Analyse and evaluate the industry environment in which Marks and Spencer operates
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Corporate Strategy and Operations Module Code: CPH2001A Tutor: Graham Webster Student Id 9907031 Index Part 1. Introduction page 3 Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. 1. Analyse and evaluate the industry environment in which Marks and Spencer operates. 1.1 Overview Marks & Spencer (M&S) is one of the UK's leading retailers of clothing, foods, homeware and financial services, serving 10 million customers a week in over 300 UK stores. The Company also trades in 30 countries worldwide, and has a Group turnover in excess of £8 billion. Marks & Spencer is the UK's leading clothing retailer with more than 12.4 million square feet of trading space across 312 British stores. The Company also trades on-line at www.marksandspencer.com. (Source Marks and Spencer.com) The Group employs more than 60,000 people worldwide. In 2000/01 Group turnover was £8.1bn and profits before tax and exceptional items were £480.9m. The Company operates further wholly owned stores in the Republic of Ireland and Hong Kong and has 131 franchise stores...


