Table of Content 1. Introduction 3 2. Management Strategy 4 3. SWOT Analysis 6 4. Comparison of major discount store Chains 9 5. Comparative sale growing 11 6. Overall performance of discounters 12 7. Conclusion 12 1. INTRODUCTION Wal-Mart Stores is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large‚ discount department stores. It is the world ’s largest public corporation by revenue and is founded by Sam Walton in 1962. It is the largest private employer in the world and
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Industry Analysis Diamond Industry (Gem Based diamonds) The Diamond industry is essentially broken up into 3 segments: 1. Industrial Diamonds—natural and synthetic diamonds that are used in a wide range of manufacturing processes for their physical properties. 2. Jewelry Diamonds—rough diamonds cut for use as gemstones in jewelry. 3. Investment Diamonds—high-quality large gemstones‚ often with special characteristics‚ purchased for investment. The Jewelry and Investment segments together
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Wal-Mart SWOT analysis Internal factors: “S”= potential resource strengths and competitive capabilities • Is operating in 14 countries with 2‚980 stores. • It sells 40% of private brands which are produced through contracts with manufactures. • High customer satisfaction. • Offers non-stop shopping for their customers. • Satisfaction guaranteed programs promoting customer goodwill • Buy from local merchants when possible • Stock ownership and profit-sharing with employees • Marketing
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DIAMOND MINING AND ITS IMPACT ON ENVIROMENT * Diamond is the strongest natural mineral known by a man. It is a crystalline form of carbon. * Composed primarily individual crystals of a cubic appearance. * There are three main uses for Diamonds * Industrial * Fashion (only 5% of diamonds) * Investment Approximately 130‚000‚000 carats (26‚000 kg) of diamonds are mined yearly‚ with a total value of nearly US$9 billion‚ and about 100‚000 kg are
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charge of Wal-Mart Global Operations would you use the same tactics used in the expansion into Japan when you move into other countries? Why or why not. I was recently reading up on Wal-Mart and came across an interesting article on their strategic plans for the Japanese market. They have not found as great amount of success in Japan as they have in other global markets and there are various reasons for this. Most likely it is because Wal-Mart’s generic low-cost‚ low-price strategy does not easily
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IKEA “To create a better everyday life for the many people.” IKEA Case Study ‘The Democratization of Style’ IKEA Executive Summary Business model based on: Affordability due to buying power‚ global design and resulting economies of scale Stylish and diverse products‚ not localized Past success: Costumers ‘buy in’ to the IKEA philosophy New challenges: Increased presence in traditional markets is continuing to shift IKEA’s image from ‘affordable’ to ‘cheap’ Simultaneously:
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Diamond Chemicals PLC Executive Summary Diamond Chemicals is considering two mutually exclusive projects‚ the Merseyside project and the Rotterdam project‚ for the production of polypropylene When considering the Merseyside project‚ senior-management wants a positive impact on earnings per share. The addition to earnings per share was £28‚800 with an average addition of £2‚000 per year2. Calculated with erosion‚ the addition to earnings per share was £18‚800 with an average addition of £1
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tasked to valuate the Wal-Mart stock with the help of three widely accepted models i.e. dividend discount model‚ the capital asset pricing model and the price / earnings multiples. Question 1: Assess the financial health of Wal-Mart based on the analysis of the company’s financial statements. Response: The financial health of Wal-Mart can be observed in the Exhibit mentioned in the case study. We have analyzed various ratios in order to gauge the financial health of the firm. Liquidity Ratio:
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Evaluating CSR of Walmart Walmart founded by Sam Walton in 1962 is a multinational retail corporation‚ with the opening of the first Walmart discount store in Rogers‚ Arkansas (US). As the nation’s largest retailer and second largest corporation‚ Walmart has the significant influences on the retail world. It offers to its customers a one-stop shopping experience because it has a full offering of groceries and general merchandise in a single store. Now Walmart consists of over 110‚000 stores and
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the largest chains‚ which operates in three large segments: The Walmart U.S.‚ the Walmart International‚ and the Sam’s Club. In this report we are focusing mainly on Walmart US. This latter is has a momentous presence in the retail industry‚ operating throughout the united states. “ The Walmart U.S segment includes the Company’s mass merchant concept under the Walmart or Wal-Mart brand‚ as well as walmart.com.” (Reuters‚ n.d) Walmart offers various lines of products and services including the following:
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