Strategy Management for JD Sports: External Analysis, Value Chain Analysis, and Bowman's Clock Strategies

STRATEGY MANAGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................3
2.0 External analysis....................................................................................................................3
3.0 Value chain analysis..............................................................................................................6
4.0 Elaborating the concept of Bowman’s Clock and it's Strategies...........................................8
5.0 Strategic directions...............................................................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

1.0 INTRODUCTION
Strategic management is all above refers to activities where organization management
develop analysing, planning, monitoring, implementing, assessing work to individual for
achievement of business target. Survives in the competitive market application of this
management is essential term (Bui and et.al., 2021). JD Sports PLC is cloth retail industry in
UK. They have variety of effective and fashionable casual and sports wear products. They
consider growing their business with application of strategic management because external and
internal factors highly influence their business activities. This organization activities mainly
faces challenges and issues from multiple cloths retailers industries and their employee
performance. Survives in the competitive market they consider engaging strategic management
plan which is useful for effectiveness development in business. This study will provide
information about how organization can develop strategic plan with analysis of micro and macro
environment activities, application of value chain management which improves quality of
business, application of models and theories of competitive strategies, market analysis approach
and many more.
MAIN BODY
Executive Summary
The report is based on JD sports, and determining PESTEL approaches that helps in
emphasizing political, economical, social, technological, environmental and legal factors. Also,
study is take place of value chain management and Bowman's Clock strategic is facilitated in
regard to organization. Their market, product and services are determined that plays significant
role and performs organization function in desired manner to expands their business by
implementing strategy into respective form.
2.0 External analysis
Pestle analysis
JD sports fashion plc pestle analysis is a framework that determine the macro environment of the
company which has direct impact on the organization of the company (JD group, 2019).
Political factor :- in the company political factor plays and important role that impact the
company in long run in a specific country or the market they have. Company has more than
thousands of the retail stores all over the globe. Every country has different type of market and
policies for the businesses. Political stability in the JD sports fashion plc is important, but there is

risk factor in this is military invasion and the increasing corruption in different- different country
via different factors. Anti laws and customer services affect the company that is basically a
political factor for the business (Phan, 2021).
Economic factor:- in macro environment the inflation rate and GDP of the economy factor of
the country because of the business also affect the organization demand and supply of the
country. In different countries they have different type of the economy. Company have to
manage according to that. Like, skillful and knowledgeable retailer for the industry and company
quality of the infrastructure they have. Education level of the country also affect the business
economy factor.
Social factor:- society perspective and their culture of living affect the business as the JD sports
fashion plc is all over the globe they have to understand the culture of every country where they
situated to better understand the social factor of that particular country where company situated
and going to place. This factor affects the gender roles and demographics factors also the power
of structure in the society of business.
Technological factor:- as the technology changes rapidly company should also improve their
quality and skills according to it. In the past five-year company also changes fast because of the
technology advancement. Technology related to the product advancement and have impact on
the structure of the company retail; industry.
Environmental factor:- in different sector and countries companies having different type of
environment in every area where company situated. If company maintain their standard
therefore, the environment of the company bring the profit. Company affect by the
environmental things like, recent COVID-19 and weather changes transportation of the country
and the law and regulations, pollution percentage, consumer behavior towards the product and
the company (Perera, 2017).
Legal factor:- there are so many countries where the law and the legal terms are not that strong
to protect the business and their rights. That's why many company lack in some area to promote
their product and make awareness about their brand. The legal factor include the discrimination
law and health and safety measure for the company and also for their consumers. This also
include the copyright of the company and employment law different country has their different
law of the employment and other things that consist the business.
Porter's five force model