Diploma in Business Management BUS 721 Strategic Human Resource Management Term 4 2014 Assessment 1 (Individual Research Report) Acknowledgement Table of content Executive Summary Kmart Kmart is the first discount department of New Zealand, It was opened in Auckland (Henderson) in 1988. Kmart customers may not have known back then, but it was a new era for Kmart at the opening time in New Zealand. These days, Kmart has more than 180 stores throughout New Zealand and Australia with providing overwhelming low prices to their customers. Kmart always word hard to ensure their customers to get the cheaper possible prices on the items. (http://www.kmart.co.nz/AboutKmart/TheKmartStory.aspx) …show more content…
Kmart aims to be a sustainable business and takes the role of a responsible corporate citizen seriously – we want to support the communities that support our stores. There are many ways in which the Kmart Community program aims to do this, from encouraging team members to participate in our Workplace Giving Program to giving support through our stores to local community groups. With over 26,000 passionate team members in the Kmart family and stores located in 183 communities we have an opportunity to make long-term positive impact on families and the environment. By working with our customers, team members, their friends and families we can help tackle significant social issues. Our community program aims to assist: • Families, focusing on engaging with young children to teenagers • Disadvantaged communities, by providing resources to those ‘doing it tough’ • The Environment, by ensuring that Kmart is doing it’s best to minimalise our