Executive Summary The Body Shop International PLC has been facing a myriad of issues in the late 1990s. At its creation‚ the body shop has seen tremendous growth and success. The company thrived to bring a new revolutionary business model and was extremely successful. But after those successful years in the early 1990s‚ the competition became fierce as new entrants came and absorbed parts of the market. This led to declining sales and profits for the company as they were not able to differentiate
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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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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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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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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 Body Shop’s company values stem from Anita Roddick’s vision of the company. She believes " there is a better way. I think you can rewrite the book on business. I think you can trade ethically; be committed to social responsibility‚ global responsibility; empower your employees with being afraid of them That is the vision‚ and the vision is absolutely clear." Anita’s vision along with the company mission statement and statement of values set the tone for socially responsible management of
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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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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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The Body Shop Jamie Drozdz Jennifer Smith-Izzo The Art Institute of Phoenix The Body Shop was first introduced in the 1970’s by Anita Roddick. It all started when Anita walked into a shop located in Berkeley‚ California by the name of The Body Shop and there they sold naturally scented soaps and lotions. This inspired Anita to open her own shop in the UK. She purchased the original naming rights then launched her first shop on March 26th 1976 in Brighton‚ England. The
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Anita Roddick‚ The Body Shop Sylvia Whisenant Strayer University Dr. Johnny Maddox Business 302 November 24‚ 2011 Anita Roddick‚ The Body Shop This paper examines the management style of Anita Roddick‚ how her unique style of leadership helped her become not only a success in business‚ but a success in getting the world of corporate business to become green and socially responsible. The Primary Business The Body Shop‚ a world- wide cosmetics company‚ its products are made
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