Case study Walmart :policy and true Global company

Overview of the case study

Founded by Sam Walton at Roger, Arkansas in 1962. Purpose of Company Company was listed on NYSE on 1972. High Competitive edge

Worlds larGest retailer & Grocery chain by sales. BUSINESS SEGMENTS INCLUDES:
Walmart Stores Walmart International Sam's Club

Strengths
Mammoth Huge Low

size & buying power

supplier support

price policy of discount stores in

Establishment

rural areas.

Questions In The Case

1.Did Walmart Implement Its Policy?

2. How do the strengths of Walmart help to implement its policy?

3.To What Extent the international operations help Walmart to become a true global company?

Current Scenario

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Walmart) reported fiscal year 2013 EPS were $5.02 , also a 10.6 percent increase over last year.

Consolidated net sales reached $466.1 billion for the year, an increase of more than $22 billion , or growth of 5.0 percent.

Return on investment(ROI) for fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2013 was 18.2 percent.

Locations at a glance Total retail units on September 30, 2013 Walmart U.S. Sam's Club Walmart International 11,047 4,135 624 6,288

Walmart operates more than 11,000 retail units under 69 banners in 27 countries. Employ 2.2 million associates around the world 1.4 million in the U.S. alone.

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Future plans
Building

the "next generation global technology platform....with the capability to connect every customer in the world with every product in the world." to spend anywhere from $12bn to $13bn in capex for fiscal 2015. open 20-25 smaller format Wal-Mart Express stores in the US in Q4 fiscal 2013-14.

Plans

To

LEARNINGS FROM THE CASE

Its

Competitively Better To Be Big Helps In Growing

Diversification

Creating Value Is A Must To Survive In Long Term Strategy Adopted By Walmart

Uniform