JustSave Foods is a chain of 19 grocery stores in North Carolina owned by Merchants Distributors Inc. (MDI). While they are now a sister chain of Lowes Foods, JustSave’s stores were originally Lowes stores not too long ago. The 19 stores are largely located in more rural areas with more tight-knit communities. Due to their poor performance in comparison to local competitors, it was clear to management at MDI that the stores needed a change from what Lowes Foods offers. While one part of that change is focused more on appealing to the economies of these rural communities with lower prices, management at MDI believes that another significant change that needs to be made is in the realignment of JustSave’s organizational culture.…
“Technology is only a tool and not as important as people, regardless of the size, and can have a major impacts on the company sales, profits, and overall success” (Sederquist, 2005, p. 137). The way Wal-Mart utilizes their technological resources has benefited them in many ways. From business expenses to improving customer service, Wal-Mart’s technology has allowed them to create a winning strategic plan. Wal-Mart began to strategize a plan that embodied requirements that maximize the overall benefits of technology throughout their company.…
These suggestions could possibly raise brand awareness and bring new customers which would in turn bring more revenue. The business would also have new products in the market beginning a new life…
Roman citizenship, republican system, and social standings are overall better than the Athens systems because Roman citizenship requirements gave more freedom towards their people. Although a lot of the Roman society is based on social class which can lead to biased towards those of different “rankings”, the Romans conducted census to control the benefits and privileges of citizenship. According to Claudius, in Document C, Athens had conquered aliens (conquered people or foreigners) and made citizenship difficult for aliens to still be in the same society. However, Romans gave those who were conquered more freedom to rejoin the society, treating their people as a republican system. Roman citizenship requirements allowed much of their people to become citizens, providing their citizens with more freedom than the Athenian system.…
Perform a SWOT Analysis for the restaurant and explain how County Kitchen could be competitive with the deployment of mobile commerce? SWOT analysis is grounded in the basic principle that strategy-making efforts must aim at producing a good fit between a company’s resource capability (as reflected by its balance of resource strengths and weakness) and its external situation (as reflected by industry and competitive conditions, the company’s own market opportunities, and specific external threats to the company’s profitability and market standing)1. SWOT is the acronym for Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat and as defined above by Johnson et al (2008), it is a tool through which managers create a quick overview of the firm’s strategic position in its competitive environment. To do this accurately, the company’s vision, mission and objectives must be identified clearly to serve as a guide (in this case we assume). Company Vision: A vision statement describes what the company is to become in the longterm future (Thompson (2001), p77). County Kitchen’s Vision statement is “To be the world’s favourite restaurant” Mission Statement: To become the best provider of…
compete with their brick and mortar rivals. The use of technology has been a ‘game changer’ for…
| Opportunities * Alliances with grocers who want to go online * Expansion * Growth technology * Partnerships with other businesses to sell their products online * Diversified product line…
A project is a temporary endeavor, having a defined beginning and end (usually constrained by date, but can be by funding or deliverables), undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, usually to bring about beneficial change or added value.…
Any successful company has a set of factors that get it to a level that other companies aim to be at. This company has not only flourished in designing the best mobile smartphone handsets, but other hand held and personal computer devices that have changed the world. The company’s success is also associated with its management and leadership which has promoted its public image and identity. The management, employees and customers, exhibit a style and behavior that has come to be known as the ‘Apple lifestyle effect’ (Coget, 2011). Apple’s retail architecture is something that keeps customers camping at the store fronts waiting for a new product launch. Loyalty is one factor that has kept the company going all the years.…
When properly integrated, technology can increase a company’s bottom line and make for a productive business environment.…
Developments in technology have provided advantages in lowering costs and improving customer service by increasing efficiency of supply chain operations and introducing online shopping.…
Be the first mover again and introduce other programs that allow a consumer’s life to be easier. For example, they can start implementing services where a consumer can pay with their cell phones using the IR feature, or start emplacing smart card technology in retail outlets as this is seen as the next possible trend in the future. Introduce services that allow consumers to purchase things at home with a touch of a button (internet credit cards e.g. one time use cards)…
Successful innovation plays an important role in the strategic initiative of many dominant organizations. The willingness to focus on a result is extremely vital to the successfulness of major organizations. Apple, Inc is a competitive organization predominantly responsible for the most of the technological advancements in today’s cyber world. As consumers of Apple products become more “self-taught” users, Apple is placed in the position to assist consumers in saving money and at the same time, continue to discover innovative methods to enhance company revenue.…
Technology and innovation is something that is believed will pave the way for the Starbucks Company. Starbucks is a huge company but still thrives to stay small. CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz believes that the company has to push for reinvention at this point in time and self renewal. They have to remain relevant with their customers where people live, work, play, and on their phone. They’ve invested heavily in being the best using social media as well as their loyalty program, and mobile technology. Relevancy cannot just rely in the four walls of a Starbucks store. Mobile technology is something that is beginning to be used to help put a boost in business. The success of starbucks begins with the people who grow the coffee to the customer who walks away with their cup to drink. (Schultz, 2013) says, “….It is not only linked to the physical but the digital experience." He says this in response to why the business is thriving so well and has a market cap that is around 43 billion dollars. It seems as though since Starbucks was created in 1987 many things has changed in the plans of success in 2013. Managers and Mr. Schultz are listening to their customers and making the proper changes. Almost everyone owns a smart phone and it is believed that future success of the company will be because of new technology. “Success means never standing still. That's a concept that all innovators, large or small, must embrace, says (Schultz, 2013).…
After years of using the same strategy, there is a need to enhance it to meet the current market needs. With the advancement in technology, many consumers do not have the time to physically visit their store but still have the same needs. To be able to meet this need, the company can utilize current technology such as social media to keep contact with the customers. Additionally, the company can look at enhancing their products to meet the consumer needs rather than incurring additional costs in after sales services which will greatly reduce its operational costs (Seeds,…