Office Depot started its operation five years after Staples. The company has aligned its business strategy to target increasing its market share through business policies similar to those undertaken by Staples Inc. The company is locally owned and faces difficulties in capital expansion to be able to roll more distribution outlets similar to Staples. This has incapacitated the company in acquiring economic of scale in operation. The company currently

Antitrust Practices and Market Power The modern business environment is increasingly characterized by the proliferation of emerging monopolies in various industries. One of the industries that have experienced an increase in budding monopolies is Information Technology, particularly with the growth and development of social media and networks. Technology companies have rapidly developed into monopolies because of the connection between attractive business opportunities. The growth of leading technology companies into monopolies has

strategy came up in my mind: What is strategy? Why is strategy important for an organization? I strongly agree with Rich Horwath in his article "The Strategic Thinking Manifesto" that strategy is all about creating a competitive advantage in the marketplace (Horwath, 2012). It entails knowing what to do in order to be a winner in a stiffly competitive business environment. Strategy can in fact be likened to a

Even public transportation is growing more expensive, given that cash-strapped states are raising fares. SWOT Analysis: Strengths Victory offers customizable bikes with great value and power, according to its promotional literature. I Weaknesses Victory began as an "offshoot" of Polaris Industries, which is mainly known for marketing snowmobiles and ATVs. Amongst the target audience, particularly in the South and areas where snowmobiling is uncommon, it may have little brand recognition. Opportunities The economic downturn and demand

Government can have some influence on market failures, but cannot eliminate them. Conditions of perfect competition are usually created outside the influence of government. Often, government policy contributes to market failure rather than prevents it. Government can, however, reduce the impact of market failure. The programs by which government would do this must be well-conceived and well-executed, however, or they can worsen market failure. An example of this would be

Innovation occurs when the company is focused on developing applications that are: superior and less expensive than the ones that they are currently selling. This is troubling, because the current lines of products that are being offered, means that they are losing ground to alternative ones that are being produced. As a result, Husky needs to focus on developing products that are: competitively priced and have better quality. This