• Co-op food focuses on ethics in new ad campaign
• Coty completes P&G beauty acquisition
• Tesco highlights success of carrier bag charge
• Blakemore Wholesale opens third Bmorelocal store
• SPAR brings back ‘12 Deals of Christmas’ promo
• Tesco delivers positive LFL sales across the entire Group
• Waitrose relaunches Heston from Waitrose range
• John Lewis sales benefit from cooler weather
• Shop prices dive, driven by drastic deflation in clothing
• Ocado now selling smart home products
• Dunelm first quarter sales hit by warm weather
• New research: why it pays to personalise for millennials
• ‘Next day' delivery overtakes 'economy'
Iri weekly news update 7th november 2016Stephen Hall
- Sainsbury's reported lower first half profits and reduced expectations for the second half due to a decline in retail operating margin in a tough retail environment.
- However, the acquisition of Home Retail Group provides Sainsbury's with a platform for multi-channel growth and the ability to offer Argos products and services through over 200 collection points in Sainsbury's stores.
- Sainsbury's is optimistic about the potential of Home Retail Group to future-proof the business and accelerate its strategy to be a multi-product, multi-channel retailer.
IRI's Weekly News Update - w/c 11th September 2017Rūta Misiūnaitė
Retailer News:
• Co-op teams up with Parkrun
• Applegreen reports jump in half year profits and sales
• Costcutter launches its biggest ever Fresher’s Week campaign
• Promotions drive up sales at Waitrose in latest week
• Lush Cosmetics to move into publishing breaking news
• Morrisons delivers strong H1 sales and profit growth
• Booker growth slows in Q2
• Waitrose delivers solid H1 sales
Category News:
• boohoo takes on Asos with new own-brand beauty collection
• Tyrrells invests £2.5m in first ever TV campaign
• Professor Scrubbington’s secures Boots listings
• Tortilla Wraps, Halloumi and Cambozola cheese now everyday essentials, says Waitrose
Other News:
• Staycation-ing Brits and foreign tourists drive up high street sales
• ‘Consumer confidence dipping’ as high street sales fall again
• Cash is king for British consumers, finds Mintel
• Boots has been named the most visible online beauty retailer
IRI's Weekly News Update - w/c 7th august 2017Rūta Misiūnaitė
This document provides a summary of weekly news in the packaged groceries industry. Key highlights include:
- A.S. Watson reported flat revenue for the first half of the year, with growth in its health and beauty segment. It plans to expand its store network globally.
- Applegreen acquired seven service areas and one filling station from Carsley Group to expand its UK presence on major routes like the A1.
- Tesco will stop selling 5p plastic bags and replace them with 10p reusable bags, after a successful trial found this significantly reduced bag usage.
- Retailers like Waitrose, Tesco, M&S, and Sainsbury's held various summer
Retailer News:
• Tesco moves back into second place in growing Irish grocery market
• AmazonFresh expanded across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire
• Iceland reports growth for FY 2016/17
• Discount shoppers shift from Labour diehards to Tory voters
• Steinhoff upbeat about Poundland H1 results
• Costco UK results show strong growth in latest year
• Tesco celebrates partnership with British farmers
• Natura Cosmeticos unexpected winner of Body Shop bidding war
Category News:
• Sainsbury’s doubles its range of non-dairy milks
• Dove Men+Care celebrates all father figures in There to Care campaign
Other News:
• Retail sales fell in May despite strong month for supermarkets
• Average grocery basket price continues to fall
• Consumer spending hits 10-month low
A snapshot of the headlines in FMCG this week, including:
• Supermarket sales record first dip below £100bn in six years
• Nisa brings back ‘Bank Holiday Bonanza’
• One-hour delivery slots offered at The Fragrance Shop
• Sales in Scotland fall in July
• John Lewis weekly sales hurt by good weather, Waitrose sales rise
• easyFoodstore: store extension and new European suppliers
• Kingfisher Q2 growth unhurt by Brexit worries
• SPAR offers new weekly deals ahead of Bank Holiday
• Asda suffers worst quarterly performance on record
• Lidl UK: driving non-food sales with new offer day
• Tesco follows Night Tube launch with 24hr stores
Sainsbury's annual report summarizes the company's financial performance and business activities for the 2012 fiscal year. Key points include:
1) Sales increased 6.8% to £24.5 billion and underlying operating profit grew 6.9% to £789 million. Underlying profit before tax was up 7.1% to £712 million.
2) The company continued its strategy of helping customers "Live Well for Less" through competitive pricing, own brand products, and loyalty programs. Market share reached its highest level in nearly a decade.
3) Growth areas included general merchandise, clothing, and complementary channels like online shopping and convenience stores. The company aims to further integrate new technologies and services.
The document provides an update on retail news from February 2010. It summarizes that several retailers including Diamonds & Pearls, Designer Room, Ethel Austin, and Fads brands entered administration. It also notes that new retailers such as Koodza, By Malene Birger, Pennyblack, and Sofaitalia are preparing to enter or expand in the UK market. Financial restructuring and store expansion plans are discussed for several other retailers.
Marks & Spencer is a UK-based public company founded in 1884 that operates over 1200 stores internationally, employing around 86,000 people. It sells food and general merchandise, applying the four Cs of marketing - ensuring high quality products, occasional sales and special offers, a wide range of products, and customer services in stores like a bureau de change and café. The company also has a website for online shopping with options like free delivery and refunds. Overall, Marks & Spencer's long experience and application of the four Cs helps it maintain a customer-centric approach and continue leading in the market.
Iri weekly news update 7th november 2016Stephen Hall
- Sainsbury's reported lower first half profits and reduced expectations for the second half due to a decline in retail operating margin in a tough retail environment.
- However, the acquisition of Home Retail Group provides Sainsbury's with a platform for multi-channel growth and the ability to offer Argos products and services through over 200 collection points in Sainsbury's stores.
- Sainsbury's is optimistic about the potential of Home Retail Group to future-proof the business and accelerate its strategy to be a multi-product, multi-channel retailer.
IRI's Weekly News Update - w/c 11th September 2017Rūta Misiūnaitė
Retailer News:
• Co-op teams up with Parkrun
• Applegreen reports jump in half year profits and sales
• Costcutter launches its biggest ever Fresher’s Week campaign
• Promotions drive up sales at Waitrose in latest week
• Lush Cosmetics to move into publishing breaking news
• Morrisons delivers strong H1 sales and profit growth
• Booker growth slows in Q2
• Waitrose delivers solid H1 sales
Category News:
• boohoo takes on Asos with new own-brand beauty collection
• Tyrrells invests £2.5m in first ever TV campaign
• Professor Scrubbington’s secures Boots listings
• Tortilla Wraps, Halloumi and Cambozola cheese now everyday essentials, says Waitrose
Other News:
• Staycation-ing Brits and foreign tourists drive up high street sales
• ‘Consumer confidence dipping’ as high street sales fall again
• Cash is king for British consumers, finds Mintel
• Boots has been named the most visible online beauty retailer
IRI's Weekly News Update - w/c 7th august 2017Rūta Misiūnaitė
This document provides a summary of weekly news in the packaged groceries industry. Key highlights include:
- A.S. Watson reported flat revenue for the first half of the year, with growth in its health and beauty segment. It plans to expand its store network globally.
- Applegreen acquired seven service areas and one filling station from Carsley Group to expand its UK presence on major routes like the A1.
