Political factors
Politicians make important decisions. At national level the UK is governed by the political party that secures the most Members of Parliament in a general election. Political decisions involve making choices that affect large numbers of people and businesses. The choices made by politicians, for example, in creating new laws, will tend to favour some groups at the expense of others.
New look - For the private sector, the government tries to create an environment in which businesses can compete with each other on level terms regardless of size. Where firms appear to be too large or powerful, the Competition Commission or Restrictive Practices Court will investigate and take action through the courts against businesses if they are found to be abusing their position. In addition, government provides various incentives such as grants to start up a new enterprise. The Government sometimes have direct control to greater or lesser extent over legislation and regulations, this basically covers laws that influence employment, consumer's protection, health and safety at work, contract and trading and also trades unions. Chip & PIN is the new and more secure way to pay with credit or debit cards in the UK. Instead of customers using their signature to verify payments, they will be asked to enter a four-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) which is private to them.
Islamic relief - In the voluntary sector, the government support involves various cash grants such as those provided by the National Lottery Commission for activities that benefit the wider community, and tax relief on premises owned by these organizations. Charity organisations just like islamic relief receive similar support.
Legal factors
Businesses must operate within the framework of the law. Failure to do so can lead to fines and even imprisonment of directors. Businesses therefore give high priority to making sure they comply with the law. There are thousands of separate pieces of legislation (laws) that affect business. * Company - how businesses are set up and run * Contract - the contracts that businesses make with employees, consumers, suppliers * Competition - how businesses deal with employees, consumers and suppliers and how businesses are allowed to compete with each other
New look - Legal factors include health and safety, equal opportunities, advertising standards, consumer rights and laws, product labelling and product safety. Companies need to know what is and what is not legal in order to trade successfully. In this case new look need to be well aware of what is legal in order for their business to be a success. For example if new look was to trade globally this then becomes a very tricky area to get right as each country has its own set of rules and regulations.
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Social factors
Over time many changes take place in society which are relevant for business organizations, such as demographic (population) issues, changes in structure, household and families, education, attitudes to work, religions , attitudes to male and female roles and ethics. The cultures of countries in which a business operates can be of particular importance. The culture of a country is basically the values, attitudes and beliefs of its people. These will affect the way individuals act and behave when dealing with certain products and services. These factors are of particular interest as they have a direct effect on how marketers understand customers and what drives them.
New look - In order for new look to go global they would have to consider the religious and cultural issues that will differ In different country for example Saudi Arabia, where the greater number of the population would be offended by seeing a female in a mini skirt so there for new look should also consider making different styles of clothing for different countries.
Islamic relief - As well as responding to disasters and emergencies, Islamic Relief promotes sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities regardless of race, religion or gender. As a consequence of their quest to promote social and economic transformation through humanitarian action and sustainable development, Islamic relief are constantly learning, sharing and promoting ideas to improve policies, systems and processes.