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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Anita Roddick (The Body Shop) Growing Business’ Weekly Round Up Inspiring profiles and best practices for entrepreneurs Twenty-six years ago the Brighton Evening Argus ran a story on a dispute between two funeral parlour owners who were upset about a new cosmetics boutique which had opened up next door. It wasn’t the nature of the business they were getting hot under the collar about‚ but its name. They thought the green shop front emblazoned with the words Body Shop in gold leaf might put off
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------------------------------------------------- Body Shop ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Anita Lucia Roddick‚ née Perilla‚ was born in Littlehampton‚ England in 1942‚ one of four children of Italian immigrants. Her parents settled in Littlehampton to run the Clifton Cafe. Her father died when she was ten and the children then helped to run the cafe. From school she went to Bath College of Education where she took a Teacher
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than not.1 —Anita Roddick‚ 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
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2. How do you evaluate Anita Roddick’s management philosophy and style? How important a contribution did she make to the creation of The Body Shop? How important is her role in its ongoing management? Anita Roddick’s Management Philosophy & Style 1. PHILOSOPHY The 4 basic management functions of Planning‚ Organizing‚ Leading & Controlling can be analyzed in detail for drawing a picture of Anita Roddick’s Management Philosophy for The Body Shop. 1. Planning * First major
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Executive Summary The Body Shop International PLC was once one of the fastest growing manufacturer-retailers‚ but in a decade’s time their revenue growth slowed from 20% to nearly 8%. These types of results were not uncommon in companies who are experiencing rapid growth but this was a dramatic decrease and‚ needless to say‚ a wake up call to management. Competition was increasing and The Body Shop had failed to establish a brand presence during its expansion. Anita Roddick‚ founder and CEO‚ attempted
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The Body Shop International PLC Watersmead Littlehampton West Sussex BN17 6LS‚ United Kingdom Phone: +44-1903-731-500 Fax: +44-1903-726-250 Primary US Office: Subscribers Only http://www.the-body-shop.com Hoover’s coverage by Alex Biesada Overview Promoting beauty in the customer’s eye instead of the beholder’s‚ The Body Shop International sells skin and hair care products so natural they sound edible (Peppermint Foot Lotion‚ Banana Shampoo). The company combines activism with marketing
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The Body Shop was one of the fastest growing manufacturer- retailers in the late 1990s. However‚ throughout the years‚ they failed to maintain its brand image by becoming something of a mass-market line. Anita Roddick‚ the shops founder and Patrick Gournay‚ CEO are looking for assistance in short and long-term planning for The Body Shop. The goal is to yield practical insights while being straightforward. To get started‚ we assumed the growth rate for sales is 13%; the cost of goods sold percent
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The Body Shop International PLC 2001: An Introduction to Financial Modeling The following graph presents the forecast for the Body Shop’s income statement and balance sheet in 2002 to 2004: How did you derive your forecast? Why did you choose the “base case” assumptions that you did? The forecast takes into considerations the stated business objectives of the Body Shop as well as trends or patterns in the historical financial statement in exhibit 8. Further information on the calculations and
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For the first three years of their marriage‚ Roddick and her husband were content running their restaurant and eight-room hotel. She dealt with the customers while he took care of the behind-the-scenes management. However‚ after three years‚ the pair found themselves overworked and separated from their children. They decided to sell their restaurant and embark on their own pursuits. Roddick’s husband‚ an equally avid traveler‚ decided that he wanted to ride a horse from Buenos Aires‚ Argentina
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