...Hassan Arif 5 Broomfield Gate SL2 1HH Slough, Berkshire Home Number: 01753-645758 Mobile Number: 07539953535 (Best to contact on) Email: arif.hassan788@gmail.com ----------------------- Personal Statement I’m 16-year-old student that is studying at Beechwood Sixth Form in Year 12. I finished my GCSE exams in June and I have gained 2 GCSEs in English as well as ones in Core Science and ICT all at Grade C at GCSE level. I’m currently studying BTEC Sub-Diploma Business Studies, BTEC ICT Full Diploma and BTEC Sub-Diploma Travel and Tourism. I’m a hard-working and disciplined person as I do strive and try to do the best I can. I carry a positive attitude around the environment because I can communicate well with others and help out when needed. The reason I have applied for this role is because it’s a role that suits me and which I’m comfortable at. I would like to work because I would like to gain some useful experience that will help me in the future. For the 12 months, I have been looking at various places to work but now, I feel I have found the right place. I’m also happy to help out with placing the stock at the right places. I’m very keen on earning myself a place here because I have been waiting for a chance to work here and at other places for a long time. I’m also exceptionally organised as I like to keep stuff in place rather than it being in a mess. I’m also confident with advising customers on what there is in stock, what to buy and what not to...
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... | |WALMART | |FIN501 SLP 1 | In 1962, Sam Walton traveled the country studying everything he could about discount retailing. He became convinced American consumers wanted a new type of store. Trusting his vision, Sam and his wife Helen put up 95 percent of the money for the first Wal-Mart store in Rogers, Ark. In 1972, Wal-Mart stock was offered for the first time on the New York Stock Exchange. its initial public offering in 1970, the company has performed well, recording numerous splits and providing a return of more than 160,000 percent to its initial investors The company initially offered 3000,000 shares at $16.50 per share.[1] With this infusion of capital, the company grew to 276 stores in 11 states by the end of the decade. Today, there are 10,130 stores and Sam's club locations in 27 countries employing 2.2 million associates, serving more than 176 million customers a year! As of yesterday, Walmart sold at $59.01 a share.[2] Personally I'm a fan of Wal-Mart and its prices. Although we are military and have the Exchange that offers us quality items tax-free, the selection at Walmart still can't be beat. In recent years, Wal-Mart tried to formulate a plan and tried to...
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...UNETHICAL PRACTICES IN WALMART As America’s largest employer and most successful company ,it has tremendous influence. However the company’s business practices have negatively impacted its employee throughout the countries like USA. Walmart has let American workers down by lowering wages and by forcing good paying American jobs overseas. Its leaders have chosen to cut costs and violate labour laws. As a result of these practices walmart has been subject of criticism by various groups and individuals. Labour unions ,community groups, grassroots organizations, religious organizations, and environmental groups have all protested the company’s policies and business practices at various times. Some areas to be worth considering are as follows; LABOUR UNIONS: walmart appears committed to follow anti-union policies and preventing workers from organizing. In the past few years, over 100 unfair labour practices charges have been filed against walmart throughout the country. Violations include illegally firing workers who attempt to organize a union, unlawful surveillance, threats and intimidation of employees. So much so that when the first even union was formed in one of the stores in North America, it closed down. FLSA VIOLATIONS: walmart ,a frequent violator of wage and hour laws,now finds itself defending in labour practices in legal battles across the nation. It is currently facing more than 80 lawsuits alleging that employees were forced to work off the clock and skip lunch...
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...through a thorough analysis of its domain of operation, both internally and externally (Sims, 97). Organizational environment in Walmart The general environment has several phases listed as economic, socio-cultural, global technological, political and demographic phase. The general weakness of the world economy has not deterred Walmart from posting eleven per cent increase in sales. It has grown to become the world’s most powerful retailer in the recent past. The company has been focusing on low income earners with it stores built on warehouses that minimal décor. Walmart has been operating globally having different stores for different folks. It has penetrated into Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Germany and United Kingdom among other nations. Walmart has been a leader in the field of technology so as to ensure maximal efficiency in operations. The store deployed its own private satellite network, and managed its logistics via a central system for all warehouses and distribution centers. The store has been ranked as the largest employer amongst the private industries back in the year 2004. This is because it hosted over one million associates in its ranks. Walmart has not been operating as a monopoly. It has had a fair share of competition in the market making it work extra hard so as to remain relevant and competent. The main competitors of Walmart are...
