Investor meeting 5 March 2009 0 Safe harbour statement This presentation may contain forward-looking statements‚ including ‘forward-looking statements’ within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and assumptions regarding anticipated developments and other factors affecting the Group. They are not historical facts‚ nor are they guarantees of future performance. Because these
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Kotabe/Helsen‚ Global Marketing Management‚ 5e Case 9 Case 9 Wal-Mart Operations in Brazil: An Emerging Giant ___________________________________ This case was prepared by Professor Masaaki Kotabe‚ Louie Pranic and Richard Smith of the Fox School of Business at Temple University and Kleber G. de Godoy and Moacir Salzstein of Fundação Getúlio Vargas‚ São Paulo‚ Brazil‚ and updated by Dan Zhang under the supervision of Professor Masaaki Kotabe for class discussion rather than to illustrate
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co-worker that I am going to present was a cashier as I used to and whom I worked with at French Hypermarket Company that is called Carrefour‚ which is one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world. The reason why I feel this way toward the co-worker is due to the obvious carless attitude to job tasks that we work through everyday at the workplace. The Carrefour retailer that we worked for is one of the biggest retailers and that is next to the largest Mall center In Riyadh. Thus‚ the busy routine
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Case Study 1 International case: Carrefour – which way to Go? Q – 1) How should Mr. Durant assess the opportunities in various countries around the world? Ans To become a global firm‚ ideally‚ company should be taking gains of R&D‚ production‚ marketing and financial advantages in its costs and reputation that are not available purely to domestic competitors. It minimizes importance of national boundaries and develops “transitional” brands. It raises capital‚ obtains materials and components
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373). Protests and riots have resulted from the local farmers‚ traders and small shopkeepers in fear of losing their livelihoods. What competitive advantages do foreign retailers such as Wal-Mart and Carrefour enjoy when they enter Asian markets? Foreign retailers such as Wal-Mart and Carrefour are attracted to international markets because these markets offer a higher growth rate. As home markets for these retailers become mature‚ their growth begins to slow down. What are some possible
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INVESTIGACIÓN COMERCIAL SUAVIZANTES ÍNDICE: Suavizantes: ¿Por qué este producto? El hecho de escoger este producto para realizar una investigación comercial acerca del mismo se debe a varias circunstancias: hace años quizás nosotros no teníamos en cuenta la manera ni los medios de cómo realizar las tareas domésticas. Pero sí teníamos claro que el frescor y el olor de la ropa que nos lavaban en casa nos reconfortaba‚ nos daba sensación de limpieza y sensación de estar cerca de nuestro
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Essays Question 3.1: Hypermarket chains like Giant and Carrefour are mushrooming in many big towns. However‚ the neighbourhood soundry shops‚ for example grocery shops‚ still have a role to play. Compare and contrast the roles that the hypermarket and sundry shops play in the life of the community. Nowadays‚ huge retail shop like Giant and Carrefour are growing everywhere especially in urban areas. Since
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Harvard Business School 9-399-011 Rev. April 9‚ 2001 Acer America: Development of the Aspire In early 1998‚ Stan Shih‚ CEO of Taiwan-based personal computer (PC) manufacturer Acer‚ Inc.‚ was reviewing the first estimates of 1997 year-end results. With revenue of $6.5 billion from own brand and sales to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as IBM‚ the company was now acknowledged to be the third largest PC manufacturer in the world. Although the performance was respectable in the wake
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States and the countries it serve internationally. Table 1 shows the top five global retailers in 2013. Table 1: Top Five Global Retailers (2013) Retail Sales Rank Company Country of Origin 1 Walmart US 2 Tesco UK 3 Costco US 4 Carrefour France 5 Kroger US Although it is an undisputed industry leader nationally as well as globally since long time‚ it continuously faces strong sales competition from other discount‚ department‚ drug‚ variety and specialty stores‚ warehouse clubs
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stores of Wal-Mart and that they would gladly shop at Dollar General stores‚ which‚ although much smaller‚ offered comparable low prices. The emerging markets that held a lot of promise were being bitterly contested by other major players such as Carrefour‚ Metro‚ Auchan‚ Ahold‚ and Tesco. Since many of these competitors had moved into the international marketplace long before Wal-Mart‚ there was an experience curve handicap that Wal-Mart had to contend with. From an operational viewpoint‚ the suppliers
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