Summer task
I would like to start with a brief introduction of the businesses I will be taking about. Tesco is the largest food retailer in UK, operating around 2,318 stores worldwide. Tesco operates around 1,878 stores throughout the UK, and also operates stores in the rest of Europe and Asia. Tesco has complete online service including tescodirect.com and tesco.net. Tesco sells many different goods and services like food, clothing, toiletry, CDs, books, etc.
British red cross, is a well known business organization, however British red cross is not a profiting organization while Tesco is. The International Red Cross started in 1863 and was inspired by a Swiss businessman, Henry Dunant. The British red cross helps people in crises. There are 189 Red Cross organization across the world including the British Red cross. Each organization has a responsibility to help vulnerable people within its own borders, and to work in conjunction with the Movement to protect and support those in crisis worldwide. The British red Cross provides wide range of services like first aid service, refugee support, health and social care service, etc.
Tesco and red cross are different businesses but both have important values and roles. Tesco is a retail industry where as red cross is like a charity organization. Tesco business was built with a simple mission that is to be a champion for customers , helping them to enjoy a better quality of life and easy way of living. Customers want great products at great value which they can buy easily and it’s our job to deliver this in the right way for them. this is their core purpose - " serving Britain's shoppers little better every day. In the UK, they serve some 66 shoppers every second, so it’s their goal to ensure every one of those customers experiences just a little better service on each visit. they treat people how they want to be treated. They offer customers best value for money. the aims of British red cross organization includes * humanity: Its purpose is to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being. It promotes mutual understanding, friendship, cooperation and lasting peace amongst all peoples. * Impartiality: It makes no discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. * Neutrality: In order to continue to enjoy the confidence of all, the Red Cross may not take sides in hostilities or engage at any time in controversies of a political, racial, religious or ideological nature * Unity: There can be only one Red Cross society in any one country. It must be open to all. It must carry on its humanitarian work throughout its territory.

Tesco ownership is different by other businesses as it is owned by thousands of people. this is because Tesco is private limited company. due to its size it would be hard to raise enough funds for Tesco. Tesco, being a plc business a lot of people lost money but they regained and made profit when the business was getting better. the red cross is a charity organization where the aim is to provide a service to people. It has voluntary type of ownership which supervised by group of people. reed cross being a charity organization, it cannot go into debts.