This essay shall look at the cost to human life and lifestyle through the demand of low cost clothing in the UK. This will be undertaken specifically looking at Primark and the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh‚ observed as modern day slavery‚ having a “race to the bottom” characteristics‚ occurring as a consequence of globalisation. This essay will analyse differing ethical approaches including Virtue‚ Kantian and Utilitarian ethics. An overview of the findings will be given‚ using the Rana
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affected How these stakeholders are affected (positive or negative and why) Costs to business (D1) Benefits to business (D1) Long term impact on business and stakeholders (D1) Unfavourable working environment /conditions Workers who sew the clothes for Primark in Bangladesh. Primark’s top employees such as managers and board of directors are affected as well. They are affected because they are the ones making the clothes in these unfavourable working conditions. The managers are affected because it is their
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Executive Summary 150 words Introduction • Introduction of Primark brief introduction of company history (Owned by ABF‚ originally started in Ireland as “Penneys” and expanded into the uk…) • Analysis of fashion industry change in retailers size and scope in the last 20 years – small description of the budget fashion retailers concept • Allocate Primark in the industry with mentioning direct competitors (grocery retailers as well) introduce major competitors and illustrate the market
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Primark and Ethical Business Introduction Primark the leading clothing retailer Rapid changes in media‚ transport and communications technology have made the world economy more interconnected now than in any previous period of history. Nowhere is this more evident than in the world of textile manufacture and clothing distribution. Consumers want fashionable clothes at affordable prices. Much of high street fashion is produced in various countries across the world. Businesses source clothes
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£18bn. It has set itself the objective of overtaking M&S and becoming the UK market leader in womenswear. Primark’s recent growth has been rapid. In 2006‚ it increased its number of outlets by 22 %‚ and its total selling space by 40 %. Originally‚ Primark tended to locate in cheap‚ out-of-town sites in areas of low income. These locations kept costs down and meant that the company was close to its target market. Recently‚ however‚ it decided to take its discount approach into the mainstream market
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The legal factors that impact on tesco are the consumer protection sales of goods act. This means that tesco or any other business that sells goods to customers have to describe the goods accordingly which means that the product has to match the description of the product. The consumer protection act ensures that the goods that are sold are suitable for purpose and good quality. The national minimum wage act is the minimum pay that a business must pay to their employees: the workers are entitled
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PESTLE analysis of Primark in UK Introduction Every organization provided different strategies to be effective in the market. However‚ most of the successful organizations admired the importance of analysis in creating their approach to strategies. In an organization that target huge market and have an efficiency in bringing the demands of the market‚ Primark is still realizing and in-depth analysis that can help them provide long-run benefits. PESTLE Analysis Political Analysis pertains
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lePolitical and Legal Factors The Great FireWall of China: At the forefront of Google’s numerous court and legal battles over the years is its endeavours in trying to crack the world’s internet market‚ China. Google had first started offering a Chinese translated version of its Google.com site in 2000‚ but Chinese users often struggled to connect or experienced problems online due to poor service from the countries licensed ISP’s (internet service providers). China’s government heavily restricts
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References: 1. www.primark.com 2. www.selfridges.com 3. www.marksandspencer.com 4. www.duedil.com 5. Human Resource Management 10th edition by Devid A. DeCenzo 6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marks_&_Spencer 7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primark 8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selfridges 22
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APPENDIX 1 1.0 Introduction Primark Stores Ltd. Is a value fashion retailer that was founded in 1969 and operates as a subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc. Primark sell a wide variety of product from clothing to homeware catering for all ages and sizes. Primark is recognised as ‘the leading value fashion retailer in the UK’ (Mintel‚ 2011) and with 232 stores currently operating across the UK and Europe‚ in addition to more opening every few months‚ Primark is expanding quickly and predominately
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