RETAIL INNOVATIONS CASE STUDY Carrefour: Hypermarket Reinvention Carrefour’s approach to revitalizing its hypermarket format and key action points for retailers looking to improve their large format store sales Reference Code: CM00028-002 Publication Date: December 2010 OVERVIEW Summary Verdict’s Retail Innovations case studies are new for 2010. Each profile provides an evaluation of a company that stands out due to a set of unique characteristics‚ or a particular strategic initiative
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Compare and contrast the strategies of Carrefour and Wal-Mart in the Chinese market A recent article (Liu Jie‚ 2008) revealed that restrictions on business numbers‚ geographical positions and stockholders have been gradually diminished‚ which can be regarded as a supplement to promises to WTO. As a consequence of market liberalization‚ foreign retailers have gained rights to compete with domestic companies in Chinese market. Over recent years‚ Chinese market has appealed the booming entry to external
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appendix next to the BSC describing the rational for the CSF chosen‚ and how they fit (1) the company’s mission and strategy‚ (2) how to measure them‚ (3) what is the critical level on which to act‚ and (4) how to act 8 4.1 Financial targets 8 4.2 Clients target 8 4.3 Business process target 9 4.4 Organizational / HR targets 9 Company Choice I decide to talk about Carrefour; French group’s retail sector. In 2009‚ the second global group of the industry in terms of sales behind Wal-Mart
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Stakeholders Carrefour Group Employees as stakeholders: Carrefour is planning to become distinction from others in terms of human resources management and social responsibility in all the countries where it operates. Attracting‚ training‚ supporting and retaining loyalty while remaining open to people from a diverse range of backgrounds. The group do its best to ensure that all employees fulfill their potential and perform to the best of their abilities. Carrefour recruits 90% of its
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Carrefour Introduction Carrefour one of the biggest retailers in Europe‚ which is working with the shopping area and discounters in the world. The company is headquartered in Paris‚ France.) The company started in France in 1959 and opened its first supermarket in 1960. The first major changes and expansions‚ which that it went through‚ were between the 70s and the 80s‚ a period that saw the stocks of the company being floated in 1970 in the Paris bourse. In 1970 the company presented in stock
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Jeevandhara Sanjeevani generic stores a big hit‚ benefit Rs.2 cr to patients A Raju Hyderabad Monday‚ February 18‚ 2013‚ 08:00 Hrs [IST] The chain of Jeevandhara Sanjeevani Pharmacy generic drug stores launched with the support of the state government are yet to spread to all over the state. Yet‚ these generic stores have helped to save up to Rs.2 crore to the patients in the state so far. The Jeevandhara generic outlets have turned out to be a big hit among the poor patients and have been
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Topic: Competitive Advantage‚ Competitive Strategy Case: #10 Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (Korean) faces the prospect of large-scale Chinese entry into its DRAM chip business. Before deciding how to respond it should establish the sources of its competitive advantage. Does the company have a distinct dual advantage of being both low-cost and differentiated? This case provides detailed cost and pricing estimates across all significant DRAM product generations and product architectures
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expertise. Faced with an ever changing business environment and dynamic consumer preferences‚ Ben & Jerry’s has adopted unique strategies to boost its competitiveness. Macro-environmental Factor: Technological Due to advances in technology‚ smartphone availability and use is far more widespread than in the past. According to a study done by Ericsson[1]‚ Singapore ranks number 1 in terms of smartphone use. This widespread availability has led to increased access to the internet‚ especially social
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INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY PAPER SINGAPORE I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY One of the tropical fruit in the Philippines is mango. It is known as the National Fruit of the Philippines and the most majestic among Philippine fruits. Philippine Mango is one of the best mangoes in the world because nothing can be sweeter than this. That’s why‚ Philippines is one of the major exporters of mangoes in different countries around the world. Philippine Mango marks the world because of its unique sweetness‚ fruity aroma
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company needs to maintain due to the heated conflicts that may put M-Core in a negative position. M-Core is in the process of researching benchmarking techniques by other companies that have faced similar problems with moving into a small town. Generic Benchmarking Worksheet Task A: Problem/Opportunity Statement Response to Task A: Kathleen Graves M-Core will maintain status as a world leader in design and manufacturer of computer processors in the world of technology by developing a world-
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