...Sentelle BMGT495-7380 University of Maryland; University College Professor Christian Berger November 22, 2011 Table of Contents Company Background 3 Vision & Mission Statement 3 Industry Analysis 4 Competitive Analysis 5 Financial Analysis 6 SWOT & QSPM Analysis 6 Strategy Recommendation 7 Action Plan 9 Conclusion 10 Appendix One- External Factor Evaluation Matrix for Walmart 11 Appendix Two- Internal Factor Evaluation Matrix for Walmart 12 Appendix Three- Walmart’s Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM) 13 Appendix Four- Financial Ratios 2010 Fiscal Year 14 Appendix Five- Walmart SWOT Matrix 15 Appendix Six- Porter Five Forces Model 16 Appendix Seven-Action Plan 17 References 18 Company Background Wal-Mart was founded in 1962 by Sam Walton with the first store opening in Rogers, Arkansas. Incorporated on October 31, 1969 and became publicly traded in 1972. What Sam Walton set out to accomplish when opening the first Wal-Mart store in 1962 was to save people money and to help them live better. Wal-Mart serves customers more than 200 million times per week at over 9,800 retail outlets located in 28 countries (Walmart, 2011). Retail outlets offer a wide variety of products, with stores having over 30 departments of general merchandise and full service grocery outlets. This has made Wal-Mart a leader in the general merchandise industry...
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...Walmart in Japan I. Problem identification phase Introduction Walmart is an American international retail company that is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company began operations in 1962 after being founded by Sam Walton and incorporated in 1969. The present brand name—Walmart—came about in 2008 and before that it was referred to as Wal-Mart. The company is famous for operating chains of large discount departmental stores and warehouse stores. Presently, the company is the 18th public corporation in terms of size and the biggest in terms of revenue, private employment, and retailer (Walmart 2011 Annual report). Furthermore, the largest shareholders are the Walton’s with 48% shares; hence they control the company. The company has approximately 9000 stores in over 15 countries all operating under different names. For instance, in Mexico it is called Walmex, in UK Asda, and in Japan Seiyu. This article analyses Walmart in Japan through three phases. The three phases are: problem identification, analysis, and solution phases. Background Walmart bought 6.2% of Seiyu in May 2002 (Holstein 73). The shares of the company increased over time and in 2005 December, Walmart was the majority shareholder of 50.9%. In 2008, Seiyu was entirely owned by Walmart whose headquarters are in Tokyo. The company has 419 retail units that are inclusive of: Seiyu Hypermarket, Seiyu Supermarket, Wakana, and Seiyu General Merchendise. Setting operations in Japan was not an easy feat...
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...a full range of expertise that can assist a company in retaining a competitive advantage against its competitors. We are a staff of five experienced professionals who have successfully helped many organizations plan, create and achieve their objectives. We offer a professional team approach that can bring balance to any organization. The Manhattan Project Company’s consultants specialize in specific areas which include services such as SWOT analysis, sales and marketing, competitive analysis, finance, strategic planning and many others to assist any organization with their needs. We invite business owners and organizations to choose our services and let us show you how we can help you enhance your business. Introduction CanGo’s executive management has contracted with The Manhattan Project Company to provide consulting services in order to understand how to grow its business. We have looked at some areas within the organization and found a few key areas that will assist the company in reaching its goals. SWOT Analysis Strengths: CanGo has turn out to be one of the fastest growing online small business companies. CanGo has different variety of products to offer. They have labeled themselves as “the customer”. By doing this it permits them to keep the question “what do we want” in the front position of the attentions all while concentrating on recognizing the consumer’s requirements and requests. The employees at CanGo showed robust commitment in supporting...
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...Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the UK. The company is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, the US. The company's strategy is to offers its customers a broad assortment of products with even lower prices. It also aims to grow its global eCommerce business. SWOT Analysis - Overview Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. - Strengths Strength - Employee Friendly System Strength - Marketing Activities Strength - Robust Store and Distribution Network Strength - Diversified Product and Brand Portfolio Strength - Strong Market Position Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. - Weaknesses Weakness - Legal Controversies Weakness - Product Recalls Weakness - Declining Profitability Ratios Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. - Opportunities Opportunity - Increasing Demand for Private Label Products Opportunity - Strategic Expansion Opportunity - Conversion of Discount Stores into Supercenters Opportunity - Expansion through Acquisitions Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. - Threats Threat - Risks Associated With Suppliers Threat - Intense Competition Threat - Changes in Labor Laws and Other Issues http://andrewfanno.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/walmart-part-3-internal-analysis/ Strengths: -Cost advantage over rivals Information technology Walmart has a core competence involving its use...
