Muktak Tripathi BA 3103/ G. A. Winfield Critical Analysis Assignment #3 Traditional retail stores are in a dogfight with technologically advanced online mega retailers. Retail stores such as BestBuy‚ Sears‚ and Blockbuster are on the verge of going out of the business due to customers’ increasing online purchases from Amazon‚ Overstock‚ and Buy.com. Click stores are able to gain competitive advantage over brick and mortar stores by maintaining low inventory‚ fewer employees‚ and by providing
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On January 22‚ 2002‚ Kmart filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It was the largest retailer ever to do so and shocked many people. Kmart had made retail history when its founder‚ the Kresge “five and dime store” chain‚ invented the concept of the discount store. The first Kmart was established in Detroit in 1962‚ the same year Wal-Mart opened its first store in Rogers‚ Arkansas. By the end of 1963 Kmart had 63 stores converted from Kresge’s. In the following years‚ however‚ Wal-Mart expanded
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CIS 790 Xianxi Feng Kmart According to figure 1‚ Michael Porter provided a framework that models an industry as being influenced by five forces which are threat of new entrants‚ threat of substitute products or services‚ rivalry among existing competitors‚ bargaining power of suppliers and bargaining power of buyers. First of all‚ “new entrants to an industry bring new capacity and a desire to gain market share that puts pressure on prices‚ costs‚ and the rate of investment necessary to compete
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The chain acquired Sears in 2005‚ forming a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded in 1962 and is the third largest discount store chain in the world‚ behind Wal-Mart and Target‚ with stores in the United States‚ Puerto Rico‚ the U.S. Virgin Islands Kmart operates in a total of 1307 stores across 49 states‚ Guam‚ Puerto Rico‚ and the U.S. Virgin Islands(2). This store count included 1‚278 discount stores‚ and 29 Super Centers(3). Kmart became known for its
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Preparing a Comprehensive Case Analysis‚ Part 1 By Angela Rivera Professor Camilla Pugh Strayer University BUS 490 Summer 2012 Assignment 1: Preparing a Comprehensive Case Analysis‚ Part 1 Due Week 4 and worth 200 points Research a public corporation that you believe is not doing as well as it could in the marketplace. For this first paper‚ you will complete the first steps of a comprehensive written analysis as described in Part 6 of the textbook. The written analysis will be completed in the
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1. Describe recent trends in the hedge fund and private equity industry and the growing overlap between the two. - The line between some types of hedge funds and private equity LBO funds are being blurred in recent times. But most hedge fund strategies are still quite distinct from the LBO investing model. - In the early year’s hedge funds active in the LBO arena would try to buy defaulted or near default bonds and then resell them in weeks or months later at a profit. But in recent times
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Kmart Corporation Calandra Kimbrough BUS 692 Strategies in Human Resource Management Dr. Lao January 21‚ 2013 Kmart is an American chain of discount stores headquartered in the United States. The chain purchased Sears in 2005‚ forming a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation. Increasing productivity is one of the most critical goals in organizations such as Kmart. In this paper I will be assessing the technology requirements relevant to employee productivity‚ staffing systems
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Overview Industry Snapshot Competitor Analysis Financial Analysis SWOT Overview Current Strategy Strategic Issues Recommended Solutions Implementation/Justification Recommendation Recap Organizational Overview • • • • • • Founded by Sebastian S. Kresge in 1962 Number 3 discount retailer in the U.S. Operates 1‚479 stores in 49 states Maintains 3 retail concepts Filed bankruptcy in 2002 Merged with Sears‚ Roebuck & Co. in March 2005 Industry Analysis Key Success Factors • Advanced technology
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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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1. LBO funds have been notably active in the market for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in recent years. The line between some types of hedge funds and LBO funds blurred in the last few years‚ but most hedge fund strategies remained quite distinct from the LBO investing model. For many years‚ hedge funds active in the distressed arena tried to buy defaulted or near-default bonds and then resell them weeks or months later at a profit. The blurring of the line between LBO and hedge funds began when
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