Sears vs. Wal-Mart Questions Accompanying the Case Create a table and calculate the following ratios for the three years for both Sears and Wal-Mart: Current ratio‚ quick ratio‚ ‚ total assets turnover‚ fixed assets turnover‚ inventory turnover (using cost of good sold)‚ inventory turnover per day (days payable)‚ days sales outstanding‚ days payable outstanding‚ debt ratio‚ time-interest-earned‚ fixed charges coverage‚ return on sales‚ net operating profit after taxes ratio‚ return on total
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chose to analyze is Wal-Mart. The main sections of the annual report consist of revenue‚ balance sheet‚ and cash flows. Over the past year‚ Wal-Mart had a 2.19% price range over the last 100 days‚ and a 52 week high/low of 77.15-57.36. Their net sales were increased over the last year by 5.9%‚ leaving their net sales at $443‚854‚000. 2. Discuss the key factors that influenced the company’s financial performance during the year. During the fiscal year 2011-2012‚ Wal-Mart opened 612 new stores
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CASE #3 Wal-Mart on Trial on ’Predatory Pricing’ Charges ------------------------------------------------- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and its pricing practices went on trial in an Arkansas courtroom‚ where three independent pharmacies are trying to prove that the nation’s largest retailer sold merchandise below its costs in an effort to drive competitors out of business. The retail druggists in Conway‚ Ark.‚ north of Little Rock‚ contend that their business suffered from Wal-Mart’s "predatory prices"
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An overview of Wal-Mart. In 2005‚ parts of Louisiana had the worst flooding on record. Thousands of people’s lives were in danger and millions of Americans watched in horror as thousands of Americans were lying in the street without the essentials of life‚ some were clinging to roof tops‚ and lying in the streets without food‚ clothing or shelter. Wal-Mart saw the need to step in and help and reach out." Inspired by its role in helping Katrina victims‚ Wal-Mart looked at the impact a company
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"There are a lot of people who hate Wal-Mart. In the absence of data‚ they have a visceral reaction" (Neumark 1). Yet Walmart has strived to change that way americans think of walmart’s impact on the economy."According to economic consulting firm Global Insight‚ the existence of Wal-Mart in the United States and its effect on consumer prices results in an annual cost savings of $263 billion‚ or roughly $895 per person. The study also concluded that Wal-Mart created 210‚000 net new jobs last year
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Professor Bari Courts November 2012 Unit III Case Study Wal - Mart‚ the name can evoke different emotions in people‚ you love it or not. Reality is‚ the company has and continues to have a huge impact on the global retail market. The current business model dictates that every store and every employee reduce costs to maintain huge financial benefits. In spite of the alleged and proven ethical violations Wal-Mart continues to be driving force on the retail market. Ethical violations include “off
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Five forces framework is proposed by Michael Porter. It draws upon Industrial Organization economics to derive five forces that determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of a market. Attractiveness in this context refers to the overall industry profitability. An "unattractive" industry is one in which the combination of these five forces acts to drive down overall profitability. 1. Competitors In current the main competitors of Tsingtao beer are Budweiser‚ YangJing‚ Blue
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis of the Automobile Industry Porter’s Five Forces‚ also known as P5F‚ is a way of examining the attractiveness of an industry. It does so by looking at five forces which act on that industry. These forces are determinants of that industry’s profitability. The 5 forces are: 1. The threat of new entrants In the auto manufacturing industry‚ this is generally a very low threat. Factors to examine for this threat include all barriers to entry such as upfront capital requirements
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want and what are they good and bad at. If they really want the Walmart aisles to be less cluttered‚ we need to listen on what kind of design that they really want. The customers rarely know what to tell us what they need. We can observe‚ record and analysis on their behavioural or attitudes towards the system. The next step is designing alternatives. Redesign the current system to a new interactive design which might help the customers feel more comfortable with. We are the designers so we need to
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Five-Year Strategic Marketing Plan Wal-Mart Inc. A Marketing Plan Presented By: Justin Ravari Table of Contents Page 1. Company Description 1 2. Strategic Focus and Plan 2 Mission 2 Goals 2 Competitive Advantage 2 3. Situation Analysis 4 SWOT Analysis 4 Industry Analysis 6 Competitor Analysis 6 Company Analysis 7 Customer Analysis 7 4. Market-Product Focus 8 Marketing and Product Objectives 8 Target Markets 8 Points of
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