Dollar General: Case Study #1 Timothy Mayer Professor Perreira 02/01/2010 Executive Summary: Dollar General Corporation is a leader in the discount retail industry‚ but clearly could use new information systems to further establish its presence and dominate the industry. The ability of Dollar General to set up new stores quickly‚ at a low cost‚ and efficiently has enabled them to maximize their revenue‚ while keeping costs minimal. Dollar General is very dependent on the ability of
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General Electric Case Analysis Case Recap General Electric‚ (GE)‚ is a diversified technology and financial services corporation that has a history of tremendous success. The company’s name is well known across the United States and is recognized by consumers as the “practical innovator” (Crystal & Herskovitz‚ 2010). In order to continue its achievements‚ GE’s strategy is to focus its resources in new product innovation and comprehensive brand positioning. It has created the “Profile” and
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Week-1 Assignment CASE STUDY Dollar General: Heavy on Organization‚ Light on Systems Managing Technology for Organizations April 20‚ 2006 Dollar General‚ a family of small‚ neighborhood store delivers with convenience and value on the basics needs of their customer. The store vows to help their customers save time and money just as it competitors Wal-Mart and Dollar Tree. However Dollar General believe that combination helps our customers have a better life‚ and that is important to
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just low-income consumers. * Increase the public’s awareness of Dollar Trees products‚ inventory‚ and quality of products. Have Dollar Tree become a part of consumers recall. * Inform consumers of the extreme quality of Dollar Tree’s products‚ no products are expired or out to date. We just get an extreme discount with loyal distributors. * Change customer’s attitudes towards Dollar Tree and discounts stores in general. Discount stores carry the same quality name brands as department stores
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Case Discussion Questions 1. GE used to prefer acquisitions or Greenfield ventures as an entry mode rather than joint ventures. Why do you think this was the case? According to our textbook‚ a firm can establish a wholly owned subsidiary in a country by building a subsidiary from the ground up‚ the so-called Greenfield strategy‚ or by acquiring an enterprise in the target market. Acquisitions have three major points in their favor. First‚ they are quick to execute. By acquiring an established
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------------------------------------------------- Contents Executive Summary 2 History 3 Marketing Strategy 3 Family Dollar Growing 4 Battle of Walmart and Family Dollar 5 Re-engineering 6 Inventory Control 6 Strategy Evaluation 7 Family Dollar’s Code of Conduct 8 SWOT Analysis 9 Family Dollar SWOT Matrix 14 Works Cited 15 Executive Summary Family Dollar Stores‚ Inc. operates a chain of self-service retail discount stores primarily for low- and middle-income consumers in the United
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Executive Summary With only 30% of its sales coming from dollar items‚ Dollar General is competing on a larger scale with more known product brands. Educating the consumer in order to change their perception of dollar stores will increase sales and generate larger average dollars spent by a customer. Increasing advertising about Dollar General’s brand-named products will help educate consumers and change their perceptions. Datamonitor reported consumer’s worry that Wal-Mart threatens local businesses
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Dollar Tree Logis-cs and Distribu-on Center Decision Dollar Tree • Main merchandises: – $1 – Consumable merchandise: candy‚ food‚ health and beauty care‚ house wares (paper‚ plas-cs‚ chemicals) – Variety merchandise: toys‚ durable house wares‚ giCs‚ party goods‚ gree-ng cards – Seasonal goods: Easter baskets‚ summer toys‚ lawn and garden equipments
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METU © 2014 IS 501 Information Management Systems ASSIGNMENT 1 Answers 1. a) Explain and discuss the strategic business objectives that the information systems of Dollar General address. Goodlettsville‚ Tenn.-based Dollar General Corporation is the US nation’s largest small-box discount retailer. Dollar General(DG) offers a carefully edited assortment of the most popular brands at low everyday prices in small‚ convenient locations. DG ranks among the largest retailers of top-quality brands
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Burma Shave and Dollar Shave Club were both interesting pioneers for their time period. Using advertising in an interesting way to promote something that most would not find interesting or‚ in the case of Burma Shave‚ care to try is a testament to what each company set out to do in a positive manner. The two companies are alike in that sense as using an interesting format such as comedy to engage an audience is a great strategy as it trigger a positive reaction that anyone can relate to. On the other
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