C & C Grocery Case Study

This  assignment  focuses  on  case  study  analysis,  where  we  were  expected  to  analyse  and  provide  executable  strategy  for  a  specific  corporate  retailer.  The  1997  case  relates  to  OfficeMax, a superstore that primarily carries office equipment and supplies to small business  and  consumer  markets.  However,  the  company  is  seeking  diversification  and  market  share  growth, with the prospect of a merger between the industry’s number 1 and 2 office supply  superstores, Office Depot and Staples.     The current merger process is under scrutiny from industry watchdogs, and the role of these  entities relative to the competitive

- Retailing industry change, Large chains were expanding their market penetration by offering a more diverse array of product.

When 7-Eleven markets arrived in Los Angeles, Joe Coulombe understood that his chain of convenience stores would not survive. Hence, he wanted to come up with a different approach in the food stores. As a result, he spent some quite time traveling and working out some ideas for a new kind of grocery retailer. In addition, while admitting that he was not aiming for perfection, he came up with an idea that for Traders Joe’s and designed it for people who were overeducated but underpaid. The main goal was to make it possible every night to have a decent bottle of wine, as well as, a decent loaf of bread, as well as, a decent pound of cheese

There also must be ways for the restaurant to bring in larger amounts of customer traffic. This can be achieved through happy hours, lunch and dinner specials, children’s menus, innovative or trendy dishes, dietconscious menu selections, and beverage/appetizer specials during televised sporting events (Thompson C-97). Another way for restaurants to compete with their rivals is through changing their menu and dish selections based on customer tastes and eating preferences. The menus may contain heart healthy foods, vegetarian options, organic, low-calorie, or even low carbohydrate items (Thompson C-97). New and creative items help to keep current customers coming back and new customers to try the restaurant’s signature dishes.

Food Town’s vision is to expand the supermarket concept by opening store and becoming the best low price and high standard supermarket in town. To achieve the vision of this organization; the management team will successfully execute the following strategy: strategically expand the customer base, differentiate itself from other groceries stores by offering unique products and services, committed to excellence in customer service, and strive to improve high efficiency levels of operations. The way Food Town attracts consumers is by adverting his lower

-Need of a new offer adapted to consumer’s taste (vegetarian, low-calorie) and to their expectations ( happy-hours, children’s menus, innovative or trendy dishes,…)

Rob Schneider, Managing Director: Retail Operations – She would be the one who handles the communication and relationship with the retail stores team

NH has a great chance to gain a great competitive advantage over major health care providers by expanding market boundaries through providing high quality service at low price, technological innovation and targeting a new niche markets. Going into the international market NH will gain more market share with higher sales bringing higher revenues.

of the US. The company’s history spans over a century and has seen the retailer grow from a

Currently I hold the position of Electrical Facilities Manager within Walmart’s Facilities department, which falls under the Realty umbrella. As the lead Electrical craft manager I am responsible for the following key focuses: Operational oversight, strategy creation and implementation, vendor development, auditing, forecasting and direct oversight/support for all electrical maintenance requests associated with our fleet (5,500 Walmart and Sam’s formats nationwide). Facilities Maintenance on a granular level is made up of over 50 individual craft teams. ie) Electrical, Plumbing, Roofing, Doors, Locksmith, etc.) Each individual trade team is considered a subject matter expert “SME” or knowledge expert within their respective trade and are solely responsible/accountable for their own AOP/Operational success. On a basis Facilities maintenance craft team(s) engage when stores/clubs have a maintenance request to remedy, ie.)a piece of equipment needs repaired, toilet is clogged, or lights are not working a store manager/ UPC clerk will create a work order in Service Channel, a proprietary facilities service program. Across Facilities Maintenance, each teams’ structure is kept consistent, the hierarchy is organized as follows: senior manager, manager, assistant manager, coordinator, and, if applicable, temporary associate(s).

concepts of the store, and give an educated hypothesis on how the store can improve without

The existing literature mainly views firms’ political connections as investment projects creating value for their shareholders. Previous studies document multiple benefits received by firms from their ties to politicians. Politically connected firms have lower transaction costs (Yang, 2013), receive tax benefits (Adhikari, Derashid, and Zhang, 2006) and have access to government resources such as contracts and relief funds (Faccio, Masulis, and McConnell, 2006; Blau, Brough, and Thomas, 2013; Brogaard, Denes, and Duchin, 2015). Firms with connections to politicians are also perceived to be less risky by partners and investors (Claessens, Feijen, and Laeven, 2008; Boubakri et al., 2012).

Hired, trained, coached, and supervised store managers to ensure they had the skills to select and manage their teams, and oversaw all actively within the region. Provided inspirational leadership, effective communication, and made sure corporate strategies translated into exceptional customer experiences at store level. Developed programs and strategies to replicate success throughout the region, the division, and (eventually) the company.

Three blocks up from the store was a supermarket called C-town. This store was very larger then a local convenience stores and also carried more goods like frozen meats and vegetables, the store also had a huge parking lot. There store may have been larger and could hold more customers but the pries of goods were way more expensive then usual.

A core benefit of Company expansion is the chances to bring and keep new shoppers/consumers.