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...| Walmart | | | | | Danielle S Holley | 11/28/2011 | | Firms choose from different business-level strategies in order to proposer in today’s markets. One of these being the Cost Leadership Strategy, an integrated set of actions taken to produce goods or services with features that are acceptable to customers at the lowest cost, in comparison to their competitors. Firms that chose to use this strategy must sell standardized goods and services which have to also include competitive levels of differentiation to the market’s regular customers. Cost leaders have to examine all support activities to find extra resources in order to cut production costs allowing them to maintain low costs for their customers. In any industry fixed and variable costs can cause companies to go out of business. Cost Leadership Strategy can put a strain on companies because they have to keep developing new technology that can support low cost goods and services (with differentiation) as well as low production costs to satisfy the needs of customers in the market place. Using this strategy effectively can earn firms above-average returns in spite of rivals in the industry. Having the low-cost position in an industry is valuable way to deal with competitors. The cost leader’s strategic position causes competitors to think twice before they compete on the basics of price and technology against the potential outcomes of such competition (Hitt). Walmart is known for its ability...
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...Running head: Five Year Marketing Five Year Marketing Plan Walmart Sherry Smith Baker College Table of Contents I. Title Page 1 II. Table of Contents 2-3 III. Executive Summary 4 IV. Company Description 4-5 V. Strategic Focus and Plan 5 a) Mission Statement (Current) 5 b) New or Revised Mission Statement 5 i. Vision Statement (Current) 5 ii. New or Revised Vision Statement 5-6 c) Goals 6 1) Non-financial Goals 6 2) Financial Goals 6 d) Core Competency and Sustainable Competitive Advantage 6 VI. Situation Analysis 7 a) SWOT Analysis 7 b) Industry Analysis 7-8 c) Competitors 8 d) Company Analysis 8-9 e) Customer Analysis 9 VII. Market Product Focus 9 a) Marketing and Product Objectives 10-11 b) Target Markets 11 c) Points of Difference 11 d) Positioning 11-12 VIII. Marketing Program 12 a) Product Strategy 12 i. Product Line 12 ii. Unique Product Quality 12-13 iii. Packaging 13 b) Price Strategy 13 c) Promotion Strategy 13-14 d) Place (Distribution) Strategy 14 IX. Financial Data and Projections 14 a) Past Sales Revenues...
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...annual dividend increases, with a 47% increase of our quarterly dividend to 25 cents per share” (Datamonitor,2012, p.27). He goes on to say that “Combining dividends with shares repurchased, we returned $3.1 billion to our shareholders in 2010 (Datamonitor p.27). Target stock is currently selling for around $55.00 per share, which is lower than competitor Walmart ($58.00), and Costco ($84.00). In 2011, Targets 52 week high was $60.97, and the 52 week low was $48.23. Analysts in the industry consider Target’s stock a low risk because of the corporation’s consistent performance. Stock Valuation suggests the fair value of the stock to be in the mid-fifty dollar per share range , however MorningStar suggests that considering buying the stock at $40.60, and selling if the stock jumps to $78.30 (Feb 2, 2012). A stock comparison against Target’s competitors reveals that on the surface, it appears that both Walmart and Costco have a stronger stock performance when looking solely at stock unit price; however Target’s cash flow per share ($7.77), net working capital per share ($10.64), total assets per share ($65.08), and price sales ratio (.53) outshine both competitors and the market. Target has increased dividends consistently over the past ten years. Over the past five years the...
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...Strengths 1. Core competency/Cost Leadership- Walmart is known for their “everyday low prices.” This sets them aside from their major competitors such as Target. Walmart strives for "saving people money so they can live better." With the cost leadership strategy in effect, Walmart is ensured a steady and returning flow of customers to their stores. That understood, Walmart has a comparative advantage over their competition. Consumers are able to feel better about their purchases knowing they are at a discounted price. Walmart is therefore given a rating of 4 and weighted score of 1.0 in this category. 2. Economies of Scale- Walmart is rated a 3 with a weighted score of 0.3 in this particular category. Being the giant that Walmart is, they have a very large scale of operations. This therefore gives them strong supplier purchasing power and the opportunity to reduce prices. With their vast amount of products they can spread their fixed costs out lowering the price of the products. “Higher economies of scale results in lower prices that are passed to consumers” (http://www.strategicmanagementinsight.com/swot-analyses/walmart-swot-analysis.html) 3. Wide Range of Products- Walmart has one of the largest ranges of products providing ease for their customers. Customers are able to have that “one-stop-shopping” experience they so desire. Consumers certainly like this aspect for the convenience it entails. Although Walmart’s discount stores do in fact provide...
