WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS TIME IF KEPT ON BY WAITROSE? * I would like to have been apart and completed Waitrose’s graduate leadership scheme. This is because my skills in business and management will develop majorly and I wish to be a part of Waitrose’s vast and strong reputation. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE JOHN LEWIS PARTNERSHIP? * About 81,000 permanent staff * 288 Waitrose branches * 39 john lewis branches * Annual gross sales of £8.7bn * John spedan lewis set up the partnership * His combination of commercial acumen and corporate conscience, enables the john lewis partnership to be as successful as it is today * Won retailer of the year in 2011 * Waitrose Has a market share of 4.2% * AN EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE * My parents had bought a table from John Lewis * Unfortunately during transit it was damaged * The John lewis delivery team apologised and instantly called their manager to arrange a second delivery for the table.
Walmart Stores Walmart operates various formats of discount department stores under 53 different banners in 15 countries, including Walmart, Sam’s Club, & Asda, and is the largest retailer in the world. As of Jul 31, 2011 the company operated 9,667 total stores including 3,822 Walmart U.S., 609 Sam’s Club, and 5.236 International locations. Demand Since the Price elasticity of demand for the type of walmart’s products is very high, Walmart always succeed to be an attractive substitute store by having the lower price. This allows it to have a shift of the demand to right. Annual Sales Data | | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | Net Sales (1,000′s) | $ 418,952,000 | $ 405,132,000 | $ 401,087,000 | $ 373,321,000 | $ 344,759,000 | YoY % Chg | 3.4% | 1.0% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 11.6% | Same-Store Sales Chg | -0.6% | -0.8% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 2.0% | | Walmart reported net income of $3.80 billion ($1.09 Diluted EPS) for the second quarter ended Jul 31, a 6% increase from a year ago.
Is Wal-Mart Good for America? As the world's largest company, Wal-Mart has revolutionized the way Americans shop. They provide a one-stop shop where you can get everything you would possibly need and offer some of the lowest prices. They have over 3,800 stores nation wide and employ thousands of American workers. They have increased the productivity in the United States, and continue to be the leading example of how to have a successful company.
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Nike, Adidas, and Columbia Sportswear are all frontrunners against Under Armour in the industry. The first section of this report will cover an overview of the trends in, economics, political/legal, social/cultural-global, technology, and demographics. Economics Under Armour Company has been growing substantially. In 2008 its gross profit was $353,041, in 2009 it was $410,125, and in 2010 it only rose higher to $530,507. Its new income from operating expenses went up as well.
Running Head: Apple Inc.: Keeping the “i” in “Innovation” 1 Assignment #2 – Apple Inc.: Keeping the “i” in “Innovation” Tammy Cochran Professor Michael Bijani BUS 499-Capstone July 31, 2012 Apple Inc.: Keeping the “i” In “Innovation” Apple Inc is one of the most well-known and respected companies in today’s world of business. It emerged stronger than ever from the recent recession and with its new innovations, released an array of impressive consumer electronic products that took the industry by storm. Apple has been named the “World’s Most Admired Company” by Fortune magazine four years in a row (Chapman, Christian, & Hoskisson, 2013, p.16). We will examine Apple Inc. general environment, forces of competition, threats and opportunities, strengths and weaknesses, the company’s resources, capabilities, and core competencies as well as the company’s value chain to determine how its maintains the title of the World’s Most Admired and Innovative Company for 2011. The general environment is composed of elements in the broader society that influence an industry and the firms within it.
Apple became the fourth –largest PC vendor in the US market with an 8% share by the end of 2009. Its market capitalization went to $220 billion in spring of 2010. Through multi-million dollar marketing campaigns such as the successful “Think Different” ads and catch slogan, Apple promoted itself as a hip alternative to other computer brands. It also highlighted its computers as the world “greenest lineup of notebooks”. The goal of Apple is to differentiate its products amid intense competition in the PC and mobile device industry.
INDUSTRY AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS Marketing Plan Using Industry and Competitive Analysis BUS 3201-Principles of Marketing INDUSTRY AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS Walmart has been the leading retail chain for many years and will continue to do so beating some of the largest retail chain stores in American and overseas in sales and reputation. The research and comparison conducted is based off industry and competitive analysis amongst other leading stores in the nation and abroad, showing revenues and strategies the make Walmart the leading retail store. No other store has attracted so many loyal customers and vendors the way Walmart has, with its low prices and wide selection of products, it’s no wonder Walmart is beating out the competition. The industry analysis details the overall performance of how well Walmart is doing and the trends and projections for the future of its already successful endeavors. The analysis will generate a prediction of revenue and compare the stores performance to those of competing retail chains.
1. Intense Current Competition The top four PC vendors are HP, Dell, Acer and Lenovo, which accounted for 55% of the worldwide shipment. Apple faces fierce competition from these companies. Nonetheless, with its innovative and stylish products, it’s no wonder that they set a higher price than other companies. The innovation and the technology advances help Apple win in the competition.
This paper will try to shed some light on the matter thru past and recent articles from analysts and insiders that has attempt to decipher Apple’s recipe for success. Apple is a computer and software manufacturer that also sells digital content as: books, music, operating systems and software applications (Apple.com, 2013, p. 1). The 2013 Fortune 500 global company list ranks Apple as #17 (Money.cnn.com, 2013). According to Badenhausen from Forbes (2013), Apple is the most valuable brand in the world, “Apple is the most valuable brand in the world for a third straight time at $104.3 billion, up 20% over last year. It is worth nearly twice as much as any other brand on the planet by our count.” (para.