INTRODUCTION This chapter identifies the main external influences on the UK market for private security and fire protection‚ using the four headings of a PEST analysis: political‚ economic‚ social and technological. Where such influences have more than one dimension‚ they are considered under the heading that is considered to be the most relevant. POLITICAL FACTORS The Terrorist Threat Precautions against terrorist attacks have been stepped up since the events of 11th September 2001‚ and
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4 The 51st US state? Labour relations in the UK fast-food industry Tony Royle Politicians of most political persuasions have at different times emphasized the importance of the UK’s ‘special relationship’ with the US‚ something that was arguably at its peak during World War II and under the Conservative Thatcher governments of the 1980s and early 1990s. Under the Thatcher administrations‚ government policy appeared to be drawing strongly on the US economic model and trying to move away
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FDI in Retail is a Great Opportunity Much of the reaction to the opening of retail sector does not take into account an important fact: businesses fail The Union government‚ after the recent petrol price increase‚ may be in a mood for reforms. Opening multi-brand for foreign direct investment (FDI) seems to be the next logical step. Thinking about international retailers‚ the US-based retailer Wal-Mart often springs to mind. Wal-Mart is symbolic of foreign retailers so this is not surprising. It
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Introduction Today‚ hospitality industry is among the sectors that have a greater opportunity to grow and expand due to the changing consumer needs. However‚ no matter the opportunity it has‚ there are also challenges accompanied to it in that it has to keep on changing its products and services as well. It is arguably so that meeting the changing consumer needs is not an easy task at all. It is a situation that challenges the entire functions of the hospitality industry‚ think of its human resources
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The implications of an ageing population for the UK economy Garry Young garry.young@bankofengland.co.uk The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Bank of England. I am grateful to seminar participants at the Bank of England‚ Financial Services Authority and National Institute of Economic and Social Research and two anonymous referees for comments on earlier drafts. This paper has been prepared as background to a study on the implications
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Marketing Concepts MAR110 Major Report The Australian Takeaway Food Retailing Industry 17 May 2009 34 pages Word Count 3391 Table of Contents Executive Summary iii Introduction 1 Discussion 3 1 Markets 3 1.1 Trends in Size 3 1.2 Growth 4 1.3 Profit 4 1.4 Sales 4 1.5 Distribution 5 1.6 Customers 5 1.7 Competitors 6 1.8 Other Stakeholders 7 2 Major External Factors 9 2.1 Demographic Factors 9 2.2 Economic Factors
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has created a favorable environment for private banking sector‚ which attracts many investors to invest in the financial market. Bangladesh has been doing very well in private sectors in recent years. Previously only government banks were here to serve the financial needs of consumers‚ but now varieties of services are offered by commercial banks which were not possible before. Financial assistance is very necessary to develop all the sectors which are provided by the central bank of Bangladesh. Central
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Contents 1. Introduction 2 1.1 Why this industry was chosen for analysis 2 1.2 Aim 2 1.3 Brief Background of the organic food producing industry 2 1.4 Competitive environment? 3 2. PESTEL analysis 5 2.1 Political factors 5 2.2 Economic factors 6 2.3 Socio-cultural factors 7 2.4 Technological factors 8 2.5 Environmental factors 9 2.6 Legal factors 10 3. Porter’s Five Forces analysis 12 3.1 Threat of new entrants 12 3.2 Threat of substitute products 14 3.3 Threat of established
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PEST ANALYSIS What is PEST Analysis? A PEST analysis is used to identify the external forces affecting an organization .This is a simple analysis of an organization’s Political‚ Economical‚ Social and Technological environment. A PEST analysis incorporating legal and environmental factors is called a PESTLE analysis. It is very important that an organization considers its environment before beginning the marketing process. In fact‚ environmental analysis should be continuous and feed
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FDI in Retail Sector: Challenges & Opportunities Ms. Pranjali Pande 2nd year Student- MBA Dept DMIMS‚ Nagpur 9096465868 pranjalipande.10@gmail.com Abstract India today has two type of distinctive customers‚ one who have ample are quality conscious don’t hesitate in paying that extra buck to save energy
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