The Body Shop’s company values stem from Anita Roddick’s vision of the company. She believes " there is a better way. I think you can rewrite the book on business. I think you can trade ethically; be committed to social responsibility‚ global responsibility; empower your employees with being afraid of them That is the vision‚ and the vision is absolutely clear." Anita’s vision along with the company mission statement and statement of values set the tone for socially responsible management of
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THE BODY SHOP RETAIL STRATEGY INTRODUCTION The Body Shop International plc‚ known as The Body Shop‚ has 2‚400 stores in 61 countries‚ and is the second largest cosmetic franchise in the world‚ following O Boticario‚ a Brazilian company. The Body Shop is headquartered in Little Hampton‚ West Sussex‚ and England‚ was founded in 1976 by the late Dame Anita Roddick and is now part of the L’Oreal corporate group. The Body Shop is a manufacturer and retailer of skin and hair care products based
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a. Where in the value chain is the organisation creating value for their customers? Primary: Value chain activity Yes/No How does The Body Shop create value for the customer? Inbound Logistics No Not imperative to creating value to the customer. Operations Yes Operations and technological development are covered in the The Body Shops stance on animal testing (one of their values). Testing comes under operations and technological development as they have had to think of innovative ways to test
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July 2006‚ L’Oréal welcomed The Body Shop to its family of brands. L’Oréal places great value on The Body Shop’s exceptional emphasis on being a sustainable and ethical business. It intend that close co-operation between their businesses will result in shared best practice and the identification of opportunities for improving L’Oréal sustainability performance. For example‚ in December 2006‚ L’Oréal joined the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil‚ partly due to The Body Shop’s experience on this issue
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The Body Shop International CASE ISSUES: Market Saturation/Loss of Sales (CI#1) - Growth Strategy is no longer working for The Body Shop. Their store growth has diminished since the mid-1990s‚ and by 2002 the company’s profit was shrinking‚ and sales were not growing proportionally to the rapid expansion of stores. Having entered a retrenchment phase‚ they need to focus on profitability without rapid expansion. Is Anita Gone? (CI#2) - Though Anita Roddick stepped down as CEO in 1998‚ and resigned
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For this task I am required to identify my chosen organisations objectives and aims. My chosen organisation is The Body Shop‚ its objectives and aims are diverse compared to other businesses that are on the markets for expansion and profitability. In this task I am going to consider the most common objectives and aims‚ in doing so‚ I will compare its objectives and aims to other businesses. Business objectives are the stated‚ measurable targets of how to achieve business aims. For instance‚ we want
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The Body Shop Jamie Drozdz Jennifer Smith-Izzo The Art Institute of Phoenix The Body Shop was first introduced in the 1970’s by Anita Roddick. It all started when Anita walked into a shop located in Berkeley‚ California by the name of The Body Shop and there they sold naturally scented soaps and lotions. This inspired Anita to open her own shop in the UK. She purchased the original naming rights then launched her first shop on March 26th 1976 in Brighton‚ England. The
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MGT01STG – 15.11.2008 Lösung Fallstudie Fall Body Shop Frage 1 – PIMS Schlüsselfaktoren Investitionsintensität Die Firma Body Shop hat eine sehr hohe Investitionsintensität da die erzielten Gewinne jeweils wieder in diverse gemeinnützige Projekte‚ Kampagnen‚ Förderungsprogramme‚ Umwelt- und Tierschutzprojekte. Die Forschungs- und Entwicklungskosten können durch den Einsatz von Naturprodukten möglichst gering gehalten werden. Body Shop verwendet nur altbewährte Inhaltsstoffe welche sich bereits als
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Anita Roddick‚ The Body Shop Sylvia Whisenant Strayer University Dr. Johnny Maddox Business 302 November 24‚ 2011 Anita Roddick‚ The Body Shop This paper examines the management style of Anita Roddick‚ how her unique style of leadership helped her become not only a success in business‚ but a success in getting the world of corporate business to become green and socially responsible. The Primary Business The Body Shop‚ a world- wide cosmetics company‚ its products are made
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Diploma of Financial Services (FP) Case Study It is November‚ 2010. You are an authorised representative of a full-service licensed dealer group‚ Azza Financial Services Pty Ltd. Allison and Simon Callahan have come in to see you to ask for your assistance to plan out their next five years and then help them settle into retirement. Allison (aged 54) and Simon (aged 52) have been married for 29 years and live at Lot 3 Wattle Road‚ Hurstbridge‚ Vic. Their only child
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