Strategic Case Analysis: COSTCO (Nasdaq: COST) Strategic Management MGT4340 Table of Contents 1.0.0. Executive Summary………………………………………………… 2.0.0. Company History……………………………………………………. 2.1.0. Background……………………………………………………. 2.2.0. Purpose of this study …………………………………………. 3.0.0. External Analysis …………………………………………………. 3.1.0. General Environmental Analysis …………………………. 3.1.1. Demographic Segment ………………………………. 3.1.2. Economic Segment ………………………………… 3.1.3. Political/Legal Segment ……………………………
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Performance Analysis of Costco Wholesale Corporation xxxx Strayer University FIN 534: Financial Management Professor: xxxx June 11‚ 2012 Costco Wholesale Corporation Higher interest rates‚ levels of unemployment‚ consumer debt levels‚ and unsettled financial markets are general economic factors that can adversely affect the company’s financial performance. These key elements play an important role in how a company chooses to move forward operationally and financially. Therefore
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Financial Statement Analysis: Costco Wholesale (COST) Executive Summary Costco Wholesale is recognized as the largest wholesale club operator in the US. Over the three-year time period of 2002-2004‚ this company has expanded its membership base while increasing its number of warehouses both in the U.S. and internationally. In 2004 alone‚ net sales increased 13.1% over the prior year‚ driven by an increase in comparable sales of 10% and the opening of twenty new warehouses; net income
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Corporate stakeholders and their roles A corporate stakeholder is a party that affects or can be affected by the actions of the business as a whole. Corporate stakeholders can also refer to those groups without whose support the organization would cease to exist. The following are some of corporate stakeholders and their roles: Employees An employee is a person in the service of another under any contract of hire‚ express or implied‚ oral or written‚ where the employer has the power
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Assignment # 1 Stakeholder analysis on the British Petroleum oil spill disaster Stakeholder: UK and USA Government The British Petroleum (BP) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico flowed unabated for three months in 2010. It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. This event affected individuals and groups‚ know as stakeholders‚ in different ways according to the impact that the catastrophe meant to their situation. The stakeholders treated in this case are
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Costco Costco Wholesale Corporation is the largest wholesale club operator in the United States. Costco stores offer discount prices on an average of about 4‚000 products‚ ranging from alcoholic beverages and appliances to fresh food‚ pharmaceuticals‚ and tires‚ making it fall into other type of industry; Warehouse Clubs & Superstores. To shop at Costco‚ customers must be members -- a policy the company believes reinforces customer loyalty and provides a steady source of fixed revenue (Hoover’s
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Costco Wholesale Case Study David Barker Author Note David Barker is a student of Business at Thomas Nelson Community College. Costco’s business model is “to generate high sales volumes and rapid inventory turnover by offering members very low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and select private-label products in a wide range of merchandise categories” (Thompson‚ 2008). Buying name brand and high quality products at the lowest prices available is very appealing to consumers
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Stakeholders are a vital part of a public education campaign because they are directly involved in the issue‚ and could help find solutions to bridge the education/achievement gap in Washington DC. School officials‚ educators‚ students and parents are all stakeholders who have the responsibility of creating viable solutions to close the educational gap in Washington DC. Minority students are directly affected by the lack of programs offered to engage them and develop their education. There are many
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Stakeholders Stakeholders can be defined as “anyone who has an interest in what an organisation does” (Wright‚ 2001). These stakeholders can include governments‚ investors‚ political groups‚ customers‚ communities‚ employees and suppliers. It is important to keep stakeholders satisfied and gain their support in order to run a successful event. This will be further developed in this essay‚ with further recommendations in distinguishing and managing stakeholders. Stakeholder management is the process
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Appendix C: Organizational Analysis Costco Wholesale Corporation Introduction… The purpose of this Organizational Analysis is to discuss Costco’s current mission and values‚ provide a snapshot of their existing overall business model and the environment they are working in‚ and then discuss the key success factors required to succeed in their industry. Beyond that will be an examination of what resources (tangible‚ intangible‚ and human) and capabilities (functional and value chain) are needed
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