- Tesco will stop selling 5p plastic bags and replace them with 10p reusable bags, after a successful trial found this significantly reduced bag usage.
- Retailers like Waitrose, Tesco, M&S, and Sainsbury's held various summer
Retailer News:
• Tesco moves back into second place in growing Irish grocery market
• AmazonFresh expanded across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire
• Iceland reports growth for FY 2016/17
• Discount shoppers shift from Labour diehards to Tory voters
• Steinhoff upbeat about Poundland H1 results
• Costco UK results show strong growth in latest year
• Tesco celebrates partnership with British farmers
• Natura Cosmeticos unexpected winner of Body Shop bidding war
Category News:
• Sainsbury’s doubles its range of non-dairy milks
• Dove Men+Care celebrates all father figures in There to Care campaign
Other News:
• Retail sales fell in May despite strong month for supermarkets
• Average grocery basket price continues to fall
• Consumer spending hits 10-month low
A snapshot of the headlines in FMCG this week, including:
• Supermarket sales record first dip below £100bn in six years
• Nisa brings back ‘Bank Holiday Bonanza’
• One-hour delivery slots offered at The Fragrance Shop
• Sales in Scotland fall in July
• John Lewis weekly sales hurt by good weather, Waitrose sales rise
• easyFoodstore: store extension and new European suppliers
• Kingfisher Q2 growth unhurt by Brexit worries
• SPAR offers new weekly deals ahead of Bank Holiday
• Asda suffers worst quarterly performance on record
• Lidl UK: driving non-food sales with new offer day
• Tesco follows Night Tube launch with 24hr stores
Sainsbury's annual report summarizes the company's financial performance and business activities for the 2012 fiscal year. Key points include:
1) Sales increased 6.8% to £24.5 billion and underlying operating profit grew 6.9% to £789 million. Underlying profit before tax was up 7.1% to £712 million.
2) The company continued its strategy of helping customers "Live Well for Less" through competitive pricing, own brand products, and loyalty programs. Market share reached its highest level in nearly a decade.
3) Growth areas included general merchandise, clothing, and complementary channels like online shopping and convenience stores. The company aims to further integrate new technologies and services.
The document provides an update on retail news from February 2010. It summarizes that several retailers including Diamonds & Pearls, Designer Room, Ethel Austin, and Fads brands entered administration. It also notes that new retailers such as Koodza, By Malene Birger, Pennyblack, and Sofaitalia are preparing to enter or expand in the UK market. Financial restructuring and store expansion plans are discussed for several other retailers.
Marks & Spencer is a UK-based public company founded in 1884 that operates over 1200 stores internationally, employing around 86,000 people. It sells food and general merchandise, applying the four Cs of marketing - ensuring high quality products, occasional sales and special offers, a wide range of products, and customer services in stores like a bureau de change and café. The company also has a website for online shopping with options like free delivery and refunds. Overall, Marks & Spencer's long experience and application of the four Cs helps it maintain a customer-centric approach and continue leading in the market.
Global Baby Services segments its market based on customer needs and focuses marketing programs accordingly. It sells baby products like clothes, diapers, furniture and nutrition to both individual customers and businesses. Operations are concentrated on diaper services which is the core product. Revenue comes mostly from US customers, though the company has expanded globally with stores in Canada and London. Target customers are families with babies and mothers aged 25-40 of middle to high income. The company positions itself as affordable yet durable for cloth diapers and offers delivery and laundry services for convenience.
Burger King conducted a strategic management audit to evaluate its current performance and strategies. The summary identifies that Burger King has over 14,000 restaurants worldwide and $1.14 billion in revenue. However, it faces threats of aggressive competition and imitation. Its strategies focus on cost leadership through standardization and broad product differentiation. It aims to increase market share through market penetration, product development, and international expansion by strengthening its brand image and franchise model. The audit found issues with inconsistent leadership and a need to better communicate its vision and objectives.
Burger King was founded in 1953 in Miami, Florida and has since expanded to over 12,000 restaurants globally. It introduced the Whopper sandwich in 1957. Currently, Burger King is the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world. The company aims to offer reasonably priced, quality food served quickly in attractive surroundings. Its vision is to grow profitably while providing career opportunities. Burger King focuses on better operations, affordability, variety, and market share growth to create long-term shareholder value.
case: 65 : Strategic growth in the fashion retail industry Md.Masudur Rahaman
This document summarizes an Asos case study presentation about the strategic growth of the online fashion retailer Asos. It provides background on Asos, outlining its founding in 2000, history of growth including expanding internationally and facing challenges like warehouse fires, and current operations with over 4,000 employees. The presentation also defines business growth, discusses strategies Asos used like market penetration and product expansion, and notes both advantages like economies of scale but also disadvantages like potential loss of control from rapid growth. Key supports for business growth are also listed.
Burger King was founded in 1954 in Miami, Florida and introduced the iconic Whopper sandwich in 1957. It was acquired by Pillsbury in 1967 and continued expanding, introducing important menu items and innovations. Grand Metropolitan acquired Pillsbury in 1988 and Diageo acquired Grand Metropolitan in 1997, eventually selling Burger King to private equity firms in 2002. Burger King went public again in 2006 and was acquired by 3G Capital in 2010. The company focuses on driving sales in North America through improved marketing, remodeling stores, and operational changes while also expanding internationally through strategic partnerships.
Burger king marketing failures and strategiesPrernaValecha2
A study on Burger Kings Marketing Strategy and Failures and providing various solutions.
It includes :
Marketing Failures and Strategies
4P's of Marketing
SWOT analysis
Porters 5 forces
Case Study
Conclusion
Burger King hired advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CPB) in 2004 to help boost declining sales. CPB launched unconventional viral marketing campaigns like Subservient Chicken, where visitors could give commands to a cartoon chicken, garnering over 20 million views in 10 days. Their next campaign, CoqRoc, promoted Chicken Fries by pretending to be a metal band, though it risked alienating non-teen audiences. CPB's campaigns successfully generated buzz but faced some criticism. Overall, the viral elements boosted awareness but integrated further with TV and additional media could have more effectively reached all customer groups.
This document discusses Manchester United as both a successful football club and global brand. It outlines how Manchester United has built a brand value of £789 million through on-field success, legendary players, and a loyal worldwide fan base of 659 million supporters. A key part of Manchester United's brand strategy has been lucrative sponsorship deals, including a record £750 million deal with Adidas. This sponsorship demonstrates how the football club and brand are effectively managed and marketed to generate substantial revenues and further strengthen Manchester United's position as the world's most valuable football brand.
The document provides information on the fast food restaurant industry with a focus on Burger King. It discusses trends in consumer spending, lifestyles, and demographics that are pushing consumers towards fast food options. It then analyzes Burger King's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Finally, it outlines Burger King's recent performance, initiatives to improve cost and efficiency, and opportunities for future growth through product differentiation, expanding globally, and increasing their focus on health and sustainability.
McDonald's is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants. It was founded in 1955 and sells various fast food items and drinks. McDonald's mission is to be customers' favorite place to eat and improve operations, with a vision to be the leading global quick service restaurant. Key competitors include Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken. McDonald's maintains competitive advantages through strong brand recognition, global presence, and menu innovations. Future plans include enhancing customer service, reimaging restaurants, innovating menus, and leveraging technology.
Strategy of BURGER KING in BANGLADESH.
Offered Food in Bangladesh
Entry Mode of Burger kings.