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...financial analysis project CONTENTS INTRODUCTION4 VISION STATEMENT5 MISSION and OBJECTIVES5 COMPANY SUMMARY6 OWNERSHIP6 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE7 HISTORY OF WAL-MART8 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS9 MARKETING ANALYSIS10 MARKET SEGMENT11 MARKET SHARE13 DOMESTIC COMPETITORS14 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITORS15 CURRENT PRODUCTS16 PRODUCTS16 BCG MATRIX17 STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION SUMMARY19 COMPETITIVE EDGE20 MARKETING AND SALES STRATEGY21 COST STRATEGY21 CAPITAL STRUCTURE STRATEGY21 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS22 GENERAL OVERVIEW22 OPERATING EXPENSES AND NET SALES22 OPERATING INCOME23 FREE CASH FLOW23 ACCOUNTING ASSUMPTIONS AND METHODS23 INVENTORIES23 DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION24 GENERAL STRENGHTS24 ACCOUNTING ASSUMPTION AND METHODS25 EVOLUTION AND CAUSE FOR THE CHANGES26 KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS27 LIQUIDITY RATIOS28 PROFITABILITY RATIOS28 DEBT RATIOS29 OPERATING PERFORMANCE RATIOS30 ANALYSYS OF RISK31 FX AND INTEREST RISK32 SOLVENCY RISK33 COMPETITORS ANALYSIS34 SWOT ANALYSIS37 RECOMMENDATIONS38 BIBLIOGRAPHY39 INTRODUCTION Walmart Stores, Inc. (WMT) is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores and a chain of warehouse stores. Walmart operates more than 8,692 retail units across three business segments of retail stores worldwide that offer a wide array of general merchandise including groceries, apparel, electronics, and small appliances. In addition, the company is the world's largest retailer and grocery chain...
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...Walmart Marketing Plan I. Marketing Objectives This marketing plan aims to increase Wal-Mart’s inventory turnover ratio but at the same time, making sure that sufficient inventory would be available to meet demand, leading to increase in sales, particularly in the apparel category, by 5% in one year. Aside from that, this marketing plan aims to aid Wal-Mart: * To develop Wal-Mart’s own brand of new cheap chic apparel line * To improve advertising and merchandising support of the apparel category * To spruce up the store design concept in the in order to attract more customers II. Situational Analysis A. SWOT Analysis Strengths * Largest Retailer in the World Wal-Mart is considered the largest retailer in the world. It is the pioneer in the retail industry with the wide spread network of stores. * Loyal Customer Base Wal-Mart has a loyal customer base because it meets the expectation of customer by always delivering the goods at lower prices at compare to its competitors. It is a store where most individuals, who are on a low budget, still get to buy what they set out to buy. Wal-Mart’s low prices made the store a hero of some 45 million low-income Americans. Their loyalty, in turn, made the store a leader in almost every consumer category. * Everyday Low Pricing Wal-Mart is able to shift the low cost advantage to its customers and make the products available at lower prices, everyday. Lower prices were made possible by the company’s mastery of back-end operations...
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...Wednesday April 18th, 2012 BUS 800, Section 131 Professor: Jim Diodati Individual Case Assignment Turnitin ID# 243102298 Joseph Nicosia 500198044 TABLE OF CONTENTS Strategic Recommendations 3 Appendix A: Industrial Analysis 6 B: PEST Analysis 6 C: Key Driving Forces 7 D: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis 7 E: Strategic Group Map 7 F: Key Strategic Factors 8 G: Competitor Analysis 8 H: Attractiveness of Industry 8 I: Mission and Vision Statement 8 J: Value Chain 9 K: Financial Analysis 9 L: SWOT Analysis 10 M: Issues 10 N: Rationale for Issues 10 O: Execution Strategies 10 Strategic Recommendations Issues: As one thoroughly analyzes the Loblaw’s Companies Ltd. it is identified that Loblaw’s success is determined by their willingness to serve their customers with high quality products at a level of customer satisfaction at every location. Loblaw’s has transformed the persona of a general grocery store to a superstore with all the necessities for their customers. With such drastic changes and new implementations Loblaw’s success in Canada is correlated to their innovated ways to attract their customers. But there is always room for improvement, especially in a market where new entrants are low but large companies can overwhelm. There are three major issues that Loblaw’s can address to further succeed in this industry. Firstly, Loblaw’s is lacking global presence, by narrowing their market strictly in Canada. Secondly, the Loblaw’s competition...
