ and fragrance‚ make-up and hair care products. In 2005‚ in order to track the fast growing trend of China Cosmetic industry‚ Sa Sa International Holding Limited
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Table of contents I. Introduction 3 II. SWOT Analysis: method description 4 III. SWOT Analysis: example 4 IV. Background and related literature 4 V. References 4 VI. Appendix 4 List of figures Figure 1: A basic SWOT Analysis matrix 4 Figure 2: SWOT Analysis for Microsoft (see Appendix for larger version) 4 List of Tables Table 1: The steps that have to be followed in order to carry out a successful SWOT Analysis. 4 I. Introduction In the past twenty to thirty years many changes and developments
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History of SWOT In the 1960’s and 70’s‚ Albert Humphrey is said to have developed this strategic planning tool using data from the top companies in America at the time. A SWOT Analysis looks at the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats that are relevant to an organization in a new venture. A SWOT Analysis is a tool which allows users to look at the direction a company or organization may wish to move towards in the future. A SWOT Analysis is a useful tool‚ which in conjunction with others
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Airline Industry SWOT Analysis A SWOT analysis--a review of strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats--is a core requirement of any organization‚ and essential to understand any industry. The volatile airline industry is no exception. While individual airlines each analyze and make decisions based on their own situations‚ there are overall industry similarities that all airlines face‚ with each endeavoring to maximize strengths and opportunities while minimizing weaknesses and threats
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