Analysis of NEXT plc and its environment Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 2 2 OVERVIEW 2 2.1 The Market 2 2.2 The Company 3 3 ANALYTIC TOOLS 4 3.1 PEST - Analysis 4 3.2 SWOT - Analysis 7 3.3 Competitive Analysis 9 4 CONCLUSION 12 5 MISSION STATEMENT 13 6 OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES 14 6.1 Good quality and price 14 6.2 Relationship between Next and its environment 14 6.3 Shopping as en event 15 7 BIBLIOGRAPHY 16 1 Introduction This Report should give the reader an overview of the clothing retail
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- Swot Analysis - Summary Mission Statement .................................................................................... 16 - Aim - Strategy - Objectives Investment Recommendation .................................................................. 16 References ................................................................................................ 17 Appendix Word Count: 3.631 words EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report provides an analysis and evaluation
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project of Next plc. This has to be done from the point of view from a consultant or analyst. The assignment has been split up into two tasks‚ firstly to analyse and evaluate Next plc‚ then secondly suggest any ways in which their marketing performance can be improved for future success. My first step is to get an overview of Next plc as a company‚ how it started‚ the market sector it operates in and its past and present performance. 2. History of Next To analyse Next we need to get
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Next plc designs‚ manufactures‚ and distributes clothing and home furnishing and accessory items to nearly 330 Next retail stores and through the company ’s Next Directory mail order sales catalog. Almost all of Next company-owned stores are located in England and Ireland. After ending a brief international expansion--in 1999 the company closed its seven company-owned foreign stores‚ including its five U.S. retail stores--Next has shifted its international strategy to brand expansion focused on franchising
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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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To: Date: From: Subject: Next pc is a uk based retailer that sells moderately price clothing for men‚ women and children. It also specialize in housewives and furnitures through 500 stores primarily in uk and irelandl. It also franchise more than 200 stores in asia nad Europe counties. Profitability The primary financial indicator is the roce which has shown an increases to 53.4 % in 2012 from 52.09 %. But‚ if the capital employed included the new £300m committed bank facility that yet drawn
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Business Accounts – Assignment I Introduction Next plc is a retailer founded 1864 in the United Kingdom‚ that not only sells men’s‚ women’s and children’s wear but also has a home ware department. Their clothes wear are stylish but affordable. Throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland there are over 550 Next stores plus 50 franchises operating in Asia‚ Europe and The Middle East. This report will analyse and outline the company’s profitability‚ liquidity‚ solvency and investment potentials based
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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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31/10/13 Student no-21185372 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Fundamental and Technical analysis 3. Efficient market hypothesis 4. Causes of efficient market 5. Empirical evidence 6. Conclusion 7. Bibliography 1) The price of the stock is determined by demand and supply. The supply is based
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objective of such an analysis is to investigate how the organisation needs too form its strategy in order to develop opportunities in its environment and protect itself against competition and other threats (Lynch‚ R 1997). The report will use the Porter Model to give an idea what kind of influences exists and how a company can deal with it. Fig. 3 Porter′s Five Forces Model Bargaining power of suppliers Source: see Chapter 7 To what extend have the suppliers of NEXT power over the company
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