ANALYSIS OF LOBLAW COMPANIES LIMITED Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to highlight the findings of the audit that was conducted on Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw)‚ a subsidiary of George Weston Limited‚ and to come to a feasible conclusion about maintaining the company ’s already successful business. A qualitative and quantitative analysis was conducted through secondary research‚ using internal and external resources. Since its incorporation in 1956‚ Loblaw has worked its
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household items. Grocery Industry Porter’s Five Forces Model of Competition (See Appendix) The Canadian grocery industry is highly competitive and has high barriers for new entrants. Canadians pay the lowest prices for food in the world. Furthermore‚ Loblaw‚ Sobeys‚ Safeway‚ Metro‚ and A&P take up nearly 70% of Canadian grocers’ market share. With so many dominant players in the industry‚ the grocery store suppliers’ bargaining powers are relatively low‚ depending on the scale of the stores. Furthermore
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Loblaw Companies Limited Introduction Loblaw Companies Limited were founded in 1919 with two distinct business operations‚ food processing‚ and food distribution. As the leader in the Canada grocery industry‚ Loblaw earned $23.1 billion in 2002‚ improving scale advantages and being different in its stores and products are the two goals of their strategy. On October 1‚ 2003‚ Wal-Mart determined to launch its wholesale brand “Sam’s Club” for changing its weak performance‚ and achieved the objective
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Loblaw Companies Limited Strategic Plan Presented to Galen Weston Jr.‚ Executive Chairman of Loblaw Companies Ltd and Professor Imran Saleem‚ University of Toronto Submitted by Group 4 on March 30‚ 2010 Table of Contents Loblaw Companies Limited Strategic Plan 1 Table of Contents 2 Loblaw Companies Limited Summary 3 History 3 Current Vision 3 Short Term & Medium-Longer Term Plan 3 Detailed Financials 4 Industry and the Competitive Analysis 4 SWOT Analysis
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Loblaw Companies Limited Case Study Table of Contents Introduction 3 External Analysis 4 Internal Analysis 8 Alternatives 9 Recommendation 10 References 11 Introduction Loblaw Companies is facing the greatest competitive challenge of its recent history with the launch of Wal-Mart into their markets. Having originally entered the market in 1994 through the acquisition of 122 Woolco Stores‚ Wal-Mart is planning to open their
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which makes it difficult for grocers to sustain through differentiation. Buyer power is high and thus‚ cost leadership and operational efficiencies are critical. There is fierce competition amongst various grocery stores‚ with the main players such as Loblaw and A&P holding multi-banner stores in various market segments. Traditional grocery stores also lose some of their market share to drug stores‚ convenience stores and other retailers who have entered the industry. Threat of substitutes from fast-food
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History In 1919 the first Loblaw grocery store opened in Toronto. Theodore Pringle Loblaw and J. Milton Cork had a new idea of a grocery store‚ one which would be fully self- serve and would offer better quality foods at lower prices. In 1978‚ ‘No Name’ products were introduced into Loblaw stores. These products had distinct yellow packaging‚ and Loblaw stores experienced an outstanding customer feedback. In 1984‚ ‘President’s Choice’‚ one of Loblaw’s own brands made its first debut in stores
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January 16‚ 2012 Loblaw Companies Ltd. L-TSX Company Report - Initiation of Coverage Kenric S. Tyghe MBA | 416.777.7188 | kenric.tyghe@raymondjames.ca Sara Kohbodi CFA (Associate) | 416.777.4916 | sara.kohbodi@raymondjames.ca Rating & Target Consumer Products & Retail Loblaw’s Loyalty Target(s) Event We are initiating coverage of Loblaw Companies (L-TSX) with an Outperform rating and a $44.00 target price. Action We recommend investors accumulate shares of Loblaw at current levels
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but will also generate new revenue streams for future growth. The company also continued to invest in infrastructure development and addition of network capacity with a view to enhance services and to expand its reach across the country. SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths •Largest operational network and infrastructure within ICT (Information & Communication Technologies) segment. •An integrated Monopoly. • Market leadership in Local loop‚ Wireless local loop (WLL) and fixed telephony
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Overview Of The Company: Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (ThaiBev) was established in 2003‚ they produce a wide range of beer and spirits in Thailand. ThaiBev is Thailand’s largest beverage company and one of the largest beverage players in Asia. Chang one of their beer products currently holds a 40% of their domestic market and ThaiBev holds 80% of the spirits market.ThaiBev owns 26% of Fraser and Neave (F&N) a singapore beverage company‚ to pave their international expansion. The chairman
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