Sears‚Roebuck and Co vs Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Case Summary of Issue Evaluate and contrast the financial performance of the two major retailers‚ Sears and Wal-Mart‚ including identifying differences in their respective retailing strategies. Analytical Approach A number of ratios could be calculated to compare the two retail companies but‚ given the importance of return on equity (ROE) as an indication of the creation of value‚ it was decided to focus first on this ratio through a Du
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In the past 10 years‚ Wal-Mart has grown tremendously to become the largest retailer in the world. Being America’s largest employer and the most successful company‚ Wal-Mart’s influence is unparalleled. Wal-Mart isn’t just the largest retailer in the world‚ over the past several years it has popped in and out of the top spot on the Fortune 500 list—meaning that the firm has had revenues greater than any firm in the United States. Wal-Mart is so big that in three months it sells more than a whole
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Sears‚ Roebuck and Co. vs Wal-Mart Stores Case Background Sears‚ Roebuck and Co. Wal-Mart Stores Started as a company dealing in catalogue sales Diversification into 3 types of business – Retail‚ Service and Credit Retail store types – Full line stores‚ Auto stores‚ Home and lifestyle stores Started as a franchisee type variety store Primarily Retail business – Discount stores‚ Supercenters‚ Sam’s club warehouses Focus on price conscious consumers Comparison of Retail Strategy
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The ratios presented on the Analysis for ROE with regards to Sears of 51.4% for 1996 and of 22% for 1997 are deceiving. Even though they are shown above the ones from Wal-Mart of 35.7 % for 1997 and 19.8 % for 1998 this doesn’t mean they have a healthier financial and more stable company than Wal-Mart. When we take apart the ROE number into its parts we can see a really high leverage from Sears. Wal-Mart with just a few points below the ROE from Sears when analyzed seems more solid and stable
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The companies I chose to do this research on are Target and Walmart. The retailing market for the companies I chose is vastly different. Each of the companies has a set of customers from different age level to different income levels‚ but these are not the only demographics that set these two companies apart from each other. Both of these companies have the potential for growth in the future but what will be the aspects that allow these companies to grow. Target was founded in 1902 Minneapolis
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A strength of Sears is their brand. It has been around for a while and still has loyal customers that people trust and believe in. Another strength is they have many stores in many locations. Sears has many weaknesses. They aren’t getting customers into their stores due to e-commerce. According to an IBIS World report‚ “Sears Holdings Corporation‚ for example‚ has operated at a loss throughout the entire five-year period‚ and several reports describe the company as at risk of declaring bankruptcy
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SCANDALS IN 2000S Named scandals Named scandals in India Scandal Year reported Scope Location Key players Summary 2012 Indian coal mining controversy 2012 185‚591.34 crore (US$33.78 billion) nation Comptroller and Auditor General of India‚ the coal ministry‚ many electricity boards and private companies coal blocks allotted‚ not auctioned‚ leading to estimated losses as per the Comptroller and Auditor General of India [1][2][3] Karnataka Wakf Board Land Scam 2012 200‚000 crore
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many secrets and is relived through the through the lives of the residents; the main accounts you will hear about is from three women who have to deal with life through secrets‚ lies‚ and abuse‚ and ’other’ road blocks. Sounds mysterious right? Scandals‚ differences social class‚ and murder. Something worth reading right correct? This novel holds many key points which were happening during the time and was believable by the reader in the 1950s to the 2010s. I’m not saying this because
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classic sex scandal – “a clandestine affair‚ adultery‚ potential conflict of interests‚ second-order transgressions and a stream of revelations about the seamy underside of high society London in the 1960s.” It is no surprise therefore‚ that the story dominated the press and the public’s imagination in the summer of 1963. The Sixties were regarded as an era of decaying moral values and following the Profumo Affair a string of revelations exploded in the media highlighting corruption and scandal amongst
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