Case Study 4: Dunkin’ Donuts: Betting Dollars on Donuts Dunkin’ Donuts has a history of offering simple and straightforward morning snacks which has given it its competitive advantage. They are one of the world’s largest Coffee and baked goods chain. Dunkin Donuts is working to grow in all directions. They now have almost 6‚400 outlets‚ with most of them being in the northwest‚ they are looking to pop up on every corner throughout the rest of the country. The shops are not only found in the
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KENT NYANDIEKA GENERAL MILLS SWOT ANALYSIS MGMT303 GENERAL MILLS HISTORY Critics criticized Cadwallader C. Washburn idea of starting a milling company. They said demand for flour from Midwestern spring wheat would never match what Washburn’s company could supplies. He didn’t see it that way. Washburn formed the Minneapolis Milling Company in 1856 to lease power rights to mill operators‚ and 10 years later he built his first flour mill near the falls of St. Anthony on the Mississippi River in
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What is Dollar General’s strategy to compete? Dollar General has done an outstanding job of consistently implementing a focused low cost strategy. The company’s strategic intent of being a customer-driven distributor of consumable basics and its effort has resulted in 6‚300 stores in 27 states‚ $6.1 billion in sales‚ and 54‚000 employees. Dollar General Stores target large families‚ low-income and fixed-income and blue-collar households‚ and women ages 55 to 64. (C-87) Dollar General has determined
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INTRODUCTION Dollar General is an aggressive‚ competitor in the deep discount retail industry. Recent annual sales figures totaling $6.9 billion across 29 states (close to 7‚000 stores) has placed the chain at the top of the dollar store category of discount retailers‚ surpassing chains Family Dollar‚ Fred’s and Dollar Tree. The company also competes aggressively with chains such as Wal-Mart‚ Kmart‚ CVS and Rite Aid. The store currently offers a product line of general merchandise that includes
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Q1: Describe Dollar General’s business strategy. What has the company been so successful? A1: Dollar General’s main business strategy is to focus on being the leading distributors of consumable basics‚ with 30% of the merchandise at $1.00 or less. Dollar General believes in maintaining an assortment of consumable merchandise and making shopping for everyday items hassle free and simplistic. Deriving most of their customer basis from Low‚ Middle and fixed income earners. With under-serviced
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Dollar General: Case Study #1 Timothy Mayer Professor Perreira 02/01/2010 Executive Summary: Dollar General Corporation is a leader in the discount retail industry‚ but clearly could use new information systems to further establish its presence and dominate the industry. The ability of Dollar General to set up new stores quickly‚ at a low cost‚ and efficiently has enabled them to maximize their revenue‚ while keeping costs minimal. Dollar General is very dependent on the ability of
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SWOT analysis From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture or in any other situation of an organization or individual requiring a decision in pursuit of an objective. It involves monitoring the marketing environment internal and external to the organization or individual. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey
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Week-1 Assignment CASE STUDY Dollar General: Heavy on Organization‚ Light on Systems Managing Technology for Organizations April 20‚ 2006 Dollar General‚ a family of small‚ neighborhood store delivers with convenience and value on the basics needs of their customer. The store vows to help their customers save time and money just as it competitors Wal-Mart and Dollar Tree. However Dollar General believe that combination helps our customers have a better life‚ and that is important to
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Executive Summary With only 30% of its sales coming from dollar items‚ Dollar General is competing on a larger scale with more known product brands. Educating the consumer in order to change their perception of dollar stores will increase sales and generate larger average dollars spent by a customer. Increasing advertising about Dollar General’s brand-named products will help educate consumers and change their perceptions. Datamonitor reported consumer’s worry that Wal-Mart threatens local businesses
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just low-income consumers. * Increase the public’s awareness of Dollar Trees products‚ inventory‚ and quality of products. Have Dollar Tree become a part of consumers recall. * Inform consumers of the extreme quality of Dollar Tree’s products‚ no products are expired or out to date. We just get an extreme discount with loyal distributors. * Change customer’s attitudes towards Dollar Tree and discounts stores in general. Discount stores carry the same quality name brands as department stores
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