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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The Body Shop International Case Study 1. The assumptions that were used to derive the numbers in this forecast were found by taking the averages of the historical data that was given for 1999-2001. Instead of using the assumptions that were given by The Body Shop‚ I thought it would be more practical to use the trends shown in the historical data since that is more relevant to what might happen‚ rather than what The Body Shop wants to see happen. Of course it is possible to take reducing
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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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Question 1 Anita Roddick and the Body Shop In 1976‚ Anita Roddick opened her first Body Shop store in Brighton‚ England‚ with £4000 in borrowed funds from a bank. She began by selling a small range of skin and hair care products made from natural ingredients (Roddick‚ 1991‚ pp. 19‚ 76). In the beginning‚ Roddick did not possess the skills necessary to run a large organization. This can be seen when the Body Shop International (BST)‚ at first‚ had no business plan and no job descriptions. As a
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Description of the Company The Body Shop International PLC (The Body Shop‚TBS)‚ founded by Anita Roddick in UK and opens her very first shop in Brighton in 1976 . TBS is a multinational company which mainly producing natural inspired ethically skin and body care product solely made by 100% organic and against animal testing. TBS headquartered in London‚ UK. The company offers its products under various categories such as cosmetics and beauty‚ bath and body‚ hair and gifts‚ products for men to
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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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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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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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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‚ avoided traditional
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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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