Angela Friedly Enc-1101 Essay #2-Comparison or Contrast Essay Due-October 13, 2010 A Shopping Paradise After high school graduation, I started working a full time job to support myself and soon faced money management dilemmas. I quickly found out that I needed to start shopping smarter, especially when it came to the necessities of life, like groceries. I decided that I needed to find a store that offered high quality products at the best value possible. I had grown up shopping at chain grocery stores, Publix in particular. The first time I purchased groceries and household items from my own wallet, I learned that I needed to find a more economical store that could offer me “more bang for my buck”.
For example, they normally purchase a big number of merchandises from original manufacturers so they will be able to purchase it in very low prices. Then, people who would like to buy their products have to sign up to be store membership. The companies such as Sam’s Club, BJ’s Wholesales Club, and even Costco will allow just memberships to buy the products in low prices.
During the past few months I have visited K-Mart many times to make purchases as the location is very close to my employer. I find the store to be clean and neat; however the store is very large and sometimes can be confusing in where to find things. Products seem to be spread out and rather than keeping seasonal products up front where the customer can get to them easily the customer has to walk all the way to the back of the store to get to them. I am sure that the reason for this is to make the customers walk past the jewelry counter, electronics, toys and cosmetics in hopes they will purchase additional items. Many of the sales associates are friendly, however they seem to be hard to find.
Joe Dawson opened an auto parts and tire store attached to his service garage to cater to “tinkerers” who preferred to work on their own automotives. Today it competes with national brand competitors locally by affiliating itself to the National Automotive Parts Association (NAPA) to offer warranties and replacement. Dawson’s markets its history as a family owned company to gain the trust of consumers and sells both new parts and the installation and warranty services that accompany them. They also sell tires and wheels and accessories like sound systems. Their direct competitors consist of other auto parts stores that sell direct to consumers, big chain retailers that offer basic parts at discount prices and salvage yards that sell used parts direct to consumers.
Sears assumption was right that the customers would order the watches through the mail. I feel that Sears had made a great assumption. His business grew from ordering mailed watches to catalogs and orders to a store that you are able to go into and shop as well. It makes it a conventions for the customers who want to go shopping to be able to go out and shop while the ones who do not prefer to go out to be able to look through catalogs and order or even if they would look online and order. A second assumption is that Susan G. Komen has pulled the breast cancer exam funds from Planned Parenthood for political reasons (Huffingtonpost, 2013).
Assumptions about the way people shopped- notably that they bought everything from the same store - were shattered. What became clear was a more complex picture of modern-day retail habits and the Clubcard, with its offer of personalized incentives to persuade people to fill these troubling gaps in their shopping baskets, proved both an eye-opener and a massive money-spinner.14 Consumer data has helped shape the products they offer, Tesco have a better understanding of consumer segments and shopping profiles which has helped them to market themselves and form relationships with customers and build loyalty in customers and target particular groups with their marketing. This level of sophistication has made sure that Tesco remain the leaders within the market.15
Wal-Mart a company recognize to all American’s as the place to save money & place to shop, but customers tend to forget how and why this is accruing and fail to realize they are being helped by a wal-mart slave/employee.Today’s society has grown accustom to the low prices offered everyday at the Shopping center not realizing they help contribute in decimating of other company’s & job’s. After carefully observing each source of these. Through this essay you’ll see how Wal-Mart work labor rules can be compared as modern day slavery. Also Wal-Marts negative econmic impact on United States Economy, Workforce, and Labor-Laws. Founded in 1962 by Sam Walton originally called “Wal-Mart Discount City Store” its original location was 719 W. Walnut Street in Rogers, Arkansas.
Under Ulrich, the strategy has been to differentiate their brand by providing high-quality, fashionable merchandise at low prices. However, with the economy in financial mayhem, consumers are spending a lot less than in the past. Target, like many other retailers, may be faced with several significant issues in the near future. Target Corporation
Live better.” Wal-Mart believes that the lowest possible prices for consumers are good for America. Although the lowest possible prices on quality products are good for consumers, it is not good for America. First, Wal-Mart’s low prices put competing stores out of business. The RCA television-manufacturing plant in Circleville, Ohio is a clear example of this. This plant provided the city with good jobs, benefits and a good pay.
Walmart sells many items at ridiculously low prices. They are able to offer low prices on their items due to an incredible mark-up on imported products. Especially in today's economy, the buck is the big winner. Everyone wants to save money, and they can do that by shopping at Walmart, where many items are the lowest price in town, even if it's only by a few pennies. But consumers aren't helping their fellow countryman earn his own living by buying these imported items.