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Difference Between Oxfam And Tesco

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I will be looking at two businesses that have different ways of making their money. These companies are Oxfam and Tesco. Here I will explain exactly what makes these two businesses so different. Core and Peripheral Activities
First we need to explore what the two businesses actually do in terms of how they make their money. We will start with Tesco; Tesco are an enormous business with their core activity being retail. However with the popularity of the brand name and their positive image they have been able to differentiate and branch out into different markets, some of these peripheral activities include: ‘Tesco Mobile (Tesco’s mobile network) and more recently Tesco Bank

They also have differentiated as they expand internationally. …show more content…

In September of 2013 it was reported by the BBC that Tesco ‘offloaded’ the Fresh and Easy name not long after it filing for bankruptcy: (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24040346)

Oxfam on the other hand is a charity organisation that helps to ‘end poverty’ they do this completely using funding from the general public and organisations that choose to affiliate with them. They get their money by people donating online or by mail and they also have a few National funded stores dotted around the country. (http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us)
“Oxfam is a movement of millions of people, all working towards one goal - an end to poverty for everyone.” (http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/the-impact-of-our-work)
In their stores, they also accept donations (in most stores not all.) on a section of their website you can check where the nearest “Donation Point” is to you if you wish to know. …show more content…

However they are also liable to pay debts equal to the percentage of the company they own. The pros of this are they can increase how much money is put into the company by raising capital. Banks will be more likely to lend to PLC’s due to them being more financially stable. However some disadvantages are that the CEO can make decisions they may not benefit the shareholders, which can cause disagreements there is also a risk that somebody will by so many shares that they actually take over the business. Another positive of this particular type of ownership is that you have a greater chance for expansion and growth as a company and organisation. This is evident in Tesco as they have acquired a selection of companies to add a sister companies and have been integrated into the Tesco brand. For example; in larger Tesco stores they have implemented ‘Harris + Hoole café’s as a sub-section of the Tesco store where people can have drinks and order food in traditional café fashion. Another disadvantage however will be that as you are a registered company you will have more rules and regulations you will have to abide by, for example minimum wage law and employee safety

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