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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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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reduce number of employees‚ what can cause savings of about $100 million. Comparing to Wal-Mart‚ Albertsons will try to move ahead using more technology each day‚ right now they try to be at the same level using RFID system‚ and they got plans to provide the cashier free system of shopping‚ where the products will be scanned through special gate and the payment will be make via credit card. Right now‚ Wal-Mart has got better results of sales‚ and has got steady growth‚ while Albertsons now is reducing
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problem for this case is: How can Wal-Mart improve its image and show consumers that they are moving towards a sustainable future? We analyzed several key points in this case. The first point we looked at was the transparency of Wal-Mart’s supply chain. Wal-Mart’s decisions and goals for the future were vague and hidden from the public eye. Because of this factor‚ many opponents of Wal- Mart have bashed out against the large corporation to say that Wal-Mart is not doing what they are saying
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Contents Introduction Wal-Mart’s Ranking & Response to Various Stakeholders Wal-Mart’s Recent Number of Ethical Issues in the News Improved Ethical Culture & Positive Response to Stakeholders What are the relevant Facts? What are the Ethical Issues? a) Female Employees b) Disabled Employees c) Illegal Immigrants d) Low Benefits e) Working Conditions f) Ethical Leadership Issues g) Environmental Stakeholders What are the Primary Stakeholders 1) The Stockholders 2) The Wal-Mart Executives 3) The Employees
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differ for that of Wal-Mart? Wal-Mart ’s business model is centered around providing a widespread of products at "always low prices." Wal-Mart has chosen to have "greeters" at each of their store entrances. It is an industry practice for retailers to charge a slotting price for their items to be seen on store shelves‚ but Wal-Mart is one of a few retailers who do not. Their main focus is to sell popular products and to drop products that are no longer selling. Also‚ Wal-Mart has built their chain
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Case Study: Can Albertsons Trounce Wal-Mart with Advanced Information Technology? 1. Analyze Albertsons using the value chain and competitive forces model. The grocery industry as a whole is competing aggressively for razor-thin profit margins. Albertsons has much to do to gain a competitive advantage against Wal-Mart who are famous for keeping the prices of its merchandise low‚ but still reap a 3 cent profit for every dollar of sales whereas the industry average is one cent per dollar of
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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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International Business Strategy Case: Wal-Mart Members of the group: Marie Wemaere Liying Shi Adolfo Mac Consultant Group F 10‚ Champs Elysees Paris‚ France Rennes‚ 15th March 2006 Board of Directors of Wal-Mart Dear Sir/Madam‚ As a consultant group hired to analyse the current situation in your company‚ we have prepared a report on the problems it is facing‚ different viable alternatives and the description of the strategy that‚ we think‚ is going to help to overcome
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O C TO B E R 2 012 c o n s u m e r p a c k a g e d g o o d s p r a c t i c e From oxcart to Wal-Mart: Four keys to reaching emerging-market consumers Alejandro Diaz‚ Max Magni‚ and Felix Poh To get products to customers in emerging markets‚ global manufacturers need strategies for navigating both the traditional and the modern retail landscapes. In emerging markets the world over‚ multinationals struggling to get their products to consumers confront a bewildering kaleidoscope of strategic
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