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.
Bacardi When we hear, “150 Years of Great Parties” we think of Bacardi. Bacardi Limited emphasizes on building an enduring legacy of a family. Bacardi is a family-owned company developed by seven generations of the Bacardi family. Bacardi has become the third largest spirits company in the world. Over the years they have built a legacy focused on perseverance, quality, prestige, innovation and creativity.
Table of Contents Company Overview…………………………….……………………...3 Financial Statements…………………………………….……………4 Summary of Financial Statements………………………………8 Ratio Calculations…………………………………………………….10 Comparison of Ratios………………………………………...……..11 Discussion of Key Statistics……………………………………….12 Forecast…………………………………………………………………...13 Other Pertinent Information……………………………………..14 Recommendation……………………………………………………..15 Reference Page…………………………………..…………………….16 Company Overview: Publix Super Markets, Inc. is an American supermarket chain. It is the largest and fastest growing employee owned supermarket chain in the United States. Publix is a privately held company with operating stores in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee. Publix was founded by George W. Jenkins in 1930 in Winter Haven, Florida. It has since grown into a Fortune 500 company with more than 1,000 stores.
(“Macy’s”) completed the acquisition of The May Department Stores Company (“May”) by means of a merger of May with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Macy’s (the “Merger”). Upon the completion of the Merger, the Company acquired May’s approximately 500 department stores and approximately 800 bridal and formalwear stores. Most of the acquired May department stores were converted to the Macy’s nameplate in September 2006, resulting in a national retailer with stores in almost all major markets. As a result of the acquisition and the integration of the acquired May operations, as of January 31, 2009, the continuing operations of the Company included 847 stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico under the names “Macy’s” and “Bloomingdale’s.”, comprising a total of approximately 154,300,000 square feet. Of such stores, 466 were owned, 263 were leased and 118 stores were operated under arrangements where the Company owned the building and leased the
October of 1993 is when Costco and Price Club merged to form the biggest and the most recognized wholesale club and membership warehouse. The name was PriceCostco, Inc. The company changed its name to Costco Wholesale in 1997. Founded by James Sinegal, current President and CEO, and Jeffrey Brotman, Chairman of the Board of Directors; Costco Wholesale Corporation functions as an international chain of membership warehouses, mainly under the “Costco Wholesale” name. They carry quality brand name merchandise at considerably economical prices than are typically found at traditional wholesale or retail authority.
| Case Study: Bank of America – Mobile Banking | 7/30/2013 | Jessica A. Mahfoudi AMBA650 Professor Tipple | Bank of America (BofA), originally known as Bank of Italy, was founded in 1904. In 2001 Kenneth Lewis was named the CEO of the bank and within a course of eight years Bank of America bought our several companies including Merrill Lynch, FleetBoston and more. Bank of America is a nationwide bank with over fifty million customers and over 250,000 employees by 2009. As with most banks in the early 2000’s mobile banking was becoming more of a possibility and by 2007 it was introduced to customers. Of course with any new service or product there was great hesitation from customers to use this unfamiliar product.
They also operated corporate, franchised, and associated stores under 8 other names. Wholesale has three companies, which supplied all retail divisions plus over 2,000 independent outlets through cash and carry outlets. There were also, seven operated outlets through the Atlantic and one in Ontario, and one in Quebec. Sobeys group is the largest food servicer operator with eleven distribution centers, which provided value-added services to clients: buying group, online ordering, menu planning, and costing and nutritional education. The primary focus of the real estate group was development, acquisition, and management of property portfolios, which was added support to Empire’s retail operations.
Financial Analysis of Dick’s Sporting Goods Fall 2011 FIN534 Amini Cancel Professor Muleka Kikwebati December 6, 2011 Financial Analysis of Dick’s Sporting Goods Company Overview Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. was founded in 1948 by Richard "Dick" Stack at the age of 18 and since then, the chain has expanded to become one of the largest sporting goods retailers in the world. Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. is a Fortune 500 American corporation in the sporting goods and retail industries. The company’s headquarters are located in Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay Township near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and as of July 25, 2011, it has accumulated 451 stores in 42 states, all of which are primarily in the eastern half of the
MNC Enters India By: Chiquetta Silver International Financial Management Prof. Dent December 2, 2012 Provide a brief summary of the business you chose. Lowe’s was founded in 1946 as a small hardware store and has since grown to the second largest home improvement retailer worldwide. Beginning in North Carolina, Carl Buchanan purchased Wilkesboro Hardware Company from his brother-in-law, where he was part owner. Lowe’s managed to establish a lasting reputation by eliminating the wholesalers and dealing directly with manufacturers. Over its 60 years of business, Lowe’s has expanded all across the country and now operates stores not only in the United States, but also in Mexico and Canada.
During the year of 2012, cash used for investing activities of Wendy’s totaled $189 million, increased $131 million from 2011. The two largest investing activities appeared in Wendy’s statement of cash flow are capital expenditures and acquisitions. Cash capital expenditures of Wendy’s in 2012 totaling $197.6 million, including $71.9 million for reimaged and new Image Activation restaurants, $13.5 million for new restaurants, $28.0 million for point-of-sale equipment, $23.2 million for the construction of a new building at its corporate headquarters and $61.0 million for various capital projects. In 2012, Wendy’s acquired 56 franchised restaurants. The purchase price was $38.1 million in cash.