Current Strategy of Burger kings.
Disadvantage of Current strategy
Suggested Strategy/ Suggestions
The document summarizes the history of Burger King's advertising campaigns and mascot "The King" over time. It discusses the agency Crispin Porter & Bogusky taking over the BK account in 2003 and implementing a new caricatured version of "The King" until being fired in 2011. The new management then hired McGarryBowen and aims to showcase BK's food, broaden its target market especially towards mothers, and raise sales by differentiating itself from competitors like McDonald's and Wendy's.
Abercrombie & Fitch has benefited from the economic recovery as retail stocks have improved. The company expects its revenues to double to $7.5 billion by 2015, up from $2.05 billion in 2011. Same-store sales increased 10% recently, beating analyst expectations. Abercrombie & Fitch plans to open new stores internationally in cities like Paris and Singapore to further expand its business. Investors are optimistic about the company's outlook for growth, having driven its stock price up in recent months.
The document summarizes a case study on Burger King. It discusses Burger King's history of frequent leadership changes which led to a lack of consistent vision and brand identity issues. This contributed to financial struggles as profits declined. The case study examines Burger King's recent image and marketing changes to try and reverse these losses. It analyzes Burger King's internal and external environment, does a SWOT analysis, and recommends strategies around leadership stability, new healthier product marketing, and international expansion.
The document proposes developing a new "Lifestyle" fragrance brand called Provision 01 targeting lumbersexual men aged 22-34. It outlines sales growth projections and distribution plans to reach this audience through targeted digital and traditional advertising emphasizing eco-friendly products. The brand story introduces top, middle and base notes for the scent and sustainable packaging. It analyzes market trends and the target demographic's purchasing behaviors to identify the best cities and media for launching in April 2016.
Prime is a fragrance primer designed to neutralize odors on the skin that could alter the scent of fragrances. It targets weekday workers ages 18-32 and those with sensitive skin. The product will be sold in various sizes from $18-35 and distributed through Birchbox, department stores, and beauty retailers. Marketing will include influencer campaigns, beauty magazine placements, and a Birchbox subscription featuring Prime samples.
This document provides a strategic analysis of a cosmetics company. It includes a corporate snapshot that outlines the company's executive management team and marketing, supply chain, and packaging operations. A PESTLER analysis identifies political, economic, social, technological, legal, environmental, and regulatory factors impacting the company. Competitive and financial analyses are also included. Strategic recommendations propose improving cost of goods sold (COGS) and selling, general and administrative (SG&A) accounting, and pursuing vertical integration through acquisition of complementary businesses.
Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. is recommending selling shares that are currently overvalued at $82.82 based on a price target of $73, an 11.9% decrease. The company manufactures and markets high-end beauty products internationally, with strengths in brand recognition and market differentiation. However, concerns include mediocre management, inventory issues, and slower projected growth compared to competitors. Overall the recommendation is to sell shares due to largely negative stock price projections and uncertainties around sustainability of future growth.
The Estee Lauder Company - History, Evolution, Present and the FutureGreg Thain
A comprehensive background of The Estee Lauder Company containing its History and Origins, Early Evolution, Modern Business, Global Expansion, Company Structure, Recent Efforts and Company DNA. As one of the chapters of the book FMCG: The Power of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods by authors Greg Thain and John Bradley. For more details on their success story and that of other leading FMCG companies, check www.fmcgbook.com or Amazon http://amzn.to/1jRyd20.
Global Baby Services segments its market based on customer needs and focuses marketing programs accordingly. It sells baby products like clothes, diapers, furniture and nutrition to both individual customers and businesses. Operations are concentrated on diaper services which is the core product. Revenue comes mostly from US customers, though the company has expanded globally with stores in Canada and London. Target customers are families with babies and mothers aged 25-40 of middle to high income. The company positions itself as affordable yet durable for cloth diapers and offers delivery and laundry services for convenience.
Burger King conducted a strategic management audit to evaluate its current performance and strategies. The summary identifies that Burger King has over 14,000 restaurants worldwide and $1.14 billion in revenue. However, it faces threats of aggressive competition and imitation. Its strategies focus on cost leadership through standardization and broad product differentiation. It aims to increase market share through market penetration, product development, and international expansion by strengthening its brand image and franchise model. The audit found issues with inconsistent leadership and a need to better communicate its vision and objectives.
Burger King was founded in 1953 in Miami, Florida and has since expanded to over 12,000 restaurants globally. It introduced the Whopper sandwich in 1957. Currently, Burger King is the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world. The company aims to offer reasonably priced, quality food served quickly in attractive surroundings. Its vision is to grow profitably while providing career opportunities. Burger King focuses on better operations, affordability, variety, and market share growth to create long-term shareholder value.
case: 65 : Strategic growth in the fashion retail industry Md.Masudur Rahaman
This document summarizes an Asos case study presentation about the strategic growth of the online fashion retailer Asos. It provides background on Asos, outlining its founding in 2000, history of growth including expanding internationally and facing challenges like warehouse fires, and current operations with over 4,000 employees. The presentation also defines business growth, discusses strategies Asos used like market penetration and product expansion, and notes both advantages like economies of scale but also disadvantages like potential loss of control from rapid growth. Key supports for business growth are also listed.
Burger King was founded in 1954 in Miami, Florida and introduced the iconic Whopper sandwich in 1957. It was acquired by Pillsbury in 1967 and continued expanding, introducing important menu items and innovations. Grand Metropolitan acquired Pillsbury in 1988 and Diageo acquired Grand Metropolitan in 1997, eventually selling Burger King to private equity firms in 2002. Burger King went public again in 2006 and was acquired by 3G Capital in 2010. The company focuses on driving sales in North America through improved marketing, remodeling stores, and operational changes while also expanding internationally through strategic partnerships.
Burger king marketing failures and strategiesPrernaValecha2
A study on Burger Kings Marketing Strategy and Failures and providing various solutions.
It includes :
Marketing Failures and Strategies
4P's of Marketing
SWOT analysis
Porters 5 forces
Case Study
Conclusion
Burger King hired advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CPB) in 2004 to help boost declining sales. CPB launched unconventional viral marketing campaigns like Subservient Chicken, where visitors could give commands to a cartoon chicken, garnering over 20 million views in 10 days. Their next campaign, CoqRoc, promoted Chicken Fries by pretending to be a metal band, though it risked alienating non-teen audiences. CPB's campaigns successfully generated buzz but faced some criticism. Overall, the viral elements boosted awareness but integrated further with TV and additional media could have more effectively reached all customer groups.
This document discusses Manchester United as both a successful football club and global brand. It outlines how Manchester United has built a brand value of £789 million through on-field success, legendary players, and a loyal worldwide fan base of 659 million supporters. A key part of Manchester United's brand strategy has been lucrative sponsorship deals, including a record £750 million deal with Adidas. This sponsorship demonstrates how the football club and brand are effectively managed and marketed to generate substantial revenues and further strengthen Manchester United's position as the world's most valuable football brand.
The document provides information on the fast food restaurant industry with a focus on Burger King. It discusses trends in consumer spending, lifestyles, and demographics that are pushing consumers towards fast food options. It then analyzes Burger King's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Finally, it outlines Burger King's recent performance, initiatives to improve cost and efficiency, and opportunities for future growth through product differentiation, expanding globally, and increasing their focus on health and sustainability.
