Carrefour: An Overview January 2003 www lanetretail net Table of Content Overview Background Operations Sales By Format Carrefour By Country Sales Breakdown By Region‚ 2002 Sales Breakdown By Country‚ 2002 Latest Major Developments Carrefour In Context Leading Global Retailers’ Spread‚ 2002 Analysis By Country Prospects And Strategy SWOT Analysis www planetretail net Overview Main address: Carrefour S
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Chapter 5 Carrefour S.A. Teaching Note Version: March 2007 Introduction The Carrefour case is a financial analysis case. Carrefour S.A. is one of the world’s largest retailers. During the first half of the 2000s‚ the company’s share prices steadily declined‚ despite the fact that the company reported above-average returns on equity. Students are asked to analyze Carrefour’s financial statements and segment data to find explanations for the company’s poor share price performance and to make recommendations
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analysis is to highlight how Carrefour has financed its growth over the last four years i.e. 1968 through 1971 with the help of the Statement of Sources and Uses (Exhibit 1). In addition‚ the financing needs for the projected growth of the company will be reported and analyzed briefly. For this purpose Pro-forma Income Statements (Exhibit 2) and Pro-forma Balance Sheets (Exhibit 3) have been prepared for the next four years (1972 through 1975). From 1968 to 1971‚ Carrefour has used trade notes extensively
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Carrefour in the French translation of Greek word means plaza‚ or the marketplace. In the year of 1959‚ Carrefour was established in France of a town called Annecy by Marcel Fournier and Louis Defforey. Both of the founders are come from successful‚ enterprising families‚ who want to develop their own business by building large supermarkets. Marvel Fournier has set up a department store Grand Magasin de Nouveautés Fournier d’Annecy and have close relation with the Casino supermarket company‚ whereas
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GENERAL o DEMOGRAPHIC • Carrefour operates in 29 countries around the world. World population is rising‚ geographic distribution of populations is shifting‚ world population is aging rapidly‚ ethnic mixes in developed countries are changing rapidly‚ and average household incomes are increasing. • The demographic environment presents both opportunities and threats for Carrefour. Increases in population size and household incomes help to expand the market in which Carrefour operates. However‚ changes
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Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) Founders Facts and Trivia: On May 9‚ 1950‚ Sam Walton opened up Walton ’s 5&10 in Bentonville‚ Arkansas. The first store with the Wal-Mart name was opened in 1962 in Rogers‚ AR‚ financed 95% by Sam Walton himself. Wal-Mart ’s Headquarters: The corporate headquarters of the world ’s largest retail company‚ Wal-Mart‚ are located in Bentonville‚ AR‚ where founder Sam Walton started it all. The Mission Statement and Purpose of Wal-Mart (WMT) Wal-Mart ’s advertised
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Background& History Carrefour is a French multinational retailer whose headquarter is located in France. Due to successful store models‚ it has become one of the largest supermarket chains in the world (Carrefour Group‚ 2012) and considered to be the second largest retail group after Wal-Mart (Member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited‚ 2013). Carrefour operates their stores all over the world‚ especially in three major markets: Asian‚ Europe and Latin America (As figure 1 shown). Alexandre (2000)
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CASE STUDY CARREFOUR IN ASIA MANAGERIAL FINANCE (FIN 745) EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 1. GENERAL 1.1. DEMOGRAPHIC Carrefour operates in 29 countries around the world. World population is rising‚ geographic distribution of populations is shifting‚ world population is aging rapidly‚ ethnic mixes in developed countries are changing rapidly‚ and average household incomes are increasing. The demographic environment presents both opportunities and threats for Carrefour. Increases in
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Debt and equity financing Debt and equity financing is the sources of funding can provide you with all the cash you need to start or grow your business. Debt financing Debt financing means borrowing money from an outside source with the promise of paying back the borrowed amount‚ plus the agreed-upon interest‚ at a later date. When a firm raises money for working capital or capital expenditures by selling bonds‚ bills‚ or notes to individual and/or institutional investors can be considered as debt
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EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT • Demographic: | |China |Japan |Malaysia | |Carrefour |29 |84‚000 |50 | |Metro |22 |46‚900 |45 | |Ito-Yokado |12 |27‚238
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