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The primary audience for this report is managers involved with the highest levels of the strategic planning process, and consultants who help their clients with this task.The user will not only benefit from the hundreds of hours that went into the methodology and its application, but also from its alternative perspective on strategic planning in United Kingdom.

This report helps executives evaluate strategic investment and entry alternatives in United Kingdom.In order to evaluate United Kingdom, Icon Group International, Inc. draws on a methodology developed by Professor Philip Parker at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.The methodology decomposes a country's strategic potential along two key dimensions: (1) latent demand, and(2) accessibility.A country may have very high latent demand, yet have low accessibility, making it a less attractive market than many smaller potential countries having higher levels of accessibility.

This report provides a strategic profile of United Kingdom along these lines.Throughout the discussion, literally hundreds of statistics on United Kingdom are bench-marked against regional and global averages. The reader can thus quickly understand where United Kingdom fits into the regional and global perspective.The report first investigates the economic fundamentals affecting United Kingdom.These fundamentals are the source for United Kingdom's latent demand.Then, the subsequent chapters detail United Kingdom's accessibility.This evaluation covers a number of entry alternatives, including export strategies, and local direct investment strategies.If a firm decides to have a local presence in United Kingdom, this requires a strategic understanding of local business conditions.The conditions investigated in this report include local marketing (advertising, distribution, pricing issues) and entry strategies (opening an office, joint venturing, etc.), as well as human... ... Read more

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Datamonitor's Hotels, restaurants & cafes in the United Kingdom industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the hotels, restaurants & cafes industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, demographic information, and descriptions of the leading companies.Scope* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and leading companies* Includes a five-year forecast of the industryHighlightsDetailed information is included on market size, measured by both value and volume. Market shares are covered by manufacturer and by brand, including private label. Distribution channels are also analysed.Why you should buy this report* Spot future trends and developments* Inform your business decisions* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials* Save time carrying out entry-level research ... Read more

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Datamonitor's Foodservice in the United Kingdom industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the foodservice industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information. Scope Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards Includes a five-year forecast of the industry The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the marketHighlights Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscapeWhy you should buy this report Spot future trends and developments Inform your business decisions Add weight to presentations and marketing materials Save time carrying out entry-level researchMarket Definition Foodservice is defined as the sale of food and drinks for immediate consumption either on the premises from which they were bought, or in designated eating areas shared with other foodservice operators, or in the case of takeaways transactions, freshly prepared food for immediate consumption. Datamonitor's definition excludes sales through vending machines and is restricted to sales in specific foodservice channels (please see channel definitions below).For the purpose of this profile, Europe consists of Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom ... Read more

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Datamonitor's Fast Food in the United Kingdom industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the fast food industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, demographic information, and descriptions of the leading companies. Scope* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and leading companies* Includes a five-year forecast of the industryHighlightsDetailed information is included on market size, measured by both value and volume. Market shares are covered by manufacturer and by brand, including private label. Distribution channels are also analysed.Why you should buy this report* Spot future trends and developments* Inform your business decisions* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials* Save time carrying out entry-level research ... Read more

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Datamonitor's Profit Foodservice in the United Kingdom industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the profit foodservice industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information. Scope Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards Includes a five-year forecast of the industry The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the marketHighlights Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscapeWhy you should buy this report Spot future trends and developments Inform your business decisions Add weight to presentations and marketing materials Save time carrying out entry-level researchMarket Definition Foodservice is defined as the sale of food and drinks for immediate consumption either on the premises from which they were bought, or in designated eating areas shared with other foodservice operators, or in the case of takeaways transactions, freshly prepared food for immediate consumption. Datamonitor's definition excludes sales through vending machines and is restricted to sales in specific foodservice channels (please see channel definitions below).Europe consists of Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom ... Read more

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Datamonitor's Cost Foodservice in the United Kingdom industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the cost foodservice industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information. Scope Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards Includes a five-year forecast of the industry The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the marketHighlights Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscapeWhy you should buy this report Spot future trends and developments Inform your business decisions Add weight to presentations and marketing materials Save time carrying out entry-level researchMarket Definition Foodservice is defined as the sale of food and drinks for immediate consumption either on the premises from which they were bought, or in designated eating areas shared with other foodservice operators, or in the case of takeaways transactions, freshly prepared food for immediate consumption. Datamonitor's definition excludes sales through vending machines and is restricted to sales in specific foodservice channels (please see channel definitions below).For the purposes of this report, Europe consists of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia ... Read more

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Completely updated and revised for this new edition, our unique electronic book on two CD-ROMs has an amazing collection of the finest federal documents and resources about the United Kingdom (Great Britain, England), providing encyclopedic coverage of all aspects of the country. This disc set provides a truly fantastic reference source, with over 62,000 pages reproduced in Adobe Acrobat format! There is complete coverage of newsworthy material about Great Britain, including trade and doing business, the July 7, 2005 London Subway terrorist bombings, tourism and the UK and Northern Ireland, Mildenhall AFB, Tony Blair, President Bush visit to the UK, Britain in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Tsunami Relief; Lakenheath AFB, and much more.

This incredible and comprehensive series on the countries of the world contains material from the State Department, Department of Defense, White House, and cabinet agencies including Agriculture, Energy, and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

There is complete information about geography, people, government, the economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.

In addition to the nation-specific material, as a bonus we have included reports about every country on the globe, with 271 nations, dependent areas, and other entities identified by the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA World Factbook is considered an invaluable "world encyclopedia" reference book.

This incredible two CD-ROM set is packed with over 62,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material.

Our news and educational discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust. ... Read more

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Making a key contribution toward understanding tourism, this book examines how the business operates in global contexts, the effects of tourism on destination areas and the interaction between it and natural environments. ... Read more

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The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to public policy and planning in the broad field of leisure and tourism. It includes theoretical perspectives and practical guidelines for the application of a range of analytical techniques, encompassing planning methods, demand forecasting, cost-benefit analysis and performance appraisal. It is an updated edition of Leisure Policy and Planning (Longman, 1994), which has now been expanded to cover tourism as well. ... Read more

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A comprehensive introduction to law as it applies to hospitality, tourism and relatedindustries. Accessibly written with discussions of relevant cases and legal precedents. The text covers bothEnglish and Scottish Law, and both hospitality and tourism issues. High quality, degree level andcomprehensive. ... Read more