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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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 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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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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PUC GRADUATE SCHOOL-MARKETING MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY ONE THE BODY SHOP– GOOD LUCK OR GOOD MARKETING? The Body Shop may have grown rapidly in its early days‚ but its founder‚ the late Anita Roddick publicly dismissed the role of marketing. Roddick ridiculed marketers for putting the interests of shareholders before the needs of society. She had a similarly low opinion of the financial community‚ which she referred to as ‘Merchant Wankers’. While things were going well‚ nobody seemed to mind. Maybe
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Anita Roddick (The Body Shop) Growing Business’ Weekly Round Up Inspiring profiles and best practices for entrepreneurs Twenty-six years ago the Brighton Evening Argus ran a story on a dispute between two funeral parlour owners who were upset about a new cosmetics boutique which had opened up next door. It wasn’t the nature of the business they were getting hot under the collar about‚ but its name. They thought the green shop front emblazoned with the words Body Shop in gold leaf might put off
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Question 1 Anita Roddick and the Body Shop In 1976‚ Anita Roddick opened her first Body Shop store in Brighton‚ England‚ with £4000 in borrowed funds from a bank. She began by selling a small range of skin and hair care products made from natural ingredients (Roddick‚ 1991‚ pp. 19‚ 76). In the beginning‚ Roddick did not possess the skills necessary to run a large organization. This can be seen when the Body Shop International (BST)‚ at first‚ had no business plan and no job descriptions. As a
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Strengths - Lack of Marketing‚ guerrilla/viral strategy - Connection to political issues - Strong customer community - Strong social mission - Lack of shareholder "consideration" - The first to break the market Weaknesses - Locus of power on Anita and Gordon Roddick - Connection to political issues - Not "purple" in the US Market (they have been copied) Strengths The Body Shop International has many strong traits of strength that have catapulted them into the limelight throughout
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------------------------------------------------- Body Shop ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Anita Lucia Roddick‚ née Perilla‚ was born in Littlehampton‚ England in 1942‚ one of four children of Italian immigrants. Her parents settled in Littlehampton to run the Clifton Cafe. Her father died when she was ten and the children then helped to run the cafe. From school she went to Bath College of Education where she took a Teacher
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Executive Summary The Body Shop International PLC was once one of the fastest growing manufacturer-retailers‚ but in a decade’s time their revenue growth slowed from 20% to nearly 8%. These types of results were not uncommon in companies who are experiencing rapid growth but this was a dramatic decrease and‚ needless to say‚ a wake up call to management. Competition was increasing and The Body Shop had failed to establish a brand presence during its expansion. Anita Roddick‚ founder and CEO‚ attempted
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