ANALYSIS OF SOBEYS Group Members: Deng Yushi (Nate) Huang Xinyi (Cindy) Kang Yiyue (Demi) Cai Gaosong (Coulson) Grewal Jasnoor Kaur Section 8 Instructor: Carrie Barr Business Writing 5N81 Date: 2015/8/20 Introduction Sobeys Inc. is the second largest food retailer in Canada having approximately 1500 stores in 10 provinces (Sobeys. August 16th‚ 2015). It is the wholly owned subsidiary of The Empire Company Limited having its headquarters in Stellar ton‚ Nova Scotia. We analyze Sobeys in five
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Introduction On Monday‚ September 8‚ 1988‚ Greg Rudka‚ managing director at Scotia Capital‚ called James Vaux to office to discus about a story that has appeared in the newspaper that morning. There is a resignation of former president and chief operation officer in Oshawa Group Limited. Their client Empire Company Limited interested in takeover Oshawa to expanding beyond their Atlantic Canada roots. Decisions need to be made James Vaux needs to determine whether use debt or equity to finance
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INTRODUCTION In the Empire Company Limited Case‚ James Vaux‚ the associate director at Scotia Capital is the main decision maker. It is his job in September of 1998 to decide on a price at which The Oshawa Group Limited will sell their company/accept a takeover offer at. The Oshawa Group Limited (Oshawa) is a food retail‚ wholesale‚ and distribution firm. The Empire Company wants to expand beyond their Atlantic Canada roots; however‚ there are a few catches. The Wolfe family owns 100% of the
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Financial Analysis of Sobeys Inc. This report is based on the consolidated financial statements of Sobeys Inc. for the years 2011 and 2012 with some reference and calculations from 2010 as well. The audit was performed by Grant Thorton chartered accountants. Office location is Suite 1100‚ 2000 Barrington Street‚ Halifax‚ NS. Calculations are based on GAPP numbers provided in these statements. IFRS standards have been adjusted at the end of the financial statements if reference is needed for those
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%20Investor%20Centre/Financial%20Reports/2011/Q4/Loblaw-2011-Annual-Report.pdf * Officers. (n.d.). Walmart 2011 Financial Report. Walmart stores. Retrieved April 12th‚ 2012‚ from http://walmartstores.com/sites/annualreport/2011/financials/2011_Financials.pd * Sobeys Inc. Company profile and SWOT anaylsis. (n.d.) Retrieved April 15th 2012‚ from eople.stfx.ca/x2005/x2005fsv/BSAD%2520101/Company%2520%2520Market%2520Report%2520-%2520Sobeys/Part%25204/Part%25204%2520Final.doc+swot+analysis+sob
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GROUP CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: WORKING COMPUTERS‚ INC.1 Jennifer Sobey‚ an analyst in the headquarters of Working Computers‚ has been asked to evaluate whether or not Working should sell a division of the firm which has been losing market share and requires a great deal of new investment to remain competitive. The ailing product is a personal data appliance‚ or PDA‚ that once led the market in features and innovation‚ only to fall prey to competition from numerous firms once it had
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first lost which lasted for five quarters in 2006‚ due to extreme competition and poor operational performance. Though returned to form after 2007‚ Loblaw now is facing a more challenging situation—the merge of second and fourth largest retailers‚ Sobeys and Safeway—in 2012. In order to stay leading‚ Loblaw decided to enter pharmaceutical industry. In current pharmaceutical industry‚ Shoppers has the most market share (33%) and the most widely separated locations in Canada. Based on four criteria—rewards
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The Work Review‚ Vol.2‚ Issue 1‚ April 2005‚ a publication of the Sobey School of Business‚ Saint Mary’s University‚ Halifax‚ Nova Scotia‚ Canada Pay Equity: Fairness is in the Eyes of the Beholder BY HERMANN SCHWIND Statistics from StatsCanada have shown for years that women earn about 80% of men’s wages and salaries. Unions’ and women’s groups have used this wage gap as evidence of discrimination against women and as a basis for demands for more effective legislation on pay equity. They
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You are the Communication Manager for Target Canada. You have been tasked with developing an integrated marketing communications campaign for the launch of the company in Canada. How will you do it? ASSIGNMENT #4 BY: 1. Prepare a communication plan that clearly explains your objectives (business and communication) and the communication strategy (target audience and key message) you will use. 2. Identify and explain what media (TV‚ online‚ print etc.) you would use to promote
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Convenience Stores‚ Affiliated Independents‚ and Unaffiliated Indpn. - Independent sector represents 39.3% of grocery market sales. - Unaffiliated independents facing tough time a lot going out of business. - 44 Grocery Chains‚ 4 leading competitors: Sobeys‚ Metro‚ A&P‚ and Canada Safeway - Wholesale Clubs: Costco (first-mover advantage) competes with Wal-Mart - Specialty Chains (niche segments): Whole Foods competes with Loblaw’s PC Organics products - Convenience Stores: higher growth than grocery
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