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    Case Study 1-2 Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc.‚ in 2010 In 1979‚ Wal-Mart store was an unknown retailer compared to Kmart‚ the industry leader. “In less than 25 years‚ Wal-Mart had risen to become the largest corporation in sales‚” (Barney & Hesterly‚ 2012‚ PC 1-13). Wal-Mart had many challenges to face in the discount trade. This case displays Wal-Mart’s competitive advantages‚ how they developed them‚ if they are sustainable and how they have battled with their competitors. Furthermore‚ through the

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    K-Mart Vs Walmart

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    Like most people in America‚ I am sure you have heard of Wal-Mart and K-Mart. I am sure that you have a preference as well in terms of which store you shop at and why‚ but what is it that makes one more successful than the other? From budgeting and staffing to supply chain management‚ there is a lot of strategic planning that goes into making a business successful. Without the proper balance of costs and revenues a company cannot gain an advantage over their competitors or might not even be able

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    ready-to-eat meals and have deli services available for consumers. Competitive pressures are increasing in the industry with the potential entry of Wal-Mart and new delivery methods such as the internet.  2. grocery store industry witnessed a lot of changes. Competitive pressures in the industry are increasing and several new competitors including wal-mart are entering the market. New methods of delivery such as the interned are making it difficult and challenging for traditional based stores to comply

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    Kmart & Sears Essay

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    Kmart‚ Sears and ESL: How a Hedge Fund Became one of the World’s Largest Retailers 1. Describe recent trends in the hedge fund and private equity industry and the growing overlap between the two.  A: Hedge funds‚ historically‚ were more interested in the buying and short selling of defaulted or near-default bonds within a few weeks or months. This strategy was more of a short-term‚ exit-focused strategy. Now‚ however‚ some hedge funds are becoming more interested in the restructuring and long-term

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    Sears Kmart Merger

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    at both Sears and Kmart‚ the two have decided to merge creating one entity named Sears Holdings. Kmart has agreed to buy Sears for $11 Billion. This puts Sears Holdings at the third largest retailer behind Wal-Mart and Home Depot. Although Wal-Mart is a direct competitor with Kmart‚ Sears Holdings goal is not to compete with Wal-Mart directly‚ but find areas that have been overlooked by other retailers‚ and take advantage of the expanded line of products the new company has to offer. Sears has had

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    Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. Executive Summary Wal-Mart has grown to be the world’s largest retail and grocery store with sales soaring to $419 billion in fiscal year 2011. Wal-Mart employs over 2 million associates worldwide in 9‚600 retail units and operates in 28 countries. Wal-Mart has enjoyed its success since 1962 when the first store opened in 1962 in Rogers‚ Arkansas. Wal-Mart was founded by Sam Walton who envisioned a retail store that could “save people money to help them live better

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    http://www.casetutors.com/8398/Valuing-Wal-Mart-2010.html Valuing Wal Mart 2010 Case ID - W11058     Solution ID - 8398     1389 Words Abstract An investment advisor of a brokerage firm Sabrina Gupta was studying stocks and valuation of Wal Mart Stores Inc. Wal Mart founded by Sam Walton was the one of world’s largest retailer store operating in all 50 states and internationally in many countries. The immensity of Wal Mart operations can be estimated by the fact that it had 2.1 million employees

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    Japan Fact Sheet Total retail units as of July 31‚ 2010: 414 Compact Hypermarket 19 Seiyu GM (general merchandise only) 1 Seiyu GMS (food and general merchandise) 90 Seiyu Supermarkets 261 Wakana 43 Associates History 25‚139* Seiyu is one of the largest supermarket chains in Japan. The company was established on April 19‚ 1963. In May 2002‚ Walmart acquired a 6.1 percent stake in Seiyu. In December 2005‚ Walmart acquired a majority interest in Seiyu‚ making Seiyu a Walmart subsidiary‚ and on

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    Kmart and Sears Merger

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Mikheil Abashidze Case #3: Kmart and Sears: still stuck in the middle? Kmart Company History Kmart had been established in 1962 by its parent company S.S. Kresge as a discount department store offering the most variety of goods at the lowest prices. Un- like Sears‚ the company chose not to locate in large shopping malls but to establish its discount stores in highly visible corner locations. During

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    Before analyzing Wal-Mart ’s corporate strategy‚ it is important to decide what business it is in. For example‚ if Wal-Mart is in the business of selling consumer goods such as TV ’s‚ sheets‚ clothes‚ etc then it is pursuing a concentric strategy by entering the food business. However‚ this changes depending on how you analyze what business Wal-Mart is in. Wal-Mart is in the business of selling everything customers need in their everyday lives. This includes the consumer goods listed above as

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