Evaluating the Financial Health of Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. is a discount variety business that began small and has grown into a worldwide multibillion dollar industry within the forty eight years of operation. Providing a brief history‚ analyzing the financial statements‚ performing an industrial comparison and trend analysis‚ this paper will evaluate the financial health of this corporation. (Walmart Corporate‚ 2010). History Wal-Mart was established in 1962 by Sam Walton
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Management and Leadership; the Wal-Mart Way Traveling back in time to 1962 in small town America‚ one would likely notice the absence of a now familiar sight. Today‚ people living in almost any town in America need not travel far to patronize one of today’s most popular discount retail establishments: Wal-Mart. Founded in 1962‚ Wal-Mart was the brainchild of Sam Walton‚ a charismatic retailing and merchandising leader. Under Sam’s leadership‚ Wal-Mart’s success grew rapidly‚ extending throughout
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other countries such as Germany‚ Honduras‚ and China. In these countries‚ the working environment of the workers is much different from what we see in our American stores. Some conditions are worse and some better‚ yet both serve as a comparison to see how Walmart mistreated their employees and customers. In America‚ you can see things such as anti-union surveillance‚ the destruction of small town business
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Summary Under staunch leadership‚ Wal-Mart rose to the top of the proverbial business food-chain after its foundation in 1962 (Ferrell‚ Fraedrich‚ & Ferrell‚ 2011). The company’s beginnings were humble‚ growing from one store to 3‚000 in only 5 decades (Ferrell‚ Fraedrich‚ & Ferrell‚ 2011). Like most companies‚ Wal-Mart faced the trials and tribulations caused by evolving‚ adapting‚ and competing in a growing‚ changing world. Wal-Mart responded positively to the highly controversial lawsuits
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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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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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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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Case 16 1. The grocery industry is a commoditized industry‚ which makes it difficult for grocers to sustain through differentiation. Buyer power is high and thus‚ cost leadership and operational efficiencies are critical. There is fierce competition amongst various grocery stores‚ with the main players such as Loblaw and A&P holding multi-banner stores in various market segments. Traditional grocery stores also lose some of their market share to drug stores‚ convenience stores and other retailers
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CASE ANALYSIS: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AT WAL-MART INTRODUCTION Wal-mart Stores Inc was the world’s largest retailer and was started by Sam Walton in 1962 who named it as “Wal-Mart Discount City”. However before Wal-mart; Sam Walton owned a number of Ben Franklin Store Chains. Due to this prior experience of owning smaller variety stores and dealing with its franchised supply chain‚ he learnt various business concepts and also was able to selectively purchase merchandise in bulk from new suppliers
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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 by under cutting prices and making them unable to compete. Dollar General can capitalize on this thought and put consumer’s worries at ease by partnering with local farmers and distributing local produce. This will increase
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