political issues - Not "purple" in the US Market (they have been copied) Strengths The Body Shop International has many strong traits of strength that have catapulted them into the limelight throughout the years. Many of them are extremely unique to their business which also grips them into political controversy and "drama" as they undergo "business as usual". Their first strong strength revolves around The Body Shop’s lack of a traditional marketing strategy. Instead‚ their focus rests on a viral
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Description The Body Shop International power-line-carrier (The Body Shop) is founded by Dame Anita Roddick in the United Kingdom in 1976. Nowadays‚ The Body Shop is skin‚ body‚ and hair care cosmetics manufacturer and retailer operating in 61 countries with over 2‚500 stores. What made the Body Shop so prominent? There are a few factors which made TBS so huge .One of the factor is that TBS has always stick to a motto which is ‘Know your mind‚ love your body (source: The Body Shop) . Besides that
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SWOT and TOWS Analysis The Body Shop retailer shops have a competitive advantage by being the only shops that sell quality natural-based products which respect the planet. The Body Shop has clearly a strong brand and socially active image that customers recognize and identify with. These strengths will help the company to better penetrate and win a share in the US cosmetic market‚ as its competitors do not profit from these advantages. Even though the US society is still not environmentally
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The Body Shop was one of the fastest growing manufacturer- retailers in the late 1990s. However‚ throughout the years‚ they failed to maintain its brand image by becoming something of a mass-market line. Anita Roddick‚ the shops founder and Patrick Gournay‚ CEO are looking for assistance in short and long-term planning for The Body Shop. The goal is to yield practical insights while being straightforward. To get started‚ we assumed the growth rate for sales is 13%; the cost of goods sold percent
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