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Wal-Mart in India
‘In most countries, supermarket chains create and manage well-oiled supply chains to offer consumers lower prices and dampen inflationary trends. Inflation in India is touching decade-highs. But then it’s a fallacy that in India it is always about low price’. Companies like Tata, Birla and Reliance have all attempted to enter food-and-grocery retailing in India [...]
Hewlett-Packard’s retail channel advantage over Dell
February 21, 2008 – Business Management Article HP’s retail channel strategy is working Hewlett-Packard (HP), the world’s largest personal-computer maker (based in the Palo Alto, California), beat Dell in PC sales for the sixth straight quarter and posted a fiscal first-quarter profit (February, 2008). The results which topped analysts’ estimates on orders for PCs, servers [...]
Wal-Mart’s Great Value Brand Makeover
Brand Strategy – Retailing- March, 2009 What is ‘Great Value’ brand? In 1993, Wal-Mart launched the Great Value store brand. ‘Great Value’ is the largest grocery brand and the biggest brand that Wal-Mart has with thousands of products spanning 100 categories. Wal-Mart has more than 5,250 of its Great Value private-label products. What did Wal-Mart [...]
The Crossword Story – Innovative Strategies in Book Retailing
Case Study Abstract The focus of this case study are the innovative strategies adopted by leading Indian organized book retailing chain – Crossword Bookstores Limited. This case discusses the constant innovations brought about by the bookstore and how it has brought international standards of book retailing to Indian customers. Table of Contents Introduction About the [...]
Wal-Mart’s Supply Chain Management Practices
Case Study Abstract The focus of this case study is the supply chain of the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart in recent years has struggled with its supply chain. The big question is: Will Wal-Mart be able to revive the competitive advantage it had in the past with its efficient supply chain? This case discusses [...]
Tesco takes on US Wal-Mart
Case Abstract: This case study focuses on Tesco’s expansion plan and its entry strategy in the U.S. which places it directly against competitor and retail giant Wal-Mart. Tesco in US Retail Market UK’s largest retailer Tesco and one of the top supermarket operators in the world, plans to open a thousand-strong chain of discount stores [...]
Wal-Mart in Japan
Case Abstract: The focus of this case study is the hurdles faced by retailing giant Wal-Mart in the Japanese market. WalMart’s best practices in retailing like Every Day Low Prices (EDLP) and Rollback to the Japanese market through its joint venture with Seiyu…In December 2005, Wal-Mart acquired a controlling 50.9 percent stake in Seiyu. However, [...]
Home Depot and other retail chains slow down expansion plans
Home Depot, the largest home improvement chain in the United States has shelved plans to open 50 new stores as it battles hard with the housing slowdown and economic downturn. (The chain will still open the 55 stores it planned for 2008. But it will not build 50 stores it has had in the works [...]
Will Tesco succeed in the U.S?
The British are coming Tesco Group is UK’s biggest retailer and operates more than 2,500 stores in the UK and 12 other countries in Europe and Asia. For years, Tesco had plans to enter the U.S. retail market. It was believed that Tesco even looked into possibly acquiring key parts of the Albertson’s grocery chain. [...]
Restructuring at Sears – Can the Retailer Turnaround its business?
Sears – Moving from centralized to decentralized management structure In 2005, Sears Holdings was formed with the merger of Kmart and Sears. When the merger took place, a centralized managed structure was essential to control costs and focus on integrating the two companies. But recent profit declines and its struggle to win customers from its [...]
Tesco takes on US WalMart
Tesco takes on US Wal-Mart Case Contents 1. Introduction – Tesco in US Retail Market2. Tesco – Company Background and Timeline3. TESCO at a Glance4. Localization Strategy – Tesco in South Korea5. Tesco’s Business Strategy in the US – Healthy food, No waiting6. Store Formats7. Financial Highlights8. Related Reading Download Case Study (in PDF format) [...]