Swot Analysis Of Future Shop

Introduction. Future Shop is one of the largest consumer electronics retailers in Canada. It operates more than 139 shops across the Canada, established in 1982 with its current headquarters in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. However, it was purchased for C$580 by Best Buy but Future Shop is a separate division. Future Shop provides wide service of selling, repairing and maintaining electronic devices such as phones, computers, games and many tools for them(According to appendix A). Consumers have access to more than 45,000 products which can be picked up in store or delivered to apartments. They also can order different products online what saves time and makes selling easier. In addition, all stores have the same but unique style that

Its direct competitors will include: PC world, Clydesdale and Laser Electronics. PC world is one of the largest retail chains of mass-market computers. Clydesdale is the largest Scotland retailer of electric devices. Laser Electronics is a chain of stores operates in Northern Ireland.
In conclusion, Future Shop is the largest retailer of electronic goods in Canada. Despite the big competition in the UK it is reliable to open store there. Future Shop has friendly service, comfortable and stylish stores and high quality products. It also has good reputation in Canada because they donate money for charity. They will do so in England, too. Moreover, Future Shop will collect old electronic devices and recycle them or consumers can bring their old laptops and get some money for them and use these money to buy a new electronic device in Future Shop. These are important reasons why Future Shop will be able to compete other retailers.
Country research
The UK is a developed country with a constitutional monarchy and has sixth largest economy in the world by nominal GDP. It is 22nd most populous country with 64.1 million inhabitants. The capital city is London(where the shop would be placed) with over 9 million people. The official language is English. (Refer to Appendix F for more

However, some offers like discounts during special British holidays such as St. Patrick 's day, spring Bank holidays, Good Monday and Easter Monday should be provided. These days are important for citizens because they are part of British culture and traditions.
Labelling Requirements and Standards: All products should have warranty that describes how to use product and what it is consist of. Sections of warranty for laptops: Warranty Coverage, Warranty Exclusion, Software, LCD Pixel Policy, Customer Obligations, Obtaining Warranty Service, Additional Costs, Limitation of Liability and Country Coverage. Games also are required to have age limits because some games may affect on "psychology of people, especially on children" (by Paul Dukes, " The Birth of the Propaganda State", 1986)
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Economics Facts about UK: The United Kingdom has the third largest economy in Europe after Germany and France. The UK is also a member of many trade agreements such as WTO (World Trade Organization), NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). England is also a member of G8, G20 and European Union. Basically, countries of G8 discuss economic problems and run the economy of the world that means the UK has very stable economy. In addition, the GDP is growing during the years. (According to Appendix