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Executive Summary

Even though, Wal-Mart has branches across the globe, being an American Inc. it has most of its branches in the country. The retail outlets are purposefully meant to distribute the electronics, foods, and other products to the customers. More specifically, these retail stores across the country are to ensure convenience of shopping for the customers, as well as their suppliers. This paper specifically, discusses the Wal-Mart retail customers’ profile, unique competitive positioning, pricing strategy, and sales approach.

Wal-Mart’s Customers’ Profile

Just as noted by McMillan (2012), Wal-Mart segments its customers in four market segments. They serve the geographic, demographic, behavioral, and psychographic Continue reading...

Walmart is the World's largest retailer is one of the multi-national corporations, which has sought to expand itself internationally for some time, especially to enter into India. However, it had never experienced the opportunity to break into India’s market on account of stringent regulations that the government enforces and which limited foreign direct investment (“FDI”). This case will, therefore, examine the strategic approach that WalMart has adapted to maximize and intensify its competitive advantage by means of strengthening and controlling its supply-chain.
Accordingly, Rataul (2009) asserted that Wal-Mart opened its cash-and-carry dual enterprise with the telecommunication giant, Bharti Continue reading...

Slave trade in the western medieval world lasted for over 400 years. It started with the first voyage to the Atlantic Sea on the western coast of Africa. The history of slavery began in the late 14th and early 15th century when slavery was abolished in Brazil in 1888. Slave traders acquired as many as 12 million slaves from Africa Alone. About 13.5% of the acquired slaves died during the passage across the Atlantic. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to introduce slavery in Africa. Most of the Europeans acquired Africans by buying them from fellow Africans who captured Continue reading...

Colbert formulated his ideological perspectives from 1661. During this period, which spanned twenty years, he was in charge of finances of France. It was a time when ships were integral instruments in transport of commodities involved in international trade. In addition, the ship owners were legally required to pay taxes to the authority. In his belief, he proposed critical focus on material prosperity, which he believed was integral towards enhancement of tax returns. However, he expressed concerns over chances of success of such increased tax returns would be minimal if no proper legislative and protective acts were put in Continue reading...

Introduction

Starbucks is a retail coffee company founded in 1971 by Gordon Bowker, Jerry Baldwin, and Ziv Siegl with the intent to sell the finest quality coffee (whole bean and ground) (Hoover’s, 2015). In 1982, after expanding from one to five retail stores, a fifth team member (Howard Schultz) was brought on to manage marketing and sales (Hoover’s, 2015). Schultz introduced the idea of a coffee bar, and opened Starbucks’ first coffee bar in downtown Seattle in 1984 (Hoover’s, 2015). In 1987, Howard Schulz became president and CEO (Hoover’s, 2015). Expansion efforts during the 1990’s Continue reading...

The Role of Diplomacy and International Relations in the 21st Century

"Russia boasts it will maintain military superiority over the West until 2020 at least as it continues to add its nuclear arsenal despite recession” (Reuters and Khaleda Rahman, MailOnline. 30 January 2015).
The United Nations (UN) was founded in 1945. The Soviet Union ( Russia was part of it) was one of the original signatories. Under the UN Charter, it stated two of the functions of the Security Council, “to maintain international peace and security in accordance with the principles and purposes of the United Nations and to investigate any dispute or situation which might lead to international friction”. The Continue reading...

Industrial relations paper

Industrial relations and employee voice and participation
Question 1
Industrial relations is an interdisciplinary field of applied study that deals with the processes and outcomes concerned with employment relationships. In the United states of America, industrial relations is used to refer to the employment relationships involving collective representation of employees through labour unions and employee associations which takes into account all the aspects of people at work. Industrial relations encompass the relationship between management and workers union representatives and officials involving collective agreements, collective bargaining and dispute resolution. (Armstrong 2012). The popularization of the term industrial relations was attributed Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

TESCO.
It is a British global grocery and overall merchandise retailer and the world’s third largest retailer measured by profit and the second world’s retailer measured by revenue. It was originally a grocery focused retailer, but today it has expanded and diversified geographically into ventures such as book retailing, clothes, electronics, furniture, toys, soft wares, financial and internet services. In the year 2014 TESCO was listed to have a market capitalization of £ 20.5 million on the London stock exchange through a sum of £ 63 billion and a net income of £ 0.970 billion having employed over 500,000 Continue reading...

Introduction

After asking fellow students at Santa Barbara City College, which city they would like to travel to, I received different responses. One of the responses was “I want to visit Dubai and see if it is really like what I see in documentaries”. Most students wanted to see and spend their money in Dubai. Dubai is one of the seven emirates that make up the UAE (United Arab Emirates). Features like gold trade and open trade incentives are some of the factors that are linked with Dubai`s popularity. The number of individuals visiting Dubai on a regular basis Continue reading...

Introduction

It was one among the country with lowest economic level during 1980s, but with major economic reforms initiated by its government during 1990’s, Peru is now among the fastest growing economies in the world. The economic growth of Peru is attributed to the increased foreign investments after it started cooperation with international institutions such as World Bank and International Monetary Fund. In addition to that, Peru’s vast natural resources contributed to the rapid development of its economy. Being a basically agricultural nation, Peru has also improved this sector in line with its economic liberalization. The Peruvian people Continue reading...