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    Case Study

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    maturity by 2004 and Kmart no longer possessed a clearly- defined position within that industry. Its primary competitors were Wal-Mart‚ Sears‚ Target‚ Kohl’s‚ and J. C. Penney‚ with secondary competitors in certain categories. J. C. Penney operated more than 1‚000 stores in all 50 states. Un-like Sears‚ the company chose not to locate in large shopping malls but to establish its discount stores in highly visible corner locations. By 1990‚ however‚ when Wal-Mart first surpassed Kmart in annual sales‚

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    Ever since Sebastion S. Kresge opened the first kmart on March 1‚ 1962 in Garden City‚ Michigan; kmart has become a popular discount franchise with hundreds of stores across the nation. Kmart has gone through bankruptcy and joined with other companies along the way‚ but the store still remains in business with a loyal customer basis. Kmart‚ now a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation‚ operated a total of 1‚307 Kmart stores across 49 states‚ Guam‚ Puerto Rico‚ and the U.S. Virgin

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    PESTEL Analysis of K-Mart

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    each area‚ a company can create a strategy that most benefits them. Sears and K-Mart are two retail businesses that can gain from understanding the general environment through PESTEL Analysis. They could use it bad. One way to take a step forward is by creating new innovative strategies and conducting a PESTEL analysis is a good place to start. The first step of PESTEL is to try to understand the political environment. Sears and K-Mart focus on what political factors might affect the way they

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    Target‚ and Sears. The income statements‚ balance sheets‚ and cash flow reports for Wal-Mart‚ Target‚ and Sears have been researched to complete this analysis. The analysis will cover the period from 2008 to 2011. Some reports were unavailable because the final quarter of the year for Target ended January 31‚ 2012. Wal-Mart‚ Target‚ and Sears have long been icons in the retail industry. These stores have outlasted other stores such as Burdines’s‚ Mervyns’‚ and Zayer’s. Granted Sears has been around

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    a body image that very few people can achieve. Sears/Kmart advertising campaign varies drastically from Abercrombie & Fitch because their target market is drastically different. Sears/Kmart target markets are for the parents of the world. Sears & Kmart are still doing print ad directly mailings along with running TV commercials. And coupons are still an advertising technique that both Sears and Kmart use to entice people to visit their stores. Sears’ ads often feature tools and electronics to appeal

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    was called 5& 10 on the downtown square. During 1962 Sam Walton open his first Wal-Mart in Rogers‚ Arkansas. This happened when grocery stores were becoming popular and Mr. Walton wanted to take advantage of the opportunity so he decided to follow Kmart and Target. Today Walmart has over 8‚500 stores in 55 different countries having more than 1.4 million employees. Walmart has built its empire of being a store who offers everything from a vision store‚ pharmacies‚ haircuts‚ groceries‚ crafts‚ clothing

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    Bussiness Proposal Eco561

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    Business Proposal ECO/561 August 1‚ 2012 Business Proposal Kmart and Sears‚ have been using a product used in many retail industries‚ a shopper loyalty card; this is a concept that has been in the industry for decades however it is new to this organization. This proposal will present the market structure for this program‚ price elasticity demand for the product‚ profit-maximizing quantity‚ price and non-price

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    Strategic Management Assignment 8 1. Do Wal Mart and K Mart exploit any merger and acquisition in recent 5-10 years? Merger &Acquisition | Wal Mart | K Mart | Acquisition | -Bempreco: This company has been acquiesced by Wal mart.  Bempreco is a retail chain in northeastern Brazil with 118 units (hypermarkets‚ supermarkets and mini markets). The acquisition gives Wal-Mart Brazil its first stores in the Northeast market. -Seiyu GK: is a Japanese group of supermarkets‚ shopping centers

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    Buiness Strategy

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    The business environment you operate in has a significant impact on your strategy in business. This is true whether your business is operating during a weak‚ strong‚ or recessionary economy. However‚ it is even more important to understand your business environment during a recession; which is a time when buyer power is stronger than ever‚ and business survival strategies need to be quickly developed and launched. Your business needs to change to survive; it can even thrive and grow during a recession

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    Wal-Mart Market Structure

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    if they offered a variety of well-known brands and sold them about 15% cheaper than other retailers‚ then this would make them a powerful force in the retail business. This business ecosystem may be similar to what other retailers may use‚ such as Kmart‚ but Wal-Mart did not follow the norm by opening stores in the suburbs where the money was. Wal-Mart decided that it was in their best interest to stay put in rural and small-town markets. They felt that the people from the suburbs would come to them

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