to say the Body Shop International is a somewhat of a pioneer company‚ you wouldn’t get many arguments. With over 1‚900 stores in 50 countries since it began with founder Anita Roddick in 1976 it has became one of the more successful skin and body care retailers in the world. Known for its naturally inspired skin and hair care products‚ the Body Shop International is a company driven by human relationships and involves their stakeholders in many of its decisions. Further‚ The Body Shop was voted
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Anita Roddick‚ OBE‚ and The body Shop International Plc FEDBACK FOR QUESTION WEEK 3 for week commencing 19.03.12 1. Evaluate the Financial Position of the Company (at the time of the case study) and comment upon the apparent success or otherwise of its strategy‚ based on your findings. Introduction We may consider a company’s strategy from a number of aspects‚ but generally we are interested in answering the question: How well is the company’s present strategy working? To understand and
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Term Paper on ‘The Body Shop’ Abstract The term paper on ‘The Body Shop’ presents information regarding The Body Shop (TBS) brand‚ its history‚ development‚ success in 1980s and reasons for the brand decline in late 1990s and early 2000s‚ as well as review the reasons‚ advantages and disadvantages for repositioning of TBS brand to target “masstige” segment. The paper also investigates different initiatives taken by TBS to reposition the brand.
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Strategy Field Project The Body Shop EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Today "The Body Shop" is one of the best and well-known brands available in the Cosmetics industry especially in the natural product category. The company founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick‚ has presence in 51 countries with 2000 stores worldwide in the year 2004. The company operates in 4 markets; Americas‚ Europe‚ Middle East/Africa and Asia. The company is into the industry that is on the verge of maturing though it throws the opportunity
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THE BODY SHOP GLOBAL STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THEM Table of Content I. Executive Summary of The Body Shop II. Introduction III. SWOT Analysis of The Body Shop IV. PEST Analysis of The Body Shop V. Porter’s Five Forces VI. EVR Congruence VII. Recommendation VIII. Conclusion IX. References I. Executive Summary The Body Shop International PLC (Body Shop) is one of the largest cosmetics companies in the world
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Body Shop By Insert name Insert institution Body shop Body Shop is the brand name for Body Shop International Public Limited Company. The shop offers a wide variety of products and it is widely distributed across the globe. It has 2‚500 stores across 61 countries that shelve 1‚200 products. Products Body Shop products are mostly beauty and body care products. The 1‚200 products range from hair‚ skin‚ body and home care products. Ingredients for these products according to
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The Body Shop Table of contents Introduction : 2 Section A 3 A comprehensive strategic analysis of the industry : 3 Question 1 3 1) The external strategic analysis of The Body Shop 3 1.1° Synopsis of the beauty industry: Macroenvironement and trends 3 1.2° The competition: immediate industry and competitive environment 5 1.3°The key success factors of the beauty industry and The Body Shop 7 1.4) The SW(OT) analysis of The Body Shop 8 Question 2:
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THE BODY SHOP Question 1.Company mission‚ philosophy and goals: overall purpose of body shop‚ identifying its stakeholders and influence on the company. Outcome 1 Anita Roddick. Human Rights Activist. Founder of The Body Shop comments that :- “I just want The Body Shop to be the best‚ most breathlessly exciting company – and one that changes the way business is carried out. That is my vision.” The Body Shop has just come out top in the 1991 UK Awards for Volunteering. Every employee can have
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Text 6. “STP (What is segmentation‚ targeting and positioning)?” Pre-reading discussion: 1. Why has segmentation become one of the leading concepts in marketing? 2. Can STP process be separated or is it a three-step inseparable process? 3. Can positioning be undertaken before targeting? 4. Do you know marketers well-known or even famous for their ideas about STP? Smith (1957) provided an early definition of segmentation: “Segmentation is based on the observation of evolution in demand
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INTRODUCTION Segmentation‚ targeting‚ and positioning strategy are important because it provides the information the business needed about the market and the consumers out there. By segmenting the market‚ the company can know about what each market segment needs and wants. Then they analyze whether the company’s resources are enough to meet those needs and wants. Resources are limited‚ and this will help the company to carefully target to the right market segment. Positioning helps the company to analyze
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