MARKET ANALYSIS FOR THE RETAIL INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA Contents Page Executive Summary 2 1. Introduction 3 2. Retail industry in South Africa 5 3. Macro and Micro environment analysis 6 3.1 Macro environment of Retail market in South Africa 6 3.1.1. Political Environment 6 3.1.2. Economic environment 8 3.1.3 Technological Environment 10 3.2 Micro environments analysis 11 3.2.1. Suppliers’
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The impact of Globalization on the Retail Industry in South Africa by Niezaam Jedaar 18 March 2011 Submitted as part of the requirements for Business Fundamentals in the B Tech (I.T.) program at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology PLAGIARISM DECLARATION Plagiarism is defined as the unacknowledged or unattributed copying of material from any information source whether written‚ printed or electronic. This includes copying from a fellow student. The use of such material is a form
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www.pwc.com/us/nes THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE U.S. RETAIL INDUSTRY August 2011 Prepared for National Retail Federation The Economic Impact of the U.S. Retail Industry THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE U.S. RETAIL INDUSTRY Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I. II. III. IV. V. INTRODUCTION INDUSTRY DEFINITION NATIONAL RESULTS STATE RESULTS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RESULTS E-1 1 3 6 11 26 APPENDICES A. B. DETAILED STATE-BY-STATE OPERATIONAL IMPACT RESULTS DATA SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY
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KENEX A SEARCH IN RE TE ITU ST DI SC ER E ET DOCE RE [ white paper ] The Strategic Employee Survey By Jack Wiley‚ Ph.D.‚ Kenexa® Research Institute Excerpt taken from “The Human Resources Revolution: Why Putting People First Matters‚” by Ronald Burke‚ Editor A n employee survey can be one of the most powerful tools for management in assessing the effectiveness of its strategy and maximizing the potential in its human capital. Strategic employee surveys can be used in four
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The South African Clothing‚ Footwear and Textiles Industry Where to from here? EXECUTIVE SUMMARY "Welcome to Ghost Town." The title of an article published in the Clothing industry Pursuit magazine. Dimbaza once a thriving hub of clothing and garment factories now lies deserted with 110 of the once 120 active factories mothballed‚ 5000 job losses in 18 months. Unfortunately this is not an uncommon story but rather one which is becoming all the more frequent as the local Clothing‚ Footwear
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A Comparative Financial Analysis of Pick n Pay with Shoprite – Changing Retail landscape in South Africa By Sirsendu Sen Executive Summary Following the takeover of Safeway in 2004 and successful completion of the restructuring work‚ WM Morrison is now ranked at 4th position in the
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In 1652‚ the Dutch built the Fort of Good Hope on the Western South African coast to supply fresh water and food to ships travelling around the Cape. Employees of the company grew wheat on small lots and bought cattle from the Khoikhoi‚ local cattle breeders. A couple of wealthy landowners imported the first batch of black slaves in 1658 from Dahomey to convert the original Dutch small holdings into larger wheat and grape plantations. Gradually‚ a culturally Dutch settler society emerged consisting
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Industry Overview Some 400‚000 specialty retail stores operate in the US with combined annual sales of $350 billion CAGR 2002-06: 5% Market is dominated by large players like Best Buy‚ Toys “R” Us‚ Gap‚ Sports Authority‚ etc The market size of some major product categories: o Shoes and clothing - $125 billion o Electronics and appliances - $85 billion o Jewelry - $25 billion o Sporting goods - $25 billion o Books - $25 billion Other categories include Toys‚ Music‚ Luggage‚
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Retailing is the process that involves of selling goods or services directly to end consumer for personal‚ non business use (Kotler‚ 2010). A retailer or retail store is an enterprise where they make volume majorly from retailing. Any firm selling its goods or services to the end consumers- whether it is manufacturer‚ wholesaler‚ or retailer- is said to be retailing. It doesn’t matter how the goods or services are sold (may be by person‚ through mail‚ telephone) or where (from
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Case 21 South African Breweries Executive Summary South African Breweries (SAB) one of the biggest global producer of beer which is facing several problems such as: SAB has operated in many countries with instable currencies which makes company looking for other alternatives of sufficient capital. Whether is better to enter emerging markets or developed markets. SAB stays on intersection which leads to many local brands in one direction and one global brand in other direction
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