McDonald's is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants. It was founded in 1955 and sells various fast food items and drinks. McDonald's mission is to be customers' favorite place to eat and improve operations, with a vision to be the leading global quick service restaurant. Key competitors include Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken. McDonald's maintains competitive advantages through strong brand recognition, global presence, and menu innovations. Future plans include enhancing customer service, reimaging restaurants, innovating menus, and leveraging technology.
Strategy of BURGER KING in BANGLADESH.
Offered Food in Bangladesh
Entry Mode of Burger kings.
Current Strategy of Burger kings.
Disadvantage of Current strategy
Suggested Strategy/ Suggestions
The document summarizes the history of Burger King's advertising campaigns and mascot "The King" over time. It discusses the agency Crispin Porter & Bogusky taking over the BK account in 2003 and implementing a new caricatured version of "The King" until being fired in 2011. The new management then hired McGarryBowen and aims to showcase BK's food, broaden its target market especially towards mothers, and raise sales by differentiating itself from competitors like McDonald's and Wendy's.
Abercrombie & Fitch has benefited from the economic recovery as retail stocks have improved. The company expects its revenues to double to $7.5 billion by 2015, up from $2.05 billion in 2011. Same-store sales increased 10% recently, beating analyst expectations. Abercrombie & Fitch plans to open new stores internationally in cities like Paris and Singapore to further expand its business. Investors are optimistic about the company's outlook for growth, having driven its stock price up in recent months.
The document summarizes a case study on Burger King. It discusses Burger King's history of frequent leadership changes which led to a lack of consistent vision and brand identity issues. This contributed to financial struggles as profits declined. The case study examines Burger King's recent image and marketing changes to try and reverse these losses. It analyzes Burger King's internal and external environment, does a SWOT analysis, and recommends strategies around leadership stability, new healthier product marketing, and international expansion.
The document proposes developing a new "Lifestyle" fragrance brand called Provision 01 targeting lumbersexual men aged 22-34. It outlines sales growth projections and distribution plans to reach this audience through targeted digital and traditional advertising emphasizing eco-friendly products. The brand story introduces top, middle and base notes for the scent and sustainable packaging. It analyzes market trends and the target demographic's purchasing behaviors to identify the best cities and media for launching in April 2016.
Prime is a fragrance primer designed to neutralize odors on the skin that could alter the scent of fragrances. It targets weekday workers ages 18-32 and those with sensitive skin. The product will be sold in various sizes from $18-35 and distributed through Birchbox, department stores, and beauty retailers. Marketing will include influencer campaigns, beauty magazine placements, and a Birchbox subscription featuring Prime samples.
This document provides a strategic analysis of a cosmetics company. It includes a corporate snapshot that outlines the company's executive management team and marketing, supply chain, and packaging operations. A PESTLER analysis identifies political, economic, social, technological, legal, environmental, and regulatory factors impacting the company. Competitive and financial analyses are also included. Strategic recommendations propose improving cost of goods sold (COGS) and selling, general and administrative (SG&A) accounting, and pursuing vertical integration through acquisition of complementary businesses.
Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. is recommending selling shares that are currently overvalued at $82.82 based on a price target of $73, an 11.9% decrease. The company manufactures and markets high-end beauty products internationally, with strengths in brand recognition and market differentiation. However, concerns include mediocre management, inventory issues, and slower projected growth compared to competitors. Overall the recommendation is to sell shares due to largely negative stock price projections and uncertainties around sustainability of future growth.
The Estee Lauder Company - History, Evolution, Present and the FutureGreg Thain
A comprehensive background of The Estee Lauder Company containing its History and Origins, Early Evolution, Modern Business, Global Expansion, Company Structure, Recent Efforts and Company DNA. As one of the chapters of the book FMCG: The Power of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods by authors Greg Thain and John Bradley. For more details on their success story and that of other leading FMCG companies, check www.fmcgbook.com or Amazon http://amzn.to/1jRyd20.
This document provides an outline for a strategic audit of Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. It begins with an introduction that lists the company's production divisions and key facts. It then lists the company's achievements and competitors. The document discusses the company's vision and mission statements and compares them to a competitor. It provides an internal assessment of the company's strengths, weaknesses, business model, and financial ratios. It analyzes the company's organizational structure and provides recommendations to improve it. The document aims to conduct a thorough strategic audit of Estée Lauder.
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L'Oreal has successfully used multiple segmentation strategies in India. Initially, it segmented by gender and income, targeting women and poorer masses. It later identified psychographic, age, and benefits-based segments like the growing middle class and those seeking hair strengthening benefits. This differentiated approach allowed L'Oreal to target multiple segments effectively with tailored offers, strengthening its position and sales. L'Oreal increased customer engagement through celebrity endorsements, sponsoring events like the Cannes Film Festival, student marketing competitions, and shifting advertising to digital platforms and user-generated content. It engaged salon owners through social media campaigns. For men's grooming, L'Oreal segmented globally based on diverse customer attributes like age, ethnicity,
Coty is a global beauty company with many sub-brands across categories like fragrances, cosmetics, haircare, and skincare. Currently, Coty's brand is not well recognized by consumers. This marketing plan proposes strategies to strengthen Coty's brand and social media presence. It analyzes Coty's current target markets including women ages 22-32 for the OPI brand. New strategies suggested include developing a Coty YouTube channel with product information and tutorials, boosting Instagram followers, and experiential marketing events. Competitors like Unilever and L'Oreal are also examined for benchmarking.
Your weekly Grocery news update - 11th July 2016Lucy Allison
It's been a disappointing month for retail sales but still too early to assess the full impact of Brexit. However there's no signs of Brexit blues at Waitrose and John Lewis...
• McBride to post better-than-expected profits as restructuring project pays off
• Waitrose to slash payment terms for small food producers
• Aldi extends partnership with Team GB for another four years
• Tesco kicks off summer trading with double Clubcard points weekend
• Disappointing month for retail sales but too early to assess impact of Brexit
• No signs of Brexit blues at Waitrose and John Lewis
• Poundland agrees to £597m takeover offer from Steinhoff
• Ebay eyes possibility of pop-up stores in Sainsbury's outlets
• Iceland to open first dark store
• B&M making good progress in tough market
• Mothercare continues on path to recovery
• Co-op sells 298 stores to McColl’s for £117m
• Halfords like-for-likes slip as bad weather hits cycling sales
IRI Weekly News Update - w/c 29th August 2017Rūta Misiūnaitė
Retailer News:
• Tesco gains ground in Ireland but SuperValu remains on top
• Ocado has added an Alexa ‘skill’ for Amazon Echo
• McColl’s Q3 revenues up 31% following completion of 298 stores
• Simply Fresh set to expand the ‘Little Fresh’ format
Category News:
• Co-op becomes latest retailer to cover cost of VAT on sanitary products
• Emma Bunton’s Kit & Kin secures Ocado listing
• P&G to disclose all of its fragrance ingredients by 2019
• 31st State: The new skin care brand catering for teenage boys
Other News:
• Food inflation creeps higher, whilst non-food deflation slows
• Consumer confidence shows surprise improvement
• Discount retailers set to grab a further £9bn of consumer spend by 2022
• Asda’s Income Tracker shows families’ spending power returned to growth in July
IRI Weekly FMCG News update - w/c 21st November 2016Rūta Misiūnaitė
This document provides a weekly news update on developments in the packaged groceries sector. Key highlights include:
- Nisa's partnership with Center Parcs is strengthening with the redevelopment of a store.
