In March 2004‚ WM Morrisons PLC completed the takeover of Safeways with a £3bn offer of cash and shares‚ this deal instantly made Morrisons a nationwide company and the 4th largest retail supermarket in the UK with its total store count jumping up from 199 to 403 currently‚ after the purchase of stores from the Somerfield/Cooperative group. With “every week 9 million customers pass through our doors and 124‚000 colleagues across the business work hard each day” Morrisons (N/A)‚ this is a far cry
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SWOT Strength: • British brand for Britain i.e. use of local produce promoting and investing in the local economy • among the oldest and largest food produce retailer with a 100 yr long history‚ 4th largest British food retailer • Assets i.e. factories & private manufacturing sites‚ stores 403 nationwide‚ company vehicles‚ capital‚ employees (124‚000) • Celebrity campaign adverts i.e. Richard Hammond‚ use of familiar face to advertise the company in a celebrity obsessive society. • Emphasis
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SWOT analysis of Toyota This is a Toyota Motor Corporation SWOT analysis for 2013. Company background Name Toyota Motor Corporation Industries served Automotive Geographic areas served Worldwide Headquarters Japan Current CEO Akio Toyoda Revenue ¥18.583 trillion (2012) Profit ¥283.55 billion (2012) Employees 300‚747 (2012) Main Competitors Bayerische Motoren Werke AG‚ Chrysler Group LLC‚ Daimler AG‚ Ford Motor Co.‚ General Motors Company‚ Honda Motor Company‚ Nissan Motor‚ Tata Motors
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SWOT ANALYSIS Strength Global recognition & Strong competitiveness Firm operates diversified businesses such as innovation technology‚ media‚ financial services and energy infrastructures. GE is the one of world leader companies in field of development‚ implementation and product improvement. Firm focus on infrastructure markets because the markets are growing utilizing GE capabilities in technology. The major strength of GE has been changed since the firm sold NBC Universal as know as CNBC
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Table of content Introduction 2 Financial Analysis of Morrisons 3 Critical Assessment of the ratio analysis of William Jackson Food Group 8 Limitations and recommendations References Introduction This paper deals with the question of how a ratio analysis can help in determining the true value of a company. Therefore a critical ratio analysis of Morrisons‚ a supermarket which is listed on the London Stock Exchange will be done and then compared with the William Jackson Food Group
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Starbucks SWOT analysis 2013 Strengths 1. Sound financial records 2. No. 1 brand best market share in coffeehouse segment valued at $4 billion : Starbucks profitability has been rising for the past few years and is now 14%. The company also outmatches its nearest competitors with 24.54% return on investment and 29.16% return on equity. 3. Mode of operation good at investment and cooperation flexible according to the different market situation‚ 4. The deep cultural connotation
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Morrisons was the last one out of Big Four to enter to online commerce. This is one of the reasons for the grocer’s trailing behind Asda‚ Tesco and Sainsbury’s. Before acquisition of Safeway‚ Morrisons was concentrated in Northern part of UK‚ and the deal helped it to establish presence in Southern part of UK‚ though it could not overwhelm its competitors. Morrisons operates lesser convenience stores than its rivals since originally it was mainly focused on large supermarkets with less attention
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III. In the store - Company culture Morrisons started out‚ and remained for many years‚ a family business. But even if Morrisons employs actually about 120‚000 person‚ this sense of being something more than simply a colleague is still actual. However‚ it is very difficult to speak about their company culture when you haven’t work in their company yet. In fact‚ it really depends on who you ask. According to Morrisons‚ they are very helpful and important for the economy in the
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Morrison’s average ROCE from 2008 to 2012 is 10.5‚ higher than saintburry with 7.83% but lower than tesco with 10.8%. this somehow shows Morrison has done fairly well in managing their capital. Gross profit margin Morrison’s gross profit margin (GPM) was increased from 6.31% to 6.89%. The gross profit margin is an indication of profit margin achieved by Morrison;s on its sales revenue after deducting direct cost. However‚ Sainsbury’s GPM was reduced form 5.62 to 5.39‚ and the industry was the same
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