Case Study #1: 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 don’t think Wal-Mart could translate its merchandising strategy wholesale directly to another country and succeed. Because different countries have different cultures and backgrounds‚ in order to succeed in another country‚ it needs to adapt to these differences and find a way that best fits in the local market. Apparently
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Thesis The first year of operation for Wal-Mart was 1962. At this time‚ Sam Walton ’s stores in Arkansas and Kansas were already facing competition from regional discount chains‚ such as K-Mart and Target. Sam traveled the country to study this radical‚ new retailing concept and was convinced it was the wave of the future. Today‚ Sam Walton has a global company with more than 1.8 million associates worldwide and nearly 6‚500 stores and wholesale clubs across 14 countries. This kind of success
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Assignment No.1 COMM 401 Question 1: What’s Loblaw competitive position/business-level strategy? Loblaw was the market leader in Canadian grocery with 32% of market share. In the global market‚ Loblaw was the 24th largest grocery retailer in 2001. Its strategy had following elements: * Use cash flow generated in the business to invest consistently. * Purchase real estate to maximize flexibility. * Use a multi-format approach to maximize market share. * Focus on the food but serve
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Vs. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc Problem: Don Edwards‚ a recent MBA graduate has been asked to analyze the financial performance of Sears and Wal-Mart. Although Wal-Mart is the industry powerhouse‚ its 20% return on equity (ROE) lags behind that of Sears’ 22%. Analysis: Wal-Mart operates fewer stores than Sears but is ahead in terms of total selling area by a ratio of 3.4:1. Between 1995 and 1997‚ Sears’ retail store revenue per selling square foot was not only lower than that of Wal-Mart
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Case Study Objectives and Discussion Questions Week 5 Case 6: Dell Inc. in 2008 [Objectives] Provides sufficient information for students to complete a thorough SWOT analysis and to develop a solid list of key success factors and driving forces [Discussion questions] 1. What is your evaluation of Michael Dell’s performance in his roles as Dell’s CEO and Chairman? How well has he performed the five tasks of crafting and executing strategy that were discussed
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CHAPTER 1 HW Solutions 2 Why should a firm like Dell take into account total supply chain profitability when making decisions? Their success rely on competitive advantage. If Dell was to view supply chain operations as a zero sum game‚ they would lose their competitive edge as their suppliers’ businesses struggled. Dell’s profit gained at the expense of their supply chain partners would be short lived. Just as a physical chain is only as strong as its weakest link‚ the supply chain can be successful
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The Wal-Mart case is intended for an introductory or main course on Financial Statement Analysis. It may also be useful within a Corporate Finance/Financial Management course. After a class on financial statements and liquidity‚ profitability and solvency ratios – and some brief examples discussed by the lecturer – students should be capable of making a financial analysis of Wal-Mart. Students can be asked to make this analysis in class‚ or to prepare the case outside the classroom‚ and to present
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The retail giant Wal-Mart is based in Bentonville‚ Arkansas and it was founded by the late Sam Walton (1918 – 1992). In the mid 60s Sam Walton was looking at technology to use IBM mainframes to store inventory data (Wallgum‚ p.1‚ 2010). “Wal-Mart Stores Inc. built an inventory and supply chain management system that changed the face of business” (Helen‚ p. 38‚ 2002). Beginning his career in the mid 40s Sam Walton knew the importance of meeting customer’s needs and this ideology remains today. According
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Citibank Case Questions: 1) Should Citibank launch the card product? Why or why not? 2) Given its upscale customer base‚ how should Citibank position its card‚ if it decides to launch it? 3) Which countries should Citibank enter first? Which countries should it avoid? 4) If you choose not to introduce the card‚ what would you do to achieve the $100 million earnings target by 1990? What kind of branch banking products should the bank offer? L’OReal Case Questions: 1) What is Beauty Product
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Discussion Question 6.3 The internal value chain is set of activities that transforms the organization inputs into outputs which are supply chain management‚ operations‚ distribution‚ marketing and sales‚ and after-sales service (Rothaermel‚ 2017). A cost- leadership strategy creates the same or similar value for customers by delivering products and services at a lower cost than its competitors (Rothaermel‚ 2017). A cost leadership example would be Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart strategy is to provide a higher
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