Webvan Group Inc. of Foster City, California (in the Silicon Valley), was the brainchild of Louis Borders, the cofounder of the very successful Borders bookstore chain. Webvan’s founders and management believed they could succeed where others were faltering by using a different business model. The company carried about 20,000 high-quality grocery items, including fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, and frozen foods, and delivered the orders to customers throughout a large metropolitan region. Webvan
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Paradise Kitchens, Inc. Executive Summary Cortez Hampton MARKETING 301-OL Dr. Charles Hurst, Professor Due: November 28, 2012 Executive Summary Description of Company Paradise Kitchens, Inc. was created by Randall F. Peters, and wife, Leah E. Peters to develop a line of microwaveable Southwestern/Mexican style frozen chili products called Howlin' Coyote Chili. Before starting Paradise Kitchens, Inc., Randall spent 15 years working for General Foods and Pillsbury with many
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Karma Cola, Inc. Karma Cola, Inc. is a small producer of specialty cola beverages fortified with nutrients. The firm commenced operations in the San Francisco Bay area in 2008, and was an unqualified success. Karma Cola expanded its operations to cover the entire state of California in 2010. The firm currently has two bottling plants: San Carlos and Inglewood. The colas are dispatched from the bottling plants to four distribution centers: Emeryville, Anaheim, Fresno, and Redding, which then
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The US Carpet and rug industry is experienced a decline in the number of manufactures because of mergers, acquisitions and bankruptcies. Mid 1980, more than 300 companies in early 2000, about 100 companies were eliminated from industry, 96 US based and Canadian based, most of which are private held companies. By 1999, it was estimated that 10 companies in the industry produced 91% of carpet and rug sales in US. Three companies, Shaw industry, Mohawk Industry and Beaulieu of America, accounted for
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Revenue FY05: $ 13.7 billion ( 12% increase from FY04) Manufacturing: Nike brand had 137 factories in Americas (including US), 104 in EMEA, 252 in North Asia and 238 in South Asia. Subsidiaries: Cole Haan Holding, Inc, Bauer Nike Hockey, Hurley International LLC, Nike IHM, Inc, Converse Inc, Exeter Brands Group LLC. Forecasting & Planning In the modern supply chain, forecasting is necessary for Nike to manufacture items for inventory and that are not made to order. Nike will use material forecasting
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do-it-yourself (DIY) projects. A large portion of Lowe’s customers are professional customers such as construction and trade, maintenance and repair. In 1989 Lowe’s pursued an aggressive growth strategy by replacing its smaller stores with larger warehouse stores. Lowe’s also expanded into new markets, through both internal growth and acquisition. The Lowe’s headquarters is located in Mooresville, North Carolina. It grew from a small hardware store called “Lowe's North Wilkesboro Hardware” that
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Equal Employment Opportunity and Employee Rights Review Learning Team B HRM 300 May 18, 2015 Professor E. Hardin Equal Employment Opportunity and Employee Rights Review The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in all employment decisions on a basis of race, religion, ethnicity, sex, and national origin (DeCenzo, Robbins, Verlhurst, 2013). Not only does it protect in employment decisions but it also ended unequal application of voter registration requirements
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For the exclusive use of D. Xiang, 2015. 9-200-044 REV: JANUARY 15, 2002 LISA MEULBROEK Kmart Inc. and Builders Square Introduction In July 1997, Kmart appeared to be nearing a year-long effort to sell its faltering Do-It-Yourself (DIY) home improvement chain, Builders Square. Leonard Green & Partners, a Los Angeles-based retail buyout firm, had proposed to buy Builders Square (BSQ) and merge it with Hechinger’s, a Washington, D.C.-based DIY chain that had been a pioneer in the retail
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most prized and expensive possession, their homes. As a result, the home improvement industry experienced quick development and progress. This is what led to the opening of two mega home improvement stores known as The Home Depot and Lowes Companies, INC. The Home Depot which was founded, “1978 in Atlanta, Georgia and has since become the world's largest home improvement retailer, operating more than 1,500 stores”, (Brumley, 2012). Although not as international as its competitor Home Depot, Lowes is
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2.1 Resources 2 Revenues of 71 Billion 3 550 Warehouses Today – Operates in: 40 States 9 Countries 4 $137 million average sales/warehouse 5 141,000 square feet/warehouse 6 143,000 employees worldwide 7 More than 1.4 million transactions/day Until 2009, Costco made 71billion revenues, and 550 warehouses covers 40 states in 9 countries. i would say that their competitive advantage is that they sell in bulk and often offer a better price per unit, so more people want to
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