Exhibit 2 – Peer Comparison * Tesco, Asda (which is a subsidiary of Walmart, based in US in UK), Sanisbury’s and Morrison are the top 4 major players in the UK food retail sector, with market shares of 30.45, 17.45, 16.1% and 11.5% respectively. Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrison are based in UK. * When compared with Sainsbury’s and Morrison, Tesco has more number of stores worldwide. Sole in UK, Tesco has 2,715 stores. * In terms of turnover, Tesco recorded GBP60,931 mio in FY2/2011,
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considered in assessing Tesco’s performance in Thailand and South Korea and in comparing/contrasting their performance to that in Taiwan? Tesco chairman in south korea accused Seoul’s policymaker of being against expansion of supermarkets to protect the small family business. Korea is the second largest market for tesco after U.K, generated 5 bn pounds revenue for tesco and 300mpounds in trading profit last financial year. Started with two stores 14 years ago, now has 350 stores, operates under the
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1. What are the business benefits derived from the technology implementation described in the case? Also discuss benefits other than those explicitly mentioned in the case. -Store owners are able to see customer’s actions in the controlled area. It also gives privacy to a company. Competitors wouldn’t see the test. Although the new technology is expensive in to setup it is far less expensive than market tests 2. Are virtual stores like this one just an incremental innovation on the way marketing
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Wal-Mart.com Speech Dear valued investors, My name is Rabia, and I will be informing you about our latest innovation to Wal-Mart. We have finally decided to launch our online website, Wal-Mart.com. It is our pleasure to discuss with you the frequently asked questions you may have about or website. Transaction costs that involve consumers, can increase or decrease value. Reducing them increases value and increasing them decreases value. One example of this is when we first opened our stores
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Marketing Channels/ Assignment There is a gap that separates the producers from consumers in the market. This gap was caused by some historical factors and practices that mostly appeared after the industrial revolution. The discrepancies that separate the producer from the final consumer consist of the following: * Spatial separation Producers usually locate in places it is economical to produce, whereas consumers are located in several different locations. * Separation of ownership
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CASE NO. 1 QUESTIONS TERRY TESCO’S LONG SHELF LIFE Q.1) What do you think Terry Leahy’s personality traits are for each of the Big Five dimensions of personality? Identify and justify with reference to the case. Q.2) Considering the 9 narrow personality traits required of effective leaders, how would you rate Terry Leahy on all these 9 narrow traits (i-e which ones he rate high, medium and low)? Why? Justify? Q.3) The first weakness he mentioned was his “Irish Temper”. Explain and
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and how they will be able live their lives with all these cuts. But on the other hand “SUPERMARKETS led the way in announcing tens of thousands of new jobs at a growth summit hosted by Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street”. Furthermore “Tesco expects to hire another 9,000 staff, the Co-op 1,000 and Asda 15,000 retail apprenticeships”, which is very ethical. Moreover to be ethical, Tesco’s must deliver and create jobs for “9,000” people as stated. This will help people who are jobless, as
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United Kingdom’s largest retailer, Tesco PLC broke through in 1995 and has become not only the largest retailer in the UK, but also the world’s 4th largest retailer, trailing only Wal-Mart, Carrefour and Germany’s Metro AG. Originally, Tesco’s soul focus was the retail grocery market. As of February 2010, the grocery market continues to be Tesco’s largest source of revenue and it has accounted for more than 50% of Tesco’s £ 59.4 billion of sales. Further, Tesco does not limit its operation strictly
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Tesco Tesco Plc is a British is a general merchandise retailer and a chain of multinational grocery stores based in the state of Chesnutt in United Kingdom. All across the world, Tesco is the third-largest retailer in terms of its revenues, and is followed by Carrefour and Wal-Mart; the company is also the second-largest with respect to its annual profits and is followed by Wal-Mart in ranking. Tesco own its stores in approximately 14 countries spread across Europe, Asia, and North America. It
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DRAFT The Waitrose Modular MBA in Retailing Management Waitrose Stores and its Key Management Decisions Waitrose A Guide for Trainee Graduate Retail Managers and Middle-Level Managers March 2003 by http://www.andidas.com/ Contents: Abstract Terms of Reference Introduction UK Grocery Market Waitrose History Waitrose Strategy Waitrose Location Map: Waitrose Stores in the UK PEST Analysis, Grocery Industry Waitrose Ansoff Matrix Waitrose SWOT Analysis Importance of Store Location
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