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For a long time, the King's mantra was to "have it your way," but even that focus has more or less slipped by the wayside. Now it does little in the way of setting itself apart from its competition, what little it does do seems to be a mimic of what the other fast food restaurants are doing. Burger King does have the whopper, which is a relatively tasty hamburger well worth the money spent to purchase it, but little else is offered there to entice the fast food consumer.
Hardees on the other hand has set itself up as the "man's" fast food restaurant, appealing to the male gender with big $6 dollar sandwiches that seem to say only real men can handle this much of a sandwich....
One of the drawbacks to this type of marketing, is that oftentimes lunch is not the big meal of the day, and even men do not wish to fill up on fast food in the middle of the afternoon, reserving the 'big' meal for the evening supper. Compared to Burger King, however, Hardees at least has an objective and a plan for meeting that objective, Burger King does not.
Having been to neither restaurant in a while, I found that my perception of Burger King changed from what I remembered (which was a good memory) to one of disappointment, and that I was a little disconcerted by the overwhelming sizes found at Hardees. Neither restaurant appealed to me as a consumer.
In cities, urban dwellers have less room to store large amounts of goods in small apartments, and have more access to smaller, independent stores that offer more boutique services and access to wider varieties of specific goods. Discount shopping is easier for a urban walker, comparing prices on a street, and also an urban bookstore might have a wider selection than Wal-Mart, as might a grocery store, but only
world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart runs and operates numerous retail stores around the globe. Founded in the year 1962 by Sam Walton, the company has continued to grow to assume its current position as one of America's biggest corporations. In this text, I discuss the retailer's future prospects, financial performance as well as top management team amongst other things. Wal-Mart: Discussion One of the most interesting facts about Wal-Mart is how the
Wal-Mart's SWOT Analysis and Generic Business-Level Strategy Walmart's SWOT Analysis Wal-Mart's SWOT Analysis and Generic Business-Level Strategy Wal-Mart's SWOT Analysis and Generic Business-Level Strategy Wal-Mart Wal-Mart is the world's leading corporation in the retail industry. It operates in 27 countries of the world with 69 well-recognized brands. With this huge scale of operations and vast business network, Wal-Mart serves a large number of customers with numerous product categories in its retail stores, departmental stores, and
Wal-Mart and Employee Rights Labor cost is always considered as the main issue, mostly in case of employees' unionization at Wal-Mart. This was noticed when Wal-Mart showed a remarkable earning at the rate of 44% per annum for its labor working on hourly basis. Another point which brought this issue ahead was when the sales clerk of Wal-Mart in 2001 earned wages below Federal Poverty Scale. According to an issue of
Further, under this segment are a number of financial products ranging from bill payments to wire transfers and money orders. On the other hand, the company's international segment has in its fold online retail as well as a number of discount and retail store formats. The company's Sam's Club segment has in place private-label items as well as other merchandise categorized as either soft goods or hard goods. Further,
Robson Walton - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Stephen P. Whaley - Senior Vice President and Controller Eric S. Zorn - Executive Vice President and President, Wal-Mart Realty III. INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: STRENGHTS and WEAKNESSES A. CORPORATE STRUCTURE Wal-Mart's retail division is formed from four major subsidiaries: Wal-Mart Discount Stores, Wal-Mart Supercenters, Wal-Mart Neighborhood Markets and Sam's Clubs. (Wal-Mart Facts, 2007) Wal-Mart Discount Stores more than 1,000 in U.S. alone average