Bangladesh Business Blog

Bangladesh’s largest contributor to its  GDP  is getting stronger despite the recession in the developed world. Japanese clothing giant Fast Retailing Co, mostly known by its brand name Uniqlo, has recently started outsourcing low-end products from Bangladesh to boost its sales worldwide. It has opened its local office in Dhaka in September this year. The company plans to treble its overseas sales within the next two years through selling cheap garments amid global financial recession. The company's new business plan to brace for low-cost management, and the shortest and cheapest manufacturing and marketing strategy has led it to Bangladesh, a high official of Fast Retailing said. According to the Daily Star, the company will also start outsourcing home furnishings and fashion accessories from Bangladesh soon, said Koji Yamamoto, an official of Fast Retailing Co in Dhaka. Besides Uniqlo, such global retail giants as GAP, Zara, Wal-Mart, Tesco, JCPenney, H&M and Next are already

Observation:   The world is becoming an increasingly smaller place to live in. There has been rapid progression in the arenas of transportation, faster communication channels and financial flows, all owing to advancements in technology. As companies spread their wings in the global scenario, there has been a tremendous boom in international trade and commerce. Markets that were once considered impregnable and safe are facing fierce competition and have become battle grounds where firms fight for market share against both local and foreign companies. Not surprisingly, nowadays a fairly good proportion of workforce in firms, regardless of their nationality, is located in foreign countries. As more companies go global, a new branch of human resource management called International HR management has emerged. Edith Penrose (1959) shows the firm as an administrative organisation and a collection of productive resources. According to her, HR of a firm is a unique resource and cannot be

Introduction: In the following report we would like to present an economic analysis of the airline industry in United Kingdom.   Airline industry is going through a period of profound transformation in the UK. A fundamental reshaping due to three remarkable developments, shrinkage of high-end demand for air travel that began in late 2000; the emergence of low-cost carriers and the increased transparency of alternative airline offerings and less expensive routes. Today, it’s one of the most competitive industries with all players trying to introduce new ways of fighting competition through services and lowers costs which are difficult due to the high costs of operations and capital investments. In this report, we aim to understand the dynamics of the airline industry in UK in terms of its competition. Competition and its changing trends: Competition in an airline industry is that of an oligopolistic nature where pricing and production strategies of individual firms in a market