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businesses close down each year due to other corporations taking over the market. So what can companies do in these cases? As Sears and Kmart have shown‚ a possible solution is a merger. A merger is "the combining of two or more entities into one‚ through a purchase acquisition or a pooling of interests." (Investorwords) It is thus evident that by joining forces‚ two companies like Sears and Kmart can increase their position in the market and stand a chance against other corporate giants like for example
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Sears Sears‚ Roebuck and Co. vs Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc 1. In the time highlighted in the case‚ Sears and Wal-Mart both had impressive ROEs for the retail industry. However‚ the retailing strategies of the two large department store chains vary. Wal-Mart operates as a discount retailer and even has a slogan of “Always low prices.” In contrast‚ Sears is a more traditional department store. Based on this distinction‚ Wal-Mart focuses on high turnover and less on profit margin. Wal-Mart and Sears
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Company Announces‚” 2002). Sears is the fourth largest retail store in the nation worth over 50 billion dollars with approximately 3‚ 800 retail stores in the United States. Sears is a sales leader for tools‚ home and gardens‚ home electronics‚ and automotive repair. The company has exclusive rights to brands‚ such as Kenmore‚ Craftsman‚ and Jaclyn Smith line of clothing in addition to other commodities (Sears Holdings Corporation‚ 2007). The merger between Kmart and Sears was finalized on March 24
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and predicting future value creation for Sears? For Wal-Mart? Sears Sears grew up to the world’s largest retailer by expanding annual sales through diversifying sale products‚ such as apparel‚ cosmetics‚ jewelry‚ electronics‚ household appliances‚ cookware‚ bedding and hand-tools. This article shows that Sears suffered from a cost increase in 1997‚ including lawsuits‚ credit collectibles and sales in Mexico. Besides‚ the flexible payment facility that Sears offered is also a reason for cost increase
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Case Analysis of Sears Changes Again and Again Synopsis The case ‘Sears Changes Again and Again’‚ highlights the changes Sears‚ the well known departmental store had undertaken to solve problems and to reinvent itself in order to survive and prosper in the 21st century. The case also highlights how leadership facilitates to bring about changes in the organization to improve from the current state of being. At Sears under different leadership‚ various changes were made in the organizational structure
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SEARS CASE STUDY by Robert A.G. Monks and Nell Minow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction The great advantage of publicly held companies is that they bring together capital and managerial expertise‚ to the benefit of both groups. An investor need not know anything about making or marketing chairs in order to invest in a chair factory. A gifted producer or seller of chairs need not have capital in order to start a business. When
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Running head: SEARS CORE COMPETENCIES EXAMINED Sears Core Competencies Examined July 8‚ 2012 Sears Core Competencies Examined All companies have core competencies that they use to differentiate their company‚ product‚ or service from the competition‚ Sears is no exception. Also‚ it is common for a company’s core competencies to change‚ as their industry progresses through phases and shifts its emphasis between product and process innovations (Regis University‚ 2011)‚ Sears is no exception. Yet
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Sears Vs. Walmart Financial Performance Comparison Profit Margin Profit Margin‚ Sears Co. | | 1997 | | 1996 | | 1995 | Net income | 1‚188 | -6.53% | 1‚271 | -29.43% | 1‚801 | Total revenues | 36‚371 | 7.76% | 33‚751 | 8.41% | 31‚133 | Profit Margin | 3.27% | | 3.77% | | 5.78% | This Profit Margin ratio is acceptable‚ though not high. The result means that for each dollar of sales at Sears Co.‚ the company earns only 3.27 cents in 1997‚ compared to 3.77 cents and 5.78 cents in 1996 and 1995 respectively
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Kmart and Sears: Still Stuck In The Middle? On January 22‚ 2002‚ Kmart Corporation became the largest retailer in U.S. history to seek bankruptcy protection. Kmart management said that they would outline a plan for repaying Kmart’s creditors‚ reducing its size‚ and restructuring its business so that it could leave court protection as a viable competitor in discount mass-marketretailing. Emerging from bankruptcy in May 2003‚ Kmart still lacked a business strategy to succeed in an extremely competitive
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