STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF IKEA POLITICAL-Foreign investment restrictions-Companies as charity for tax avoidance-VAT increase to 20%-Globalization has eased import rules.-Government regulation climate change act 2008) | Ref13119 | ECONOMICAL-Economic crisis in North America.-Rising raw material and transport cost in 2009-Low spending power due to recession.-Recession in Russia-High import tax in japan | Ref2‚34677 | SOCIAL-Requirements on wood supplier-Brand image-Does not accept child labour-Women
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1.0 Introduction This report we chose the organization is IKEA‚ we will discuss the company ’s work environment in IKEA and strategic management illustrated in the IKEA organization. Follow by discuss the success of the IKEA due to external or internal factors and the is the IKEA doing a lot to retain talented employees‚ as well as biggest challenge in keeping employees motivated. IKEA (IKEA) was created in 1943 in Sweden .IKEA ’s procurement mode is the mode of global procurement‚ set up 16
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The Selling Process Objectives Objections Why objections Types of objections Handling objections Closing the Sale When to close the sale How to close the sale Problems with closing the sale The Eight Steps of the Selling Process. Pre-Approach. Looking for customers and getting ready for the sale. Approaching the Customer. Greeting the customer face-to-face‚ or in the case of electronic sales‚ through a Live Discussion Thread or Live Chat.
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SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY A summary of the case study: IKEA invades America Submitted to: Nazmus Sadekin Lecturer‚ Dept. of Economics‚ Southeast University Submitted by: Tasnuva Amreen Khan - 2011020106012 (Group Leader) Sayeed ahmed Khan - 2011020106023 (Group coordinator) Amit Roy - 2011020106027 Ferdousy Rahman - 2011020106021 Md. Anis Uzzaman - 2011020106016
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IKEA has varieties of items‚ and therefore I can hardly find any direct competitor of IKEA. However‚ I can still find several less direct competitors of IKEA‚ they are Japanhome‚ Pricerite and DSC. Japanhome provides housewares only‚ it has a comprehensive range of housewares. The varieties of housewares it sold are more than that of IKEA. IKEA sells utensils‚ cookwares and clothes-racks‚ but no moisture proof bag and washing-up liquid can be found at IKEA. Actually‚ some of the IKEA’s utensils
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IKEA is a well-known global brand with hundreds of stores across the world. In order to improve performance‚ it must assess its external and competitive environment. This will reveal the key opportunities it can take advantage of and the threats it must deal with. IKEA responds to both internal and external issues in a proactive and dynamic manner by using its strengths and reducing its weaknesses. Through this‚ IKEA is able to generate the strong growth it needs to retain a strong identity in the
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After reading the IKEA case‚ I find following problems‚ * Reluctance to change furniture: mind set of Americans Americans typically have the mind-set that furniture should last a lifetime‚ which is not in-line with IKEA’s value that does not include durability in its products. Thus to increase market share in America‚ IKEA must change the American’s attitude towards furniture as something fun and disposable‚ furniture is something that add value to lifestyle without incurring too much cost
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SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT (BE33403) CASE STUDY: ACORN HOUSE RESTAURANT LECTURER: Miss Juliana Anak Langat Name: Tam Tsae Hong Matrix number: BB11110595 1. Discuss the unique selling point of the Acorn House Restaurant. The unique selling point of the Acorn House Restaurant (AHR) is this is an ecofriendly restaurant. The earth pollution is beginning increasing then Acorn House is an exciting new restaurant venture that can save our earth and aims to be
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cheap. Above all else‚ one factor accounts for IKEA’s success: good quality at a low price. IKEA sells household items that are cheap but not cheapo‚ at prices that typically run 30 to 50 percent below the competition’s. While the price of other companies’ products tends to rise over time‚ IKEA says it has reduced its retail prices by a total of about 20 percent during the past four years. At IKEA the process of driving down costs starts the moment a new item is conceived and continues relentlessly
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Journal of Business Research 58 (2005) 1251 – 1260 Information technology at IKEA: an ‘‘open sesame’’ solution or just another type of facility? Enrico Baraldia‚*‚ Alexandra Waluszewskib‚1 a Department of Business Studies‚ Uppsala University‚ Box 513‚ SE-751 20 Uppsala‚ Sweden Department of Business Studies‚ Uppsala University‚ Box 513‚ SE-751 20 Uppsala‚ Sweden b Received 15 March 2002; received in revised form 4 January 2003; accepted 15 May 2003 Abstract Information technology
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