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...Chapter Eleven: Order Fulfillment Along the Supply Chain and Other EC Support Services 11-1 Online File W11.1 What Services Do Customers Need? Insights on online customer services: ◗ Customer preferences. Customers tend not to do much self-service in terms of getting information from companies (e.g., only 19% use FAQs), so they require attention. As more companies offer online self-service, though, this situation is changing. When contacting companies for information, customers use e-mail more than the telephone (71% versus 51%). ◗ Types of service. Four types of service exist, based on where the customer is in the purchase experience: during shopping (search products, compare, find product attributes); during buying (questions on warranties, billing, receipt, payment); after placing the order (checking status in processing and in shipping); and after receiving the item (checking return procedures, how to use the item). ◗ Problem resolution. Customers expect quick resolutions to problems, and expect problems to be resolved to their satisfaction. Therefore, easy returns and order tracking are desirable. ◗ Shipping options. Several shipping options are usually needed to make customers happy. ◗ Fraud protection. Customers need to make sure that sellers or others are not going to cheat them (Chapters 9 and 14). ◗ Order status and updates. Customers want to have some way to check on the status of their order, which involves tracking either by phone or online. These services...
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...low priced strategies allowed him to boost sales and negotiate lower prices with his wholesalers. Once Walton’s retail operation started to take off, he decided to change the name to Walmart, by the use of his last name. He then established more than 9,600 factories, stores, and warehouses (Sam’s Club), throughout the United States, Asia, Mexico, Europe, and South America. Walmart has low prices, friendly workers, and many locations, but protesters will argue that the gender discrimination, harsh impact on the surrounding communities, and low wages, outweigh the benefits to Walmart. We thought gender discrimination ended with the ratification of the 19th amendment, but according to Wake-up Wal-mart.com, several cases have been recorded in the Walmart workplace. For example, in 2001, studies proved that for the same job classification, even after taking into account factors such as seniority and performance, women earned from 5 to 15 percent less than their male colleagues. Walmart was sued on this matter by six women claiming that Walmart systematically denied them promotions, and were paying them less than men. This lawsuit gathered more than 1.6 million women, which soon was declared the largest class action lawsuit ever. Due to these conditions, women and men wanted to leave Walmart and...
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...Macroeconomic Conditions. Walmart Stock Performance During the 1970’s, Walmart offered common stock to the public. The stock was traded on New York Stock Exchange. The first cash dividend was declared. Shareholders were provided an annual dividend and paid quarterly every year (http://investors.walmartstores.com/ phoenix.zhtml? c). In 1970, Walmart offered 300,000 shares of its common stock to the public at a price of $16.50 per share. Since that time, Walmart have had eleven two for one stock splits. On a purchase of 100 shares at $16.50 per share on their first offering, the number of shares has increased. In March 1974, Walmart declared its first cash dividend of $0.05 per share. Walmart has increased its dividend every year since its first dividend (http://investors.walmartstores.com/ phoenix.zhtml?c). Walmart Current and Future Sales Revenue According to all the data that has been evaluated, Walmart is the largest retailer in the world. By the end of January 2010, Wal-Mart had more than $400 billion in revenue, $24 billion in operating income, about 8,500 stores, and nearly 1 billion square feet of space. According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, about 10% and 20% total of retail and grocery sales in the US. The company controls the US retail surroundings and is growing globally at a fast pace. The company recorded revenues of $408.214 million during the financial year ended January, 2010...
