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    Written Analysis of Case – Wal*Mart Stores‚ Inc 1. To what extent can Wal-Mart’s performance be explained in terms of industry structure‚ and to what extent in terms of its competitive position? In assessing industry structure I have focussed primarily on Wal*Mart’s core business of the US discount store industry. Relevant aspects of Wal*Mart’s diversification into wholesale clubs and supercentres are also considered – although it could be argued that the dynamics of both (particularly the

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    Assignment for Wal-Mart   1. How was Wal-Mart successful early on? What were its sources of competitive advantage? Sam Walton had been an owner of several Ben Franklin franchises for many years. When his idea for opening up stores in small towns was turned down by the Ben Franklin organization‚ he and his brother Bud decided they would do it on their own. In 1962 Sam and Bud opened their first Wal-Mart Discount city store. By 1970‚ Walton had grown his chain to 30 discount stores in rural Arkansas

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    assume that Wal-Mart‚ being the company that gives the lowest wage rate in the US‚ people that work for this company need money in order to survive in society. So this system turns out to be not at all beneficial morally for the employees. Finally‚ we can assert that this system gives more power to the managers to fire employees who do not fit into the computerized system. Therefore‚ the level of employee satisfaction goes down. What are the consequences of these effects for Wal-Mart? The first

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    historically‚ has been Wal-Marts key source of competitive advantage in discount retailing? WalMart’s competitive advantage is a result of several key strategic choices. • First‚ WalMart’s choice of geographic location in rural/small town locations that were not being served by competitors allowed it to establish itself as the sole discount retailer in these areas. • WalMart’s inventory management strategy. From the onset‚ WalMart has been a leader in implementing new and cost effective methods

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    INTRODUCTION Wal-Mart is a company based in North America but has become the largest retailer and is larger than any other retail chain in the world. It is clear that Wal-Mart is growing and gaining international power at an alarming rate. Wal-Mart journey from humble beginnings in the 1960s as a folksy discount retailer in the boondocks of Arkansas to a global retailing juggernaut in 2008 was unprecedented among the company of the world: Sales were expected to exceed $400 billion in fiscal 2009. Wal-Mart

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    Wal-mart Annual Report Analysis Matthew Walter Professor: Evelyn Hume Intermediate Accounting I 06/12/2011 Who are the firm’s auditors? Do they provide a clean opinion on the financial statements? Wal-Mart is audited by Ernst & Young LLP. Ernst & Young’s believe the financial position of Wal-Mart is clearly depicted in their financial statements and in tune with the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Have there been any subsequent events‚ errors and irregularities

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    Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. (“Wal-Mart‚” the “Company” or “we”) operates retail stores in various formats around the world and is committed to saving eople money so they can live better. EDLP is our pricing philosophy under which we price items at a low price every day. Comparable store sales is a measure which indicates the performance of existing stores by measuring the growth in sales for such stores for a particular period over the corresponding period in the prior year. As shown on a slide the

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    Wal-Mart Question: 1 Why has Wal-Mart viewed international expansion as a critical part of its strategy? Wal-Mart invested over half a billion dollars in IT and satellite facilities to connect its worldwide stores to headquarters. Head-quarters could complete stock-taking of each item for more than 4‚000 stores worldwide within an hour. Wal-Mart started to expand abroad in 1990s and it opened its first store in Mexico‚ in 1994 it began operations in Canada. Moreover‚ its oversea expansion was in

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    CASE #1 WALMART‚ 2005 BYRG GRATUS MGMT 642: BUSINESS POLICY FEB. 20‚ 2014 1. What is the Wal-Mart Brand image? Walmart has the brand image of a mega-retailer‚ which: offers everyday low prices on a ‘broad’ product assortment; provides the best possible shopping experience - online‚ through mobile and in stores; and offers a one-stop‚ round-the-clock family shopping destination‚ where families can procure everything from groceries‚ to household tools‚ to electronics; delivers

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    Nicholas Rossetti Mrs. Mirro Humanities III 6 September 2010 In Robert Greenwald’s documentary film‚ Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices‚ A strong and apparent negative connotation is established by his presentation of facts and his emotional appeal. Throughout his documentary‚ Greenwald uses first hand accounts from people negatively effected by Wal-Mart to appeal to his audience’s emotions. Through this he effectively tries to persuade the audience that walmart is corrupt in its nature

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