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Forces Marks and Spencer has many external forces that affect the company. These are known as macro environmental factors. There are six of these forces‚ Political‚ Economic‚ Sociological‚ Technological‚ Legal and Environmental factors. These external factors affect the types of products/services Marks and Spencer offers‚ the nature of its market positioning and strategies‚ there relationship with their customers and their suppliers. These external factors allow Marks and Spencer to develop:
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ONLINE FILE W1.1 MARKS & SPENCER-A NEW WAY TO COMPETE The Problem Marks & Spencer (marksandspencer.com) is a UK-base‚ upscale‚ global retailer known for its high-quality‚ high priced merchandise. Operating in more than 30 countries‚ the company faces stiff competition‚ especially since the beginning of the economic slowdown that started in 1999. Costumer service became a critical success factor for Marks & Spencer. Other critical success factors included an appropriate store inventory system
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M&S SWOT What is SWOT? SWOT stands for Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats of a certain aspect of the organisation. This is a very useful method in which businesses can analyse their current position and see what differences there are with competitors. The strengths and weaknesses are those of which the businesses have control over. On the other hand there are controllable factors which are external to the business they are opportunities and threats. A SWOT analysis is a very useful
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AO1 Effectiveness of the campaign M&S always had great products‚ though the prices have always been too high compared with other supermarkets. And that’s probably why people don’t come to M&S regularly. M&S is everyday changing to try and get new customers in. It is important to have customers in the stores‚ by that M&S makes profit and won’t make any loss. M&S has always very strong advertisements‚ as such the new one‚ with Dannii Minogue. M&S is using her face to get
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Our plan Our aim is to make M&S a truly international‚ multi-channel retailer – accessible to even more customers around the world. We have created considerable momentum through a wide range of activities and are making good progress. Focus in the UK Trusted food - In a year when trust was more important than ever‚ customers turned to M&S for great quality‚ responsibly sourced food. Our innovation kept them coming back – with over 1‚900 new lines. Cheshire Oaks - Every aspect of the new M&S
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Some time ago‚ Arcadia attempted to a hostile takeover bid of Marks and Spencer‚ but it was rejected by the board of M&S. As the two organizations have different position in customers’ minds‚ customers would feel confused with their brands. In addition‚ they do not share the same target customers; M&S target middle class‚ middle ages and they have practical needs (Lun et al. 2011)‚ while Arcadia’s target group belong to young and fashion people (Arcadia‚ 2011). And Arcadia (2011) would like to extend
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Corporate culture is the behavior of humans who are part of an organization and the meanings that the people attach to their actions. It includes the organization values‚ visions‚ norms and habits. It affects the way people and groups interact with each other‚ with clients‚ and with stakeholders. . Cоmpаrеd to Burеaucracy‚ which hаs writtеn‚ inflexible rulеs and consists of systems of administrations distinguished by its clear hierarchy of authority; corporate culture represents the personality of
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Marks & Spencer: The Downfall and Leadership Vacuum Word Count: 2‚996 Strategic Management 1 : BSM 506 Contents Contents 2 Executive Summary 3 Section I Past Glory 4 Section II Present Failure 6 Section III The Value Chain Demolished 8 Section IV Back to the Future 10 Appendices 12 Appendix A PESTLE Analysis 12 Appendix B Porters 5 Forces 13 Appendix C Value Chain 14 Appendix D Cost Drivers and Value Drivers 15 Appendix E Core Competences M&S 16 Appendix F
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Corporate Culture The culture of an organization is the set of values‚ beliefs‚ behaviors‚ customs‚ and attitudes that helps its members understand what the organization stands for‚ how it does things‚ and what it considers important"(Griffin‚ 49). In other words‚ "the way things work around here" (Dr. Williams). In order for any small business or large corporation to be successful‚ the employees must understand what is expected of them. While things might be slightly different in a large corporation
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