Marks & Spencer Case Study Introduction........................................................................ Page 3 EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 1.0 PEST Analysis................................................................ Page 3 2.0 Porters Five Forces Model................................................. Page 4 INTERNAL ANALYSIS 3.0 Auditing the Resources of M&S.......................................... Page 5 4.0 Value Chain Analysis....................................................
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shops within the country which leaves them in a good position in high street market. The high street market is growing twice the rate of clothing market than before. But this is a very competitive market as other competitors such as Asda‚ Tesco‚ and Sainsbury are trying to produce products as cheap as possible. BBC has apologised to Primark on blaming them for child labouring but in this case it was not them it was their suppliers who sub-contracted without permission so they have taken some action and
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P4 – Recording results of dietary intake over 3 days. I had to gather information over a 3 day period on what an individual ate‚ drank and how much exercise they did over that period of time. I did this so I could assess what could be changed and recommended in their daily intake. The individual I used was a 17 year old female‚ her dietary intake would be different to an elderly person or a pregnant woman. Guideline Daily Amounts or GDAs are a guide to how many calories and nutrients people can
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INTRODUCTION Retailing is one of the most important in every Western European Country. Historically retailing has been viewed as the sale of goods to the consumer trough retail shops‚ but retail today should be viewed as being rather broader. Theories of retail change summarize forms of retail change‚ that involve three theories of retail change to explain‚ 1) natural selection in retailing‚ which is best adjust to their environment‚ are most likely to survive. The major environmental
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and Strickland‚ (2001)‚ Crafting and Executing Strategy‚ 12th edition‚ Thompson A. and Strickland (2003)‚ Strategic Management: Concept and Cases‚ McGraw-Hill: NY M&S (2009)‚ Retrieved from: http://marksandspencer.com‚ (accessed August 30 2010) J-sainsbury (2009)‚ Retrieved from: http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/cr/index.asp?pageid=10 (accessed August 30 2010) Retailtech (2009)‚ Retrieved from: http://www.retailtech.nl/rubrieken/?id=274&page=detail (accessed August 30 2010) Robbins‚ S.P. and Coulter‚ M
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Marketing Management (MMG500) Marketing Plan Waitrose/ Waitrose wine direct By: 490767 Word count: Executive summary Kotler defines marketing as “a social and managerial process by which individuals and groups obtain what they want and need through creating‚ offering‚ and exchanging products of value with others.” his view on marketing looks at marketing being more of an exchange process. [Kotler‚ 1991] In Elements of marketing‚ Prentice Hall‚ 1975;"Marketing is all those activities involved
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Introduction The notion of the ‘value chain’ was first created by Michael Porter. The concept of having a value chain in any business is for it to develop a sustainable competitive advantage in the industry that it operates in. All organizations entail various activities that link together to create the value of the company‚ and together these activities form the organisation’s value chain. The Value chain of any industry always begins with the production of raw materials and ends when the final
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References: Sainsburys Staff Training video‚ Produce Distribution TU clothing documentary‚ BBC‚ 2009
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leader position in danger. This strategy is not market – friendly. Cost reduction can dilute customer focus and limit experimentation with product attributes. Companies successfully *following *c*ost leadership strat*egy: Sainsbury: It is UK’s largest grocery supermarket chain. They keep costs down‚ and have prices which are competitive‚ and get tremendous turnover. Failure of cost leadership strategy: DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGY *Benefits associated
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Unilever : Globalising the Ice Cream Business Unilever is a global company that was founded alomst 70 years ago. The company sells more than 1‚000 diffrent brands through some 300 subsidiaries in more than 130 countries. The head office is diveded between London and Rotterdam. At the beginning of January 1997 the Rotterdam headquarters of the Unilever group was seething with activity. Althought the company was the market leader in ice cream sales in the countries where it operated‚ the management
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