Whole Foods Market Case Study MGMT 702-101 Case #1 Submitted To: Prof. James Farmer Submitted By: Pranav Kurlawala: 3000777737 January 28th‚ 2015 1) Are there any particular strategic reasons for Whole Foods Market to use large-scale (large square footage) stores to sell organic and natural foods? Whole Food Markets was founded in 1980‚ from where it evolved from a local super market into world’s largest retail chain of natural and organic foods supermarkets. During the year 2008‚
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of the strategy that Whole Foods Market is pursuing? Fresh natural and organic foods and products with no preservatives or artificial ingredients. Promote healthier eating/lifestyle and increasing consumer knowledge/education of food safety‚ environment and how pesticides affect the land as well as the human body. 2. Is the strategy well matched to recent developments and conditions in the natural and organic foods segment of the food retailing industry? Yes the Whole Foods strategy has worked
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PESTEL ANALYSIS Political factors - A government that is based on“A healthier you” strategy - Reporting of organic prices - Safety inspections Services ==> Positive impact Economic factors - Increase of 3.9% in the third quarter - Real Personal Consumption expenditures (increase of 3% in the third quarter) - Temporary Personal Income (increase of 6.1% in the third quarter) - European Markets : Weak dollar against Euro‚ increase in the interest rates. ==> Moderate impact Socio-cultural
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Coles now declares war on the price of chickens * By Karen Collier * From: Herald Sun * March 29‚ 2011 An article in Herald Sun on 29 March 2011 shows how the marketing principles of positioning strategy and competitive strategy used by Coles declare the price of chickens. According to this article‚ fresh chicken which the Coles brand poultry has been added in Coles’ Down Down campaign and they have reducing at least 5000 items since June last year that estimation could help its customers
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How to Execute a 15-Word Strategy (Positioning) Statement by Alessandro Di Fiore | 8:00 AM April 29‚ 2014 There is no shortage of stories and anecdotes to illustrate how the best strategies can nearly always be reduced down to a brief but powerful statement and even more ink has been spilled describing the dangers of strategy statements that read like detailed action plans. But how do you go about actually crafting — and using — a 15-word strategy statement? My approach is based on narrative
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Mission/External Analysis According to Whole Foods Market‚ Inc.’s Form 10-K from 2002‚ the company’s "goal is to become an international brand synonymous with not just natural and organic foods‚ but with being the best food retailer in every community in which we are located." The vision of Whole Foods goes deeper than just being a successful grocery store. The company is dedicated to ultimately improving the world in general; it plans to do this by continuing to focus on its immediate visions
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References………………………………………………………………...……..Page 5 Introduction Whole Foods started in 1980 when it’s CEO‚ John Mackey merged his store‚ SaferWay‚ with a competitor‚ Clarksville Natural Grocery. Since then‚ Whole Foods has expanded to 275 locations in North America and United Kingdom with 47‚000 employees‚ making it the world’s leading supermarket retailer of natural and organic products (Harbin and Humphrey‚ 2013). With a mission to promote the vitality and well- being of individuals‚ Whole Foods strives to maintain the strictest
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INTRODUCTION As exports and imports of goods and services both account for over 60% of nominal GDP‚ the life-blood of Dutch prosperity is foreign trade. Because of its internally-oriented characteristics‚ Netherlands has the embedded culture that welcomes diversified products or services from the world‚ while in some other countries in the EU‚ for instance‚ France or Italy‚ have ultimate pride for their own culture‚ especially for the product that I am planning to introduce—coffee. Being an everyday
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Segmentation‚ Targeting‚ and Positioning Segmentation‚ targeting‚ and positioning together comprise a three stage process. We first (1) determine which kinds of customers exist‚ then (2) select which ones we are best off trying to serve and‚ finally‚ (3) implement our segmentation by optimizing our products/services for that segment and communicating that we have made the choice to distinguish ourselves that way. Segmentation involves finding out what kinds of consumers with different needs
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1.) The Whole Foods strategy seeks to provide products of the best quality to its customers by maintaining high standards that the farmers‚ organic growers must match. The strategy also involves providing best tasting food and foods that are fresh‚ wholesome and safe to eat. It also involves promoting organically grown foods to exercise their influence on the people and the industry. Customers are the most important stakeholders responsible for the growth of Whole Foods Market‚ thus satisfying their
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