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that of Wal-Mart which demonstrates that they are climbing the ranks and will eventually pose as a threat to WalMart. Being pure Canadian company is also a core competency because many people enjoy supporting their country even if it means spending an extra 10-15 cents. These key factors (low prices, better quality products, great customer service, and being Canadian) will help Loblaw rise to the top again. 5. Lederer's plan to combat the threat of Wal-Mart Supercentre grocery stores turned

market potential internationally which in turn increase profit and gross margins, in order to continue expanding. Such starting locations for expansion that seem feasible are developing cities in the United States that are relatively close to the Canadian boarder. This will make it easier to control and monitor this project closely, because since this is the first global expansion, Loblaw’s should keep a close eye on their productivity to determine if they can compete globally. Their financial records

as seeing if these new strategies will hold up to market standards in the near future. Loblaw Companies is one of the largest food retailers in Canada, owning well maintained brands such as NoFrills, Real Canadian Superstore, and Shoppers Drug Mart. With its focus of fresh produce, real Canadian pork, and low prices on other instore food products, Loblaw’s had created well-established branding for themselves in the local communities. However, in the past few years, Loblaw’s Companies have faced

Name-Barinder Kumar Student No.-801371 The Growing Food Waste Problem I worked at Real Canadian Superstore from last five months and the amount of food they throw away every day is pretty huge. I don’t feel good throwing food every day but I have to do it on regular basis. Supermarkets throwing away vast amount food every day and on the other side some people are not getting two meals a day. Once I asked my manager why we throw this much food if we can donate it? The answer I got was shocking,

successful? Loblaw’s success can be attributed to its good understanding of the Canadian shoppers and the Canadian grocery market. Loblaw has a time-tested strategy which includes an efficient operations, an excellent customer loyalty programs, a popular private label brands, and a large-scale purchasing efficiencies. Additionally Loblaw offers competitive wages and benefits. The company has a presence in virtually all Canadian provinces with a tailored value chain that helps them achieve high revenue

------------------------------------------------- Shopping mall A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version of the traditional marketplace. Modern "car-friendly" strip malls developed from the 1920s, and shopping malls corresponded with the rise

Canada's largest pharmacy chain, Shoppers Drug Mart has a very strategic place at Gateway station. It’s busiest times are from 7 am to 10 am and 4 pm to 7:30 pm. Selling over a large variety of products such medicines and beauty accessories, then organic food, drinks, and they also sell a variety of their brands such as Quo, LifeBrand, Sanis, SValue etc. Products are strategic separated placed in different sections such as Beauty Section, Groceries, Health and Pharmacy, etc. Also, Shoppers have

2004). The stores are spacious, with a display of a grid format, which concludes in consumers shopping for items that are put on long gondolas so less space would be wasted. How It All Began In 1902, the founder, George Draper Dayton, who was a real estate investor and a banker, becomes involved with of a drys good store that was located in downtown Minneapolis, and solely became the president of the company in which he renamed to Dayton Dry Goods Company (Target, 2015). In 1969, the

the competition had started. Bing and Bev walked back to the farm and started brainstorming. “We should build a giant apple that looks real,” said Bob. Bev exclaimed, “I can’t think of anything without cheating.” They couldn’t figure out how to make their plants without cheating, so they cheated. They traveled to Canada and went to the Real Canadian Superstore. They bought 30 pounds of soil and headed back. They poured out all the soil and realized that they had only one seed left. So in the 30

Comparing Two Retail Companies Company A: Whole Food Market Whole Foods Market (WFM) is leading natural and organic food supermarket in the world. It started as one-store entrepreneur shop and has since grown into an $8 billion a year. By 2008, Whole Food Market had 264 stores in the United States that host its headquarters. It had six stores in Canada and five stores in the United Kingdom (Harbin, 2000). It is located in an area of 80000 square foot flagship store in Austin. The CEO and founder