- Dunnes Stores has become Ireland's largest supermarket, increasing its market share.
- Lidl UK has launched a new Twitter campaign to lower product prices based on engagement.
- Kingfisher reported solid third quarter results, with growth in the UK offsetting weakness in France.
• Supermarket sales record first dip below £100bn in six years
• Nisa brings back ‘Bank Holiday Bonanza’
• One-hour delivery slots offered at The Fragrance Shop
• Sales in Scotland fall in July
• John Lewis weekly sales hurt by good weather, Waitrose sales rise
• easyFoodstore: store extension and new European suppliers
• Kingfisher Q2 growth unhurt by Brexit worries
• SPAR offers new weekly deals ahead of Bank Holiday
• Asda suffers worst quarterly performance on record
• Lidl UK: driving non-food sales with new offer day
• Tesco follows Night Tube launch with 24hr stores
- Quorn outlined plans to invest £150m to expand production and R&D facilities to meet growing global demand, with sales up 19% in the first half. This will create 300 new jobs in the UK over 5 years.
- Science in Sport saw a 28% rise in first half sales to £8.27m, with 78% e-commerce growth. The sports nutrition firm increased investment in its US, Italian and Australian businesses.
- Costcutter launched a Facebook Canvas advert to promote its 'Tasty in No Time' summer burger recipe and own-brand products, engaging customers through social media.
• Record Christmas for Irish grocery market with Supervalu regaining No.1 position and Tesco continuing to improve
• Greggs announces strong Q4 results
• PEP&CO expands in Poundland stores
• Cold weather and fresh produce sales drive growth at Waitrose
• Tesco introduces "slow lane" pilot
• Waitrose becomes latest retailer to trial FareShare FoodCloud
• New membership scheme helps drive strong Q4 trading at Co-op
• Pets at Home third quarter performance boosted by strong growth from vet practices
• Iceland launches interactive Facebook Live campaign
• Tesco to deliver in an hour
• Sainsbury's goes 'food dancing' in new ad campaign
• Location key to store selection, study finds
• Aldi and Lidl top YouGov BrandIndex rankings
• Christmas shoppers keep station retailers on track
IRI's Weekly News Update - w/c 10th July 2017Rūta Misiūnaitė
A.S. Watson will open 88 new stores in the UK despite Brexit concerns. Lidl plans to double its UK store openings to 60 per year. Morrisons launched an online flower delivery service called Flowerworld. Sales declined at M&S but showed signs of recovery, while B&M and Superdrug saw continued strong growth boosted by deals and weather. Cadbury will expand production at its Bournville site. Tate & Lyle launched a new sugar range. Warm weather and food inflation boosted June retail sales. Beiersdorf will invest €230 million in a new HQ and research center in Germany.
FMCG weekly news update - 5th September 2016Lucy Allison
The document provides a weekly news update on developments in the packaged grocery sector. Key points include:
- Tesco is expanding its "Scan as You Shop" service to more stores.
- Halfords saw a 10.3% increase in retail sales boosted by cycling and travel sales over the summer.
- Overall retail sales weakened in August but the food sector benefited from warm weather.
- Amazon is offering one-hour delivery from local restaurants to Prime members in select London areas.
IRI's Weekly News Update - w/c 26th June 2017Rūta Misiūnaitė
Retailer News:
• Tesco to give store staff a 10.5% pay rise
• Holland & Barrett sold to L1 Retail for £1.77bn
• Tesco rolling out one hour delivery service
• Debenhams warns of 'market volatility' as third-quarter sales fall
• Co-op the top-up shop destination of choice, survey finds
• Ocado trials autonomous delivery technology
• Tesco axing 1,200 jobs at HQ as part of cost-cutting drive
• Nisa posts robust year end results and confirms takeover offer
• Bunnings doubles scale of pilot store programme in the UK
Category News:
• UK prestige beauty retail sales hit highest ever rate
• Kallø secures contract to supply NHS food outlets
• Stella Artois serves for Wimbledon once again
Other News:
• Airports offer a $38bn bright spot for retailers
• Consumer confidence takes a hit after general election result
• British market growth hits five-year high
Macroview weekly news update - 22nd february 2016Paul Couchman
I thought you might be interested in the attached articles from this week’s trade press. The headlines are ….
• SuperValu outlines expansion plans after strong 2015
• Sainsbury’s given more time to finalise bid for Home Retail Group
• Sysco to acquire Brakes Group for £2.2bn
• Food and drink manufacturers set sights on growth and investment
• John Lewis sales up 6.9% last week
• Retail sales growth slows and set to ease further
• Over half of online sales now made through mobile devices
• Whole Foods Market UK delivers sales and profit growth
• Consumer confidence slips in February
• Better understanding of shoppers key to keeping products on supermarket shelves
Your guide to the weekly news in FMCG!
The headlines are ….
Headlines:
• Morrisons ramps up ‘Price Crunch’ campaign with another 1,000 cuts
• Sainsbury’s to expand presence in China
• Wickes owner reports strong first half growth
• Shop prices continue to fall but at slower rate
• Irish grocery sector gets kick from Euros; Dunnes closing in on Tesco
• Warmer weather and school holidays boost sales at Waitrose
• Waitrose opens first cashless store
• Study suggests self-scan technology is promoting supermarket theft
• Which? calls on supermarkets to offer more promotions on healthy food
• P&G beats sales estimates in 2016
• High street sales flat as discounting fails to spark revival
• Kerry Group posts solid half year results amid “challenging” market conditions
• Beiersdorf H1 results hurt by wet summer
• Nisa agrees supply deal with owner of Haven and Butlin’s Holiday Parks
• IRI data shows huge drop in use of plastic bags in supermarkets following introduction of levy
• Lidl announces 10th UK distribution facility
• New data shows Ireland cross-border shopping at six-year high
• Coca-Cola announces Christmas activity
• One-fifth of UK Christmas sales will be digital this year
• Deflation continues as BRC warns of 'inevitable' inflation
• The top 30 retailers by store openings in the past 12 months
• Edgewell Personal Care acquires Bulldog skincare
• John Lewis and Clipper form Click & Collect joint venture
• Morrisons reports further quarter of LFL growth
• Bunnings' first UK store location revealed
• New report highlights how grocery shopping is central to UK's foodie identity
• L’Oreal tops estimates with Q3 gains
• Beiersdorf raises FY forecast after strong YTD sales
• B&Q rolls out new store format and plans one hour click and collect
• Average spend on Black Friday expected to double this year
• Queen’s birthday and Euros boost sales at Waitrose
• Iceland beats off competition from Aldi at ‘Frozen Food Industry Oscars’
• Poundland FY 2015/16: challenging year as discounter prepares for growth
• Waitrose opens new Truro branch alongside Great Cornish Food Store
• Tesco sells Dobbie Garden Centres for £217m
• Convenience store numbers reach 'saturation' after surging 21% in five years
• Warmer weather boosts retail expenditure in May
• Holland & Barrett enjoys strong growth both home and abroad
• Revlon to acquire Elizabeth Arden
• Brexit threat has already hit UK ad spend, says IPG Magna forecast
IRI's Weekly News Update - w/c 19th September 2016Rūta Misiūnaitė
The document provides a summary of news from the packaged groceries industry. Key points include:
- Kingfisher reported sales and profit growth driven by its transformation plan to overhaul the business.
