| Sears Holding Company | Individual Paper | | Gregory A. Squires | 10/15/2010 | | Contents HISTORY 4 Vision Statement 10 Mission Statement 12 Key Leaders 16 Organizational Culture 20 Organizational Structure 23 NAICS/SIC Codes 26 General Environmental Forces 28 Porter’s Five-Forces Model 35 Key Competitors 40 Competitive Profile Matrix 43 General Discussion on Stakeholders 46 Top 70 Stakeholders 47 Nutt&Backoff Model 53 Finn stakeholder Model
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CRITIQUE: SEARS TOWER I remember being passionate about the design of a certain building standing in the heart of the United States of America when I was 14-15 years old. Well‚ I still am. There is something romantic about this building- its tall frame‚ its minimal design‚ the elegant black bands running around the building‚ the use of tinted black aluminum curtain with bronze tinted glazing‚ the bundled tubular form etc etc. I have always been a fan of minimalism‚ courtesy Mies Van Der Rohe
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Thesis: the encounter between the Sears Catalog and the american consumer had an economic impact on urban expansion because the catalog provided houses for people to move West‚ affected the general stores‚ and changed the lives of farmers. The Sears Catalog was the biggest catalog of its time that allowed anyone to buy anything. The company was founded over 100 years ago in 1886. It was over 100 pages‚ the options were endless. The Sears Catalog ended up selling over 11 million dollars of products
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i. About sears outlet Sears hometown and outlet stores were founded in 1952 as a joint business venture by Simpsons and Sears‚ its headquarters are located in 290 Yonge Street (Toronto Eaton Centre) Toronto‚ Ontario‚ Canada. Sears outlet is a retailer that deals with sales of home appliances‚ garden equipment‚ apparel‚ mattresses‚ sporting tools and goods‚ and tools. Sears outlet store has four secondary store formats: they include the sears hometown‚ sears outlet‚ sears hardware‚ sears appliance
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Kmart‚ Sears and ESL: How a Hedge Fund Became one of the World’s Largest Retailers 1. Describe recent trends in the hedge fund and private equity industry and the growing overlapbetween the two. A: Hedge funds‚ historically‚ were more interested in the buying and short selling of defaulted ornear-default bonds within a few weeks or months. This strategy was more of a short-term‚ exit-focused strategy. Now‚ however‚ some hedge funds are becoming more interested in therestructuring and long-term
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and predicting future value creation for Sears? For Wal-Mart? Sears Sears grew up to the world’s largest retailer by expanding annual sales through diversifying sale products‚ such as apparel‚ cosmetics‚ jewelry‚ electronics‚ household appliances‚ cookware‚ bedding and hand-tools. This article shows that Sears suffered from a cost increase in 1997‚ including lawsuits‚ credit collectibles and sales in Mexico. Besides‚ the flexible payment facility that Sears offered is also a reason for cost increase
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Running head: SEARS CORE COMPETENCIES EXAMINED Sears Core Competencies Examined July 8‚ 2012 Sears Core Competencies Examined All companies have core competencies that they use to differentiate their company‚ product‚ or service from the competition‚ Sears is no exception. Also‚ it is common for a company’s core competencies to change‚ as their industry progresses through phases and shifts its emphasis between product and process innovations (Regis University‚ 2011)‚ Sears is no exception. Yet
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Kmart‚ Sears and ESL: How a Hedge Fund Became one of the World’s Largest Retailers 1. Describe recent trends in the hedge fund and private equity industry and the growing overlap between the two. A: Hedge funds‚ historically‚ were more interested in the buying and short selling of defaulted or near-default bonds within a few weeks or months. This strategy was more of a short-term‚ exit-focused strategy. Now‚ however‚ some hedge funds are becoming more interested in the restructuring and long-term
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Executive Summary Candace Company Analysis Nikki/Yvonne Introduction Sears is our nation’s fourth largest retailer. With over 4‚000 stores in the United States and Canada‚ Sears has grown from its humble beginnings. Sears is a leader in apparel‚ home appliances‚ home‚ lawn and garden‚ tools‚ automotive repair‚ maintenance‚ and electronics. Sears also provides home service‚ serving 11 million service calls yearly. Richard Sears founded Sears as a mail order company and it grew to be one of the
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at both Sears and Kmart‚ the two have decided to merge creating one entity named Sears Holdings. Kmart has agreed to buy Sears for $11 Billion. This puts Sears Holdings at the third largest retailer behind Wal-Mart and Home Depot. Although Wal-Mart is a direct competitor with Kmart‚ Sears Holdings goal is not to compete with Wal-Mart directly‚ but find areas that have been overlooked by other retailers‚ and take advantage of the expanded line of products the new company has to offer. Sears has had
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