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...Carrefour vs Walmart Kelly Liu stared out from her office window at the traffic on Shanghai’s Yannan “gao jia” as she wondered what to do. Kelly was the head of business development for Walmart China and had a key meeting at the end of the week with her Board of Directors. After 8 years in China, Walmart was still well behind Carrefour in terms of number of stores, brand awareness and revenue. The Board had called a special meeting and asked Kelly to present Walmart’s new growth strategy. She pondered what plan to suggest. Overview In 2006, France-based Carrefour Group (Carrefour), the second largest retailer in the world, successfully completed eleven years of its operations in China. As of September 2006, Carrefour operated in China through its 80 hypermarkets. China was Carrefour's sixth largest market, with sales of over US$2.06 billion in 2005. Carrefour Comes to China As one of the first foreign companies to enter the Chinese retail industry, Carrefour played a major role in bringing about a retail revolution in the country. It leveraged its experience in the international markets and introduced a few of its global best practices into the Chinese market. Until the 1980s, the retail industry in China was fully controlled by the Government. The department stores run by the Government provided little in the way of conveniences. According to Wang Zhirong, General Manager of Tian Bai department store in Dalian, concepts like customer service and choice were...
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... | | | | | The evolution of the largest retailer in the world, Walmart, has involved both success and controversy. It is a source of cost-savings for millions around the world, but it also seen as responsible for the destruction of its neighboring communities. In its forty year history, the company has dealt with allegations of discrimination, harassment and poor labor relations. The former general store has expanded into several arenas and has made its owners, the Waltons, some of the richest individuals in the world. Despite this, the chain continues to faces large obstacles on its quest to increase profits, improve efficiencies and maximize its customers’ savings. In 2006, Walmart Stores Inc had sales of over $312,000 billion and 1.7 million employees, making it the world’s largest employer (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2008). The concept evolved from a chain of variety stores owned by Sam Walton in the 1950s; Walton intensely...
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...Factors Brooke Ellington October 13, 2013 University of Phoenix XMGT/230 Sam Walton opened the first Wal-Mart store in Arkansas on July 2, 1962, (Carson, 1999-2013). The vision of Sam Walton for his store Wal-Mart was to provide lower prices and to reflect on the values of the community and the customer. Consumers remember Wal-Mart for its motto "customer satisfaction" and “guaranteed lower prices." Wal-Mart offers employee training for everyone in the store from the greeters to the managers to ensure excellent customer skills and to instill Sam Walton's philosophy in the consumers mind. Wal-Mart's growth leads to the company becoming incorporated in 1969 that has led to stores opening in the nation and globally. Celebrating 50 years of helping communities and customers, Wal-Mart has more than 10,000 stores in at least 27 countries (History Timeline, 2012). Sam Walton has proven successful management using the four functions of management to grow his business. The four functions include planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Wal-Mart's success in various levels of management has led to multidivisional structures. Wal-Mart has 13 divisions of strategic management that offers traditional functional areas and geographic areas in the retail operation. The purpose of this paper is to explain how internal and external factors affect the four functions of management in the Wal-Mart Corporation. For any organization to survive, irrespective of its size, it must develop...
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...Walmart in Japan I. Problem identification phase Introduction Walmart is an American international retail company that is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company began operations in 1962 after being founded by Sam Walton and incorporated in 1969. The present brand name—Walmart—came about in 2008 and before that it was referred to as Wal-Mart. The company is famous for operating chains of large discount departmental stores and warehouse stores. Presently, the company is the 18th public corporation in terms of size and the biggest in terms of revenue, private employment, and retailer (Walmart 2011 Annual report). Furthermore, the largest shareholders are the Walton’s with 48% shares; hence they control the company. The company has approximately 9000 stores in over 15 countries all operating under different names. For instance, in Mexico it is called Walmex, in UK Asda, and in Japan Seiyu. This article analyses Walmart in Japan through three phases. The three phases are: problem identification, analysis, and solution phases. Background Walmart bought 6.2% of Seiyu in May 2002 (Holstein 73). The shares of the company increased over time and in 2005 December, Walmart was the majority shareholder of 50.9%. In 2008, Seiyu was entirely owned by Walmart whose headquarters are in Tokyo. The company has 419 retail units that are inclusive of: Seiyu Hypermarket, Seiyu Supermarket, Wakana, and Seiyu General Merchendise. Setting operations in Japan was not an easy feat...
