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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The Body Shop Based on our projections for the years 2002-2004‚ the biggest driver that effects debt is the company’s operating expenses. Based on the history of the upward trend of operating expenses‚ our recommendation is that The Body Shop needs to concentrate on lowering the operating expenses‚ and keeping those expenses around 45% or lower in order to avoid borrowing money. Our 45% recommendation includes a safety net which will prevent having The Body Shop borrowing cash if sale do not continue
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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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IntroductionThe Body Shop a globally recognised brand name in the natural cosmetic and toiletries industry‚ founded by Dame Anita Roddick‚ in the year 1976. Dame Anita began Body Shop to create a living for herself and her family (About Dame Anita Roddick‚ n.d.). The Body Shop which began as a small store in England today has over 2400 stores across 61 countries in the world with over 1200 products (The Body Shop website). The Body Shop also has a strong value and ethics based business concept‚ which
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insight of an expert’s personal knowledge? The dynamics of the relationship between shared and personal knowledge is driven by hard data and judgments. The Body Shop operates in the natural and organic industry and is widely known as one of the pioneers of corporate social responsibility. My perception map represents the idea of The Body Shop developing a low-medium priced product with a high brand value. In this essay‚ I have demonstrated the power of perceptual mapping to persuade people’s view
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The Body Shop Executive Summary The Body Shop Company is an international and global industry that produces beauty and cosmetic products. It started in 26th March 1976 in Brighton by Anita Roddick. After more than 30 years of operations‚ there have been lots of changes and developments in The Body Shop Company‚ which includes the product category‚ the changes from the micro and macro environment‚ and how The Body Shop segments‚ targets‚ and positioned its image and
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Clients of Body shop are faced with a broad of different and over 300 products to select from each product is produced for a particular purpose to satisfy the needs of the clients. Consumers form a particular value and satisfaction that has been offered by the market. Body Shop produces items so that there can be repeat purchase and the good news can be spread. Body Shop has maintained its value over the years through the use of its natural ingredient from a wide range of product from Body scrubs‚
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channel-specialty stores The Body Shop in Macau doesn’t set any retailers. It has three specialty stores. The distribution channel of specialty stores help The Body Shop gain advantages when enhances its brand equity. The three specialty stores of The Body Shop are all locates at downtown district of Macau. The big green eye-catching logo of The Body Shop will attach many passably and build very strong brand awareness to customer. And at the same time‚ the professional facade of the shop makes the brand image
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