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II. Company Overview a. Company background of Zara Zara is established in 1975, as the flagship brand of Inditex group, which founded by Amancio Ortega. In a short period, Inditex group has become one of the world’s top fashion retailers with more than 4000 stores across 82 countries around the world and more than 50% is accounted as Zara’s. Another Inditex brands which operate worldwide are Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Stradivarius, Zara Home, Pull and Bear, and Uterque. By seeing the Inditex’s brands

Woolwoths Holdings Limited is a public company listed on the JSE. Woolworths includes a chain of food stores, and a few of these stores are attached to department stores, and some of these stores stand alone in the Woolworths Food brand. Woolworths is in partnership with Engen petrol stations in most areas as this offers customers on the go to shop conveniently and efficiently. The majority of the bigger stores have a restaurant inside the store which is branded as Cafe W. The goods of Woolworths

Candix Firm Candix Company represents a firm that has been in existence since 1976. The company could not function effectively after the death of the managing director in 1995 hence the dormant state of the firm until 2000. In 2000, the company came to functioning after reactivation to offer procurement services to the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. The company experiences numerous aspects of success since the reactivation process. The company operates on three main activities: procurement of

long-standing commitment to protect the planet, it’s resources, and all those who populate it is reaffirmed by our earth and animal friendly practices (Origins, n.d.) Origins uses the marketing philosophy of societal marketing orientation. The company satisfy’s consumers wants for natural products, meets organizational objectives by combining 100% organic botanicals, and preserves the best interest of consumers and

clothing for outdoor recreational activities, REI operates 82 stores throughout the United States, as well as 2 stores on the Web and an adventure-themed travel service. Together, these entities recorded over $1 billion in sales during 2005. The company was started in 1938 as a cooperative by mountain climbers Lloyd and Mary Anderson and a group of associates to acquire quality climbing gear and other outdoor recreational equipment at affordable prices. Despite the significant

Who They Are The organization that I have chosen for my SLP is Wegmans, a grocery retailer in the mid-Atlantic region, based in Rochester, New York. The company has around 80 stores in the region and it has 43,927 employees. It ranked #5 on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For. What They Do Wegmans is exclusively a grocery retailer, so most of its employers are spread throughout its network of stores. According to the company's website, Wegmans has stores in six states. Over half of the

Kingfisher Introduction/Mission/Objectives and History Kingfisher is a company which dominates the home improvement industry as Europe's largest merchant, with around 1,000 stores in eight countries. Kingfisher is a company which not only believes in better homes, but believes in a sustainability of these structures and a responsibility to the environment. The company believes that there's no reason why products can't be sustainable and affordable. Kingfisher believes in empowering the consumer

simply gross income (revenue less cost of goods sold) divided by net revenue. The ratio reflects pricing decisions and product costs. The gross margin for the company shows that % of revenues generated by the firm are used to pay for the cost of goods sold. For most firms, gross profit margin will suffer as competition increases. If a company has a higher gross profit margin than is typical of its industry, it likely holds a competitive advantage in quality, perception or branding, enabling the firm

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Google To understand how a firm competes with different firms, one must have a sound idea of what resource similarity and market commonality are. The way a company can compete with other markets through the intangible and tangible factors can be broken down into four quadrants as a source of identifying the factors amongst the rivals. Market commonality is basically the amalgamation of different markets that a firm and its rivals are somehow linked to. The degree of similarity of their interaction