- Drinks promotions over the summer provided a boost to the UK grocery market. Tesco performed well while Sainsbury's sales declined.
- Diageo is on track to meet its growth target, with momentum from marketing, innovation and execution.
• Morrisons fires starting gun on 2017 grocery price war, slashing cost of 800 products
• UK shop prices fall in December but also show first signs of upward trend
• Christmas delivers for The Fragrance Shop as luxury brands dominate
• B&M reports strong sales growth after record Christmas trading
• Nisa sales rise over Christmas as promotions pay off
• Amazon starts Prime Air drone delivery trial in UK
• Boots like-for-likes flat as international profits slip
• Poundland launches first sale
• Disappointing Christmas for high street retailers
• Good Christmas for Midcounties Co-operative’s food stores
• P&G net sales remain flat at $16.9bn in Q2 2017
• Tesco most improved supermarket in customer satisfaction survey
• Product Of The Year Winners provide insights on key shopper trends for 2017
• Cadbury agrees sponsorship deal with Premier League
• Travel division drives growth at WH Smith but high street stores struggle
• UK toy market rose by more than 6% in 2016
• Inflation hits 30-month high to squeeze spending power, Asda Income Tracker says
• Unilever’s Q4 figures come in below estimates and warns of further tough times ahead
• Tesco agrees £3.7bn deal to acquire Booker
• Consumer confidence rises at quickest rate since August
• Consumers’ preference for new experiences over new products will drive technology growth in packaging
Macroview weekly news update - 18th july 2016Rūta Misiūnaitė
• Asda taps into Pokemon Go craze
• Brexit concerns, weather and major sporting events impacts retail footfall
• Boots to launch in South Korea
• 28% of shoppers in Ireland say they would go elsewhere after finding their product was out of stock on two occasions or less
• Sainsbury's emulates Amazon with one-hour home delivery service trial
• Sainsbury's completes axing of multi-buys ahead of schedule
• Consumers name Amazon as their favourite retail brand
• Nine out of 10 UK retail sales “touch” bricks-and-mortar stores
• Warmer weather helps lift sales at Waitrose
• John Lewis sales up 3.8% last week
• WHSmith pledges to pass on savings to some airport customers
• Scottish retail sales dip 1.4% in June
• Unilever reports slightly better than expected sales growth but remains cautious on outlook
• New research highlights Olympics sales opportunity for retailers
• CMA clears Sainsbury’s acquisition of Home Retail Group
- Sainsbury's has completed the removal of multi-buy promotions ahead of schedule as part of its value simplicity program to establish lower regular prices. This was a response to shopper demand for simpler pricing.
- Amazon was named the UK's favorite retail brand in a consumer survey, with 25% of respondents selecting it. John Lewis and M&S followed in second and third place.
- Nine out of ten UK retail sales involve "touching" a bricks-and-mortar store through either direct in-store purchases, click-and-collect, or in-store browsing before an online purchase. Certain categories like electronics have a stronger connection to physical stores than others.
• Sales up at McColl’s but Co-op acquisition dents profits
• Redundancies announced as Budgens stores close
• Consumer confidence drops amid inflation fears
• Good year for SuperValu, with plans to open three new stores
• Asda data shows slowdown in consumer’s disposable income growth
• Aldi opens 700th store
• Food prices edge up as clothing prices continue falling
• Poundland delivers positive Q1
• Boots to close 220 in-store photo labs
• Waitrose trials video-enabled shelf-edge labelling
• Nisa to celebrate 40th anniversary with series of special events and promotions
• Strong performance of Wickes and Toolstation drives growth at Travis Perkins
• Mobile contactless payments boosted by food-to-go sales
Similar to IRI's Weekly FMCG News Update - w/c 3rd October 2016 (20)
1) Sales is a highly stressful profession that requires resilience to deal with challenges. 2) The author discusses how developing the right habits, such as planning and learning from failures, can help salespeople better manage their stress and workload. 3) Key tips discussed are having a clear plan by reverse engineering goals, and celebrating failures as opportunities to learn new tactics that could lead to future success.
• Forecourt sector stabilising; supermarkets hold 44% of the market
• Irish grocery market returns to deflation; SuperValu regains No.1 slot
• "Disappointing" retail sales in March as late Easter hurts figures
• Boots No7 names stuntwoman Amanda Foster as new face
• Tesco profits surge as UK sales recover
• WH Smith first half profits boosted by travel business
• Asda reignites "fake farm" row with Farm Stores re-brand
• Forbes Top Influencers: Meet the 10 beauty power players
• Sainsbury's accelerates Argos integration as 50th store opens
• PoS marketing the most effective marketing channel for influencing the shopper
IRI's Weekly News Update - w/c 20th March 2017Rūta Misiūnaitė
• Retail footfall decline continued in February
• Arla brand records biggest growth among UK’s biggest 100 grocery brands
• Which? reveals biggest supermarket substitution fails
• Automated ordering system driving improved product availability at Morrisons
• Shoppers seeking new technology to help with grocery shopping
• Majority of consumers frustrated by inconsistent retail experience
• Study by Mars reveals that emotions data can identify what impact ads will have on sales
• Lidl backs British farming
• Mother’s Day spending set to hit retail record
• Sainsbury's shutters in-store phone shops
• Tesco starts charging for same day click and collect
• Retail sales data suggests higher prices are starting to impact spending
• Direct-to-Consumer channel set for take-off in manufacturing
• Study finds that supermarkets can control shoppers' walking speed down aisles
IRI's Weekly News Update - w/c 13th February 2017Rūta Misiūnaitė
Consumer spending slowed in January in the UK, with footfall falling 1.3% year-on-year, the steepest drop since June 2016. Growth in Ireland's grocery market also slowed to 3% in the past 12 weeks, down from 4.6% last month. An investigation found that Tesco had been overcharging customers due to out of date multi-buy promotions still being advertised on shelves in 33 out of 50 stores visited. A smaller format B&Q store is set to open in north London in early March as the home improvement retailer tests the high street format. Valentine's Day spending is projected to reach £687 million in the UK, up £30 million from last year, as 38% of
• Pantone announces colour of the year 2017
• Spending splurge sees high street hit six year high
• Decline in retail footfall continues
• One Stop launches Christmas gifting promotion
• GB grocery market growth steady as deflation slows
• 74% of shoppers plan to use one of the Big Four for their Christmas shop but still looking for ways to save money
• Co-op poised to give members £15m Christmas present
• UK inflation at two-year high as clothing prices rise
• Social media more important than TV for beauty launches
• Bestway targets forecourt sector with Certas deal
• Pre-Christmas discounts rise to new record
• Amazon makes first commercial delivery using a drone
• P&G publishes first ever Citizenship Report outlining company values
• Pinterest predicts 2017 beauty and style trends
• Lego increases its UK prices as Brexit hits
• First half profits flat at PZ Cussons amid “challenging trading environment” In UK
• Sainsbury’s extends vinyl into 238 stores
• Retail footfall down in September, but spending grows
• Mild weather and promotions help lift sales at Waitrose
• Travis Perkins to close 30 outlets amid “uncertain UK outlook”
• Landmark Wholesale launches new look for Lifestyle Express stores
• Mintel predicts UK retail sales will grow 2.5% this Christmas
• Adventurous female consumers provide major opportunity for targeted branding
• Tesco looks to tap in Christmas toy market with price-check initiative
• Shoppers call for UK convenience stores to ‘get digital’
• Retail sector shows signs of losing momentum
• Greggs launches delivery for business and entertainment
• Costcutter launches 'Shopper First' brand refresh
• Reckitt Benckiser Q3 figures knocked by humidifier scandal
• Walgreens Boots Alliance profits jump but UK sales dip
• Nestlé mulls price hike rise as sterling headwinds hit
• BRC warns about potential price increases following Brexit
• Consumer spending bounces back strongly in September
• Big Four supermarkets lose £5 to £7 on every online order
• Holland & Barrett shakes up management team as it targets sales of £1bn by 2020
• Retail sales hit 2016 high, driven by food growth
• Disappointing quarter for Premier Foods and warns on half year profits
• Sainsbury’s reveals plan to expand Argos presence to nearly all its stores
• John Lewis sales up 11.5% last week
• Palmer & Harvey partners with Zapper for mobile pay and loyalty
• L’Occitane partners with CollectPlus to offer 5,800 click and collect points
• Profits up at Booker despite hit from tobacco display ban
• Profits up 8% at WH Smith
• High street footfall bounces back after dismal summer
• Tesco and Unilever end price dispute
IRI's Weekly News Update - w/c 12th September 2016Rūta Misiūnaitė
• Retail footfall holding firm following Brexit vote
• Sainsbury’s to roll out 200 in-store digital collection points
• Morrisons agrees collection locker tie-up with Amazon
• One Stop boosts availability of single pick products
• Ocado reports strong rise in sales despite “very competitive” market
• Inflation holds steady as rising food prices are offset by clothing
• Warm weather and promotions drive strong growth at Waitrose
• Organic sector sees 5.6% annual growth
• Morrisons reports strengthening like-for-like trend in H1
• Trading improves at Booker
• Disappointing half for Waitrose amid “challenging” trading conditions
• Asda targets improved value for customers
- Morrisons has appointed a new "Bake Officer" to monitor trends from the Great British Bake Off TV show and ensure popular ingredients are stocked. The officer predicts increases in metallic frostings, edible glitter, and hand-painted icing artistry.
