... will focus mainly on these areas of motivation and management styles and approaches, as the effectiveness to these two aspects can be clearly identified and discussed through evidence gathered on the organization itself. Wyevale Garden Centres consists of a chain of 114 stores in the UK, employing up to 260 people, and specializing in garden retail, including plants and furniture, as well as giftware and food. Wyevale turned private in 2006, after it was taken over by West Coast Capital, led by Sir Tom Hunter, and bought for £311 million. During the last trading year before going private (2005), Wyevale suffered a deterioration in profits after suffering a 6.3% fall in pre-tax profit to £20.7million for 2005, and sales were down 14.6% from the previous year during the first 15 weeks of 2006. Turnover was also down to £187.6 million from £192.5 million the previous year. Since the takeover and ...

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