or been acquired by another company‚ evaluate the strategy that led to the merger or acquisition to determine whether or not this merger or acquisition was a wise choice. Justify your opinion. A merger occurs when one firm assumes all the assets and all the liabilities of another. The acquiring firm retains its identity‚ while the acquired firm ceases to exist. A majority vote of shareholders is generally required to approve a merger. A merger is just one type of acquisition. One company can acquire
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| Sears Holding Company | Individual Paper | | Gregory A. Squires | 10/15/2010 | | Contents HISTORY 4 Vision Statement 10 Mission Statement 12 Key Leaders 16 Organizational Culture 20 Organizational Structure 23 NAICS/SIC Codes 26 General Environmental Forces 28 Porter’s Five-Forces Model 35 Key Competitors 40 Competitive Profile Matrix 43 General Discussion on Stakeholders 46 Top 70 Stakeholders 47 Nutt&Backoff Model 53 Finn stakeholder Model
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Business and Industry Analysis Business Analysis Sears Roebuck & Co.‚ founded by R. W. Sears in 1886‚ is a multi-line retailer that offers a variety of merchandise and related services. It operates primarily in the United States‚ Puerto Rico‚ and Canada. Sears‚ Roebuck‚ & Co. is ranked fifth in 3 the retail market‚ behind: Wal-mart Stores Inc.‚ Target Corp.‚ Kohl’s Corp‚ and JC Penney Company Inc. In 2003‚ the company was divided into three domestic segments: Retail and Related Services‚ Credit
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Unit 4 Discuss Board – “Merger and Acquisitions Implementation Strategy“ Patricia Pittman MGT680 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Dr. Robert Smotherman “You are part of a company who has made the strategic decision to acquire another company. There are two possible implementation strategies for this decision: (AIU‚ 2008)” A. “Merge the acquired company into your company. The result of this strategy will be one company containing the elements of both companies. (AIU‚ 2008)” 1. “What are the pros and
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Plan to Rescue Sears BACKGROUND Edward Lampert purchased Kmart in 2003 and Sears‚ Roebuck& Company in 2004 when they were almost bankrupt. Sears holdings have been operating both Sears and Kmart stores since 2004. According to factSet‚ sears holdings had cash and short-term investments of about 2.09 billion dollars since its creation until January 2011. In mid-January 2011‚ a report by national retail federation stated that the sales of Kmart dropped by 4.4%‚ and this placed Sear Holding at a state
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out that Sears did engage in the Elf initiative for two reasons. On the one hand‚ it wanted to acquire new customers and persuade competitors’ customers and on the other hand to build relationships with the existing customers in order to retain them. Having this in mind‚ one could argue that all customers (loyal or not‚ new or existing) will benefit from the Elf program and that all shoppers represent a firmly good and promising target for such an initiative. With the Elf program‚ Sears will be in
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company’s product or service? Sears is a retail department store which carries brands like Dockers‚ Lee‚ Levis‚ Covington‚ Laura Scott and many more in the apparel department. Along with women‚ men and children’s clothing‚ Sears also has departments of tools‚ lawn and garden‚ home fashion‚ appliances and electronics. Beside these entire departments‚ Land’s End and Two Heart maternity are two department brands rented inside of Sears. Besides hard line and soft line‚ Sears also has a large collection
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Summary Candace Company Analysis Nikki/Yvonne Introduction Sears is our nation’s fourth largest retailer. With over 4‚000 stores in the United States and Canada‚ Sears has grown from its humble beginnings. Sears is a leader in apparel‚ home appliances‚ home‚ lawn and garden‚ tools‚ automotive repair‚ maintenance‚ and electronics. Sears also provides home service‚ serving 11 million service calls yearly. Richard Sears founded Sears as a mail order company and it grew to be one of the largest retailers
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Zachary Zarilla Eng 112 The Sears Tower In May of 1973‚ electrical workers sang “she towers so high‚” as the final white beam‚ with over 12‚000 signatures was lifted into the sky to complete the construction of the Sears Tower. The Sears Tower is the tallest building in North America‚ and was the tallest in the world until 1998 when it was surpassed by the Petronas Tower in Malaysia(PBS‚ 2001). When completed in 1973 it was an engineering masterpiece and still is today. In the late 60’s
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. Because Sears Holdings has performed poorly in the past‚ it has made leadership changes‚ new technology implementations‚ and expanded its online product selection‚ among other improvements. Based on these developments and the improving economic conditions‚ the projected target price for Sears is $77.10‚ based on the price/earnings ratio as a valuation model. After examining key financial data‚ it can be concluded that Sears’ sales ratio is expected to decrease by
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