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    IBM Case Study Wal-Mart IBM Wal-Mart Discussion 1. How has the implementation of NAFTA affected Wal-Mart’s success in Mexico?  Free trade zone: Wal-Mart encountered a problem that its imports charges on many of the goods from America. Thus prevent Wal-Mart from being able to offer its “Every Day Low Prices”. After the implementation of NAFTA‚ Mexico‚ U.S and Canada become free trade zone. Wal-Mart can reduce the tariffs on American goods sold to Mexico from 10 percent to 3percent. That

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    In the past 10 years‚ Wal-Mart has grown tremendously to become the largest retailer in the world. Being America’s largest employer and the most successful company‚ Wal-Mart’s influence is unparalleled. Wal-Mart isn’t just the largest retailer in the world‚ over the past several years it has popped in and out of the top spot on the Fortune 500 list—meaning that the firm has had revenues greater than any firm in the United States. Wal-Mart is so big that in three months it sells more than a whole

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    Wal-Mart’s Foreign Expansion 1. Do you think Wal-Mart could translate its merchandising strategy wholesale to another country and succeed? If not‚ why not? I think it solely depends on the culture of the country they are trying to enter. As stated in the case when Wal-Mart tried to expand to Germany and Korea it failed. Although when they entered the Chinese market their sales soared. Making it easy to grow and open hundreds of stores throughout the country. I believe Wal-Mart could succeed

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    Beware Consumers Walmart is undoubtedly the largest global retailer‚ employing more people than any army. The mega-store’s presence is known all around the world‚ with a reach stretching from the United States to China. According to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)‚ Walmart is the largest employer in the United States‚ just after the Federal government‚ with over 925‚000 employees. In addition‚ every year they hire 550‚000 more employees‚ which is three times the number of people the U.S. military

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    India. ow to win Chinese Consumers: Competetive strategy of Wal-Mart in China Founded by Sam Walton‚ the first Wal-Mart store opened in Rogers‚ Arkansas‚ in 1962. Seventeen years later‚ annual sales topped $1 billion. By the end of January 2002‚ WalMart Stores‚ Inc. (Wal-Mart)‚ was the world’s largest retailer‚ with $218 billion in sales.Wal-Mart’s winning strategy in the U.S. was based on selling branded products at low cost. Each week‚ about 100 million customers visited a Wal-Mart store somewhere

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    Summary Walmart is the world’s largest retailer with more than 8‚400 stores globally and is now considering going green. Walmart moves massive amounts of products and uses a lot of other resources to operate its business and now they are trying to transform itself into a company that is seen as environmental friendly. The first step of Walmarts three-phase plan was receiving information from its 100‚000 suppliers about their greenhouse gas emissions‚ water waste reduction efforts and other details

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    Valuing Walmart Author: Austin Bogus Jarrod Fenstermacher Remi Omisore For Review: Professor Gurdip S. Bakshi “We‚ the aforementioned team‚ pledge on our honor that we have not given or received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment.” - University of Maryland Honor Pledge September 24‚ 2012 Case Three 3.1 Question One As of February 2010‚ what is your assessment of the worth of Walmarts stock? Utilize all of the methods discussed in the case to value the shares‚ including

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    Walmart in China Introduction Walmart‚ founded by Sam Walton in 1962‚ is the largest retail company in the world. The low cost strategy and hence the “Every Day Low Prices” (EDLP) strategy allowed Walmart to outperform competitors in the US. Besides having stores in the US‚ Walmart has also expanded its market worldwide. Walmart’s entry into China was not surprising‚ given its population and growth potential. Nevertheless‚ Walmart China had been struggling with its sales volume. It was only ranked

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    Csr of Walmart

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    References: 2) Bentham‚ J.‚ & Stuart Mill‚ M. (1789). Utilitarianism. Retrieved from http://www.philosophypages.com/hy/5q.htm 3) Carroll‚ A.‚ & Buchholtz‚ A 4) CBS. (2012‚ Oct 10). Walmart worker strikes spread across the country. CBS news. Retrieved from http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-57530082/walmart-worker-strikes-spread-across-the-country/ 5) Duke‚ M 6) Frederick‚ R. (1999). A companion to business ethics. (1st ed.‚ Vol. 01‚ pp. 145-146). Malden : Blackwell publishers. 7) Goudreau

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    Walmart in China

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    Tablet of Contents The Beginning of Walmart Logistic………………………………………………………… 3 Magic of the stripes………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Walmart’s Cross Docking……………………………………………………………………….. 5 Downfall of Barcode System…………………………………………………………………… 6 Power to the RIFD………………………………………………………………………………….. 7 Walmart’s RFID Influence in China………………………………………………………….. 9 The Chinese RFID investment…………………………………………………………………. 10 Chinese market potential………………………………………………………………………… 11 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………

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