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Fortune 500 Company Analysis
Wal-Mart is the number one retailer in the world in both sales and earnings, dwarfing many of its retail competitors. It offers a full assortment of products ranging from clothing to electronics. It currently has 6000 locations predominately within the United States with over $312.4 Billion in net sales during 2006. In addition to its strong domestic presence, Wal-Mart has expanded aggressively to Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico with over 1000 locations within those countries. This expansion can potentially create greater economies of scale for Wal-Mart services and merchandise. The synergies created by expansion will also drive profitability in the future by providing goods and services at even lower costs to consumers. In order to enter foreign markets successful, Wal-Mart engages in both joint ventures and acquisitions. By utilizing this method, Wal-Mart intends to leverage foreign retailer's market knowledge with its own core competencies of merchandising and supply chain management.
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This is very critical to the future success of Wal-Mart because it provides consistency to customers who are price sensitive. By committing themselves to "Everyday low prices," Wal-Mart assures customers that the products sold within their stores are competitive in reference to its retail competition. This low price strategy also provides Wal-Mart with a sustainable competitive advantage well into the future. This is important, because competitors will find it very difficult to mimic Wal-Mart's low price strategy while maintaining profitability. In fact, in 2004, Wal-Mart's lower prices saved domestic consumers $263 billion, which translates into $2,349 per household. These significant cost savings will be very difficult for competition to impersonate and as result, creates a sustainable competitive advantage that Wal-Mart will utilize well into the future. Currently, Wal-Mart is attempting to appeal to a more affluent customer base. In an…
Wal-Mart SWOT Internal Analysis & SWOT Currently one of Wal-Mart's biggest assets is it powerful retail brand name. The company has branded itself as the low cost leader in their industry and consumer perceive the brand as offering value for money, convenience and a wide range of products all in one store (Marketing Teacher, N.d.). Wal-Mart has been able to build this brand image over time by focusing on providing consumer the
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
Wal-Mart Delivery Time Cycle The author of this report is asked to speak to Wal-Mart and their delivery time cycle performance vis-a-vis its benefit to Wal-Mart and how it allows Wal-Mart to remain so dominant in the retail sector. Indeed, there are other big-box stores that closely or loosely match what Wal-Marts sells including Kroger, K-Mart/Sears, Target, and so forth. However, in its half-century or so of existence, Wal-Mart has become
Wal Mart's Business Environment When most people think of Wal Mart, they will often associate it with the various stores around the globe. This has helped the company to establish a major presence inside the retail marketplace. However, the challenges with the economy and competitive pressures have been impacting the business environment of the firm. To fully understand what is taking place there will be a focus on: the company's financial
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,
Wal-Mart: The Superpower of the Retail Market Walmart is America's largest chain of wholesale departmental and grocery stores and a multinational retailer corporation. Its first discount centre was established in 1962 by Sam Walton in Rogers, Arkansas, and was incorporated in 1969 (Roberts & Berg, 2012). As per statistics of Fortune Global 500, it is "USA's greatest retailer," "worldwide biggest private employer," and the "world's third-best public corporation" (Johanson, 2006). Today,