Most Important Factors of Tesco Tesco first launched their international expansion in 1994. After 11
years their sales have grown to contributing 20%(£7 billion) of the
total turnover has been from overseas sales. The success of Tesco
expansion overseas has mainly been down to the strategy of seeking out
new markets in an early growth stage. These markets have few and week
competitors and lots of potential. Tesco expansion overseas has mainly
been in Eastern Europe and the Far East. Tesco has set up in thirteen
countries abroad so far, some of these include; Czech Republic,
Malaysia, Poland, Republic of Ireland, Thailand and Turkey. This
assignment will focus on Poland in Eastern Europe, Thailand and
Malaysia of the Far East.
The assignment will undertake a PESTEL analysis of Tesco expansion
overseas. Involving political, economical, social, technological,
environmental and legal issues that effect Tesco.
There are many political factors that effect businesses. The main
factors are legislation, government agencies and incentives put
forward by the governments in order to attract investors. Investment
incentives in Poland are very favourable for large companies such as
Tesco. Polish government offers these incentives mainly to companies
that invest more than £10 million. Some of these incentives that the
Polish government offer Tesco are, employment grants, training grants
and grants for infrastructure development. There may be problems to
businesses t...
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...e on bank holidays. Tesco
were seen to be outside the employee law and therefore were ordered to
pay their workers a total of 35 million baht to a total of 8500
employees. There has also been inquest in the allegations of Tesco
suppliers of forcing suppliers to sell their produce below cost. Tesco
has also been accused of charging suppliers fees in order to sell
their products. The Thai government have stated that these unethical
business strategies are not welcome.
In my view the most important factors are those of the political and
technological. Political problems plague companies looking to expand
aboard as they have a large control of what companies can and cannot
do. Technological factors are also extremely important as
technological advancement can mean efficiency and being able to
sustain any competition.
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will have to make sure that they get enough profit to be able to open
to fill a book, they were able to exchange the book for cash or other
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