Muhammad Asif Shaikh BD_24/2011 MBA-Evening Technology and Operations Management Case 3 Borono-198 Introduction of case Agro Limited was founded in 1998 by Kathy Lewis. Kathy appointed Jon Shantz as COO of Agro Limited. Kathy Lewis was a graduate student in organic chemistry in the well-known laboratory of Dr. Robert Krzyewski at a top research university in Illinois. She then obtained her Ph. D in bio-medical organic chemistry and joined prestigious university in South Texas. University funded
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Barrel‚ Restoration Hardware‚ Pier 1 Imports and Bombay Company. Along with these big names‚ Williams-Sonoma must also compete with regional stores‚ online stores‚ local stores‚ specialty stores‚ department stores‚ and direct-ship manufacturers. Competition for the big name retailer is everywhere. Crate & Barrel is a company that focuses on designing store displays that represents the function of the product being sold. The pride themselves in the fact that their displays were difficult to copy
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M1 Types of outlet Local Shops – shops located at local area‚ such as near college. An example of local shop is the Cabin‚ Tesco Express‚ One stop. There are advantages and disadvantages of this type outlet. An advantage is that they are convenience for customers. Therefore this increases the local shops’ customer base and profits because more people of that are likely to shop from the local shop‚ because it is easy and comfortable. Furthermore‚ local shops offer more customer service. Another
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It started when co-founder Fred DeLuca‚ then 17 years old‚ opened his first store called Peter’s Super Submarine. The business started from the idea of Fred DeLuca needing to find ways to settle his education fees to accomplish his dream of becoming a medical doctor. A friend of his family‚ Dr. Peter Buck‚ offered him a loan of $1‚000 and became his business partner to open a sandwich shop. They started their first outlet at Bridgeport‚ Connecticut in August‚ 1965 (www.subway.com.sg‚ 2014). Since
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3/12/15 Dollar General Jacky Akpan Taha Kermalli Allison Schumacher Anlin Wang 1 Dollar General‚ 2007 ● Quality consumer goods in select categories ● Focused inventory on fastest-turning SKU’s ● Targeted demographics ignored by Walmart Store Dollar General Walmart Square Feet 6‚900 100‚000 SKU’s 4‚900 75‚000+ ~20‚000 or less 50‚000+ Surrounding Populations 2 1 3/12/15 Pricing and Brands ● 30% of products priced at $1 or less ● Majority of products under $10 Brands Name Brands
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Case one: Tanglewood Stores and Staffing Strategy Staffing Levels I. Acquire or Develop Talent Over seeing the information presented in the case Tanglewood should develop their talent in house‚ due to Tanglewoods strong culture and values that strive for employee participation. This would pull the workforce closer together and portray the family workforce image. Furthermore‚ it is beneficial if employees see the opportunity for advancement. It will strengthen the employee work ethics and
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Project Title……………………………………………1 Table of Contents……………………………………..2 Declaration…………………………………………….3 1 Summer Training Certificate………………………...4 Acknowledgement…………………………………….5 Preface…………………………………………………6 Company’s Profile…………………………………….7 Store Profile……………………………………………8 Executive Summary………………………………….18 Chapters: I. Introduction…………………………………..20 II. Important factors………………………….....26 III. Literature Review……………………………..28 IV. Research Methodology………………………36 V. Research Tools………………………………
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atmosphere both casual and comfortable. A combination so unique they had to invent the place themselves. • • • • • • • • • • • • Founded in year 1972 More than 850 restaurants in United States & around the world Approx 630 Company owned & 250 franchised outlets Registered with New York Stock Exchange Annual company sales: approx. $ 1.3 billion Average annual restaurant sale: $ 2.1 million Average guest check per visit: $ 11 - $ 12 One of the leading brand in casual ding restaurant category Brand vision:
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first discount store in 1962. After that‚ Walmart’s business tended to be successful: Walmart operated 24 stores within 5 years and earned net sales of $12.6 million.(Bhaskaran) In order to meet the varied needs of its customers‚ Walmart run different retail store formats‚ namely Discount Stores‚ Supercenters‚ Neighborhood Markets‚ Marketside‚ and Sam’s club. (Bhaskaran) Walmart also set up kiosks to provide the information about details and locations of various products in the stores. In the 1990s
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Hileman‚ an ex-US Army Hospital Corpsman‚ purchased the store from its original owners. In 1941‚ the store - referred to as the "Sportsmen’s Headquarters" - found a new owner in Celso S. Tuason. Unfortunately‚ just four months after he purchased the store‚ World War II broke out and Japan invaded the Philippines! Naturally‚ the invaders first order of business‚ much to dismay of Don Celso‚ was to confiscate all the firearms in his store. To survive‚ Squires Bingham Company had to rely on its clothing
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