Good evening,

Could you please give a broad explanation on the analysis of the competitive forces in the food retailing industry in the UK taking account of the variety of players from small independents to the largest chains.

Introduction - What is the question asking to do? What are the key concepts being analysed? What sources can I use to support discussion? Define the industry I should focus on please.

Explain the relevant model(s) please - How Porter's five forces model could be applied? What do they mean by competitive forces? How does the model would help to analyse these? What in text citations could I use to support my discussion?

Apply the model to the specific context in the question - What can be said about each of Porter's forces within the strategic groups that are being asked to analyse? What in text citations should I use to support my discussion?

Conclusion - Explain how my discussion could answer the specific question. How does this work would help to understand the model and, particularly, its industry/strategic group context? What interesting themes are present in the analysis? What might themes tell us about the development of competition in this industry? What in text citations can I use to support my discussion?

I truly appreciate what you are doing here. Looking forward to your reply.