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Current strategy of a division of major Australian corporation (Wesfarmers)
Wesfarmers is one of Australia’s oldest and most successful diversified companies. It founded in June 1914 as a small farmers' co-operative whose primary purpose was to provide services and rural commodities to Western Australia's agricultural population, Wesfamers commenced her trip to diversification since 1950s with a pioneered program that involved distributing liquefied petroleum gas. Wesfarmers then continued to advance into fertilizer production and distribution in 1984, coal mining, and then on launching insurance agency in 1991. There were also tools and forest products in 1994 and at the retail segment by 2008.
At the time when Wesfarmers ventured many diversified fields, it then became a leading public company in many various business ventures including retail, insurance, industrial, and energy, with about thirty three brands that were famous and available both in Australia and New Zealand, as well. . It is a diversified fir and its diverse business includes supermarket, retail, insurance, and energy and resources field. Wesfarmers’s strategy is engaged to infuse new fields, so it can undergo a steady increment without the effect of an industry downturn. The company has become a massive range of diversified companies.The company now has 9 divisions, which include coal and energy, home improvement and office supplies, industrial and safety, insurance, Coles, Kmart, and Target. Wesfarmers has moved dramatically, to diversify through an aggressive acquisition strategy since becoming a prominent company. However, there are some challenges for Wesfarmers due to its sizable investment, sustainable development and economic crisis. Wesfarmers need to keep the growth rate and plays a pivotal role for shareholder, suppliers and clients.
References: 50 years of powering Western Australia: from Western Colleries to Wesfarmers Coal. (2003). Collie, W.A.: Wesfarmers Premier Coal. Wesfarmers. (2010). S.l.: General Books