Pret A Manger SWOT Analysis
Pret A Manger is an international sandwich shop based in the United Kingdom . The very first "Pret" it was opened by 2 friends, Julian Metcalfe and Sinclair Beecham in the year 1986 at 75 B Vctoria Street. https://www.pret.co.uk/en-gb/about-pret#1980s Pret has been very successful serving healthy, natural and delicious food. Pret A Manger operates a bit like a restaurant. According to Johnson Gerry et al. SWOT provides a general summary of the Strengths and Weaknesses explored in an analysis of strategic capabilities ( Chapter 3) and the Opportunities and Threats explored in an analysis of environment (Chapter 2). ( Johnson G. et al. 2014 )
Pret A Manger always focuses on quality of its products , wich is
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Wastage of unsold food increases operational costs due to daily preparation of fresh food . The model of the business can be easy copied by competitors. One of the weakness is weaker customer loyalty programs compared to Starbucks Coffee and Costa Coffee.
Opportunities:
Market expansion strategy in other countries. Increase in the number of vegetarian consumers. Increasing the effectiveness of social media marketing with the focus on viral marketing. In other words the company has many loyal followers , so is easy to know what consumers want, and how to keep the customers loyal to Pret A Manger .
Threats :
The bigger competitor Starbucks Coffee may shift its focus on freshness and healthiness of its menu. Other competitors are Costa , Eat Emergence of new café chains offering fresh and healthy food. One of the threat is increase in the costs of fresh ingredients. There is always scope for new entrants however it will difficult for them to match the quality standards of Prêt in terms of products and service and weaken its positioning the
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