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  • Wal-Mart Strategy

    Wal-Mart Strategy

    Over the last few years the cost declines of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, combined with improvements in sensitivity, range and durability, have enabled widespread RFID use in the logistical planning and operation of supply chain processes in the manufacturing, distribution and retail industries, and helped move its adoption into services such as security and access control, tracking, and monitoring/management.An RFID tag consists of a microchip and an antenna, often in the form of a

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    Essay Length: 1,453 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Wal-Mart Case Study

    Wal-Mart Case Study

    WAL-MART CASE STUDY Wal-Mart Study NAME University Instructor Class & Date Week Due Due Date: Submitted Date: WAL-MART CASE ANALYSIS Impressions Wal-Mart is a company that leads its industry in numerous areas. The areas which impress are the accomplishments the company has made. “About 140 million people in 11 countries shopped at Wal-Mart …every week. More than half of American shoppers visited Wal-Mart at least once a month…an estimated 82 percent at American households have

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    Essay Length: 770 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Max
  • Global & Technological Environment Trends: Wal-Mart

    Global & Technological Environment Trends: Wal-Mart

    GLOBAL & TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT TRENDS: WAL-MART The Radio Frequency Identification, a short range communication technology, profoundly has impacted businesses. It helps companies track and control goods as they move through the supply chain. It can improve operational efficiencies and customer service while providing new business opportunities. However, like many other new technologies, RFDI also brings some concerns for people as well as benefits. For this assignment, I will focus on this technology trends on Wal-Mart

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    Essay Length: 277 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Victor
  • Wal-Mart

    Wal-Mart

    Discuss the importance of changes in the external environment to an organization like WalMart. The discount department store industry has been a growing industry in the United States for years and WalMart has established itself as the leader of the pack. Fierce competition among retailers has forced down prices and has allowed WalMart to become the most dominant retailer in the US. Many changes in the external environment have made this possible. Several economic trends

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    Essay Length: 371 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Janna
  • Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: On Becoming the World’s Largest Company (2002)

    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: On Becoming the World’s Largest Company (2002)

    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: On Becoming the World’s Largest Company (2002) I. CASE ABSTRACT Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is an American-based discount retailing concern headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. In 2002, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., of Bentonville, Arkansas, operated mass merchandising retail stored under a variety of names and retail formats, including Wal-Mart discount department stores; Sam’s Wholesale Clubs, wholesale/retail membership warehouses; Neighborhood Markets, small grocery/drug store formats; and Wal-Mart Supercenters, large combination grocery and general merchandise stores

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    Essay Length: 1,312 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Bred
  • Why Is Wal Mart So Successful

    Why Is Wal Mart So Successful

    Why is Wal Mart so Successful Why is Wal-mart so Successful? Sam Walton, a leader with an innovative vision, started his own company and made it into the leader in discount retailing that it is today. Through his savvy, and sometimes unusual, business practices, he and his associates led the company forward for thirty years. Today, four years after his death, the company is still growing steadily. Wal-Mart executives continue to rely on many of

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    Essay Length: 3,141 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Yan
  • Strategic Analysis of Wal-Mart

    Strategic Analysis of Wal-Mart

    TEAM PROCESSES In society today, most of the individual tasks associated with our daily routines are becoming more complex and diverse. Cultural changes, technological advancements, productivity and commitments are of high importance, a need to improve team co-operation and involvement should be an intricate part of the company?s commitment to succeed. By providing a team process within the Business Units of the company, they will be able to gather and manage complex data, analyse problems,

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    Essay Length: 2,128 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Mike
  • Wal-Mart Business Report

    Wal-Mart Business Report

    Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 COMPANY HISTORY 2 BUSINESS DESCRIPTION 4 PRODUCTS AND SERVICES 4 BUSINESS METHODS 5 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 6 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 7 CONCLUSION 8 Works Cited 9 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this business report is to gain familiarity with Wal-Mart and to learn about the different aspects that make Wal-Mart a successful company. This report gives an in-depth analysis of the company history, services and products provided, the company philosophy, business

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    Essay Length: 1,898 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Jack
  • Swot Analysis of Wal-Mart

