Macro Environment and Marketing Mix
Macro Environment:
“The major external and uncontrollable factors that influence organisations decision making and affects its performance and Strategies” is called Macro Environment. Macro Environment can be studied through different analysis, there are several but mainly used are PESTLE analysis and SWOT analysis.
Sainsbury’s Overview:
Sainsbury’s was established by John James and Mary Ann in the year 1869 as a small dairy shop. In very short time the store became popular for selling good and quality products at very low prices, and as a result further store branches followed over time. Also as a result of its popularity and huge market this group floated on the London Stock Exchange in the year 1973.
Sainsbury is the Great Britain based food retailer with business interests in monetary services. The group comprises Sainsbury’s supermarkets, convenience stores, an online based home delivery service and Sainsbury’s Bank whose head-office is in Holborn, London. The manpower is about 151,000. J Sainsbury plc consists of Sainsbury's – 509 supermarkets and 276 stores – and Sainsbury's Bank.
A large Sainsbury's store offers around thirty thousand goods and an increasing number of stores also offer various non-food goods and services. 165 stores also manage an online home delivery service.
Macro Environmental Factors:
PESTEL Analysis:
PESTEL analysis is simple and used widely to understand the big picture of Political, Economical, Social-cultural, Technological, Environmental and Legal. This process is used for future forecast. There are many factors which are affecting the macro environment that will affect the decision making of the managers. Tax changes, new lays, political related trades, barriers, government policy etc...
PESTEL analysis (macro-environment) of Sainsbury’s
The management decision making of any company or organisation depends on many macro environmental factors. These involve Tax changes, new lays, political related trades, barriers, government
“The major external and uncontrollable factors that influence organisations decision making and affects its performance and Strategies” is called Macro Environment. Macro Environment can be studied through different analysis, there are several but mainly used are PESTLE analysis and SWOT analysis.
Sainsbury’s Overview:
Sainsbury’s was established by John James and Mary Ann in the year 1869 as a small dairy shop. In very short time the store became popular for selling good and quality products at very low prices, and as a result further store branches followed over time. Also as a result of its popularity and huge market this group floated on the London Stock Exchange in the year 1973.
Sainsbury is the Great Britain based food retailer with business interests in monetary services. The group comprises Sainsbury’s supermarkets, convenience stores, an online based home delivery service and Sainsbury’s Bank whose head-office is in Holborn, London. The manpower is about 151,000. J Sainsbury plc consists of Sainsbury's – 509 supermarkets and 276 stores – and Sainsbury's Bank.
A large Sainsbury's store offers around thirty thousand goods and an increasing number of stores also offer various non-food goods and services. 165 stores also manage an online home delivery service.
Macro Environmental Factors:
PESTEL Analysis:
PESTEL analysis is simple and used widely to understand the big picture of Political, Economical, Social-cultural, Technological, Environmental and Legal. This process is used for future forecast. There are many factors which are affecting the macro environment that will affect the decision making of the managers. Tax changes, new lays, political related trades, barriers, government policy etc...
PESTEL analysis (macro-environment) of Sainsbury’s
The management decision making of any company or organisation depends on many macro environmental factors. These involve Tax changes, new lays, political related trades, barriers, government
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