Borders Group, Inc (BGPIQ) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Borders Group, Inc (BGPIQ) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

Borders Group, Inc (Borders) principally engages in the operation of book, music, and movie superstores as well as mall-based bookstores. The company operates small format stores in malls, airports and outlet malls. Waldenbooks, Borders and Borders Express are the different names under which the stores of the company operate. Borders Group operates 489 superstores, 126 mall-based stores and other small format bookstores and 27 Borders-branded airport stores. The company's mall based stores operate under the names including, Waldenbooks, Borders Express, Borders Outlet and Borders airport stores. In addition, the Borders Group offers online services. The company principally operates in the US, the UK, Australia and Malaysia. Borders is headquartered at Ann Arbor, the US.

Borders Group, Inc Key Recent Developments

Jan 26, 2010: Borders appoints new CEO

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- Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
- Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
- SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
- Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
- Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
- Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
- Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
- Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
- Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
- Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
- Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
- Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

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List of Tables
List of Figures
Section 1 - About the Company
Borders Group, Inc - Key Facts
Borders Group, Inc - Key Employees
Borders Group, Inc - Key Employee Biographies
Borders Group, Inc - Major Products and Services
Borders Group, Inc - History
Borders Group, Inc - Company Statement
Borders Group, Inc - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
Borders Group, Inc - Business Description
Borders Group, Inc - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
Borders Group, Inc - Strengths
Strength - Robust Store Presence
Strength - Distribution Facilities
Strength - Diverse Product Categories
Weakness - History of Losses
Weakness - Limited Liquidity Position
Weakness - Sale of the International Stores
Opportunity - Growth in E-Retailing
Opportunity - Growing Movies and Entertainment Industry
Threat - Increasing Manpower Costs
Threat - Information Technology Risk
Threat - Reduction in Traffic to Malls
Borders Group, Inc - Key Competitors
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts
Borders Group, Inc, Recent Deals Summary
Section 4 – Company’s Recent Developments
Jan 26, 2010: Borders appoints new CEO
Section 5 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer

List of Tables
Borders Group, Inc, Key Facts
Borders Group, Inc, Key Employees
Borders Group, Inc, Key Employee Biographies
Borders Group, Inc, Major Products and Services
Borders Group, Inc, History
Borders Group, Inc, Subsidiaries
Borders Group, Inc, Key Competitors
Borders Group, Inc, Ratios based on current share price
Borders Group, Inc, Annual Ratios
Borders Group, Inc, Interim Ratios
Borders Group, Inc, Recent Deals Summary
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List of Figures
Borders Group, Inc, Performance Chart (2007 - 2011)
Borders Group, Inc, Ratio Charts

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