Introduction & Purpose Thank you for contacting MegaBank PLC with your investment analysis request. This report will be analysing the medium/long term investment suitability of Next PLC‚ a publicly traded (LSE: NXT)‚ British fashion and homewares limited company. Background Next plc was originally founded in 1864 by Joseph Hepworth as Joseph Hepworth & Son‚ Gentleman’s Tailors; however‚ the current Next fashion brand evolved in 1981 when the company purchased the chain of Kendalls rainware shops
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Abstract Sainsbury’s is the third largest store chain inUKand 80th placed in FTSE 100 companies with market capitalisation of £ 5‚457.35 million. The essay employs SWOT analysis to assess the strengths‚ opportunities‚ weaknesses and threats in relation to its strategy and operations in the UK and international markets with reference to its retail business. The strengths and opportunities of the company should be used to neutralise the weaknesses and to develop a competitive strategy against the
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Carnival Corporation began their operations in 1972 when Ted Arison purchased an aging ship and converted it into the first vessel for their cruise line. Since then‚ Carnival Corporation has grown into the world’s largest cruise line with Ted Arison’s son Mickey Arison taking over as CEO of the Corporation. Carnival has cruise brands that offer a broad range of travel from contemporary to luxury to fit everyone’s budget. Carnival currently has six cruise brands. Those include Carnival Cruises (family
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Carnival Cruise Lines is a British-American owned cruise line‚ based in the Doral suburb of Miami‚ Florida in the United States. Originally an independent company founded in 1972 by Ted Arison‚ the company is now one of eleven cruise ship brands owned and operated by Carnival Corporation & PLC. The company has the largest fleet in the group‚ with twenty two vessels currently in operation. Executive control of the company is provided by the North American division of Carnival Corporation‚ headquartered
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03/15/2010 Carnival Corporation-2007 Carnival Corporation is the largest cruise and most profitable cruise ship operator in the world. Carnival is headquartered in Miami‚ Florida and London England and employs 80‚000 employees. “Carnival operates a fleet of 95 ships‚ with another 11 ships scheduled for delivery between 2010 and 2012 (Carnival Corporation‚ 2010).” Carnival cruises to Alaska‚ the Caribbean‚ Panama‚ South America‚ Mediterranean‚ New England‚ Bermuda‚ South Pacific‚ and the Bahamas
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ITV plc is a media company operates in the UK and internationally whose segment contents of Broadcast & Online in the UK and global contents ITV studios. It is one of the UK’s leading and fastest growing commercial channel and integrated producer broadcaster creates‚ owns and distributes high-quality contents in multiple platforms. It consists of ITV2 and ITV3 the two largest digital channels in the UK from where most of the revenue is generated. During 2014 ITV has launched the high definition version
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SWOT ANALYSIS FOR ARSENAL HOLDING PLC INTRODUCTION This composition is a SWOT analysis of the company Arsenal Holding PLC; whose main product is the Famous English football club ARSENAL FC which is based in Holloway‚ London and is one of the most successful clubs in English football with thirteen first division titles and ten FA cups and also a record of the longest uninterrupted period in the English top flight.( Wikipedia) What is SWOT? SWOT represents the output of a marketing audit analysis
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The history of the Carnival Corporation begins in 1972‚ when Ted Arison set up Carnival Cruise Lines as a subsidiary of the American International Travel Service. The first ship ran aground‚ but Arison remained steadfast in achieving his vision of a cruise line offering affordable vacation packages to middle-income consumers. By 1977‚ Carnival had three ships‚ and ten years later‚ as the industry leader‚ the company went public. In the early 1990s‚ Carnival began to diversify into land-based entertainment
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Abstract This report will analyse the corporate activities and position of Next plc‚ focusing on clothing‚ which is the company’s main product area. The report firstly provides an overview of the history and background of the company as well as mentioned the state of the clothing retail market. Following the introduction the report then goes into deep analysis of Next‚ beginning with identifying the company’s key strengths and opportunities for future success‚ before going on to explore certain
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Introduction Carnival Corporation as the largest cruise line in the world is being a leader and innovator in the cruise line industry. Many of the onboard activities and services were introduced to strengthen the competencies between competitors. The challenges of the Carnival were being overcome by the management with creative and innovative strategies. As a corporate entity‚ Carnival did not refuse to withdraw money to settle the ocean pollution charged by public. The expansions of cruise line
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