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Edgars Consolidated Stores Limited - SWOT Analysis - SWOT Analysis
Datamonitor, Nov 2008, Pages: 18


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The Edgars Consolidated Stores Limited - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. The report examines the company’s key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy.

Edgars Consolidated Stores (Edcon) is one of the leading clothing, footwear and textiles (CFT) retailing groups in South Africa trading through a range of retail formats. The company has ten retail brands trading in over 1,141 stores in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland and Lesotho. In April 2007, Edcon was acquired by Bain Capital, a private equity company, for $3.5 billion. The company operates primarily in South Africa. It is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa and employs about 21,158 people. The company recorded revenues of ZAR20,950 million (approximately $2,956.9 million) in the financial year (FY) ended March 2008, an increase of 4% over 2007. The operating profit of the company was ZAR770 million (approximately $108.7 million) in the FY2008, a decrease of 67.5% over 2007. The decline in operating profits was primarily due to increased store maintenance costs. The company reported a net loss of ZAR1,560 million (approximately $220.2 million) in FY2008 from a net profit of ZAR1,659 million (approximately $234.2 million) in 2007. The net loss was due to the increase in restructuring cost and cost related to foreign exchange loss on deposits.

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- Provides all the crucial company information required for business and competitor intelligence needs
- Contains a study of the major internal and external factors affecting the company in the form of a SWOT analysis as well as a breakdown and examination of leading product revenue streams
- Data is supplemented with details on the company’s history, key executives, business description, locations and subsidiaries as well as a list of products and services and the latest available company statement

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