Case Analysis : Wal Mart

Question 1: What were the rights of Walmart, the employer, during these two organizing drives?

Walmart revolutionised the department store structure by drawing consumers away from the classical approach into an urban utopia. Walmart has a high distribution footprint, on average, since 1962 Walmart has acquired 125 stores each year, making them a monumental player in the department store industry. Walmart started as a monopoly occupying the entire market as the original mass commercial outlet. For some time, Walmart was considered a hypercompetitive environment because of new threats flooded the market. Since the competition was direct and fervent, gaining competitive advantage was temporary, until the company introduced five retail divisions and five specialty division. By doing this they deviated themselves

In the case Tardif v. Wiebe, Tardif, a bouncer, was liable for physically assaulting a patron of a bar. But what is interesting is that the Hotel was vicariously liable for Tardifs “ excessive and unjustified force”. This applies to this case because Dale acted with excessive and unjustifiable force on Bob. In Tardif v. Weibe, the courts ruled the fact that the business instructed employees not to use force does not operate as a defense. So, even though Wal-Marts training video that clearly states that no chokeholds are to be used on any suspected shoplifter, Wal-Mart can not use this as a defense. Investing in training one’s staff could have prevented this.

Renee McDonald (“Plaintiff”) allegedly sustained personal injuries on October 8, 2015 while shopping at a store owned and operated by Costco (“Defendant”) in Brooklyn Park, Maryland. According to the plaintiff, while walking through the store, she tripped on mop water which caused her to fall to the ground and suffer “severe bodily injuries.” The Plaintiff claims that her fall was caused by the mop water. The mopped area had been secured with a yellow caution sign that warned customers of the wet floor. At the time of the Plaintiff’s fall, however, the sign had fallen down and was lying on the floor. Plaintiff alleges that the store did not have proper signage to warn of the hazardous condition.

The elements of negligence are set forth in the case of Carr v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., ____S.W.3d____, 2011 WL 4489982 (Tex. App.-Houston [4th District] 2011 no pet.), as follows:

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is both a domestic enterprise, as well as a national discount retailer. They operate retail stores domestically in the US and various international markets. Wal-Mart operates on an "Every Day Low Price" philosophy because they are able to maintain their low price structure through complete expense control. With this philosophy they have proven to be extremely profitable domestically. Their primary task is buying from suppliers at a low cost and then reselling the goods to customers at a low price, to achieve their company philosophy of low prices and great customer service.

Corporate social responsibilities are questioned when the company is met with heavy opposition. With the opening of the new Wal-Mart in Rosemead there are groups of people that will gain and groups of people that will lose. This paper will analyze, using John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarian reasoning of “the greatest good for the greatest number” and theory of social responsibility by Milton Friedman, whether providing low cost merchandise to the masses outweigh consequences of the expansion of Wal-Mart into the residential city of Rosemead.

A Corporate Giant Or A Corporate Beast  Introduction This case discusses: • • • • • • Introduction to Wal-Mart History of Wal-Mart The Road to Success - Corporate Strategy The Criticism and the Challenges Wal-Mart’s PR strategy

Wal-Mart’s Board discussed proposals to meet (some of) these challenges at a board retreat in 2005. Discuss these initiatives as outlined in the “Supplemental Benefits Documentation: Board of Directors Retreat FY06" See also Wal-Mart health cost strategy NYT 26Oct2005. Was additional damage done to Wal-Mart by the leaking to the public of the Board Benefits Strategy document?

As a Fortune Global 500 List highest performing company (Wikipedia, sourced Nov 11, 2017), Walmart’s choices in strategies provide an important case study with significant impact to the economy and the lives of thousands of people; employees and customers. The Fortune Global 500 list in 2016 listed Walmart as the “world’s largest company by revenue […] as well as the largest private employers in the world with 2.3 million employees” (Wikipedia, sourced Nov 11, 2017). The company started with a single store with the purpose of providing low cost products to customers. In its 55 years of existence, Walmart has worked to refine its logistics network and scale this business model resulting in operations in 28 countries. Walmart has additionally expanded on its offerings now including super centers, neighborhood markets, and on-line offerings. These are some examples of how Walmart has continued to evolve. Other initiatives that are in pilot phases include a home delivery system called Walmart To Go, the acquisition of Jet.Com and a “same-day and last-mile delivery company” Parcel (Wikipedia, sourced Nov 11, 2017). Continued exploration and testing of new services including free grocery pick up, two-day shipping services, and last-mile grocery delivery (Wikipedia, sourced Nov 11, 2017).

A. Wal-Mart realized through third party studies and internal research that the Chinese customer were significantly more cost-sensitive than those in other countries and that there existed a strong, established culture of frequently shopping around to find the absolute lowest prices. Through these studies, Wal-Mart also realized that customer satisfaction level greatly influenced customer loyalty in China. The greatest determinant of this satisfaction was made up of perceived value. The perceived value is composed of three sub factors: (1) Product price, (2) Relative price and (3) Promotion. The other factors for customer satisfaction in descending order of its importance are Image,

Wal-Mart is a company which operates in the service sector, more specifically in the “Discount, Variety Stores/Retail” industry. The company’s superior performance is demonstrated through the fact that it was America’s largest company (in terms of revenue) in 2002, and the reputation of the company is reflected in the opinion of “Fortune” who have identified Wal-Mart as one of the world’s most admired companies. In 2004 Wal-Mart had been hiring 1.4 million employees – making it the largest corporation in the world. Wal-Mart’s share prices have also been stable at time of stock market volatility. There are

It is evident that Sam Walton believed in the importance of control systems in an organization; as he established certain strategic control systems in the company. Walton wanted everyone within the organization to be committed to Wal-Mart's goal "total customer satisfaction", and the strategic control systems were set accordingly.

For decades, Wal-Mart has held the title of the American retailer (although it is international) where people can get products for the lowest price possible. As the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart has been looked at as a role model for many competitors who desired the profits Wal-Mart has received in past periods. The founder, Sam Walton, began to design his stores in 1962 to the have everyday low pricing (EDLP) method, opposed to the popular at the time hi-lo pricing. Lucky for Walton, throughout the late 1900s there was a great trend in discount retailing—buying in bulk at a lower price, which EDLP catered to, making Wal-Mart the leading retailer. The firm also strides itself on its efficient strategies in its supply chain,

Before launching the Walmart’s production program, Sam Walton knew he is going to create a program for a company that will become the world’s biggest grocer. Sam knew that even though Walmart was known for general merchandise, it had no customer equity on fresh products. Due to this, he decided to go forward only with popular and respected products. In brief, he adopted the tactics of borrowing the popular brands equity and offering it to people.