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Factors affecting company performance.

There are many factors which can affect a company’s performance.
These could include:
 The size of the company (large, small, international)
 The products they sell and who they sell to ( public, mass market etc)
 How the business is run ( PLC, LTD Sole Trader)
 Where they produce their merchandise (UK, Far East, Cheaper labour overseas)
 The state of the economy ( stable, recession)
 The Industry ( e.g. Retail, Leisure etc and how much is spent in the industry etc)


The factors which affect Marks & Spencer’s financial performance include:

The size of the company:

Marks & Spencer’s are a large and reputable company serving 10 million customers a week in over 300 stores in the UK and in over 30 countries worldwide.

In recent years Marks & Spencer’s have found that some overseas stores have been making a loss so chose to dispose of them.
In the fi...