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...unethical to shop at Walmart? “If we work together, we’ll lower the cost of living for everyone… we’ll give the world an opportunity to see what it’s like to save and have a better life.” –Sam Walton (“What We Do”) 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 companies in America and many others praise Walmart for its accomplishments (“Is It Ethical to Shop at Walmart?”). Although, Walmart has earned popularity for the low price it provides, they are frequently faced with a lot of criticism and law suit for its employment practices made nationally and internationally. Some of the unethical practices the public criticize Walmart for are discrimination against women, low wages, and bad working conditions. Today, Sam Walton’s promise of a “better life for all” is questioned by employees, unions, environmentalists, recording artists and human rights organizations [Source]. This leaves many consumers to ponder if it is ethical or unethical to shop at Walmart? As mentioned in the above paragraph, Walmart is one the largest...
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...Johnson & Wales University Providence, Rhode Island College of Management Marketing Final Project Walmart MTKG 5500 Spring Term 2015 Professor Kim By: Andreas Ulrich, Chia-Yi Lin, Lauren Hahn and, Min Zhang May 13th, 2015 Abstract This document discusses how Walmart is one of the largest retailers in the world with how the mass production utilizes its resources to be cost effective in its selling price of all their products which makes the brand very well known in this aspect. Walmart has evolved since it first began the company and has changed their marketing strategy to better suit their customers’ interests and demographics. The company has become well known internationally for the brand image Walmart created for them and sets them aside from their competitors. Their excellent marketing strategy stems from the four P’s of price, product, distribution (place), and promotion. The pricing is low, but efficient from the cost control of the resources they obtain. The products walmart issue to the product range varies according to the needs of customers. The distribution is industrialized internationally and continues to expand. Walmart uses the differentiated strategy to target their customers. The organization utilizes product diversity, low- price strategy, e-commerce, long-term growth strategy, and technology innovation for future business. However, there are suggestions that were made for better expansion were product development, different approach...
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...vary from different functional fields of the company. Fifty years ago, the company started the business based on the lowest prices that could be offered to customers. Since then, Wal-Mart is “Everyday low price” pricing strategy to maximize the sales as much as possible. Besides of that, it is using the current technology to keep track on every single sale at each store among all the stores in around forty countries. New financial systems through the new technology being in charge enable the company to manage the financial systems of each single store. Wal-Mart’s mission is to get to zero waste and highest sales among the other retailers. It is been said that Wal-Mart is doing the best of retailing, and it is because of various aspects of the organization although I believe planning, low pricing, using modern information systems and controlling strategies are the most vital characteristics of the organization’s triumph. Wal-Mart is established based on lowest prices possible for customers, and that is one of the most significant factors of the company’s success. Everyday low pricing, EDLP is a strategy that organizations use to offer low prices than common prices of products which would encourage customers to purchase without waiting for sales. According to the article on businessinsider.com, “Retailers are trying to replicate the success of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer that was founded 50 years ago on "everyday low" prices. Experts say Wal-Mart's strategy...
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...Dominance There are few companies that have become household names all across the Americas and many parts of the globe. One such company is Wal-Mart. Since its’ birth in 1962, there have been over 4,700 company locations opened, employing over 1.4 million people in the continental United States alone. (WALMART STORES.COM 2011) Wal-Mart was founded by Sam and Bud Walton as a department-sized store targeting small rural towns throughout the Midwest. It has immersed itself in a rapid amount of growth and success over the first few years by offering among the best levels of customer service, as well as “Every Day Low Prices.” After several decades of extreme growth, Wal-Mart began to finally shift its focus from targeting rural areas to that of urban areas all across the United States with its adaptation of the larger supersized centers that could offer a wide array of products and services. A great example to show its rapid movement would be to compare its growth to that of several of its’ competitors. It was founded the same year as corporate moguls Target and Kmart, and in 2011 it grossed revenues of more than four times that of both of these companies combined. (WALMART 2011) Retailing is the second largest industry in the U.S. and one of the most sizable in the world, and Wal-Mart is larger than the next four global giants combined. Wal-Mart’s capabilities in the Retail link-system, as well as its innovations in developing the hub and spoke distribution system,...
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