Write a 4- to 5-page strategic plan for Pret a Manger that addresses the following issues

Market Selection and Foreign Entry Mode (4C)
Market Selection and Foreign Entry Mode ————————————– Assignment Overview: Write a 4 page paper as outlined below —————————————- Pret a Manger (which means ready to eat in French) is a British fast food restaurant chain known for its very friendly staff and relatively healthy food. While the majority of its restaurants are in the U.K., it also has a heavy presence in the eastern United States. While the restaurant is successful in the U.K. and in American cities such as New York and Chicago, it has had only limited success in other countries so far. In 2002, it tried to expand to Japan in a joint venture with McDonalds, but ultimately this venture failed and it withdrew from Japan by 2004. Now it is currently entering China with restaurants in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Clearly, Pret a Manager is intent on international expansion, but given its failure in Japan, it of course needs to carefully plan its expansion strategies. Before writing your paper, make sure to carefully review the concepts of target markets and market selection from de Kluyver (2012) as well as the discussion of advantages and disadvantages of different foreign entry mode decisions in Carpenter and Dunung (2012) and Rajagopal (2009). Once you have finished reviewing the basic concepts of this module, do some research on Coupang. Below are a couple of articles to get you started, but news on Pret a Manger seems to change by the day so try to find some more recent articles in addition to reading these two articles: Junqian, X. (2014, October 3). Pret a Manger prepares for sandwich battle.China Daily. [ProQuest]——————————————————- Sanchanta, M. (2004, March 30). Pret a Manger retreats from Japanese market. FT.Com. [ProQuest]————————————— ___________________________________________________________________ Assignment Suppose you have been hired by Pret a Manger to come up with an international strategic plan. Write a 4- to 5-page strategic plan for Pret a Manger that addresses the following issues:—————————————– 1. What country or countries should Pret a Manger enter next (beyond the five countries they already operate in)? Explain your reasoning for this selection based on criteria from the background materials including de Kluyver (2012) and articles on Pret a Manger.——————————————– 2. What mode of entry should Pret a Manger use to enter this country or countries that you chose? For example, should they use a joint venture, franchising, a greenfield strategy, etc.? Refer to the concepts from Carpenter and Dunung (2012) and Jeyarathmm (2008) in your answer, and cite some articles on Pret a Manger. _________________________________________________________ Assignment Expectations —–Answer the assignment questions directly. —–Stay focused on the precise assignment questions. Dont go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials. —–Make sure to use reliable and credible sources as your references. Articles published in established newspapers or business journals/magazines are preferred. If you find articles on the internet, make sure they are from credible sources. —–Reference your sources of information with both a bibliography and in-text citations. Required References Start out this module with this introductory video on foreign entry mode strategies that explains the main concepts from Professor Mark Wolters of the University of Illinois:————————- Wolters World. (2012, October 25). Global market entry strategies explained [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSyYo4ph3hM ————————————————————————————————– The first step to entering a foreign market is to decide which country to enter. The following chapter will give you a solid overview of the process of selecting a potential country to enter:———— de Kluyver, C. (2012). Chapter 5: Target markets and modes of entry. In Fundamentals of global strategy. Saylor Foundation. Retrieved from https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_fundamentals-of-global-strategy/s07- target-markets-and-modes-of-en.html ——————————————————————————————————————– After youve chosen which country you want to enter, you then need to decide how to enter the country. The following two readings will give you an overview of several foreign entry-mode strategies and benefits and risks of each strategy:————- Carpenter, M., & Dunung, S. (2012). Chapter 8.3: International expansion entry modes. In Challenges and opportunities in international business. Lardbucket Books. Retrieved from https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_international- business/s12-03-international-expansion-entry-.html —————————————————————————————– Jeyarathmm, M. (2008). Chapter 12: Strategy in a global environment. In Strategic management (pp. 165-169). Mumbai, India: Himalaya Publishing House. [Ebrary. Note: You dont have to read the whole chapterjust the last five pages.] ____________________________________________________________ Case Assignment Junqian, X. (2014, October 3). Pret a Manger prepares for sandwich battle.China Daily. [ProQuest] ————————————————————————————— Sanchanta, M. (2004, March 30). Pret a Manger retreats from Japanese market. FT.Com. [ProQuest]