- Premier convenience stores have reached 3,300 UK stores after recruiting 330 new members last year. The expansion follows a branding refresh to appeal to modern shoppers.
- Tourist spending in the UK increased in July, especially among Japanese, Indonesian, and US tourists, following the drop in the value of the pound after Brexit. Spending on watches, jewelry and clothing rose.
- Grocery sales in the UK saw modest growth in the
• Superdrug says service is key to 62.4% profit spike in 2015
• Nisa retail returns to profit
• 1,000 ‘smart’ sensors to monitor high street footfall across the UK
• Sainsbury's cuts ties with Netto – all stores to close by August
• Waitrose partners with British Corner Shop to drive international sales
• Irish grocery market still growing but concerns Brexit could lead to return of cross border shopping
• Biggest fall in food prices for a year
• Deflation and weak consumer demand impacts sales at Booker
• Wilko FY 2015/16 results: 'year of recovery'
• Disappointing quarter for M&S as clothing and food sales fall
• Petrol forecourts now generating £4bn in retail sales
• Consumer confidence drops at sharpest rate in 21 years following EU referendum
• Co-op snaps up six My Local stores
- The document provides updates on various news items in the UK grocery market, including Nisa announcing strong social media presence, SPAR confirming a partnership with Holland & Barrett, and Morrisons announcing price cuts and delivering quarterly sales growth.
- Sainsbury's delivered encouraging full-year results, focusing on quality, fair prices, and convenience. However, profits fell as it invested more in these areas.
- Data from Kantar Worldpanel showed that overall UK grocery market growth stalled in April, with all major retailers except Co-op and discounters seeing sales declines. Discounters Aldi and Lidl continued strong double-digit growth.
• Consumer confidence stumbles in the face of uncertainty
• Tesco to install defibrillators in over 900 stores
• Boots says getting into schools is creating loyalty among the next generation
• Asda ‘Income Tracker’ shows consumers enjoyed another boost in spending power last month
• Tesco scrapping boost events as part of moves to make Club card simpler and more appealing
• Self-Service checkouts and lack of pricing transparency turning customers away from the high street
• Asda agrees to make changes after being singled out by CMA in probe into supermarket pricing practices
• Motor Fuel Group agrees supply deal with Booker Retail Partners
• British consumer confidence damaged by European uncertainty
• Nisa hails success of Bank Holiday bonanza
• SPAR launches new radio service to help drive sales
‘IRI Companion Deck’ and ‘IRI Graphs Master Deck’ PowerPoint Templates
About the ‘IRI Companion Deck’ and the ‘IRI Graphs Master Deck’ templates
These templates contain two full libraries of IRI slides, including charts, to be used by all IRI employees when presenting internally or externally using PowerPoint. In the ‘IRI Companion Deck’ you will find slides for management and general information content and a selection of our most popular graphics. In the ‘IRI Graphs Master Deck’ you will find a more comprehensive library of charts to be used when presenting analysis and data to clients.
How should I use this PowerPoint deck?The key difference between the new companion deck and the former one is the addition of a master slides library that contains all the key slides that we need to use for consistency. The master slides have been designed in accordance with the new IRI corporate graphic guidelines.
So when you use this IRI PowerPoint deck, if you want to add slides, you can:
A. either copy and paste the slides from the normal presentation – what we have done up until now, but you have to be careful to not alter the style.
B. or please proceed as below:
Click ‘new slide’ on the top menu bar, then select an empty slide (the 5th one for normal or the 6th one for a slide with diagrams and graphs in ‘IRI Directly Usable Slides’) in the master templates library.
Then, go on this new slide and click on ‘Display’ on the top menu bar.
Select ‘Master Slides’ (5th option), select the slide template you want to add from the part 2.
Select and copy all the content (not the title).
Close the ‘Master Slides’ session button on the top right of the menu bar.
Go to your empty slide and paste.
This process works for master slides from part 2 of the master library, called ‘IRI Companion template library’. To add a new slide from part 1, called ‘IRI Directly Usable Templates’, you just have to go to ‘New Slides’ and select the slide you want to use.
Guidelines on fonts, types, sizes and positionsCorrect fonts, types, sizes and positions are already set up in each master slide. If you cannot find what you need please use the following options only:
Fonts: Verdana and dark grey (RGB references: 097/099/101)
Sizes:
Graphics, Diagrams and Position
Axis maximum in 10, but minimum 8.
Description in 10, but minimum in 8.
Position: please use only the marked content field (4 helplines) for graphics & diagrams.
Content and Position
11 is the standard - maximum 12, minimum 10.
The content always has to be set up into the content field.
Source and Position
Only 9, normal type (NO Bold, Italic, Underline).
Position: graphics have to be set up on the bottom left, like on the master slide ‘Basic slide w/o content field’.
Colours:Standard corporate colours are implemented in each master slide. If this is not the case, please follow the corporate colour palette (also described in point 5 in these guidelines):
Normal text: dark grey (RGB references: 097/099/101).
Headline: dark blue (RGB references: 000/039/118).
Headlines in the content field: dark blue.
Diagram description: dark grey.
Highlights: orange and light blue (orange RGB references: 212/118/000, light blue RGB references: 000/159/218).
Agenda: light blue.
Bulletpoints
Bulletpoints have to be in orange and in some graphs in dark grey.
The text has to be in dark grey.
