Western Europe: A strong external trend on the Western European markets is a changed demographic structure that changes customer requirements. This in turn means new challenges for retail companies in order to satisfy new customer needs. For instance‚ from the German market the following demographic changes are expected to influence the retail industry; The total number of inhabitants is expected to decrease
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Apple Inc. (Consumers Electronics Company) Economic Environment: More or less‚ every economic factor has an effect on the operations of Apple Inc. These may include; current economic situation (boom‚ recession‚ etc.)‚ credit terms‚ inflation or deflation‚ strictness of interest rates‚ unemployment levels‚ stability of exchange rates‚ stock exchange trend‚ etc. Apple’s business can be affected by all these factors either positively or negatively. For example‚ during the inflation periods
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Trends in the Automotive Industry Trends in Demand Uneven Growth The demand for cars is growing‚ stemming in large part from China‚ India‚ and Eastern Europe. Established automotive markets in the United States‚ Western Europe‚ and Japan‚ however‚ are flat to declining. This uneven growth raises implications for the supply chain. For one‚ OEMs and their tier-1 suppliers must establish a local presence to benefit from these new growth opportunities in emerging economies. They must
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Executive Summary This analysis studied financial information of three multinational corporations in the retail industry‚ Ralph Lauren‚ American Eagle‚ and Gap. This examination is predominantly and analysis of Ralph Lauren and American Eagle‚ and it compares its financials and performance to that of Gap. In order to reach a decision on which firm my company should invest in; we recreated and cleaned both company’s financial statements followed by an analysis using key financial ratios and metrics
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As a part of the Hilton Group‚ Double Tree has ‘HHonours’ loyalty program. Today this program works in more than 3500 hotels‚ has 50 airline partners and gives an opportunity to its members to earn both miles or point for stay. The HHonours has three levels of membership: gold‚ silver and black with different upgraded system of rewards. Also the members can use the rewards in golf‚ cruises‚ entertainment parks‚ car rentals‚ shopping and dining (www.businesstravel.about.com). 2. Price elasticity
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Industry Analysis Project Specialty Retail Industry Introduction The industry I have chosen for my paper is the Specialty retail industry or the clothing industry which has the SIC code of 5651. This industry consists of companies that are primarily in the business of clothing and accessories for men‚ women and children. These companies include unisex clothing stores and jeans stores for all ages instead of stores aimed at a particular age group or sex. Industry Environment The clothing industry
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telecommunication industry is the most booming industry across the world and in Australia too. It is very important for telecommunication industry to analyse its micro environment and macro environment. Microenvironment consists of the organisation’s various departments‚ competitors‚ customers‚ marketing intermediaries and publics. The microenvironment represents the strengths and weaknesses of the organisation. The organisation has partial control over the factors of its microenvironment. The macro environment
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Macro-Environment Analysis for AirAsia The factors of Macro-enviroment suggest that there is a huge scope of growth for AirAsia in Asia. The huge population with rise in middle class and a lot of disposable income together with the absence of affordable forms of transportation post a high demand for AirAsia as a low cost airline. It is also anticipated that due to the rapid urbanization trends the air travel market will continue to grow at a fast pace. The geographical structure of Asia which is
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THE RETAIL INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA Contents Page Executive Summary 2 1. Introduction 3 2. Retail industry in South Africa 5 3. Macro and Micro environment analysis 6 3.1 Macro environment of Retail market in South Africa 6 3.1.1. Political Environment 6 3.1.2. Economic environment 8 3.1.3 Technological Environment 10 3.2 Micro environments analysis 11 3.2.1. Suppliers’ Environment 11
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Introduction in the retail industry it is often taken for granted that goods and services are available for purchase‚ when demand for them has been initiated. The cornucopia that good in a retail store or supermarket are available seldom means that consumers have forgotten how products have been initially supplied. With the emerging e-commerce consumers have come to demand complete availability and home delivery at time suiting their lifestyles‚ consumer tastes and preferences have also altered
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