Assignment 1 – Competitive Analysis of the Grocery Industry Rebecca Lenz Alice Richmond BUS 490 – Business Policy October 27, 2011 Competitive Analysis of the Grocery Industry Porters Five-Forces Model of competitive analysis is a widely used approach for developing strategies in many industries (David, 2009). Everyday millions of Americans and citizens of other countries nourish their bodies with food that is purchased at one store or another. By using Porters Five-Forces Model, a clear and concise competitive analysis can be done for an industry that is sure to be around forever. The grocery industry consists of many different competitors like Publix, Winn Dixie, Wal-Mart, Costco, and BJ’s just to name a few. When a consumer sets out to fill their cabinets with their everyday necessities the owner and operator of these grocery stores needs to take into consideration the wants, needs and desires of their shoppers, how to pull them in and how to keep them.
The company is family run by Howard Littler owner of the company and 2 sons Anton and Jonathan directors of the company. To shop at Alan Howards you have to provide evidence to qualify to be a trade customer such as a qualification in hair or beauty or have the appropriate evidence to show you are a business owner or retailer. We offer our services in store, online and as an over the phone order and delivery service. Alan Howards stores provide products and a service, business to business and business to public offering more than 6,000 professional products for hair, skin and nails. Through professional lines such as Wella, L’Oreal and Schwarzkopf, along with our outside sales consultants generate up to 9,000 sales of exclusive to Alan Howards professional branded products such as Matrix, Joico, Fudge, St Tropez and more targeted for professional and salon use also for salon to retail to customers and for retailers to sell to general public.
HOME DEPOT Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement chain and second largest retailer after Wal-Mart. The giant home improvement retailer leads the DIY industry that is followed by Lowe’s. Stores are located in the U.S, Mexico and Canada. Is it necessary for home depot to emphasize both the DIY and contractor markets to build and maintain economies of scale? Home depot continues to focus on the DIY customer.
Home Depot, Inc Financial Statements Cari Tenan ACC/497 October 1, 2012 Teresa Jenkinson Home Depot, Inc Financial Statements In 1978 Home Depot, Incorporated was incorporated. Home Depot, Incorporated is the world’s largest home improvement retailer selling an assortment of building materials, home improvement, lawn and garden products plus numerous services. In 2008, Home Depot, Incorporated had 2,233 stores throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada, China, and Mexico plus a website on the Internet. The fiscal year for 2008 ended on February 1, 2009, and the financial statements give an individual an idea of how the corporation did during that fiscal year compared to the previous fiscal
The mission statement for Conlin’s Furniture is “To provide an outstanding customer experience through a family of knowledgeable and caring associates, a selection of high quality furnishings at great values, and endless service to our clients”. Vicki’s job consist of ordering supplies, delivery schedules, payroll, doing the schedules for the store, accounts receivable, inventory counts, and much more. What she likes the least about her job is all the time she has to spend at the store. There are months that she does not even get a day off. What she likes the most about her job is meeting with new people getting to know her customer on a personal level.
Lessens need to purchase “hard copy” of these. * Other competitors; Circuit City, CompUSA, Amazon.com, even Wal-Mart, Target, etc. * Possibility of losing customers to wholesale business. I think that for the most part Best Buy has lived up to their mission statement, because they are at the intersection of technology and life. I believe this to be true because they offer some of the newest technology in their store and it is place where people can actually interact with salespeople in real life.
Financial Statement Paper Part 1 Christina Williams ACC/497 April 12, 2015 Carolyn Lundy Financial Statement Paper “A good financial plan is a road map that shows us exactly how the choices we make today will affect our future” (Alexa Von Tobel). The Home Depot, Inc. is one of the world’s largest home improvement retailer and the fourth largest retailer in the United States. Home Depot is known for selling a variety of raw building materials, garden and lawn products to either Do-It-Yourself or Commercial Customers. In addition to the Do-It-Yourself they offer Do-It-For-Me customers they arrange for the installation of a variety of The Home Depot products through qualified independent contractor. The Home Depot stores are mainly located
After much discussion and careful consideration; the newly formed sales team will be led by Jim Martin, Vice President of Sales. Jim was chosen for his vast knowledge and expertise in the cleaning and sanitation industry. Jim is also very customer oriented and has a reputation for thinking outside of the box. Jim will be responsible for the implementation and vision of our strategic goals. We have also chosen Tom Gonzalez, for his strong leadership abilities, industry
Merchandise supervisors, the people that are responsible for keeping the store in stock, keeping their bins in receiving neat and organized, setting the modulars and completing the price changes need weekly training classes on the processes of running the business. Wal-Mart has been spending a large of money implementing these process and each process depends on the other so it is critical that they understand what they are doing and why they are so important to the business and to the customers. New innovations have been implemented into the processes that need to be mastered and understood. Wal-Mart would reap a huge benefit from formal training classes when an associate is promoted to a merchandise supervisor in increased sales due to better flow of merchandise and better customer service for the
The Consumer Domestic segment includes household products such as Oxiclean, Orange Glo, Scrub Free, and Kaboom and personal products such as Trojan condoms, Nair Depilatories, and First Response home pregnancy and ovulation test. The Consumer International segment is a variety of personal care and household products to markets in France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Brazil and China. Specialty Products consist of specialty chemicals, animal nutrition, and specialty cleaners. The company sells over 40% of their consumer household products under the Arm and Hammer brand and has 3,700 employees. Church and Dwight have reported sales of 2.3 billion for household, personal care, and oral care products, in addition to corporate sales of 2.5 billion and a net income of 249 million.