1. Organisational overview
Houzit is a retail brand, providing a wide range of functional and high-quality homewares to home makers. Its mission is to expand the number of its stores to 100 all over Australia. Its objectives focus on increasing sales from $15 million annual to $20 million annual within three years, increasing its loyalty customers from 10,000 to 15,000 and establishing brand recognition in Brisbane so that 1 in 3 individuals recognise the brand in surveys conducted within 18 months.
Houzit currently has 15 stores in the greater Brisbane area, which are all being managed by its head office in Milton. The floor space of one store is 1000 to 1500m2 and the number of full-time employees is between 15 to 20. Each store also has several casual workers. One of the company’s notable strength is that it provides high quality products. The second is that it has a wide range of products, which meets different customers’ needs. The third one is that it
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A marketing mix strategy is developed to fit within the capabilities and resources of the company.
2.2.1 market mix strategy product All the franchisees will only focus on high quality homeware products with a wide range, from mirrors and decorative items to room fittings and furnishings. price Since a new customer’s first purchase is usually decorative items or mirrors and this provides opportunity to sign them up to the company’s loyalty program, the company will price its decorative items relatively cheaper than the competitors. Strategies such as buy two items above $10 get one free gift and 10% off for certain mirrors will be used to provide a more competitive price and attract more new customers. Price for bathroom fittings and bedroom furnishings is generally 5-10% more expensive than competitors’ products, but all big items come with free delivery service.
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Organizational decisions differ from individual consumer decisions in the following ways: the manner in which products are purchased, what products are purchased, and the involvement of people in the purchasing decisions. Organizational buyers are defined as “people who purchase goods and services on behalf of companies for the companies’ use in manufacturing, distribution, or resale” (Solomon, 2017). The buyers have a complex job in ensuring that the items that are purchased on behalf of the company is in correlation of past demands and future projections of necessity. For example, an organizational buyer for Hobby Lobby would have to ensure that fall, and Halloween products are purchased at the correct volume ( basing off of the previous
STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY MANAGERIAL FINANCE ASSIGNMENT STUDENT NAME: LINDA MCGAW ADMISSION NO: 061902 SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY: 28TH JUNE 2016 CASE; HANSSON PRIVATE LABEL, INC EVALUATING AN INVESTMENT IN EXPAANSION Identify the main dilemma and the key questions Mr. Hansson needs to respond to. Analyze in detail information in relation to the following and discuss how it might influence Mr. Hansson to make the decision (without any calculations) The main dilemma Mr. Hansson is facing is whether to invest in the proposed $50 million expansion project proposed by his manufacturing team and how to finance it, should be financed through equity or through additional debt.
Bus 130 Project Marketing is a social and managerial process by which individuals and groups obtain what they need and want through creating and exchanging products and value with others. One of the key steps of marketing is being able to identify and classify the potential market through different segmentation such as through demographic, geographic, psychographic, etc. The basis for segmentation of the Ulta Beauty magazine advertisement is clearly shown to be a combination of different categories. First, the advertisement is segmented psychographically. A psychographic segmentation approach involves an understanding of consumer’s lifestyle, interests, and opinions.
Radiometer has started under the Danaher’s direction, an intensive program of process improvements through the use of the Danaher Business System (DBS), a constant tool system and company culture that concentrates to continuously improve the company’s growth, leadership capabilities and lean principles. Furthermore, Danaher has its philosophy focused on Lean, which implies that Radiometer needs to have described processes in order to deliver the same consistent output and to be able to control it and change it, when needed (Wells and Danskin, 2014) Radiometer has more than 100 distributors over the world, and most of its production and R&D is done in countries like Denmark, USA, Switzerland, Finland and Poland, and 30 sales companies that
The purpose of this assignment is to give a close attention to the financial perspective of the Mdelic Wasatch Outerwear as we examine past and current financial data and evaluate company's performance and financial position. In order to evaluate a company, we need to go beyond the numbers mentioned in financial statements. Investors, managers, creditors and others need to analyze various aspects of financial statements so they can invest, manage and do business more effectively with the particular company. Analyzing the company’s financial statement helps in evaluating performance of the company that further helps in making smart decisions. Also, to accurately analyze the performance of the company, we need to compare its performance
AZVA/ISAZ is focused on student engagement and truancy and has established a specific program for assist students and families stay engaged in the school setting through additional adult support. The U.S. Department of Education (2017) released two issue briefs on dropout prevention strategies, the first is to assign “case management to students through a social worker or school professional who advises students and connects them to services that can address their academic and nonacademic needs” and supporting students with outside support and medical services (p. 1). Through AZVA/ISAZ’s FAST program, the focus has been on a specified team of adults to support both student and family needs, through the integration of additional school supports,
Differentiation is blue ridges main competitive strategy, firstly because its production are based on each customers requests which for unique products. By following mass customization the firms marketing and production processes are designed to handle the increased varieties. In a differentiation strategy a firm seeks to be unique in its industry along some dimensions that are widely valued by its buyers. It selects one or more attributes that many buyers in an industry perceive as important, and uniquely positions itself to meet those needs. It is rewarded for its uniqueness with a premium price.
The swell window for my surf break, Zeto Point, was difficult to calculate since it is located in a bay. However, I was able to estimate the swell window from the mouth of the bay where swell would be able to enter. Zeto Point is located at latitude 51o54’16.58”N and longitude 176o33’28.39”W. Being located in a bay, there are several obstructions to wave energy, the coordinates tangent to the northern obstruction are latitude 52o04’37.96N and longitude 176o12’20.72”W, this point is located 32.068 km from the surf break with bearing 48.739o. The southern obstruction is located at latitude 51o52’08.68”N and longitude 176o21’44.53”W, this point is located 14.03 km from the surf break with breaking 106.328o. The northern bearing of 48.739o generates
Oliver and Penny are equal partners in a corner store business, and have started looking into opportunities to expand their range of products. Their store is close to the local hospital, with many of their customers visiting patients at the hospital. Jessie, their son, works part-time in the business. Jessie considers there is a market for gifts baskets to be purchased from the store for those who are visiting the hospital, and decides to examine the feasibility of setting up his idea as a sideline to his parents business. In doing this he considers the fixed and variable costs and taxation implications to calculate the number of baskets he will need to sell in order to break even.
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Higher Quality of Service or Product 3. Monetary Savings 4. Better Employee Retention Rates 5. Pleasant Work Environment Maslow`s Hierarchy
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one of the primary ideologies of the minimalism life, is to consume less. that is based on the concept that much less intake, equals less manufacturing, equals less waste. It is good for the environment, it is right for your pockets, and it is good for your happiness. We were lied to.