Introduction The UK food industry is one of the most important and well established sectors in the UK. It has been growing rapidly and very competitive. Because of the competitive market the retailers have developed good deals to UK customers‚ especially during the recession when people’s life style trends changed and started to consume more products from supermarkets. PEST ANAYSIS Political Food industry in the UK provides many political and legal factors that can have affect on the food industry
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Natural resource Natural resources (economically referred to as land or raw materials) are naturally forming substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified (natural) form. A natural resource’s value rests in the amount and extractability of the material available and the demand for it. The latter is determined by its usefulness to production. A commodity is generally considered a natural resource when the primary activities associated with it are extraction and purification
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The following discussion provides a general overview of the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats surrounding Tesco. Use it as a basis for conducting your own‚ specific‚ SWOT analysis of Tesco (or similar companies.) It is a teaching resource for students or managers that can be used to provide inspiration for any specific SWOT analysis. Threats to Tesco First‚ let’s take the T in SWOT and look at possible threats to Tesco. Examples of possible financial threats are fluctuations
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undeniable that the vast range of goods and services that supermarkets provide‚ and the prices at which they supply them‚ have been terribly successful. However‚ the growth and profitability of these companies – in particular‚ the four major chains‚ Asda‚ Morrisons‚ Sainsbury’s and Tesco – has been controversial. Many critics have argued that the supermarkets have exploited their dominant market position in a way that is contrary to the public interest. The principal responsibility for enforcing
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market with an annual growth rate of 1.5% in 2011. The industry has employed a total of 923‚196 people and has generated a sum of £127 billion in revenue (IBISWorld). Furthermore‚ more than 50% of the market share in the industry is controlled by TESCO‚ ASDA‚ Sainsbury’s and Morrisons (BBC). Porter (1980) illustrates in this analytical tool 5 variables that determine the attractiveness of an industry for organisations in terms of profitability in their immediate environment. Using the forces in this model
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There are mainly five key players in the supermarket industry- Tesco‚ Asda‚ Sainbury‚ Safeway and Morrisons (ChinaCCM). Thus‚ the supermarket industry in the UK could be described as an Oligopoly Market. Oligopolies lie between the definitions of perfect competition and pure monopoly. Firstly‚ there are several sellers but only a few big companies who have a large market share in the industry. In the UK‚ the five big supermarkets totally have 3/4th of the market share (123help me! com). Secondly
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Public Employees: 2‚100‚000 Employee growth: 10.5% First store opened in 1962 by Samuel Walton and his brother J.L. (Bud) Walton in Roger‚ Arkansas. With more than 7‚250 stores‚ including Wal-Mart Super centers(US) and ASDA (UK)‚ make Wal-Mart the #1 retailer in the World. In 1999‚ ASDA Group plc is acquired for $10.8 billion. Tesco: The Statistics at present: Type of Company: Public Employees: 440‚061 Employee growth: 74.3% The first store was opened in 1929‚ in Middlesex. With 3‚956 stores in
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INDEX 1. Objective of the report--------------------------------------------- 3 2. Overview of UK grocery retail market-------------------------- 3 3. J Sainsbury’s plc---------------------------------------------------- 3 1. Management-------------------------------------------------------- 4 2. Sectors and geography-------------------------------------------4 3. Economy------------------------------------------------------------- 5 4. Wm Morrison supermarkets
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EXTERNAL ASSIGNMENT UNIT 5004 – RESOURCE MANAGEMENT To address the Learning Outcomes you are required to make statements as a manager and leader or a potential manager and leader. Your statements are to be prefixed with the specific Learning Outcome and should demonstrate how you manage resources within your work area or in an organisation with which you are familiar. The Assessment Criteria will act as a guide to help you put into context your statements to fulfil the Learning Outcomes. Your statements
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Figure 2) displays a picture of Hetherington High Street. It looks like a run-down part of the high street that has a charity shop and second hand shops. Further down the down there is a newly opened Tesco Express. A mile or two further there is an Asda and Sainsburys. Larger supermarkets here have brought in larger consumption and this takes us nicely into Chapter 2. Allen el at (2009) discusses in Chapter two how supermarkets have changed the way the produce their products. Today supermarkets
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