Case Study „Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc.“ MLA1 International Business and Management Introduction Wal-Mart is one of the world’s largest companies and is operating in discount retailing. Its first stores were opened in 1962 in small towns because Wal-Mart’s founder Sam Walton who died in 1992 had the idea that these towns were large enough to support one discount retailer‚ but not two. The main reason for Wal-Mart’s leading position in the market has always been based on its ability to offer products
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Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. Company Profile Publication Date: 18 Jun 2010 www.datamonitor.com Europe‚ Middle East & Africa 119 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3DA United Kingdom t: +44 20 7551 9000 f: +44 20 7551 9090 e: euroinfo@datamonitor.com Americas 245 5th Avenue 4th Floor New York‚ NY 10016 USA t: +1 212 686 7400 f: +1 212 686 2626 e: usinfo@datamonitor.com Asia Pacific Level 46 2 Park Street Sydney‚ NSW 2000 Australia t: +61 2 8705 6900 f: +61 2 8088 7405 e: apinfo@datamonitor.com Wal-Mart
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Wal-Mart Stores has successfully been operated as a discount store according to their "Everyday Low Price" philosophy since 1970. Exhibit 1 shows analysis of Wal-Mart’s relative costs of 1984. In order to compare in terms of the discount industry‚ we can use the record of Wal-Mart without Sam’s. The gross margin of Wal-Mart was lower than that of the discount industry. The income of Wal-Mart‚ however‚ was larger than that of the discount industry because the selling general and administration expenses
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Case Analysis: Wal-Mart Stores I believe Wal-Mart uses the growth strategy the most out of the corporate strategies. They are constantly seeking to increase their business by expanding into new products and markets. Wal-Mart also shows a forward vertical integration. 2) a) strengths- one stop shopping / strong community involvement / leads industry in information technology. b) weaknesses- no formal mission statement‚ few women and minorities in top management‚ membership
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we can conclude that Wal-Mart operates its stores as mass discount retailers‚ carrying between 60‚000 and 90‚000 different merchandise items in each store. Wal-Mart purchases more than $22 billion in merchandise‚ turning its inventory over as often as 4.5 times per year. Sam Club carries between 3‚500 and 5‚000 different merchandise items‚ acquiring more than $2.6 billion in merchandise. Wal Marts operations grew from 2003 to 2005. For example‚ the number of Wal-Mart stores increased and the number
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Wal-Mart Retail Business Analysis Retail markets are increasingly competitive and retailers are continuously looking for ways to make their products different. Wal-Mart is the retail leader in providing discounts to customers. In 1962 a man named Sam Walton opened his first Wal-Mart store in Roger‚ Arkansas. Due to his business practices‚ good strategies and implementation‚ Wal-Mart remains the world’s largest discounted retailer (Maier‚ M. 2005). Wal-Mart’s marketing strategies are based
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Wal-Mart is the most successful business year after year and that is because it is the largest retailer in the world and also leads in sales. Wal-Mart employs over 2 million employees and serves over 176 million customers each year. The organization is a perfect example of how successful a focused and driven entrepreneur really can be. The company was started by one man with a dream and has overcome the changes in trends and times and the challenging economic conditions. In 1962‚ Sam Walton opened
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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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Alfie(ZHEN) Zhang Wal-Mart Case study Background Sustainability standards for supplier Wal-Mart disclosed its sustainability standard to all Wal-Mart suppliers in the world in 2008. It requires Wal-Mart Supplier take more environmental and social responsibilities. To do so‚ in order to maintain its competitive quality image of Wal-Mart products. With growth slows down in U.S‚ Wal-Mart focus on expansion in the world‚ especially in China. Executive Summery Wal-Mart Company Strategy “Save
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REPORT: WAL-MART LOW-COST STRATEGY ANALYSIS Lecturer: Mr. Le Dang Hoang Tutor:Ms. Do Thi Ha Lan Tut 1TR10 Group member: Tran Viet Anh 1006090006 Nguyen Tra My 1006090034 Dao Minh Tam 1006090045 Cao Thi Thuong 0907010220 Table of content Introduction 3 I.The implementation of strategy in the company 4 II. Archievement of Wal-Mart thanks to low-cost strategy 8 III. Competition of Wal-Mart with rivals 9 a. Rivals reactions to Wal-Mart strategy 9 b. Wal-Mart’s
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