Tesco vs Sainsbury's Comparative Financial Analysis

Introduction

The financial report that follows sets out to analyse and compare the current financial and
Market position of Sainsbury’s against Tesco.

The report covers five areas of financial and market review, namely;
• Situation Analysis
• Proposed Recovery Plan
• Investment Appraisal of recommended Investment Projects
• Risk Assessment
• Sources of Finance

Recommendations made within this report are made with the intention of increasing Sainsbury’s market share over the next 5 years.

Executive Summary Format / Template
 Company needed to move from a Task focused to a Customer Service focused organisation and prepare for substantial future growth
 Training Department established in 1998
 Induction Training course designed using latest training methodology and technology
 Fully developed in-house – 100% relevant to the company and the business
 Induction Course requirements – task training, system training, product training and customer service training
 Training Manual and keying instructions developed
 Courses geared towards 80/90% knowledge retention
 Coaching and Mentoring strategy in place
 Policy of continuous improvement monitored by a process of on-going evaluations and assessments
 Training Course Evolution – web based skills acquired – Intranet facility and online training
 Tangible Commercial Benefit – a saving of xxxx over a three year period
References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Market_Share_top_supermarkets.jpg http://www.igd.com/search/index.asp?sc=supermarket+value&ns=1 http://www.tescocorporate.com/page.aspx?pointerid=A8E0E60508F94A8DBA909E2ABB5F2CC7 http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/aboutsainsburys http://www.morrisons.co.uk/Corporate/Investors/ http://www.about-asda.com/inside-asda/our-history.asp http://www.investorcentre.tescoplc.com/ http://www.jsainsburys.co.uk/?pageid=204 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China

References: In analyzing the profit records of Sainsbury’s and Tesco over the same five year period (2003 – 2007) the shear gap is equally as alarming as the differences highlighted in sales.