of the French Intermarché Group ‚ for €560 million. Thus Wal-Mart immediately became the country’s fourth biggest operator of hypermarkets. However‚ with a turnover of around €2.9 billion‚ and a stagnating market share of just 1.1 per cent‚ the US giant still was a negligible one in the German retail market. Even worse‚ with
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Bibliography: A.F.Blakemore & Son Ltd‚(2009)‚Spar. Retrieved from http://www.afblakemore.com/?mid=8 AFN‚(2009)‚ FoodWorks acquires 45 Coles supermarkets in $35m deal‚ retrieved from http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2009/06/29/foodworks-acquires-45-coles-supermarkets-in-35m-deal.html‚ Accessed 21st August 2010 Australian Bureau of Statistics‚ (2006) Blakemore & Son Ltd‚ A.F. (2009). Spar. Retrieved from http://www.afblakemore.com/?mid=8 Bonn‚ I CommunityManager
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Supermarket Customers Going to the supermarket is an essential part of everybody’s life. Sooner or later‚ people will run out of groceries and will have to go to the supermarket to get them. Going to buy groceries is a habit that never stops and never changes throughout time. However‚ the way people shop differs from one another. For instance‚ when someone goes to the supermarket‚ he or she will notice different kinds of shoppers wandering around the aisles. These shoppers’ types can be narrowed
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Case 1 – Virtual Supermarkets in South Korea Situation: HomePlus‚ the South Korean affiliate of the British supermarket chain TESCO‚ intends to expand its existing network of physical supermarkets with a number of virtual supermarkets at underground stations in Seoul. The concept is simple. Consumers need to download the HomePlus app to their smartphone and as they walk along the platform (waiting for their next train to arrive) they can scan the QR-codes of the products that are projected on
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Executive summary Woolworths’ mission statement and main strategy is ‘to deliver to customers the right shopping experience each and every time.’ Woolworths’ vision is to provide quality products and services to its customers all the time through price strategies‚ fresh food strategies and human resource strategies. Woolworth’s main strategies are to increase efficiency and be cost effective. To achieve this Woolworths has integrated and implemented several strategies which include every-day
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known by more and more people‚ and Aldi has been obtained ‘Best Supermarket 2009 Award’ in 2009‚ Aldi has become one of most reputable retailer in the international business‚ and it operates over 7‚000 stores worldwide. Considering of this situation‚ it would be interesting to understand and analyse the management strategies of Aldi. Therefore‚ my project will analyse management strategies of Aldi which operates a discount supermarket chain in the retail industry. The paper begins by using PEST analysis
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factors which led to their strategic decision to sustain its competitiveness. Competitions [pic] Source: EuroMonitor International 2009 Like all other companies‚ Cold Storage faces intensive competitions. Till date their major competitor in the supermarkets industry is NTUC FairPrice‚ with a total of 81 outlets islandwide. The co-operative makes much of its efforts to keep prices low on basic products for the benefit of the less well-off. Initially‚ Cold Storage targeted middle to upper income segments
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WAITROSE BACKGROUND Presentation * We are an upmarket chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom and are the food division of the British retailer and worker co-operative the John Lewis Partnership. * The John Lewis Partnership is an employee-owned UK retailer which operates John Lewis department stores‚ Waitrose supermarkets and the direct services company Greenbee. * Our reputation has been built‚ above all‚ on the quality and freshness of our food. We hold a Royal Warrant with Her
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1. History Whole Foods is recognized as one of the nation’s healthiest retail grocery stores. Whole Foods is devoted to seeking out the finest natural and organic foods available‚ maintaining strict quality standards‚ eating healthy‚ and being committed to the sustainability of the entire ecosystem (Whole Foods). The company was founded in Austin‚ Texas in September 1980 when Safer Way Natural Foods merged with Clarksville Natural Grocery (Whole Foods). Starting in 1984 Whole Foods began its
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1. Who are their target customers? "Target customers are those who are most likely to buy from you". A) City’super City’super is a high-end supermarket chain in Hong Kong. Younger than its rivals in the business‚ and with a new concept of making "grocery shopping" into an exciting and enjoyable experience‚ City’super’s primary target customers are the middle class or the upper middle class with a household income of HK$40‚000 upwards per month. They are probably business executives or
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