1. Introduction. Tesco a leading food retailing company founded in 1924 by Sir Jack Cohen who used gratuity from his Army service to start selling groceries in London’s East End markets. The food and drink retail sector rеprеsеnts the largest industry in the UK‚ providing еmploymеnt for over thrее million people in primary production‚ manufacturing and retailing. In 2003 retail accounted for 9% of gross domestic product (Data monitor‚ 2003). In recent years UK supermarkets
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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 was started in Paris‚ France by the Fournier and Deoffrey families in 1959. In 1960‚ the company opened its first supermarket‚ followed by the opening of the first Carrefour hypermarket in Sainte-Genevive-des-bois in 1963. In 1969‚ the opening of the first Carrefour store in Belgium marked the beginning of Carrefour’s international expansion. Between 1970 and 1980‚ the company went through a number of changes and expansions. In 1970‚ the company’s stock was floated on the Paris Bourse
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TESCO Founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen‚ Tesco is the third largest grocery and general merchandise retailer in the United Kingdom and has stores in over fourteen nations scattered across Asia and the European Mainland. It is also the leading grocery retailer in the United Kingdom and in nations like Ireland‚ Malaysia‚ and Thailand. Tesco began operations as a store retailer shortly after World War I with its first store opening in Burnt Oak‚ Middlesex‚ in 1929 during the beginning of what came known
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF CARREFOUR ----------------------- Daniel Bernard CEO and Chairman of Carrefour Daniel Bernard CFO of Carrefour Bruce Johnson Director of Organization and Systems William Andersen Director of Merchandise and Marketing Joel Saveuse Director of Europe Zone Philippe Jarry Director of America Zone René Brillet Director of Asia Zone Expanded Committee Javier Campo Director of DIA International
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Tesco’s corporate aims and objectives Tesco is one of Britain’s leading food retailers‚ with 519 stores throughout England‚ Scotland and Wales. There are also 105 stores in France operated by Catteau‚ and 44 in Hungary operated by Global. Tesco is committed to: Offering customers the best value for money and the most competitive prices - Meeting the needs of customers by constantly seeking‚ and acting on‚ their opinions regarding innovation‚ product quality‚ choice‚ store facilities and service
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in the east end of London‚ Tesco today is the largest retailer in the UK with over £59 billion sales in 2008. In this dynamic environment‚ Tesco has managed to stay ahead of its competition through focus on people‚ both customers and employees. However‚ in today’s rapidly changing globalised environment‚ anything could happen. Companies today need to always innovate and reinvent themselves in order to maintain their competitive advantage. The macro environment that Tesco operates in provides both
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Tesco PLC Business strategy Introduction Strategy can be defined in various ways depending on the approach taken. According to Mintzberg‚ Ahlstrand and Lampel (1998)‚ strategy can be defined as a plan or a set of rules that have been created to guide the handling a specific situation. As a pattern‚ strategy is a “stream of actions” meaning that it comprises of a consistent behavioral pattern‚ whether conscious or sub-consciously (Harrigan‚ 2006). Tesco is the leading grocery and general
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ITERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND STRATEGY ANALYSIS‚ TESCO By Basheer Mohamad Hassan Alkhatib Student Number:@00406850 This Assignement is submitted for Professor Dr. Alistair Benson Salford University August‚ 3rd‚ 2014 Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. Analysis of the International Market 2 2.1 PEST Analysis: Tesco in Brazil 2 2.2 Market Specific Issues 4 3. Industry Analysis: Brazil 4 3.1 Competitive Rivalry in the industry 5 3.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 5 3.3 Bargaining Power of Customers 5 3.4 Threat
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Carrefour S.A. is a large multinational corporation that aims to issue EUR 750 million worth of debt. Consequently‚ Carrefour must decide the market in which it wants to place its bonds. The company had historically financed growth using securities denominated in the currency of its business operations. However‚ Carrefour’s investment banks‚ Morgan Stanley and UBS-Warburg‚ recently recommended borrowing in British pounds sterling to take advantage of a borrowing opportunity in that currency
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