Selfridges, also known as Selfridge & Co., is located in the United Kingdom and well-known and unique because of its history and how it currently operates. Selfridges was established by Harry Gordon Selfridge on 15 March 1909. It is a chain of high-end department stores whose flagship store on London’s Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK. Since 2003, Selfridges has been under the ownership of Galen Weston and has its stores at Oxford Street in London, in Birmingham and at Trafford and Exchange Square in Manchester. Selfridges won the Best Department Store in the World at the Global Department Store Summits in 2010, 2012 and 2014 (Selfridges, 2015a,b).
2. Analysis of the Industry, market size, competition, etc.
2.1. PESTLE
A market is the place or medium where specific activities are transacted between businesses and consumers. To study the macro-environment (i.e., external environment), PESTLE analysis is considered to be the most appropriate as suggested by Kotler and Armstrong (2010).
2.1.1. Political
The current UK Government has made business conducive for the retail sector (UK Trade and Investment, 2014). In addition, the UK government has relaxed tourist visa application laws for large consumer countries such as China, the benefits of which are explained below (Davidson, 2015). However, ongoing tensions in the Middle East and Russia, which have also been high spenders, might be a negative factor (Hardman, 2012).
2.1.2. Economical
The economic climate
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While micro environment factors, on the other hand, such as competition norms impact the competitive advantage of the firm. Nordstrom can use the country’s economic factor such as growth rate, inflation & industry’s economic indicators such as apparel stores industry growth rate, consumer spending etc. to monitor the growth of not only retail sector but also that of the organization. Economic factors that Nordstrom should consider while conducting PESTLE analysis
Q1 : (Philip,2011) “Marketing environment is consists of the actors and forces outside the marketing department that affect marketing management’s ability to build and maintain successful relationships with target customers” . The marketing environment consists of micro and macro environment . Macro environment have larger societal forces that effect the microenvironment , it includes : demographic , economic , cultural and other forces. The demographic is the study of human populations like : gender , age, location , density and other statistics . The demographic trends have impacted the marketing includes : changing age , population growth and so on , for example , this changing will affect the united airlines decision because demographic
In this segment we will discuss about the external forces of the company that are not controllable (Keegan and Keegan, 1989). PESTLE analysis will be an effective tool here to analyze the factors. 2.1.1 PESTLE Analysis PESTLE is a very effective macro environmental tool containing six important factor. Political Factors In India political factor is very vulnerable.
Macy’s, a small dry goods store was opened in New York City in 1858 by Rowland H. Macy where Macy’s was initially opened as ‘R.H. Macy & Co.’ before it became one of the world’s largest retailers. The famous red star symbol was used as their company logo as Rowland H. Macy’s symbol of success during his sailor days. By 1877, R.H. Macy & Co. had become fully developed department store after a great success in sales since its’ opening store in 1858. Macy’s was also known for its several first changes and practices in the retail industry such as the one-price system which the same items are sold at the same price and Macy’s was also the first retailer to hold a New York City liquor license. In November 1902, Macy’s moved uptown to its present
Pestle Analysis Political Factor Eataly operates in global environment with their operation spread all around the globe; the operation of the company is influenced strongly by political situation of the country where they are doing business. As Eataly have flexible policies to adjust in an unstable economy (Reijers & Mansar, 2005). Economic Factors The entire planet has witnessed the economic decline and hence the characteristic of purchasing products has been greatly affected all companies without exception Eataly. In addition, the income level of Europe is relatively uneven which makes some people fail to pay for products offered by the company (Chaffey, 2009).
1.INTRODUCTION OF COMPANY My PESTEL analysis for this piece of writing is based on the famous international lingerie company, Victoria Secret. Victoria Secret was founded in 1977 by Roy Raymond, and his wife. Roy Raymond’s interest in a lingerie line was sparked by his embarrassment when purchasing lingerie for his wife. It was then that he studied the market before deciding to go into business, opening their very first store in Palo Alto, California. His vision then, was to have a store that would make everyone, especially men, comfortable shopping for lingerie.
Introduction Rolls Royce Group Private Limited Company outlines, creates, fabricates and administrates engine for use on Air, Land & Sea. Of which, air is its major business division. The Aerospace division comprises of civil aerospace and defense aerospace while Land & Sea divisions involved of marine, nuclear and power systems (Reuters, 2015). Rolls-Royce was once an electrical and mechanical business that established by Sir Frederick Henry Royce in 1884.
PESTEL analysis is a tool that is used to analyse an organisation’s macro-environment. Political Environment The incident of 9/11 has affected the airline industry adversely. The number of tourists to different countries has immensely decreased due to the fear of safety and security issues. On the other hand countries have put measures in place such as strict visa policies and border controls in an effort to combat terrorism attacks.
Francis Aguilar (1967) is the first known reference to the origin of the PESTEL analysis. In his study known as Scanning the Business Environment, he studied the environmental factors that affect business environment and come up with the first acronym ‘ETPS’ which meant the Economic, Technical, Political and social factors (Aguilar, 1967). Later Arnold Brown (1967) focused on the study and came up with a new perspective towards the study of social-technical, economic, political, and ecological (STEPE) factors. In 1980, Porter among other authors scanned the business environment and came up with the current acronym PESTEL meaning political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental factors (FME, 2013). According to Collins (1997),
2.0 Porter’s five forces of Levi’s Strauss Threat of new entrants – low • Entry into a market where the production volume is so high already is not really a threat because the cost of production goes down. • Levi’s can produce more at a lower price and possibly sell for more. Bargaining power of supplier – low • Competition within manufacturer is high since it is mass – produced. • Manufacturer is located in many third world countries: Central America, China, Cambodia therefore Levi’s can switch to other manufacturer easily.
PESTLE analysis is include of political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental factors. PESTLE is a business tool that used by companies to track and analyse the macro environment in which the company operate. This tool is very useful which help in overall growth and development of organization after learning from the past mistake and working for future. The first factor is political factor which include such as law of land, taxation policies, rules and regulation, trade restriction and so on.
Modern Stores The interviews were taken and the data were collected and we had also taken help from other articles from academic journals for an overview over the data. At the later step, we wanted to understand that what actually influence the performance of the Cold Chain Logistics. And regarding the elements which is able to manage the Cold Chain Logistics most effectively in a company.
2.0 PESTEL ANALYSIS A PESTEL Analysis is a marketing framework to analyse how an organisation is being impacted by a wide range of external imperatives. 2.1 Political Local political factor has a less significant impact on Starbucks Singapore due to strong political stability in Singapore. Singapore is consistently ranked as the lowest political risk country in Asia since 2002 (Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau, 2015). However, the political stability in the global market is highly important as Starbucks coffee is certified as an ethically traded coffee.