1. Identify and explain the different customer needs of which the three M&S clothing ranges aimed to serve? Assume that the Perfect and Classic ranges serve essentially the same customer segment. 1.1 Introduction Mark & Spencer is a leading retailer that offers stylish, high quality and great value clothing for a wide range of audience (M&S, 2011). They are also offering other products and service such as homeware, outstanding quality foods and financial services. Mark & Spencer was established in year 1884 and introduced by a Russian-born Polish refugee who name Michael Marks. Mark & Spencer had operated it business from a stall and grown into an international company which have over 600 UK stores and serving 10 million numbers of …show more content…
Table 1 | |Perfect and Classic ranges |Autograph range |Per una range | |Product range |* standard |* boutique |* medium | | | |* designers’ collection |* fashion | |Design changes |* standard |* seasonal |* frequent | | |* limited | | | |Price |* reasonable |* high |* affordable | | | | |* competitive | |Quality |* high |* high |* excellent | |Sales volumes SKU |* low |* high |* medium | |Order winners |* affordable price |* designer collections |* excellent quality | | |* long-lasting |* superior
Over the last 129 years M&S has grown from a single market stall to become an international multi-channel retailer. They now operate in over 50 territories worldwide and employ almost 82,000 people. Remaining true to their founding values of Quality, Value, Service, Innovation and Trust, we work hard to ensure our
In 1884-1907 Michael Marks formed a partnership with Tom Spencer,in 1908-1931 The St Michael trademark was registered, in 1956-1979 The first stores in Continental Europe opened in Paris and Brussels, in 1980-2001 launched the first website
Technology is very important in the retail market. In order to grow your business, make their business more secure and complete with the competitors, Marks and Spencer has to move along with the new technology. To do this they must manage their brands carefully. Major brand marketers often spend huge amounts on
Identifying the target market: the business’s target market is 50-65 year old females, however this is not appropriate anymore for the current demographic characteristic of the area the business is in. The business’s market segment must be encompassing of younger females as well. The business will include clothing that is suitable for females from the age of 20 all the way to 65. The business is known for selling clothing that is targeted at older women; hence it is essential that the business’s original clothing range is not completely abandoned. An expanded range which caters for women of all ages is more appropriate for the
Marks & Spencer is a large company listed on various stock markets, which a widely spread operations in many countries. The size of operations of the company and high reputation in the
3. The marketing strategy of company is not so convincing because they can extend their product range with good
Marks and Spencer (M&S) is UK’s largest high street retailer for selling clothes to its consumers. “The 130-year-old business enjoys a
Marks and Spencer (M&S) p.l.c. is one of the largest retailers in the United Kingdom with a selling space of 12.5 million square feet, was established in 1884 as ‘Penny bazaar’. M&S sells clothing, food, footwear, gifts and home furnishings in its 760 stores around the world. The company’s wholly own and franchise stores operates in Europe, Hong Kong, Far East, Australia, Middle East, the Bahamas and Bermuda making a total of 34 countries.
This document/report throws light on the business environment of Marks and Spencers and the analysis of strategic position, strategic direction, success criteria and backed up by future recommendations for the company based on all the mentioned aspects. The frameworks used to analyse the company are:
Marks and Spencer Company is one of the biggest retailers in UK, which it has known by providing the finest qualities of goods and services including clothing, home product, foods and groceries. In currently, M&S Company operates 852 UK stores, 480 international stores and e-commerce platform includes approximately 83,069 employees, while M&S Company is one of the UK’s leading market positions in Menswear, Women-wear and Lingerie products (Mark and Spencer 2016.
Marks & Spencer was once a top-of-the-line company in terms of its quality and selection. However, it is reported that the company has become" an out-of-date, uncompetitive blur on the UK stock market. The decline for Marks & Spencer began in the latter part of the 1990s and due to the pressure of a "changing economic demand causing Marks & Spencer to undergo continual business realignment"¦" (IBM, Ltd. 2005, p.1)
Founded in 1884, Marks & Spencer gradually transformed itself from a small booth to a global department store company with multiple channels,
He travels to India three or four times a year and recently accompanied Marks & Spencer and a team of development chefs to India, to share some of the things, Atul has developed four regional varieties of garam masala, and much, much more exclusive to Marks & Spencer, which gives our new Indian dishes a unique flavour Marks & Spencer Plc is an international retailer with 718 locations across 34 countries. The group sells clothing, footwear, gifts, home furnishings and foods under the St. Michael trademark in its chain of 294 stores in the United Kingdom. Marks & Spencer is one of the UK's
The early 1990 's marked the beginning of a sea change in customer 's expectations with regard to good quality, healthy food. M&S image as a respectable retailer with its focus on providing a wide range of premium foods meant that the M&S brand, where food was concerned, became regarded as something of a luxury.
Marks and Spencer (M & S) was started by Michael Marks and later joint by a partner Tom Spencer in 1884. It is one of the largest British retailers that sold clothes, home furnishings, food, gifts etc. and was formerly known as St. Michael. It has markets in Europe, Far East, America and Asia. The company suffered a series of losses and a dip in the market share from a few years before the stepping down of the then CEO, Sir Richard Greenbury, in 1999. In 2001 the company underwent a drastic strategic change and the