ICMR Case Collection ICFAI Center for Management Research Wal-Mart ’s German Misadventure BSTR082 This case was written by K. Subhadra‚ under the direction of Sanjib Dutta‚ ICFAI Center for Management Research (ICMR). It was compiled from published sources‚ and is intended to be used as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a management situation. Erez Almogi‚ Blanchard Israel LTD. The Ken Blanchard Companies. Israel. Licensed to print
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extent is Wal-Mart’s performance attributable to industry attractiveness and to what extent to competitive advantage? Wal-Mart is a company which operates in the service sector‚ more specifically in the “Discount‚ Variety Stores/Retail” industry. The company’s superior performance is demonstrated through the fact that it was America’s largest company (in terms of revenue) in 2002‚ and the reputation of the company is reflected in the opinion of “Fortune” who have identified Wal-Mart as one of the
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Situation and Context Wal-Mart‚ a United States based company‚ was the second largest company in the world in 2007 with net sales of nearly $345 billion. It had spread it’s activity from the general discount merchandise to food‚ digital photo services‚ vacation planning ‚ internet access‚ flower deliver‚ DVD rentals and financial services. Wal-Mart had its strong base of operations in the US amongst the rural markets and while it was already noticing competition from Target‚ this competition reached
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Jim Lee Eng 101: Reames December 2‚ 2010 Wal-Mart Greatly Impacts the U.S. Economy Is Wal-Mart ruining the local businesses in America? Most professional business men can agree that Wal-Mart affects the United States economy in many different ways. Wal-Mart is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large‚ discount department stores. It is the world’s largest public corporation by revenue according to the 2008 Fortune Global 500. However this corporation has contraverisal issues about
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案例三：沃尔玛(Wal-Mart)SWOT分析 优势Strengths. • 沃尔玛是著名的零售业品牌，它以物美价廉、货物繁多和一站式购物而闻名。 • 沃尔玛的销售额在近年内有明显增长‚并且在全球化的范围内进行扩张.(例如‚它收购了英国的零售商ASDA) • 沃尔玛的一个核心竞争力是由先进的信息技术所支持的国际化物流系统.例如‚ 在该系统支持下‚每一件商品在全国范围内的每一间卖场的运输、销售、储存等物流信息都可以清晰地看到。信息技术同时也加强了沃尔玛高效的采购过程。 • 沃尔玛的一个焦点战略是人力资源的开发和管理。优秀的人才是沃尔玛在商业上成功的关键因素，为此沃尔玛投入时间和金钱对优秀员工进行培训并建立忠诚度。 劣势Weaknesses • 沃尔玛建立了世界上最大的食品零售帝国。尽管它在信息技术上拥有优势，但因为其巨大的业务拓展，这可能导致对某些领域的控制力不够强。 • 因为沃尔玛的商品涵盖了服装、食品等多个部门，它可能在适应性上比起更加专注于某一领域的竞争对手存在劣势。 • 该公司是全球化的，但是目前只开拓了少数几个国家的市场。
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A Change Initiative for Wal-Mart Jennifer Ratcliff Kaplan University This paper will focus on a change initiative for Wal-Mart. Next‚ this paper will analyze how this change will impact the people‚ products‚ and processes. Then this paper will focus on the people portion‚ and provide recommendations to position this change initiative in a manner that results in high performance. Finally this paper will conclude with a summary of how the recommended approach to the change initiative
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Wal-Mart is the largest grocery chain in the world‚ second largest company on Fortune’s 500 2012 list‚ and the largest employer in North America. Wal-Mart is faced with many dilemmas and issues that can be expected of such a large and imposing organization. These problems include environmental issues‚ employee’s issues‚ leadership issues‚ supplier issues and creating an uncompetitive market. This is not an exhaustive list‚ and Wal-Mart has other dilemmas as well‚ but this paper will concentrate on
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1. Wal-Mart’s strategy was to buy low‚ stack high‚ and sell cheap. This strategy allowed them to focus on minimizing costs and generating revenue by selling discounted items. This allowed Wal-Mart to become a leader in discounted retail generating nearly 200 billion in sales from 1988-2000. 2. His strategy of keeping costs low influenced various sectors within the company. Early on‚ Walton was extremely frugal and would do anything he can to save money. This often meant sharing hotels or walking
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Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. (or Walmart as written in its new logo) is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large‚ discount department stores. It is the world’s largest public corporation by revenue‚ according to the 2008 Fortune Global 500.[5] Founded by Sam Walton in 1962‚ it was incorporated on October 31‚ 1969‚ and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. It is the largest private employer in the world and the fourth largest utility or commercial employer‚ trailing the British
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Even though we might all agree that Wal-Mart is very efficient to shop at there are some big downs to one of our most infamous superstores. Wal-Mart has continually used illegal tactics in order to maintain their large market power and the huge impact they have on our economy. In several cases Wal-Mart has been accused of discrimination in many ways. Also because of Wal-Mart many retailers have been put out of business. All of these facts lead to the answer; Wal-Mart is not good for America.
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