the biggest competitive threat facing Carrefour as it expands in global markets? Carrefour had a concept of been a giant store(hypermarket) but along the line‚ the company faced some challenges which they found difficult to adapt to easily‚ Some of the challenges were due to changing consumer consumption habits and Carrefour could not meet up with this challenge because of the little depths in some of their product categories. Carrefour also pulled out from the American market
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Motivated professionals‚ dedicated to customer service With over 410‚000 employees‚ 110‚000 of them in France‚ the Carrefour group ranks among the top 13 private employers in the world. Wherever it is an employer‚ Carrefour aspires to be seen as a benchmark in human resources management and social responsibility. Attracting‚ training‚ supporting and securing the loyalty of employees: the group makes every effort to support the development of its staff members‚ who are‚ after all‚ its ambassadors
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Chapter 5 Carrefour S.A. Teaching Note Version: March 2007 Introduction The Carrefour case is a financial analysis case. Carrefour S.A. is one of the world’s largest retailers. During the first half of the 2000s‚ the company’s share prices steadily declined‚ despite the fact that the company reported above-average returns on equity. Students are asked to analyze Carrefour’s financial statements and segment data to find explanations for the company’s poor share price performance and to make recommendations
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Carrefour In mid-1972 Decisions about speed and direction of future growth‚ and how to finance that growth Company Background • Begun operations in 1960 with a supermarket (650 mts2) in France • In 1963 opened the first hypermarket (2.500 mts2) just outside of Paris‚ France • Between 1965 and 1971 sales grew at an annual rate exceeding 50% (non food products accounted for 40% of that volume). • Corporate assets growth as faster as sales • Starting in 1970‚ new stores called “commercial centers”
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Page # History of Carrefour 3 Contingent Factors 4 Social Responsibility 8 Culture 9 Ethics & Corporate Governance 10 Organizational Structure 11 Effectiveness 13 History of Carrefour (Convenience Stores‚ Supermarket‚ Hypermarket) Carrefour means “crossroad” in French‚ the implication of Carrefour is that people could find Carrefour stores very easily and conveniently. Carrefour logo with its blue‚ red
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STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT Fages Gaspard Introduction of the company Main address: Carrefour S.A.‚ BP 419-16‚ 75769 Paris Cédex1 6 Avenue Raymond Poincaré‚ Paris 75116‚ France Tel: +33 1 53 70 19 00 Fax: +33 1 53 70 86 16 Website: www.carrefour.com Carrefour is the world’s second largest retailer in terms of sales. Truly global player with operations in over 35 countries. Major formats are hypermarkets‚ supermarkets and discount stores. Well known for entering
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State Bank of India SUBJECT : PEST & POTER Analysis of State Bank of India This assignment’s main objective is to provide PEST and POTER’s five force analysis.The service provider ‘State Bank of India’ is the subject of investigation in this assignment.State Bank of India is a well know financial provider in banking industry and is an state owned entity. SBI is a regional banking behemoth and is one
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art European air hub at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany. In this document I will be covering both a PEST and SWOT analysis of DHL as a company. PEST Analysis of DHL‚ the PEST itself looks into the Political‚ Economic‚ Social and Technological Factors of a company and its marketing environment. Focusing on the internal environment‚ micro-environment and the macro-environment. Using a PEST analysis should always be considered when entering a new market‚ Launching a new product or service‚ considering
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POLITICAL * Government is encouraging private players to produce power and also carry out its transmission and distribution activities. There has been significant Increase in private participation. * Indistinctness involved in complicated tariff rates has been done away with by the government. * Regulatory authorities like Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) & State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) are appointed‚ to regulate the power industry at centre and state
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Carrefour Introduction Carrefour one of the biggest retailers in Europe‚ which is working with the shopping area and discounters in the world. The company is headquartered in Paris‚ France.) The company started in France in 1959 and opened its first supermarket in 1960. The first major changes and expansions‚ which that it went through‚ were between the 70s and the 80s‚ a period that saw the stocks of the company being floated in 1970 in the Paris bourse. In 1970 the company presented in stock
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