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...Wal-Mart Financial Analysis Wal-Mart, also famously known as “Wally-World”, is said to serve at a rate of about 200 million times per week at more than 9,029 retail units under 60 different banners in 15 countries. Wal-Mart currently employees an estimated 2.1 million associates worldwide and continues to grow. A leader in sustainability, corporate patronage and employment opportunity, Wal-Mart ranked in the top ten among retailers in Fortune Magazine’s 2010 Most Admired Companies survey. [ (About Us, 2010) ] In 2010, Wal-Mart was named the largest public corporation by revenue. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962. Wal-Mart is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, they are also known as the largest grocery retailer in the U. S. Internationally, Wal-Mart operates under different names. Mexico as Walmex, United Kingdom as Asda, Japan as Seiyu, and India as Best Price. Wal-Mart has high-volume relationships with several companies whose success depends on its association with the retailer. For instance, twenty-eight percent of Dial Corporation’s business comes from its affiliation with Wal-Mart. Other large suppliers include Revlon, Proctor & Gamble, Kraft Foods, General Mills and Kellogg’s. These companies sell more than twelve percent of its product through Wal-Mart. [ (Adam, 2008) ] Wal-Mart’s ultimately goal is to keep prices low and the customers satisfied, and it expects their suppliers to do the same. The push for low prices has caused affects on a global...
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...FINANCIAL ANALYSIS PROJECT 1 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................4 VISION STATEMENT................................................................................................................................5 MISSION and OBJECTIVES.......................................................................................................................5 COMPANY SUMMARY................................................................................................................................6 OWNERSHIP....................................................................................................................................................6 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE..........................................................................................................7 HISTORY OF WAL-MART..........................................................................................................................8 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS.................................................................................................................................9 MARKETING ANALYSIS...........................................................................................................................10 MARKET SEGMENT.............................................................................................................................
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...Executive Summary Booster juice franchise offers a wide variety of smoothies comprising of pure juice, fruit sorbet, vanilla frozen yogurt, frozen fruit, fresh yogurt. The store will be located at Preston Crossing at the mini mall strip, opposite Walmart. The shop will be incorporated with one manager, four part-time and two full time employees. The manager will be on salary and will oversee all operations. Two supervisors will oversee day to-day operations of the shop and the four part-time employees will be responsible for customer services. Both full time and part-time employees will be paid hourly wages. Initial requirements for all furniture, fixture, computer software and hardware and equipment will be supplied by Booster Juice Inc as part of the turnkey operation. All other supplies will be purchased from Booster Juice Inc. Our shop will be incorporated. Richard Azinwi, Nadia Maqbool and Ravi Brar will be the equity owners. We will have a total of seven employees comprising of one manager, two full time supervisors and four part-time employees. As part of our franchise deal, Booster Juice Inc will offer continuous training and support to our employees. Marketing for the Booster Juice is done by the franchisee and franchisor. The franchisor will do large scale marketing for all of the franchisees, as per the royalty agreement. Our Booster Juice will concentrate on local advertising. We will be doing an aggressive advertising in the first year to create store awareness...
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...MG 670 Finance Term Project Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/mg-670-finance-term-project/ MG 670 Finance Term Project Company : Costco and Walmart MG 670 Finance Term Project Guidelines There is a lot to be said for valuing a company, it is no easy task. If you have yet to discover this moneymaker, the satisfaction one gets from tearing apart a company’s financial statements and analyzing it on a whole different level is great – especially if you make or save yourself money for your efforts. In this project, you will analyze the fundamental financial ratios. The ratios should be presented in a simplified manner to make them easier to understand. Sure some of the ratios have different varieties, but by the end you will understand the basic premise and reasons for fundamental analysis. You will work in groups of three or four people for this project. You will be analyzing two public traded companies within the same industry; as well, you will also evaluate these companies against their industry standards for performance. To find the data for your ratio analysis, you will need each company’s latest financial figures. Finding these financial reports can done by searching the internet through some of these sources, but not limited to: • Company Websites – Almost every public company has a website or investor relations department. For the most current quarterly or annual report you might want to check in these places first. Walt Disney is an excellent...
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