    Swot Analysis of Wal-Mart

    SWOT Analysis Wal-Mart. Strengths. Wal-Mart is a powerful retail brand. It has a reputation for value for money, convenience and a wide range of products all in one store. Wal-Mart has grown substantially over recent years, and has experienced global expansion (for example its purchase of the United Kingdom based retailer ASDA). The company has a core competence involving its use of information technology to support its international logistics system. For example, it can see

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    Essay Length: 351 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 18, 2010 By: Mike
  • Wal-Mart International

    Wal-Mart International

    Wal-Mart International Sam Walton started his own company and made it into the leader in discount retailing that it is today. Through his business practices, he and his associates led the company forward for thirty years. Today the company is still growing steadily. Wal-Mart executives continue to rely on many of the traditional goals and philosophies that Sam's legacy left behind, while simultaneously keeping one step ahead of the ever-changing technology and methods of today's

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    Essay Length: 523 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Bred
  • The Secret of Wal-Mart’s Success

    The Secret of Wal-Mart’s Success

    The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, is moving into Europe, and the UK is its second target after Germany. BBC News Online's Tim Weber looks at the secrets behind the company's success. The figures make the owners of corner shops and small retail chains shudder: Wal-Mart operates 3,601 stores, employs more than 910,000 people world-wide, sales amounted last year to $137.6bn (Ј85.7bn) - equivalent to a tenth of Britain's total economic output. Patrick O'Connell: The largest

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    Essay Length: 994 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Edward
  • Marketing Audit: Wal-Mart

    Marketing Audit: Wal-Mart

    Running head: MARKETING AUDIT WALMART Marketing Audit: Wal-Mart Sean Outlaw MKT/551 University of Phoenix Online Daniel Oakland November 18, 2006 Executive Summary Sam Walton’s first venture as a milk boy is when he understood the value of a dollar and the knowledge of how far a dollar could take one in life. From Sam’s first five and dime stores in the 1950’s to his opening of the first Wal-Mart in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962, no

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    Essay Length: 7,135 Words / 29 Pages
    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Edward
  • Wal-Mart

    Wal-Mart

    Questions 1. List some aspects of Latin American culture and indicate the influences on their development. 2. What current factors might cause cultural change to occur in Latin America? What are the likely changes? 3. Explain some cultural contrasts or differences within Latin America. How might they impact international business operations? Answers 1. Latin America represents 1/10 of the world’s population, and geographically can be located from the land extensions of Mexico, until the Patagonia

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    Essay Length: 1,056 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Wal-Mart's Strengths in Groceries Compared to Competitors

    Wal-Mart's Strengths in Groceries Compared to Competitors

    Wal-Mart’s Strengths in Groceries Compared to Competitors Wal-Mart has an tremendous history of innovating low cost distribution systems. Wal-Mart’s operational efficiencies made the food side itself profitable from the beginning of the supercenter concept. As a result, the supercenters are typically larger, more focused on food, and able to have more side businesses than their competitors. Wal-Mart’s extension to groceries seemed very logical and offers customers a chance for one-stop shopping. Given the company’s reputation

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    Essay Length: 2,034 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Wal-Mart Controversy

    Wal-Mart Controversy

    Wal-Mart is the world’s largest retail operation more than 4,150 stores (Hoover’s, 2001). Is Wal-Mart a threat to small town America’s business, or are rural communities (in general) reluctant to accept the fact that retail business is an ever-growing industry? The residents of small communities should have access to the same discount pricing as do larger communities. Small town communities can benefit from the presence of Wal-Mart stores, and the people opposing the construction of

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    Essay Length: 646 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Overview of Target Corporation Versus Wal-Mart Inc.

    Overview of Target Corporation Versus Wal-Mart Inc.

    Overview of Target Corporation versus Wal-Mart Inc. Overview This paper will give a summary of Target corporation versus Wal-Mart stores, Incorporated. In the following weeks it will compare the financial performances of these two companies, by evaluating circumstances such as the times interest earned, return on equity, return on assets and other factors. This paper will present an overview of the exchanges on which both company’s stock is traded. It will also present characteristics of

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    Essay Length: 1,655 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: February 27, 2010 By: Mike
  • Wal Mart

    Wal Mart

    At one point in our lives most of us have gone through some point of orientation or training. College students have their big orientation weekend to get them adjusted to their new surrounding and freedom and to also get them introduced to new potential friends. People who work for companies usually have training a couple of times a year if not more to get them familiarized with new products or procedures and to teach them

