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How Pret conquered London – and began eyeing the rest of the world

Geoff Riley

7th April 2025

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This is a nice case study for Business Management students wanting an example of a business organization that has successful grown: Pret a Manger.

The sandwich chain now has 274 branches across London, and the article wonders how it has managed this and whether or not it can get any bigger. There are lots of interesting insights into its success that touch upon the major areas of the syllabus, notably human resources, finance, marketing and operations management.

There are plenty of things for students to get their teeth into: organisational culture, market positioning, overseas expansion, the changing ownership of the chain and so on. It's a delight.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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