Staples and Office Depot Staples and Office Depot Office Depot and Staples are the leading office supply stores of America. They both have come about during the same time and have grown to be each other’s main competitor. Every company or business needs office supplies to run their daily activities, Office Depot and Staples lead the industry for such business. During this paper the financial health of both companies will be discussed in this paper with analysis of their profitability, liquidity, asset utilization, and debt utilization. Staples Inc. is the country's largest operator of office supplies superstores, offering a large selection of products at low prices, primarily to small business owners.
FreshDirect Analysis Report Taurus J. Parker DeVry University BUSN 412 Business Policy Instructor David Mozinski November 17, 2013 Case Study Report COMPANY NAME / WEBSITE / INDUSTRY FreshDirect/www.freshdirect.com/Grocery BACKGROUND/HISTORY FreshDirect was founded in July 2001 by Joseph Fedele and Jason Ackerman. FreshDirect is an online grocery distribution that deliveries groceries to residential and office buildings in the New York area. This company current CEO is Jason Ackerman. This company claimed revenue of more than $250 million an increase of $20 million from last year and have grown its customer load by 5%. SWOT ANALYSIS STRENGTHS | WEAKNESS | OPPORTUNITIES | THREATS | The ability to help busy customers with their grocery needs.
According to Spector & McCarthy, 2012), Nordstrom's has an enormous financial position proportioned to be around $1.3 billion in cash, 11 straight quarters for making sales, and its apparent positioning in the Apparel’s top 50 companies ranked by profit margins. The company knows that its customers are in high demand for quality products and services. The company has expanded most of its stores within and outside Europe, something that has enabled many clients access its products and services without any difficulty. The company has shifted most of its growth mechanisms to depend on e-commerce. Most of the customers are able to access Nordstrom's products online.
Sainsbury’s Background information Sainsbury’s is the UK’s longest standing major food retailing chain which was founded in 1869 being established as a partnership when John Sainsbury’s and his wife opened a store in Holborn, London. Selling fresh foods then later expanding into packaged groceries like tea and sugar. Today Sainsbury’s has 1,200 super markets and convenience stores employing over 161,000 people. Sainsbury’s was the largest grocery retailer in 1922, as 1995 came, Tesco became the market leader and Asda became the second largest putting Sainsbury’s in third place. Ownership Sainsbury’s PLC is a Public limited company which means that they have their shared bought and sold on the stock exchange.
12 (Chapter1) 3. Search the web. How are these managers and their companies currently performing? EBay is the world’s leading ecommerce company that enables people to buy, sell and pay online. Also, in 2011 the total value of goods sold on EBay was $68.6 billion more than $2100 every second.
SWOT Analysis for TAGET Store Strengths • Target Corporation is the second largest retailer after Wal-Mart in US. • It has the number of subsidiaries which includes Target Financial Services, Target Sourcing services, Target Commercial Interiors, Target Brands and Target.com. • Huge market share in US. • Large number of retail networks around 1500 stores. • Increase sales after each year.
, Walton, who died in April 1992, had built Wal*Mart into a phenomenal s u c c ~ with a 2 0 - par , a venge return on equity of 3376, a nd compound average s a l e growth of 35%. At the end of 1993, WalSMart had a market value of $57.5 billion, and its sales pcr square foot were nearly R O O, c ompard with the industry average of $210. It was widely believed that WalDMart had revolutionized many aspedv of retailing, and it was wcll known for its heavy investment in information technology. David Class and Don Soderquist faced the M e r g e of following in Sam Walton's footsteps. Glass and SoderquLt, CEO a nd COO, had been running thc company since February 1988, when Walton, retaining tlic chairmanship, turned the job of CEO over to Glass.
The largest companies are Shaw Industries, Mohawk Industries and Beaulieu of America; Shaw is currently the worldwide leader in sales. Shaw consumes 22% of the market alone, while Mohawk lags slightly behind at 17%. Some competitors have an advantage by selling their products directly to retailers to cut costs, while others sell through floorcovering wholesalers. Several manufacturers sell other floor coverings other than carpeting,
Marketing Mix Lowe’s Companies MKT/421 Marketing April 12, 2012 Marketing Mix Lowe’s was founded in 1946; Lowe’s has developed from a small hardware store to the second leading home improvement retailer worldwide and the 7th largest retailer in the United States (Lowe’s History, 2012). Lowe’s runs more than 1,745 stores in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In 2011, Lowe’s received numerous distinguished industry awards, including number 50 on the Fortune 500 list, and three- time winner of the Energy Star Excellence Award in Retail (Lowe’s, 2012). Lowe’s sells a wide-range of home improvement products in its large, warehouse-style stores ranging from appliances to tools, paint, lumber, and nursery products. Lowe’s stocks 40,000 products in 16 categories (Lowes, 2012).
Running Head: BALANCED SCORECARD: FORT SMITH NATIONAL BANK Balanced Scorecard: Fort Smith National Bank AMBA 630: The Economics of Management Decisions BALANCED SCORECARD: FORT SMITH NATIONAL BANK Table of contents 2 Institution details………………………………………………………………………..(1) Table of contents ……..…………………………………………….…………………..(2) Executive summary ……………………………………………………………………. (3) Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………..(4) Strategic objectives ……………………………………………………………………..(4) Secondary objectives of the marketing unit …………………………………………... (6) The financial perspective ……………………………………..………………………. (6) Employee learning and growth perspective……………………………………………..(8) Customer relations perspective …………………………………………………………(9) Internal business growth perspective ……………………….…………………………. (9) The Balanced Scorecard summary ……………………………………………………(12) Implementation ……………………………………………..…………………………(13) References …………………………………………………..…………………………(14) BALANCED SCORECARD: FORT SMITH NATIONAL BANK 3 Executive Summary The successes of businesses are determined commonly by the tools of operations they use, in line with the vision/ mission the organization has established. A Balanced Scorecard is one of the effective strategic management tools that help businesses in defining their set objectives and focus on the action plans set in order to realize the set objectives.