and also faster. Because they don’t have as much work as big branches.
Size
Advantages
The advantages for Halfords being large business is that is that they got name they are famous and people know what they provide and if they need some of the products that halfords provides they know they can go to halfords and buy it. Advantage for As systems that is micro business is that can be based anywhere it doesn’t need lot of space to operate and will be easier for people to get to it.
Disadvantages
Disadvantage for Halfords that is large business is that cannot be based anywhere usually is not close to neighbourhood so its harder to get to it.
Disadvantage for As systems is that people might not trust it because if they had never used their services before. They will trust the big and famous branches. Because everybody knows it and you will know if its good or bad.
Scale
Advantages
The advantage for Halfords being national business is that they operate in more that one countries so they have the change to work with different kind of people and culture that help it to the Name of the company because show that they are kind and they what to communicate and grow.
Advantage for As systems being local business is that they have less responsibilities and right to follow and they can concentrate of the work and making profit. But they will have to pay thousands of pounds less for expenses and costs.
Disadvantages
Disadvantage for As systems that is local business it that they will work with less people because they are small business they will have less communication and less work then the big national and global companies that run the global market e.g. Sony, Puma etc. and they will make less profit.
Disadvantage for Halfords that is national is that If the store in one city is doing bad the people will think that the all company is not good and the affect is that they might be having less customers and will be losing money especially if someone move to another city/ town and he didn’t liked the store in his previous town he will not go to it on that town/ city,
As systems
The purpose of that business is to sell and repair computers and computer components. And to deal
Communicate and to find and help with customer problems.
The size of business is micro ( 1-10 people) because there is about 7 people working. This business
Doesn’t any more workers they have enough people to do their work fine and make customers came back
For their services or products.
As system is a local business it is in palmers green.
As systems provide lots of services and goods such as home delivery fixing everything that is connected to computers or laptops, computer and laptop components.
Halfords
Halfords is a large business they have over 10,000 employees.
This business provides car and bike equipment e.g. motor oil, brake fluid, cleaning stuff, stereo, sat navigation,
Bikes and bike parts. The services they provide are home delivery, bike fixing, car stereo installation.Halfords is a European l business in the UK , Ireland, Czech republic and poland the company has over 455 stores.
The purpose of Halfords is to sell their goods and services to people and help them.
Comparing and contrasting.
The difference between AS Systems and Halfords is not only one .
The size is different Halfords is bigger has more stores and more employees.
One is national one is local AS systems.
Both businesses provide different good and services.
The similarities are that both business provide fixing as service.
