A Comparative Study of Strategies Adopted by Wal-Mart and Carrefour in China: A Resource-Based Perspective By Yue‚ LIU September 2007 Acknowledgements I appreciate my dissertation supervisor Dr Wang‚ for his continuous patience‚ support‚ guidance and constructive comment throughout the period of my dissertation. I would like to thank the professors and lectures from whom I learned a lot throughout my master year. I also would like to show my gratitude to Nottingham University Business
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INTRODUCTION Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. was incepted on 29 November 2001‚ as a strategic alliance between Tesco Plc UK and local conglomerate‚ Sime Darby Berhad of which the latter holds 30% of the total shares. Tesco Malaysia commenced operations in February 2002 with the opening of its first hypermarket in Puchong‚ Selangor. Tesco Malaysia employs nearly 15‚000 employees and operates 40 stores and in two formats following the acquisition of the Makro Cash and Carry business in Malaysia in December
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Tesco is one of the three major international retail chains in the market. More than 3260 stores in 13 countries ( Great Brittan‚ Ireland‚ Poland‚ Hungary‚ Czech Republic‚ Slovakia‚ Malaysia‚ Thailand‚ South Korea‚ Japan‚ Turkey‚ China and the U.S. (http://www.tesco.pl/o-nas/tesco-na-swiecie.php ) and therefore to remain on top position there is many aspects which Tesco has to face in its daily life. To observe strength‚ weakness‚ opportunities and threats‚ it is important to carry out SWOT analysis
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market. Corporate strategy ASB-4004. December the 14th 2009. Shahbaz Ansari- abpa40‚ 500 200603 Word count- 3300 excluding references‚ appendices‚ and tables. Contents page Introduction P3 History P3 Business strategy P3 Corporate strategy P3 Company values P3 Value chain P4 Joint Ventures and Mergers and Acquisitions P4 PESTEL analysis P5 Competitors P7 Figure 1: Tesco’s main competitors P7 Figure 2: Ansoff matrix for Tesco’s marketing strategy P8 Figure 3: Tesco’s
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------------------------------------------------- Tesco international Business strategy ------------------------------------------------- Tesco ’s Globalization Strategies and its Success in South Korea ------------------------------------------------- http://www.icmrindia.org/casestudies/catalogue/Business%20Strategy/Tesco%20Globalization%20Strategies%20and%20its%20Success%20in%20South%20Korea.htm ------------------------------------------------- Abstract The case focuses on the UK based Tesco ’s globalization strategies and its
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United Kingdom’s largest retailer‚ Tesco PLC broke through in 1995 and has become not only the largest retailer in the UK‚ but also the world’s 4th largest retailer‚ trailing only Wal-Mart‚ Carrefour and Germany’s Metro AG. Originally‚ Tesco’s soul focus was the retail grocery market. As of February 2010‚ the grocery market continues to be Tesco’s largest source of revenue and it has accounted for more than 50% of Tesco’s £ 59.4 billion of sales. Further‚ Tesco does not limit its operation strictly
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Executive Summary Tesco is the leading retailer in UK. It manages over a thousand supermarkets‚ hypermarkets‚ and convenience stores in the United Kingdom‚ Ireland‚ Central Europe and Asia. This study explored the competition inside the retail industry in Malaysia. Now‚ that Tesco has opened 16 stores in Malaysia‚ the retail industry becomes very competitive. The study analyzed the profile‚ the company’s goals and objectives and the industry life cycle‚ which is very important in strategic
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intake 10 Strategic Management and Business Policy Submitted by: Rawi El Masry Submitted to: Dr.Sherif Lotfy Case Study Carrefour Table of Content 1. Introduction Carrefour is the famous French multinational retailer headquartered in Boulogne Billancourt‚ France‚ in Paris. Carrefour means "crossroads" and "public square" in French. Carrefour is the market leader for retail business in Europe & number 2 worldwide after Wal-Mart. It’s present in 34 countries across
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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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Corporate Level Strategy Tesco is one of the organizations who have good corporate level strategy to analyze and deal with potential risk. In the case study of Tesco‚ they tend to expand their Asian market through alliances with the local retailers. The managements believe that this strategy can lead a good development in current resources and competence. The type of goods‚ services and environment demanded by consumers indicate the culture of the country and it can predict their consequent attitudes
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