The Body Shop International CASE ISSUES: Market Saturation/Loss of Sales (CI#1) - Growth Strategy is no longer working for The Body Shop. Their store growth has diminished since the mid-1990s‚ and by 2002 the company’s profit was shrinking‚ and sales were not growing proportionally to the rapid expansion of stores. Having entered a retrenchment phase‚ they need to focus on profitability without rapid expansion. Is Anita Gone? (CI#2) - Though Anita Roddick stepped down as CEO in 1998‚ and resigned
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founder‚ The Body Shop International In the late 1990s‚ The Body Shop International PLC‚ previously one of the fastest growing manufacturer-retailers in the world‚ ran aground. Although the firm had an annual revenue growth rate of 20% in the early to middle 1990s‚ by the late 1990s‚ revenue growth slowed to around 8%. New retailers of the naturally based skin- and hair-care products entered the market‚ bringing intense competition for The Body Shop. Amidst the competition‚ The Body Shop failed to
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1. The Body Shop market SWOT Analysis Strengths: The Body Shop is focusing on products made out of natural products and natural ingredients. They believe these products will give the Body Shop a distinctive niche which will attract customers whom believe in environmental friendly products and that are more environmentally aware. The brand value of the Body Shop will be of a high standard‚ due to the education of their staff and service
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paper forecasts next three-year earnings and financial needs of The Body Shop. Due to lack of information‚ this forecast based on some key assumptions about the relationship between sales and other accounting ratios‚ firstly forecast sales then forecast other ratios in financial statements. Sales: It is assumed that sales growth ratio will maintain at 11% next three years due to the need of increasing revenue of The Body Shop. This figure is the average growth rate from 1999 to 2001. COGS: The
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SWOT Analysis of Body Shop’s retail outlet in Canada Water By Alexandros Georgakakos Executive summary Body Shop International (Body Shop) is a multinational company which is mainly producing ecological skin and hair products. Their products are solely based on natural ingredients and manufactured according to an ethical code which is opposed to animal testing. The cosmetics franchise is considered to be one of the biggest around the globe with a well established reputation in 54 countries.
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The Body Shop International plc is a global manufacturer and retailer of naturally inspired‚ ethically produced cosmetics products. Founded in the UK in 1976 by Dame Anita Roddick‚ The Body Shop now has over 2‚400 stores in 61 countries‚ with a range of over 1‚200 products. Body Shop has a strict no animal testing policy. In fact The Body Shop is the first international cosmetics brand to be recognized under the Humane Cosmetics Standard for our Against Animal Testing policy. The Body Shop
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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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July 2006‚ L’Oréal welcomed The Body Shop to its family of brands. L’Oréal places great value on The Body Shop’s exceptional emphasis on being a sustainable and ethical business. It intend that close co-operation between their businesses will result in shared best practice and the identification of opportunities for improving L’Oréal sustainability performance. For example‚ in December 2006‚ L’Oréal joined the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil‚ partly due to The Body Shop’s experience on this issue
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Marketing Audit The Body Shop Module Title: Strategic Marketing Management Module Code: MARK 3015 Tutor Name: Qing Ding Jason Bent James Beddow Daniel Burt To Chan 1 Table of Contents Introduction...................................................................................................................3 Environmental Pressures ● Political factors.....................................................................................................4 ● Economical Factors...........
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The Marketing Plan for Tea Tree Concealer (THE BODY SHOP) Module Code/Name: BUS4005 / Marketing Date of Submission: 5th December 2012 ------------------------------------------------- Executive Summary Concealer is very popular and its market growth stable because of concealer is very useful to cover the imperfection on the skin. The Body Shop’s Tea Tree Concealer‚ which launched in 2009‚ is this marketing plan’s character. Tea Tree Concealer is a handy portable stick to conceal
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