Strategic Analysis and Recommendations for JD Sports in UAE

This report offers a strategic analysis of JD Sports, a British sports retailer, focusing on its potential expansion into the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The analysis begins with an external environment assessment using PESTEL analysis, examining political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal factors impacting the company's operations. Porter's Five Forces model is then applied to assess the competitive landscape, including competitive rivalry, buyer power, supplier power, the threat of substitution, and the threat of new entrants. An internal environment analysis, utilizing the VRIO framework, evaluates JD Sports' resources and capabilities. The report identifies valuable, rare, inimitable, and organized resources, along with generic strategies such as cost leadership, differentiation, cost focus, and differentiation focus that JD Sports could employ in the UAE market. The report concludes with strategic recommendations based on the analyses.