rightsizing of this cost can be properly planned through natural attrition and redefinition of job scopes that need key union and association buy in for success. This has always been done as a top down approach but in all fairness‚engagement at the shop floor needs to be intensified as it is the personnel at this level that will impact the bottom line in terms of efficiency‚ productivity and effective implementation. 2. BASED ON THE EFFORTS OF PAST MANAGEMENT‚ MAS SHOULD
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Ariel Kramer 11-05-2012 (Marketing: Bass Pro Shop) Summary Industry analysts have posted the question: “are there limits to growth in the sporting and outdoor goods retail category”? Apparently‚ not for Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World. Founded by John Morris in 1972‚ it became the nation’s leading retailer of outdoor gear‚ selling its merchandise through massive stores‚ catalogs and a website (www.basspro.com). Operating about 50 large retail stores in the United States‚ it ranks
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paper forecasts next three-year earnings and financial needs of The Body Shop. Due to lack of information‚ this forecast based on some key assumptions about the relationship between sales and other accounting ratios‚ firstly forecast sales then forecast other ratios in financial statements. Sales: It is assumed that sales growth ratio will maintain at 11% next three years due to the need of increasing revenue of The Body Shop. This figure is the average growth rate from 1999 to 2001. COGS: The
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Prepare a S.W.O.T. analysis for Bass Pro Shops. What types of strategies do you recommend based on your analysis? Strengths (company’s internal factors from resources and capabilities)- Bass Pro Shops have a competitive advantage‚ which in the text is defined as “a firm has a marketing mix that the target market sees as better than a competitor’s mix” (Perreault et al‚ 2011 p. 47). The way that Bass Pro Shops has this competitive advantage is that its stores have become a tourist attraction making
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Pro-Forma and Business Cycle Research Paper FIN/375 ‚ 2014 Pro-Forma and Business Cycle Research Paper This report will compare the pro-forma financial statement of two companies: Bank of America and General Electric also-known as GE. It will describe and summarize the comparison of both organizations and their fiscal stability. It will also detail the typical business cycle of these two companies. Pro-Forma Financial of General Electric and Bank of America General Electric and Bank of America
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founder‚ The Body Shop International In the late 1990s‚ The Body Shop International PLC‚ previously one of the fastest growing manufacturer-retailers in the world‚ ran aground. Although the firm had an annual revenue growth rate of 20% in the early to middle 1990s‚ by the late 1990s‚ revenue growth slowed to around 8%. New retailers of the naturally based skin- and hair-care products entered the market‚ bringing intense competition for The Body Shop. Amidst the competition‚ The Body Shop failed to
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Exhibit 1 Pro Forma Balance Sheets Under Seasonal Production‚ 1994 (thousands of dollars) Actual Dec. 31‚ 1993 Casha Accounts receivableb Inventoryc Current assets Net plant and equipmentd Total assets Accounts payablee Notes payable‚ bankf Accrued taxesg Long-term debt‚ current portion Current liabilities Long-term debth Seasonal Liabilities Shareholders’ equity Total liabilities and equity Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May July Aug. Sept. Oct. $200 2‚905 586 $878 1‚060 586 $1‚526 260 586 $1
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Assumptions for Pro Forma Statements Income Statement Net sales - Sales forecast for 1994 is used as there is no big difference in terms of sales for seasonal or level production. COGS - According to the case 65.1% of sales for the current month. Operating expenses - Seasonal projection 200 plus additional storage and handling cost 115/12 in case of shift to level production. The amount is the same for each month because in case study it is assumed operating expenses are likely to be incurred
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The Body Shop’s company values stem from Anita Roddick’s vision of the company. She believes " there is a better way. I think you can rewrite the book on business. I think you can trade ethically; be committed to social responsibility‚ global responsibility; empower your employees with being afraid of them That is the vision‚ and the vision is absolutely clear." Anita’s vision along with the company mission statement and statement of values set the tone for socially responsible management of
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The Body Shop International CASE ISSUES: Market Saturation/Loss of Sales (CI#1) - Growth Strategy is no longer working for The Body Shop. Their store growth has diminished since the mid-1990s‚ and by 2002 the company’s profit was shrinking‚ and sales were not growing proportionally to the rapid expansion of stores. Having entered a retrenchment phase‚ they need to focus on profitability without rapid expansion. Is Anita Gone? (CI#2) - Though Anita Roddick stepped down as CEO in 1998‚ and resigned
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