Bus 110 : Fall 2015

They strive to provide nice workplaces for their employees to grow and work in a better environment. Supporting Our Communities is the second. They are doing Community Giving Program such as giving the scholarship to build academic achievement for young people. Third and Fourth responsibilities they are focusing are Operating Sustainably and Conducting Business Ethically. They are putting efforts to maintain transparent business and to save electricity 30% and reduce waste for the environment. Their buying & planning offices are located in New York, Los Angeles, and Boston. Their buying and planning teams always try to get the current trendy products and find what their customers love at the affordable

WalMart continues to have one of the most customer-centric mission statements of all discount retailers globally. Their mission statement is as follows "we save people money so they can live better" (Wal-Mart Investor Relations, 2013). From the first

The company I researched is a branch of Walmart, one of the largest discount retail companies in the world. The company is comprised of small store chains and was founded back in 1962 by Samuel Walton. Walmart sells practically everything at very low price and it’s one of the largest employers in the United States. Walmart is available in over 11,488 locations with its headquarters being Bentonville, Arkansas United States. The current chairman of Walmart is Gregory B. Penner and the CEO is Doug McMillon who succeeded Mike duke in 2014. Doug McMillon is also the president but it’s owned by Walton Family. Other presidents and include David Cheesewright CEO Walmart international, Neil. M. Ashe CEO global ecommerce and Rosalinda G. Brewer CEO Sam’s club. Walmart deals with a wide variety of goods and services of these include discount store, supercenter, ecommerce, Supermarket, warehouse club, cash and carry, Superstore and apparel and footwear (Walmart, 2015)

Wal-Mart founded in 1962 by Sam Walton is now the largest American retail corporation. With thousands of chains of stores and warehouses Wal-Mart monopolized the American retail industry. In addition, Wal-Mart is the second largest retail corporation in the world employing of two million employees world-wide. As one of the most valuable corporations in the world Wal-Mart continues to improve their sales annually while offering some of the lowest prices available. Wal-Mart’s famous low price guarantee, come at a high expense of the environment, the small businesses, education, the rights and safety of the consumer, but most importantly their employees. Although Wal-Mart has plays a dominate role in American economy, this “American”

“ If we work together “ we’ll lower cost of living for everyone.. We’ll give the world and opportunity to see what it’s like to save and have a better life.” (http://walmartstores.com/AboutUs/9538.aspx)

The finance function and its relation to other decision-making areas in the firm; the study of theory and techniques in acquisition and allocation of financial resources from an internal management perspective.

Lastly, the cancellation of high visibility events may have been due to the determination that cost was not yielding substantial sales or visibility. Despite this fact, it stands to reason that a store manager would inform a regional manager of any choices having a broader impact to the overall company. If there was a lack of communication here, I believe it is to the detriment of the store manager’s credibility.

The company that I will be writing about is called Aleve. Aleve is an OTC drug that is made from the company known as Bayer. This medication is known for being a pain reliever that provides relief for a variety of condition. Just like any other company, Aleve has to be able to create a marketing plan. This plan has to be very strategic in order to gain customers and investors. The company must choose a market that they want to target. By doing this they must find out information about their competitors. This information will help them to come up with a marketing strategy that will tell customers why they should

Once we get the contract back from the retailers we need to sit down with Nancy, our Human Resources, and get started with the hiring. For hiring the new employees that we will need for the addition work, the steps of advertising for the positions, scheduling interviews, and meeting to choose the correct candidates must be taken. Let us start off by writing the job descriptions down so we have clear definitions of what each job will entail.

Walmart was founded on the belief stated above by its founder Sam Walton in 1962. “Saving people money, so they can live better,” was the main objective when Sam Walton opened the doors to the first Walmart (“History”). Today, Walmart is the world’s largest retailer and corporation in the United States and have been awarded and recognized by various organizations for being the best employer throughout United States and other countries. By the Fortune magazine, it is listed as one of the most admired

What is the business model? What industry are they in? How big are they (numbers of employees, number of locations, sales, market share, industry rankings, number and size of direct competitors)? How long have they been in business: is this a “traditional” or “new” organization? Are they publicly traded or privately owned? Who owns them? Describe the vision and mission statements, and organizational goals. Do these define the business? Are they appropriate, inappropriate? In the appendix, include information like recent financial results, ownership structures, board of directors’ names and backgrounds, market share information, etc.

products, have attracted a lot of customers throughout the world. The company has a huge

The company offers a broad product selection in all its stores, including seafood, grocery, meat and poultry, bakery, prepared foods, specialty, nutritional supplements and vitamins, body care, books, floral products, pet products and household products.

Wal-Mart is slowly gaining sustainable competitive advantage over its competitors using these techniques. Wal-Mart’s advertising slogan “Save Money, Live Better” truly reflects the company’s strategy of providing products to a target market at lower prices.

“We are a global retailer committed to growing our company by improving the standard of living for our customers and serving communities around the world. We earn the trust of our customers every day by providing a broad assortment of quality merchandise and services at every day low prices while fostering a culture that rewards and embraces mutual respect, integrity and diversity.”