Sears began with humble beginning, the retail giant started out as a watch company under the name of R. W. Sears Watch Company. Little did they know that they would later become a staple in the Chicago skyline thus evolving into Sears Roebuck and Company, or simply Sears. R.W. Sears began in the late 1880s, when there were only 38 states and the total population was 58 million, with over half the population living in rural areas (Sears Archive, 2012, figure 38, 58). By 1895, Sears’s mail order business was gaining market acceptance and the Sears catalog expanded to 532 items consisting of ‘soup to nuts’ products for their customers (Sears Archive, 2012).
Morrison stores stock some 20,000 items; Morrison's private labels account for more than half of all sales. The stores feature a 'Market Street' concept, with specialty shops, including fishmongers, butchers, pizza, and baked goods, and American shops--selling doughnuts and hotdogs—′oviding a High Street shopping experience to Morrison's largely suburban customers. Morrison boasts to be the sole grocer in the United Kingdom that offers the same prices in all of its stores. The company also produces most of its own products, through its Farmers Boy and Wm. Morrison Produce subsidiaries, enabling it to keep its prices--and costs--low.
Module 2 – Case Assignment Case: Organizational Diagnosis Issues Faced by Whole Foods Market Tuesday December 18, 2012 Whole Foods Market General Background Whole Foods Market is one of the biggest retailers of organic and perishable foods. The company has 311 operating food stores in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market covers a complete organic food range such as poultry, meat, seafood, grocery and bakery products along with offering tea, coffee, vitamins and other sorts of organic body care products. The success structure of Whole Foods Market depends upon six important dimensions and these are the socio-cultural, economic, global, demographic and technological dimensions. In order to investigate various aspects of and issues faced by Whole Foods Market we can conduct an organization diagnosis of the entire company.
Whole Foods Market Analysis and Strategic Recommendations Stage 1 Whole Foods Market, Inc. operates as a brick and mortar retailer of natural and organic foods. Whole foods stores carry an extensive line of products which include: produce and floral, grocery, meat and seafood, baked goods, prepared foods and catering, coffee, tea, beer, wine and cheese, nutritional supplements, vitamins, and body care products, Books, pet products, and general household products. As of 2014 Whole Foods Market, Inc. Operates 388 stores throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Their company headquarters is located in Austin Texas where they were founded in 1978.
Snack chips are sold by national brand firms, regional brand firms, and private brand firms. National brands distribute products nationwide, including Frito-Lay, Proctor and Gamble (Pringles®), RJR Nabisco, and Keebler. Regional brands only distribute product in a certain parts of the United States. These firms include Old Vienna, Synder’s, Mike Sells, and Charles Chips. Private firms are produced regionally or locally on a contractual basis for major supermarket chains.
The company’s conventional-style Ralphs supermarkets are designed for customers looking for quality, nutrition and price, have limited time, desire a wide selection of items and who prefer shopping at one location. Its Food 4 Less warehouse stores are designed to offer consumers a low-priced alternative to the
Business Ethics Case 1. What kind of paper is the National Enquirer? According to the text (Ch. 3 pg. 49), “The National Enquirer is a national weekly newspaper with its principle place of business in Florida.” (Cheeseman, 2010) The paper is sold in a majority of the supermarkets throughout the world.
This will lead into a discussion of the lack of raw material on the market and I will explain and discuss the business forecasting for Kraft Foods. Kraft is a much diversified company as it is the manufacturer of several different types of food products to include the following: confectionary, cheese, biscuits, convenient meals and various packaged foods; selling to consumers in over 170 countries. Kraft Foods trades in three segments: Kraft Foods North America, Kraft Foods Europe and Kraft Foods Developing Markets (Forbes). 2010, Kraft Foods had operations in more than 75 countries and made its products at 223 manufacturing and processing facilities worldwide. At December 31, 2010, its portfolio included 11 brands Oreo, Nabisco and LU biscuits; Milka and Cadbury chocolates; Trident gum; Jacobs and Maxwell House coffees; Philadelphia cream cheeses; Kraft cheeses, dinners and dressings, and Oscar Mayer meats.
In-bound Logistics Strategy Case Study # 1 Sean Finn Srinivas Kurra Rich Przybylski JoAnne Sahli SCM 521-61 - Inbound Logistics Strategies January - 2014 January 7, 2014 INTRODUCTION ABC, Inc. is a food distribution company exclusively servicing correctional facilities across the United States. Product is purchased globally from 80+ vendors and includes frozen, dry, and refrigerated goods, which are brought into distribution centers for eventual distribution to the correctional facilities. The food product includes proteins (sliced and bulk meats), produce, juices, snacks, dairy, kosher meals, and disposable food service items. This product is currently stored in 10 distribution centers (DC) across the United States, and they service 1,140 different facilities. Distribution Center Location | # Correctional Facilities | Forest Grove, Oregon | 50 | Stockton, California | 52 | Henderson, Colorado | 58 | Kansas City, Kansas | 111 | Grand Prairie, Texas | 124 | Columbus, Ohio | 168 | Lafayette, Indiana | 181 | Hart, Michigan | 142 | Vineland, New Jersey | 151 | Jacksonville, Florida | 103 | PURCHASE ORDER Each correctional facility has a Food Service Director who is responsible for the procurement of goods.
Blue Tern Mills is a major manufacturer of traditional salty snacks, like nuts, chips and crackers. Blue Tern has 211 products and sales have been organized geographically, meaning that each of 212 salespeople is selling the entire line to all types of retailers. They have two regional managers and 20 district managers, and no major account salespeople. Since the acquisition of the Hello brand, which was previously sold by manufacturers agents, whose products are healthy grain cereals and packaged healthy snacks, has been completed, their sales force will begin selling the new line with additional 117 new products in about six months. Although Hello line is sold in the same supermarkets, drugstores, and discount stores as Blue Tern, it is also sold in health food stores, in some gyms, and over the internet.