Wal-Mart Internationalization
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 2
COMPANY HISTORY AND BACKGROUND 4
Organizational Culture 5
International Penetration 6
INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION 9
Industry Analysis 9
Table 1: TED Spread (2005-2010) 11
Table 2: VIX (2005-2010) 12
Table 3: FCI (2005-2010) 12
Size of the U.S. Retail Market 13
Table 4: S&P Retail Index (2005-2010) 14
Table 5: U.S. Retail Sales (2005-2010) 14
Structure of the U.S. Retail Market 15
Table 6: U.S. Retail Sales 2007 16
Table 7: U.S. Retail Sales 2008 17
Table 8: Consumer Confidence Index 18
Potential Growth 18
Table 9: PERSONAL SAVING RATE 19
Graph 10: U.S. Real Consumption and Income Growth 1933-2009 20
Table 11: Sales Growth and Profitability by region/country 2008 22
Walmart’s Performance in the Context of Global, U.S. and Industry Trends 23
Table 12: Walmart’s Revenue 2005-2009 in $m 23
Table 13: Real GDP Developed World 25
Walmart & its competitors 26
Walmart International - Overview 26
International Sales 27
Competition within United States 30
Walmart Stock compared to Target Corp., Costco & Kroger over the last 5 years 31
Walmart – Global competition 33
Global Presence of Walmart Vs its Competitors 34
Product-Offering of Walmart Vs. Its global competitors 35
COMPANY DESCRIPTION 36
Financial 36
Sales: 39
Operating Income: 40
Return on Equity (ROE): 41
Earnings per share: 42
Key Financial Highlights of Walmart from 2004 to 2008 43
Personal and Human Resources 43
Several measures were taken to increase the productivity of the employees. 44
Current Human Resources (HR) policies of WM 44
Criticism of the HR policies of Walmart 45
Operations 45
CONCLUSION OR LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE 47
PART 2 49
An outline of major problems or issues the organization is facing or will face during the strategic period 49
INTRODUCTION 2
COMPANY HISTORY AND BACKGROUND 4
Organizational Culture 5
International Penetration 6
INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION 9
Industry Analysis 9
Table 1: TED Spread (2005-2010) 11
Table 2: VIX (2005-2010) 12
Table 3: FCI (2005-2010) 12
Size of the U.S. Retail Market 13
Table 4: S&P Retail Index (2005-2010) 14
Table 5: U.S. Retail Sales (2005-2010) 14
Structure of the U.S. Retail Market 15
Table 6: U.S. Retail Sales 2007 16
Table 7: U.S. Retail Sales 2008 17
Table 8: Consumer Confidence Index 18
Potential Growth 18
Table 9: PERSONAL SAVING RATE 19
Graph 10: U.S. Real Consumption and Income Growth 1933-2009 20
Table 11: Sales Growth and Profitability by region/country 2008 22
Walmart’s Performance in the Context of Global, U.S. and Industry Trends 23
Table 12: Walmart’s Revenue 2005-2009 in $m 23
Table 13: Real GDP Developed World 25
Walmart & its competitors 26
Walmart International - Overview 26
International Sales 27
Competition within United States 30
Walmart Stock compared to Target Corp., Costco & Kroger over the last 5 years 31
Walmart – Global competition 33
Global Presence of Walmart Vs its Competitors 34
Product-Offering of Walmart Vs. Its global competitors 35
COMPANY DESCRIPTION 36
Financial 36
Sales: 39
Operating Income: 40
Return on Equity (ROE): 41
Earnings per share: 42
Key Financial Highlights of Walmart from 2004 to 2008 43
Personal and Human Resources 43
Several measures were taken to increase the productivity of the employees. 44
Current Human Resources (HR) policies of WM 44
Criticism of the HR policies of Walmart 45
Operations 45
CONCLUSION OR LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE 47
PART 2 49
An outline of major problems or issues the organization is facing or will face during the strategic period 49
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