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    Essay Length: 1,441 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 28, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Wal-Mart

    Wal-Mart

    SWOT Analysis Wal-Mart Strengths Wal-Mart is a powerful retail brand. It has a reputation for value for money, convenience and a wide range of products all in one store. Wal-Mart has grown substantially over recent years, and has experienced global expansion (for example its purchase of the United Kingdom based retailer ASDA). The company has a core competence involving its use of information technology to support its international logistics system. For example, it can see

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    Essay Length: 439 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 28, 2010 By: Victor
  • Wal-Mart Case

    Wal-Mart Case

    Wal-Mart Case Wal-World? Strategic Planning Individual Assignment Table of Contents Introduction .3 “Wal-Mart takes on the world” Case overview 4 1. International expansion as a critical part of Wal-Mart’s strategy 5 2. Success in Canada and Latin America and why not Europe? 5 3. How could the company ensure success in China and India? 6 4. Transferring Wal-Mart’s business practices and culture internationally 6 5. Can American success leverage International success? 6 6. Early missteps

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    Essay Length: 1,942 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Jack
  • Wal-Mart Strategy

    Wal-Mart Strategy

    Strategies As determined by the IE Matrix, Wal-Mart fits into the category of grow and build strategies. Thus, the aforementioned strategies would fit Wal-Mart very well. All three of the strategies that we decided on are grow and build types. The three strategies that Wal-Mart would benefit most from are: market penetration, market development, and product development. 1. Market Penetration The market penetration strategy is when a company is seeking to increase the market share

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    Essay Length: 3,168 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • Wal Mart and Best Buy

    Wal Mart and Best Buy

    Marketing 340 February 24, 2008 Marketing Written Assignment #1 For this marketing assignment I am choosing the companies of Best Buy and Wal-Mart. I will now answer the questions as instructed by the directions of the assignment. 1) a) In my opinion the biggest advantage an online store offers over a brick and mortar store is convenience. Wal-Mart is open twenty four hours a day and that is very convenient, but to shop online you

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    Essay Length: 654 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 6, 2010 By: Yan
  • Wal-Mart Threats

    Wal-Mart Threats

    Threats: Economic The cost of producing many consumer products tends to have fallen because of lower manufacturing costs. Manufacturing costs have fallen due to outsourcing to low-cost regions of the World. This has lead to price competition, resulting in price deflation in some ranges. Intense price competition is a threat. A threat is that the economy is very slow right now. There is no way of preventing it and no way to change it. This

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    Essay Length: 444 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 10, 2010 By: Monika
  • Is Wal-Mart a Monopsony?

    Is Wal-Mart a Monopsony?

    Wal-Mart Is the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart, a Monopsyny? • Monopsony arises when a firm captures the ability to dictate price to its suppliers, because the suppliers have no real choice other than to deal with that buyer. • One in every five retail sales in America is recorded at Wal-Mart's cash registers. • The firm's revenue nearly equals that of the next six retailers combined. • Wal-Mart has faced several accusations of, "predatory

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    Essay Length: 1,618 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: David
  • Data Analysis of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    Data Analysis of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    DATA ANALYSIS OF WAL-MART STORES, INC COMPANY BACKGROUND Wal-Mart initially began its operations in 1945, when Sam Walton leased a �Ben Franklin’ franchise variety store in Newport, Arkansas. After relocating to Rogers, Arkansas in the early 1950s, Sam Walton’s �Ben Franklin’ became �Walton’s 5 & 10’. By 1962, Walton found himself the chain owner of 11 different Walton’s stores across Arkansas. He then decided to rename the chain �Wal-Mart’, after himself. On October 31, 1969,

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    Essay Length: 1,316 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: Edward
  • The Strategic Implications of Wal-Mart’s Rfid Mandate

    The Strategic Implications of Wal-Mart’s Rfid Mandate

    Over the last few years the cost declines of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, combined with improvements in sensitivity, range and durability, have enabled widespread RFID use in the logistical planning and operation of supply chain processes in the manufacturing, distribution and retail industries, and helped move its adoption into services such as security and access control, tracking, and monitoring/management.An RFID tag consists of a microchip and an antenna, often in the form of

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    Essay Length: 1,466 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Janna

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