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The Importance Of Entering An International Market Through A Complete Micro / Macro Analysis On The Company And The Country

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Internationalization, the process of “entering an international market through the adaption of the organization’s processes, transfer of knowledge and opportunities to reach a new market,” is increasingly important to growing companies of today (Khojastehpour and Johns, 2014). Once the domestic market has been saturated, a company must internationalize to continue increasing market share, grow their brand, improve customer relationships, and enhance sales. To be successful in an international market, the company must internally analyze the firm and externally analyze the environment to determine which product offerings would be successful and how these products can reach consumers in this new market. In this essay, an international examination will be conducted on Burberry expanding into Qatar through a complete micro/macro analysis on the company and the country, as well as insight into the key challenges Burberry will face in this expansion. The Firm Burberry, founded in 1856, is a quintessentially British company known for their innovation of outerwear and heritage pieces that are still relevant today. Consisting of 497 directly operated luxury stores in 32 countries, 70 franchise stores in an additional 28 countries, and approximately 1400 wholesale and specialty stores in 80 plus countries, Burberry has certainly become more than just a British company (Burberry, 2014). Through a well-developed structure of channels, regions, products, and functions, Burberry is able

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