largest market for footwear‚ being ahead of the USA‚ representing one third of the global market value. In 2008‚ EU consumption was € 49 billion (2.1 billion pairs) with an average per capita expenditure of € 100 or 4.2 pairs. The market was dominated by five countries‚ which accounted for 71% of total EU consumption. These markets were Germany (17.4%)‚ France (17.0%)‚ the UK (16.1%)‚ Italy (12.6%) and Spain (8.3%). • Since 2004‚ sales in most EU countries increased quite strongly up to 2007‚ before they
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Shoes Industry – PEST Analysis Political • Recent merger between Adidas and Reebok • Use of leather to make shoes by Bata‚ Red tape • India is not a sporting Country and hence lesser demand for sports shoes. • home market lobbying/pressure groups • Very few sporting events apart from cricket fixtures to attract customers Economic • Marginal share of 2.44 percent in global trade worth US$ 97.606 billion
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largest 4 firms in an industry. Formula: CR4= Σ4i=1 si Calculation: (11‚834‚883 + 3‚845‚900 + 3‚696‚800 + 3‚650‚647) / 44‚582‚621 = 0.5165292996 = 0.516 (3dp) =51% Analysis: As the four firm concentration ratio is >50% this insinuates that this market structure is that of an oligopoly. Calculating the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) Definition: The HHI is a concentration measure based on the sum of the squared market shares of all the firms in the industry. Formula:
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Federated Industries (1984) Thomas Connors will bid for Southern Valley Authority to sell capacitor. The market of it is already matured and price has been eroded (Margin of the price that won the last bid is only $0.02). 85% of customer in the market is price oriented‚ SVA as well. The product is hard to differentiate. The goals Connors was given from the manager are... 1. higher margin 2. recover share from 36% -> 50% 3. price stability How much should he bid? (It’s an option as well to withdrow
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Dozier Industries Case On January 13‚ 1986 Dozier Industries‚ an American based firm‚ received notice that a bid on a project in the United Kingdom had been accepted. The project was to bring in £1‚175‚000 in revenue. Therefore‚ the revenue received for this project will need to be transferred into US dollars. When Dozier issued the bid on December 3‚ 1985 the project the exchange rate was $1.4820/£. This rate would have provided Dozier with the desired 6% profit on the project. On January
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EBSCOhost 12/10/11 6:12 PM Record: 1 Title: Authors: Other Publishers: A contrarian view of the five-factor approach to personality description. Block‚ Jack‚ U California‚ Dept of Psychology‚ Berkeley‚ US US: Psychological Review Company US: The Macmillan Company US: The Review Publishing Company PsycARTICLES Database: A Contrarian View of the Five-Factor Approach to Personality Description By: Jack Block Department of Psychology‚ University of California‚ Berkeley Acknowledgement: This
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Coffee Industry Coffee is an important commodity next to oil. It’s one of the world’s most popular beverages with over 501 billion cups consumed every year. It has been around for more than 1‚000 years. During that time‚ coffee has been considered a food‚ a medicine‚ an aphrodisiac‚ and even a wine. This was before the advent of specialty coffee shops in the country. Today‚ however‚ coffee is known as a beverage to be savoured and enjoyed. And thus‚ specialty coffee shops are a common sight
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expectations from travel service providers & their satisfaction levels towards the service providers used in past Part 1 1.Introduction Global travel & torism industry Travel and tourism industry India Unique characteristic of travel and tourism industry Part 2 2.Understanding the Marketing in travel and Tourism Factors Influencing Demand for tourism Global demand for travel and tourism Indian demand for travel and tourism Tourism in India has been on a steady rise for the
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Carbonated Soft Drink‚ Ready-to-Eat Breakfast Cereal and Specialty Coffee Industries Using Porters Five Forces Michael Porter’s framework describes an industry as being influenced by five forces: buyer power‚ supplier power‚ threat of substitutes‚ threat of new entrants and the degree of rivalry between existing firms within the industry. A strategic business manager can use Porter’s model to more clearly understand the industry environment in which its firm operates and to therefore develop a competitive
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Textile Industry TEXTILE INDUSTRY The textile industry is one of the most important sectors of Pakistan. It contributes significantly to the country’s GDP‚ exports as well as employment. It is‚ in fact‚ the backbone of the Pakistani economy. Establishment I want to do this! What’s This? [pic]Pakistan is the fourth largest cotton producer in the world. Because of its plentiful‚ indigenous cotton supply‚ the textile industry is central to the Pakistani economy and is both
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