The alignment of the different sections inside a chart
The correct alignment is already set up in the master slides. If it isn’t please use the following options:
Standard alignment of slide fields:
Content Field: Size: H 12.09cm x W 24.71cm + Position: H 1.41cm x V 4.34cm.
Heading: Size: H 1.76cm x W 24.71cm + Position: H 1.41cm x V 0.97cm.
Sub-Heading: H 0.82cm x W 24.71cm + Position: H 1.41cm x V 3.12cm.
How to use graphics colours
The correct alignment is already set up in the master slides. If it isn’t please use the following options only. For a chart slide, please follow the colour ranking and references listed below. Please use them in the order starting with 1:
RGB references 000/039/118 – dark blue
RGB references 210/073/042 - orange
RGB references 000/159/218 – light blue
RGB references 097/099/101 – dark grey
RGB references 224/225/221 – light grey
RGB references 255/255/255 – white
RGB references 177/203/255
RGB references 238/182/169
RGB references 80/208/255
RGB references 191/191/191
RGB references 246/218/212
RGB references 197/239/255
RGB references 98/150/255
RGB references 202/204/197.
RGB codes should be standard in your colour palette. If you have any problems contact your ITO department or EU.marketing@IRIworldwide.com.
FAQs
Q: I have chosen a master slide but I am not able to work with it. Why is this? A: You must choose OR select one of the slides from one of the library sections. You have to use them as described in point 2 above.
Q: I don’t have the correct colours and the arrangement doesn’t match the master slides. What should I do?A: Please contact your local PowerPoint Supervisor or EU.Marketing@IRIworldwide.com.
CONTACT
If you have any further questions or problems please email EU.Marketing@IRIworldwide.com.
If we consider the state of the economy, its clear that the position is now a lot less positive than when the Chancellor and Bank Of Eng gave their last official assessment back in the autumn
Much of this probably due to the deteriorating international position with the severe slowdown in China having a knock on impact on the UK economy
This is one of the factors contributing to the plunge in oil prices which has benefits for consumers through much lower petrol and energy prices
Commodities (fuel and food) remain plentiful - storage bunkers are so full sudden price increases are unlikely in the foreseeable future
Low global commodity price changes feeding the savage price deflation we are seeing, which should mean a continuation of deflation through 2016
One key issue is the new NLW, which comes in April 2016 – a new TV campaign for it has just been launched. This is not a one-off change – the NLW will ratchet up in years ahead from £7.20 to £9 in 2020, a move that could create big cost increases for suppliers and retailers – and these may be hard to pass on
Last year there was good news for household incomes – they actually rose in 2015 and In real terms, average income is back at the pre-crisis level. However, there is some evidence that wage increases slowed toward the end of 2015
Interest rates remain low – no increase is expected for some time so that should support consumer spending, but also puts downward pressure on the value of the £
‘IRI Companion Deck’ and ‘IRI Graphs Master Deck’ PowerPoint Templates
About the ‘IRI Companion Deck’ and the ‘IRI Graphs Master Deck’ templates
These templates contain two full libraries of IRI slides, including charts, to be used by all IRI employees when presenting internally or externally using PowerPoint. In the ‘IRI Companion Deck’ you will find slides for management and general information content and a selection of our most popular graphics. In the ‘IRI Graphs Master Deck’ you will find a more comprehensive library of charts to be used when presenting analysis and data to clients.
How should I use this PowerPoint deck?The key difference between the new companion deck and the former one is the addition of a master slides library that contains all the key slides that we need to use for consistency. The master slides have been designed in accordance with the new IRI corporate graphic guidelines.
So when you use this IRI PowerPoint deck, if you want to add slides, you can:
A. either copy and paste the slides from the normal presentation – what we have done up until now, but you have to be careful to not alter the style.
B. or please proceed as below:
Click ‘new slide’ on the top menu bar, then select an empty slide (the 5th one for normal or the 6th one for a slide with diagrams and graphs in ‘IRI Directly Usable Slides’) in the master templates library.
Then, go on this new slide and click on ‘Display’ on the top menu bar.
Select ‘Master Slides’ (5th option), select the slide template you want to add from the part 2.
Select and copy all the content (not the title).
Close the ‘Master Slides’ session button on the top right of the menu bar.
Go to your empty slide and paste.
This process works for master slides from part 2 of the master library, called ‘IRI Companion template library’. To add a new slide from part 1, called ‘IRI Directly Usable Templates’, you just have to go to ‘New Slides’ and select the slide you want to use.
Guidelines on fonts, types, sizes and positionsCorrect fonts, types, sizes and positions are already set up in each master slide. If you cannot find what you need please use the following options only:
Fonts: Verdana and dark grey (RGB references: 097/099/101)
Sizes:
Graphics, Diagrams and Position
Axis maximum in 10, but minimum 8.
Description in 10, but minimum in 8.
Position: please use only the marked content field (4 helplines) for graphics & diagrams.
Content and Position
11 is the standard - maximum 12, minimum 10.
The content always has to be set up into the content field.
Source and Position
Only 9, normal type (NO Bold, Italic, Underline).
Position: graphics have to be set up on the bottom left, like on the master slide ‘Basic slide w/o content field’.
Colours:Standard corporate colours are implemented in each master slide. If this is not the case, please follow the corporate colour palette (also described in point 5 in these guidelines):
Normal text: dark grey (RGB references: 097/099/101).
Headline: dark blue (RGB references: 000/039/118).
Headlines in the content field: dark blue.
Diagram description: dark grey.
Highlights: orange and light blue (orange RGB references: 212/118/000, light blue RGB references: 000/159/218).
Agenda: light blue.
Bulletpoints
Bulletpoints have to be in orange and in some graphs in dark grey.
The text has to be in dark grey.
The alignment of the different sections inside a chart
The correct alignment is already set up in the master slides. If it isn’t please use the following options:
Standard alignment of slide fields:
Content Field: Size: H 12.09cm x W 24.71cm + Position: H 1.41cm x V 4.34cm.
Heading: Size: H 1.76cm x W 24.71cm + Position: H 1.41cm x V 0.97cm.
Sub-Heading: H 0.82cm x W 24.71cm + Position: H 1.41cm x V 3.12cm.
How to use graphics colours
The correct alignment is already set up in the master slides. If it isn’t please use the following options only. For a chart slide, please follow the colour ranking and references listed below. Please use them in the order starting with 1:
RGB references 000/039/118 – dark blue
RGB references 210/073/042 - orange
RGB references 000/159/218 – light blue
RGB references 097/099/101 – dark grey
RGB references 224/225/221 – light grey
RGB references 255/255/255 – white
RGB references 177/203/255
RGB references 238/182/169
RGB references 80/208/255
RGB references 191/191/191
RGB references 246/218/212
RGB references 197/239/255
RGB references 98/150/255
RGB references 202/204/197.
RGB codes should be standard in your colour palette. If you have any problems contact your ITO department or EU.marketing@IRIworldwide.com.
FAQs
Q: I have chosen a master slide but I am not able to work with it. Why is this? A: You must choose OR select one of the slides from one of the library sections. You have to use them as described in point 2 above.
Q: I don’t have the correct colours and the arrangement doesn’t match the master slides. What should I do?A: Please contact your local PowerPoint Supervisor or EU.Marketing@IRIworldwide.com.
CONTACT
If you have any further questions or problems please email EU.Marketing@IRIworldwide.com.