After making several calculations on both Kohl’s and JCPenny’s finical statements it is clear that Kohl’s is in a better financial position. Starting with over an 8-point gap between Kohl’s 3.50 net profit margin, to JCPenny’s -4.06 net profit margin. This proves that Kohl’s is more profitable making 3.50 dollars of income for every item sold, on average. Kohl’s is the better company to invest in but JCPenney is slowly pulling themselves out of a financial crisis. According to Investopedia, “Kohls is opening a new outlet store it calls Off-Aisles… if this concept works, which it likely will, considering consumer conditions, look for Kohl’s to ramp it up, big time.
Nestle repeatedly discusses how the prime goal of a supermarket is to make a profit, and it does that by product placement and having a specific store layout. According to Nestle, “The stores create demand by putting some products where you cannot miss them.” Nestle then goes on to say that because of the manipulation of supermarkets, a shopper is likely to buy more, and if a shopper buys more he or she will likely gain weight. She complains that supermarkets are charging more for smaller size and less for bigger sizes, causing one to buy the larger quantity. She shows the reader that the supermarkets are costing consumers more money and can have a negative impact on their
In the recent years Walmart has been far our performing its top two competitors; Costco and Target. With a market cap of 212,195,024, Walmart had beaten its competitors who remain at 65,969,279 for Costco and 43,701,237 Target (NASDAQ, Competitors). This means that for Walmart, the total market of all of their goods and services far surpasses its top two market competitors. As investors, you may ask why Costco is second to Walmart’s regarding sales. Well when we take a closer look, we see that “Walmart’s treatment of its customers and employees has not always been then best.
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In her essay, “In Praise of Chain Stores”, Virginia Postrel hails the progressiveness of chain stores and counters arguments made against them. As a frequent shopper in my city, I have experienced the benefits of chain stores and how they affect the locals that shop in them. I believe that chain stores have not turned Augusta into a boring city because they are familiar even to those new to the area, they have a high standard of quality and service, and provide fair fixed prices. First, Postrel quotes Thomas Friedman in her essay, stating that “…America is mind numbingly monotonous- the most boring country to tour; because ‘everywhere looks like everwhere else…’ the familiarity of a Walmart to someone new to Augusta may be a relief,
She uses the negative connotation of the supermarkets to make you think abou the large stores scattered around the country and if they really are helping you. Desita a design for business does not seem to think that big stores are the way to go. In their article about supermarkets versus small stores they used pathos also to support the same argument as Nestle. “ In a supermarket, somehow everything seems very mechanical – robotic even. The lady on the cash counter who is supposed to handle hundreds of prickly customers in her shift might not know everything about everything that the supermarket sells.
Walmart Versus Publix Both Walmart and Publix have their pros and cons, and they are both one of the largest and most successful companies in the world. However, there are many differences, and similarities between these two companies. Walmart and Publix are always trying to provide the lowest prices to customers. Both companies want their image to be better than the other, and feel the need to attract more customers. Finally, customer service is a major factor in any business, especially in such a demanding company like these two.
Another key factor is that the shift from the suburbs to urban areas is quickly on the rise (Olick, D. 2015). With that being said, there is an increase in demand for smaller and compact stores that provide targeted offerings specific for the city life. The problem with exploring urban markets is that location and space are scarce. Wal-Mart is known for its big box discount format. Although its Neighborhood Market specialty stores have begun to crop up in various places, the focus has still been on targeting suburban markets.
1. Rivalry among existing competitors The retail industry is extremely competitive. Here in Canada we enjoy large well established retailers such as Hudson Bay, Costco, and Canadian Tire. According to Statistics Canada “Chain stores, defined as operating four or more locations within the same industry group and under the same legal ownership, have been incrementally increasing market share for more than 10 years” .
Dollar Tree was not the first to enter their market, however they were able to benefit from those who successfully entered the market on a local and state level and turned their small success into a global empire. According to Brad Thomas (2012), the top three dollar store chains, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and Dollar General are providing large chain stores, Wal-Mart and Target with great competition. While larger grocery stores like Wal-Mart and Target are seen as weekly one-stop shops, dollar or discount stores provide more convenience throughout the week. Dollar Tree has gained financially by following larger stores real estate plans, Brad Thomas details that Dollar Tree strategically place stores near major discounter locations like Wal-Mart and Target. Virtually, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and Dollar General all sell similar items, Dollar Tree does so within larger selling spaces (Thomas, 2012).
2.1 Introduction of the industry The retail industry includes all business activities, dealing with the distribution of goods and services for personal and household use. The industry can be divided into two major categories- department stores that deal with the distribution of general merchandize, and specialty stores, which are narrowly focused on a specific category, ranging from apparel to home furnishing, and sport goods. Discount stores, which offer goods at lower than the average prices, may be consider as a third category of the industry. However, in this report we will focus on the department store industry, to which our company- JC Penney belongs.
Downsizing stores to less then half of what typical targets are can be a very challenging thing to attempt. I personally agree with this strategy and would love to see target to succeed is this challenging market. The concept of downsizing in to a marketing where the convenience of stopping and grabbing some essential items is neglected due to the high volume of people and traffic in a giving area. Those consumers are still in need of everyday affordable products just as much as the consumers that live in suburban neighborhoods. In the article they compare the TargetExpress with WalmartExpress basically saying that Wal-Mart failed trying this concept so how is target going to do it.
Sales are the most important to both of these firms, both reach out to there given customer through marketing stratiges. The methods of distrution is where both orgnazations draw the line in the sand. Brick and Mortar stores use channels that deal with the customer as direct
They can make use of their size in order to achieve a cheaper price. Lastly, there are certain government regulations, such as land use, which make the process of building new supermarkets harder. 4.7 Kinked Demand Curve The kinked demand curve model assumes that a business might face a dual demand curve for its product based on the likely reactions of other firms to a change in its price or another variable. The assumption is that firms in an oligopoly are looking to protect and maintain their market share and that rival firms are unlikely to match another's price increase but may match a price fall. It also does not make sense for firms to reduce their price because demand is inelastic, which means that quantity doesn’t increase by much, but price falls massively, so the revenue actually
Mid-Term Exam Your Mele P Tuifua American Public University (Charles Town, West Virginia) Abstract This paper analyzes and compares the companies Walmart and Amazon. After explaining a brief overview of each company, we will look at how Walmart stays profitable by having a good relationship with suppliers, and how they keep their competitive position in the global market.
