Teaching Case ______________________________ Journal of Applied Case Research Sponsored by the Southwest Case Research Association “BUSINESS AS UNUSUAL”: A CASE STUDY ON THE BODY SHOP Subhadip Roy ICFAI University‚ India Lopamudra Ghosh ICFAI University‚ India © Journal of Applied Case Research Accepted: September 2008 2 “BUSINESS AS UNUSUAL 1 ”: A CASE STUDY ON THE BODY SHOP “The business has existed for one reason only – to allow us to use our success to act as a force
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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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1. For all the line items that are calculated as a percentage of sales‚ we used an average for the last three years as our base case assumptions. Our observations led us to use this average because the percentages were fairly consistent over the last three years. Since the company was not operating at full production capacity we concluded that the company could continue growing without incurring an increase in fixed costs. The dividends were unchanged over the period of observation. Since taxes are
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Body Shop- Case Study Analysis Executive Summary The Body Shop is in the business since 1976. At that time‚ it was just a concept by the Anita Roddick which clicked and made her a millionaire. The concept was supported by the tag of natural resources and it has helped the company is placing the brand positioning at the right place. The purpose of this report is to analyze how the Body Shop started and how the concept of one lady is transformed into a millionaire company. A detailed brand analysis
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factors 5. Market Trends 6. The Body Shop Products 7. Vietnam Product Market Entry 8. Legal factors 9. Competition 10. Sales Channel 11. Promotion 12. Appendix and Appendices Executive Summary Global companies today face the problem of initiating a global product launch‚ the situation of which has been further complicated by the changing global structure. To keeping up with the changing trends of economies‚ our company -The Body Shop – is willing to step forward. This proposal
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THE BODY SHOP ABOUT BODYSHOP Dame Anita Roddick is the founder of The Body Shop. The very first store of The Body Shop opens on 26th March 1967 in Brighton‚ on the south coast of England. The Body Shop now has 2400 stores in 61 countries. The Body Shop believes that only nature’s way can brings out beautiful. They offers product that will enhance our natural beauty yet for us to express our unique personality. One of their unique selling points is the intense environmentalist philosophy
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...................2 1.2 Body Shop brief history.............................................................................2 PART 2: Main analysis 2.1. Body Shop 2.1.1. Philosophy‚ Progress‚ Innovations…………………………………………………………….…3 2.1.2. The U.S. Market challenge...................................................................4 2.1.3. S.W.O.T. Analysis‚ Stock price movement.........................................…..5 2.2. Anita Roddick 2.2.1. Management style-Personality
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Introduction There is success in body care. Behold the Body Shop‚ one of the famous international cosmetics brand. It is not just one’s ordinary shop for body or hair care. It is extraordinary just as its pioneer. The entrepreneur assessed in this paper is in no way or another connected to me. Personal Profile The name behind the Body Shop‚ a famous cosmetic line for decades now‚ is Anita Roddick. On October 23‚ 1942 in Littlehampton‚ Sussex‚ England marks her birth to
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society. Anita Roddick‚ founder and managing director of The Body Shop “Let’s face it‚ I can’t take a moisture cream too seriously‚” Anita Roddick was fond of saying‚ “What really interests me is the revolutionary way in which trade can be used as an instrument for change for the better.” This heretical statement by the head of the fastest-growing company in the cosmetics industry reflected her habit of going against the tide of the industry’s established practices. The Body Shop did not advertise
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Introduction Case 8 The Body Shop International PLC reviews some of the company decisions and history leading up to 2001. In the 1990’s‚ The Body Shop was growing at 20% annually. Similar to any company experiencing rapid growth‚ The Body Shop’s growth numbers slowed down to 8%. The slowdown was primarily due to increased competition in the market. This increased competition lead to The Body Shop getting away from its roots failing to maintain its brand image. The company expanded into about every
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