CASE STUDY: WALMART I. Executive Summary Walmart‚ biggest retail discounted store established by Sam Walton in 1950 has mark a remarkable success in the US. His strategy of purchasing in high volume while selling low and still gain a mark up made it more popular that made it enviable to competition. Secret to his concept is high volume purchases‚ efficient logistics‚ and advanced supply chain technology‚ which significantly reduced cost and maximize economies of scale. From its first store
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Initially started in small southwestern towns‚ Wal-Mart rapidly expanded into several towns‚ and later into metropolitan areas in the country. A majority of Wal-Mart’s stores were located in towns with population between 5000 and 25000. Also‚ about 1/3 stores were located in areas which were not served by any of its competitors. Wal-Mart slowly expanded into densely populated areas with larger sized stores. However‚ due to increasing competition in these areas‚ Wal-mart also entered towns with populations
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I feel that Walmart has a positive and negative impact at the community‚ in the US and globally. Regrettably the only positive is that they do offer products at a discount price which helps low income people in that community. However‚ on the negative side‚ most of Walmart employees are defined as low income families. The documentary showed that “the average pay at Walmart is a little over $13‚000 a year. The Federal poverty threshold for a family of four is $17‚000.” Poverty is defined as “the
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PROBLEMS FACED BY PAKISTAN‚RECOMMENDATION FOR ITS SOLUTION INTRODUCTION: In the context of Pakistan‚ owing to the fact that it is a developing nation‚ there is no wonder that it is engulfed with a number of social and economical problems. The real issue is not the presence of these problems in society because‚ there is no concept of an ideal society in the world. Every country in the world has its own set of socio-economic problems. The main issue is the extent and intensity of the socio-economic
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MBA 726 Business Ethics Policy Audit for Walmart MUNISE ULKER I wanted to pick Walmart because my own company is very small and the policies are not very detailed yet‚ but will be as we grow in the light of what we learned in this class. AlsoWalmart is a national company with a lot of holes in their Ethical Policies‚ I thought I can learn from reviewing their mistakes. Walmart has a code of ethics but it is not very effective that they keep being sued and loose. Their board
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part in their success‚ making other brands such as Reebok and Adidas almost irrelevant to many. How were these two companies‚ now worldwide able to rise to the top and continue to dominate their markets? What goes on behind closed doors that will keep these corporations at the top and keep driving many of the individuals who are at the top of the corporate ladder? Who would have known that a small store that started out in a small town would have grown to be the biggest and most popular retail
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Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. (NYSE: WMT)‚ branded as Wal-Mart‚ is an American multinational retail corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world’s third largest public corporation‚ according to the Fortune Global 500 list in 2012‚ the biggest private employer in the world with over two million employees‚ and is the largest retailer in the world. Wal-Mart remains a family-owned business‚ as the company is controlled by the Walton family‚ who
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Valuation Report WAL-MART STORES‚ INC. Table of Contents Legal Disclaimer i Executive Summary 1 1 Company Overview 1 2 Valuation Methods Used 1 3 Fundamental Valuation 1 4 Market Valuation 1 5 Liquidation Value 1 Appendix 1 * Legal Disclaimer This valuation is subject to the following assumptions and limiting conditions: 1. Information‚ estimates‚ and opinions contained in this report are obtained from sources considered to be reliable. However‚ we assume no liability for
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Founded by Sam Walton in 1962‚ Walmart has grown tremendously‚ enabling it to become one of the largest companies in the world. With more than 8‚416 stores in 15 countries‚ close to $401 billion in sales and over 2.1 million employees; it is clear that has been extremely successful at expanding its operations and expansion plans for over 300 new stores in the U.S and approximately 150 international stores in pre-existing markets (Walmart‚ 2010). Despite this success‚ Walmart must take into consideration
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inflation and improved productivity in the US economy year after year. After Walton ’s death‚ a new leadership under David Glass (Glass) had taken charge. In October 1995‚ Glass had made way for Lee Scott. By all accounts‚ the succession planning at the top level had taken place smoothly. CORE VALUES AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS: The core of Wal-Mart ’s strategy is equally about creating lean‚ cost-effective‚ and efficient operations as it is about helping the environment. The core of Wal-Mart culture consisted
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