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    SearsRoebuck and Co. Vs. Wal-Mart StoresInc Problem: Don Edwards‚ a recent MBA graduate has been asked to analyze the financial performance of Sears and Wal-Mart. Although Wal-Mart is the industry powerhouse‚ its 20% return on equity (ROE) lags behind that of Sears’ 22%. Analysis: Wal-Mart operates fewer stores than Sears but is ahead in terms of total selling area by a ratio of 3.4:1. Between 1995 and 1997‚ Sears’ retail store revenue per selling square foot was not only lower

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    Resolución Caso: SearsRoebuck and Co. vs. Wal-Mart StoresInc. CATEDRÁTICO: Lic. Mauricio Franco PRESENTADO POR: Acevedo Alas‚ Julia Beatriz Coreas Díaz‚ Elsa Carolina Menjívar Huezo‚ Julio Ernesto Polanco Lizama‚ Marcos Guillermo Villavicencio Salazar‚ Alex Edmundo Zavaleta Franco‚ Lorena Guadalupe San Salvador‚ 12 de julio de 2010. SearsRoebuck and Co. vs. Wal-Mart StoresInc. En el presente trabajo se realiza una comparación entre las empresas SEARS y Walmart a través

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    Case:Sears‚ Roebuck and Co. vs. Wal-Mart StoresInc. Financial Statement Case analysis 1. How do the retailing strategies of Sears and Wal-Mart differ? How does each firm operate their business/attempt to create value? The two companies differs in retailing strategy in two ways. 1. Credit sales boost sales greatly in Sears‚ not in Wal-mart Since 1992 when Arthur C. Martinez was brought on board to head Sears’s retailing operations‚ credit sales‚ especially through the use of the

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    SEARSROEBUCK‚ AND CO. THE AUTO CENTER SCANDAL History and Introduction of SearRoebuck‚ and Co. SearsRoebuck and Co began in the 19th century and sold farm supplies and consumer items as a small mail order company. The first Sears retail store opened up in Chicago on the 2nd February 1925 in the building named the Merchandise. This store had included a soda fountain and an optical shop. The first detached and separate retail store opened up on the 5th October 1925 in a city called Evansville

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    SEARSROEBUCK‚ AND CO.: THE AUTO CENTER SCANDAL SearsRoebuck‚ and Co. began in the late 1800s as a mail-order company that sold farm supplies and other consumer items. Its first retail store opened in the mid-1920s. Responding to changes in American society‚ such as the move from farms to factories and the presence of the automobile in many homes‚ hundreds of retail stores opened over the years. The company expanded rapidly‚ and eventually it diversified to include other businesses: insurance

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    FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF SEARS VS. WAL-MART Table Content Background Analysis------------------------------------------------ 3 Financial Ratio analysis--------------------------------------------- 4 Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)--------------------- 12 Working Capital Management--------------------------------------20 Dividend Policy and Tax Treatment------------------------------- 23 Conclusion------------------------------------------------------------24 Background Analysis Wal-Mart

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    Richard Warren Sears and SearsRoebuck‚ & Company Richard Warren Sears was born on December 7‚ 1863‚ in Stewartville‚ Minnesota. He was the son of James Warren and Eliza A. Sears‚ both of English ancestory. His father led anything but a happy life. He had failed in his quest for gold during the California Gold Rush of 1849 and was a bitter soldier in the Civil War‚ which he blamed on politicians. He had earned a sizable sum of money working as a blacksmith and a wagonmaker‚ but he lost it

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    SearsRoebuck & Company COM 530 Abstract SearsRoebuck & Company was once one of the largest retailers in the country. Their mission statement and cultural beliefs were something that they stood by firmly and gave their customers 100% customer satisfaction. Over the years‚ Sears have deviated from their original statements of what they promised their customers and employees. Because of this deviation their company perception and cultural views have completely

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Wal*mart StoresInc 1. Sources of Wal*Mart’s competitive advantages in discount retailing

After a detailed analysis of Wal*Mart’s main departments it is obvious that they have many competitive advantages in comparison with their business rivals. 

Wal*Mart has developed to a leading and fast growing company with a huge market value of $ 57.5 billion. Their average 20 year return on equity is 33% and their compound average sales growth amounts to 35%. Sales per foot² is nearly $ 300

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    DATA ANALYSIS OF WAL-MART STORESINC COMPANY BACKGROUND Wal-Mart initially began its operations in 1945‚ when Sam Walton leased a ‘Ben Franklin’ franchise variety store in Newport‚ Arkansas. After relocating to Rogers‚ Arkansas in the early 1950s‚ Sam Walton’s ‘Ben Franklin’ became ‘Walton’s 5 & 10’. By 1962‚ Walton found himself the chain owner of 11 different Walton’s stores across Arkansas. He then decided to rename the chain ‘Wal-Mart’‚ after himself. On October 31‚ 1969‚ after further

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