Q) Primark‚ one of the UK’s most popular retailers of budget clothing‚ has been rated the country’s “least ethical retailer”. With reference to Primark or any business you have studied‚ to what extent does a company’s ethical stance determines its long term success? = In recent years‚ changes in consumer concerns have led many firms to consider the ethical behaviour. Not everyone agrees on what’s ethical‚ but opinions differ on whether it is unethical or not. Primark has been considered as the “least
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Case Study Primark (CIBS) Word Count: 3‚281 Executive Summary The fashion industry is criticized widely for not maintaining the ethical standards. From the use of animal fur‚ exploiting child labor‚ low wages. Promoting superficial image of women and racial discrimination‚ the fashion industry has caused its fair share of controversy and bad press. The complex thing about ethics is that it has different meaning for different individuals. Some might consider a particular issue extremely offensive
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Several businesses‚ such as Primark and Nestle‚ have been accused of being unethical in recent years. Do you think it is essential for managers to take ethics into account consideration when making business decisions nowadays? Justify your answer with reference to Primark‚ Nestle and other businesses that you know. (40 marks) Business ethics refer to what is regarded as right or wrong in relation to business behaviour. I think that managers should worry about ethics as it may be important because
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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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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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Strengths • Primark‚ being a subsidiary company of Associated British Foods‚ increased rate of growth earned 3.5bn more than double the amount in the last 5 years. (Primark 2013) contributes to the employment of more than 700‚000 workers across three continents (Primark‚ 2013). Game Changer Award in recognition of work in ethical sourcing. (Primark‚ 2012). Member of the ETI (Ethical Trading Institute). Strong link in loyalty and uniqueness to their customers. Primark has over 125 stores located
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CeeCee Case Study Analysis School of Business & Humanities Institute of Technology Blanchardstown Dublin 15 Bachelor of Business Studies Strategic Marketing Management 04/03/2011 1. INTIAL OBSERVATIONS * Fashion Industry * The fashion retail industry has grown rapidly. It is reported in the case study that sales revenue in the European clothing market has increased by almost 20% over the last decade. * There has been substantial price deflation caused by the increasing market
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“Primark Fires child Worker Firms” UK clothing firm Primark has fired three Indian suppliers because they used child labour to finish goods. The suppliers sub-contracted smaller firms‚ which were using child labour to carry out embroidery and sequin work. The BBC’s Panorama programme‚ which carried out a six-month investigation‚ alerted Primark to the problems. Consumers are increasingly demanding that companies produce goods in an ethical manner‚ turning the spotlight on worker wages and
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BU7702 ASSIGNMENT2 Introduction: This report explains about marketing concept‚ its important and critically evaluates the nature‚ role and vale of marketing activities of Primark retail store. Marketing concept is an ever learning and never ending concept. Marketing plays a vital role in any organization’s success. The concept of marketing is being redefined all the time. In early days people used to think the function of marketing is nothing but the establishment of contact between the seller
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opportunity for people to work in‚ beneficial not only to the company‚ but also to the workers‚ especially women in the sweatshops would truly see this as an opportunity to create a new self. According to Clive (2013)‚ “people buy Primark clothes because they’re cheap. Primark buys its clothes from sweatshops‚ because they’re cheap. The sweatshops are in Bangladesh and India because labours in these places are cheap. If the labour becomes much more expensive‚ the sweatshops will leave. And the people
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