a better customer-oriented communications for the brand. I have choose The Body Shop as my main subject. 1.0 Introduction of Organisation The Body Shop is solely franchisee by Rampai-Niaga Sdn Bdn in West Malaysia. There are more than 64 stores operating in the western Malaysia. The Body Shop is driven by values, high quality skin and body care retailer for natural inspired skin and body care products. The Body Shop is authority in developing 100% Vegetarian personal care products. The company
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The Body Shop Stakeholder Panel Review 31 August 2008 Mission Statement ‘Dedicate our business to the pursuit of social and environmental change. Creatively balance the financial and human needs of our stakeholders: employees, customers, franchisees, suppliers and shareholders. Courageously ensure that our business is ecologically sustainable, meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future. Meaningfully contribute to local, national and international communities in which we trade
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The Body Shop in Malaysia Introduction Background of the Body Shop The Body Shop International PLC（Public Limited Company）, known as The Body Shop, has a range consisting of 1,200 products, including cosmetics and make-up in its 2,500 franchised stores in 60 countries. The company, which has its international headquarters in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, was founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick and is now part owned by L'Oréal.From its first launch in the UK in 1976, The Body Shop experienced
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“ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP “ Research 2 leadership entrepreneurs to determine their entrepreneur approaches one in each of the following categories: 1. Profit oriented. 2. Social responsibility oriented Anita Roddick founder of “ The Body Shop “ developed and markets natural cosmetic products in addition to developing and selling natural cosmetics, she advocates community trade, human rights and animal protection ( 1943 – 2007 ). She used phrases such as (Be daring, be first, be different
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Dame Anita Roddick and The Body Shop: Getting Started The daughter of Italian immigrants born and raised in the UK, Anita Perella began developing her legendary work ethic and keen business sense at an early age as she and her siblings worked tirelessly in her parent’s café as children. It was very common in those days for immigrant children to labor as hard as (if not harder) than their adult counterparts and Anita was no exception. She was a hard worker but also garnered a reputation for being
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Roddick created the body shop in 1976 with the objective of opening an environmentally conscious cosmetic store. Today, the Body Shop (BS) has grown from being a single “hippie” store in England to a multinational company with over 2265 stores in 50 countries enjoying sales of £820,000 in 2006/2007 period. (mintel 2006) People say that “one person cannot make a difference” but Anita Roddick proved it wrong by sticking to here ideals and ideas of doing business. This extract from the Body Shop’s mission
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Explain the relevance of the Marketing Concept to the 21st Century business of your choice? This essay will explain the relevance of the Marketing Concept to the 21st century business the Body Shop International plc. As well this will observe how Anita Roddick successfully adapted marketing concept to the Body Shop by creating satisfied happy customers and company goal achievement. There have been a growing number of companies over the years which influenced the increasing density of the business
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Littlehampton, England. She was born in Littlehampton in 1942 as the child of an Italian immigrant couple in an English seaside town. She started the Body Shop in 1976 simply to create a livelihood for herself and her two daughters, while her husband, Gordon, was trekking across the America. She made her fortune from selling natural ethical products hair care and body moisturizers that were meant for women. Half of her life she spent being an advocate for both humanity and the environment. She traveled to
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worldwide company “The Body Shop”. Her story is very interesting. Anita never thought about a life as a businesswoman. When she left school, she studied to be a teacher and then decided to travel. She visited many countries, including Tahiti, Australia and South Africa. Later she got married with the writer Gordon Roddick. As they didn’t have much money, they decided to run their own business. Anita thought about the kind of business she would like to start. She decided to open a shop, that will be selling
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CSR of the Body Shop The Body Shop International PLC, known as The Body Shop, is one of the largest cosmetic franchises in the world, which was founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick and is now part owned by L’Oreal. They are known for selling natural beauty products inspired by nature. It has a range consisting of 1,200 products, including cosmetics and make-up. The Body Shop is a good example of a business that has a very strong sense of Corporate Social Responsibility. They promote their business and
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