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    SEARSROEBUCK‚ AND CO. THE AUTO CENTER SCANDAL History and Introduction of SearRoebuck‚ and Co. SearsRoebuck and Co began in the 19th century and sold farm supplies and consumer items as a small mail order company. The first Sears retail store opened up in Chicago on the 2nd February 1925 in the building named the Merchandise. This store had included a soda fountain and an optical shop. The first detached and separate retail store opened up on the 5th October 1925 in a city called Evansville

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    SEARSROEBUCK‚ AND CO.: THE AUTO CENTER SCANDAL SearsRoebuck‚ and Co. began in the late 1800s as a mail-order company that sold farm supplies and other consumer items. Its first retail store opened in the mid-1920s. Responding to changes in American society‚ such as the move from farms to factories and the presence of the automobile in many homes‚ hundreds of retail stores opened over the years. The company expanded rapidly‚ and eventually it diversified to include other businesses: insurance

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    Ethics and Social Responsibility Sears Auto Center Scandal Managing Business Ethics Text (pp.207 - 210) Ethical Decision-making Issue: Should Sears remove its commission-based compensation scheme? Group Stand: The majority of the group believes that Ellen should be removed from the team. Support for Motion: Rawl’s theory/Egalitarianism The underlying inequality is that car owners are paying for repair services they do not require while Sears benefits by earning higher profits. This

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    Richard Warren Sears and SearsRoebuck‚ & Company Richard Warren Sears was born on December 7‚ 1863‚ in Stewartville‚ Minnesota. He was the son of James Warren and Eliza A. Sears‚ both of English ancestory. His father led anything but a happy life. He had failed in his quest for gold during the California Gold Rush of 1849 and was a bitter soldier in the Civil War‚ which he blamed on politicians. He had earned a sizable sum of money working as a blacksmith and a wagonmaker‚ but he lost it

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    SearsRoebuck & Company COM 530 Abstract SearsRoebuck & Company was once one of the largest retailers in the country. Their mission statement and cultural beliefs were something that they stood by firmly and gave their customers 100% customer satisfaction. Over the years‚ Sears have deviated from their original statements of what they promised their customers and employees. Because of this deviation their company perception and cultural views have completely

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    SearsRoebuck and Co. Vs. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc Problem: Don Edwards‚ a recent MBA graduate has been asked to analyze the financial performance of Sears and Wal-Mart. Although Wal-Mart is the industry powerhouse‚ its 20% return on equity (ROE) lags behind that of Sears’ 22%. Analysis: Wal-Mart operates fewer stores than Sears but is ahead in terms of total selling area by a ratio of 3.4:1. Between 1995 and 1997‚ Sears’ retail store revenue per selling square foot was not only lower

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    Resolución Caso: SearsRoebuck and Co. vs. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. CATEDRÁTICO: Lic. Mauricio Franco PRESENTADO POR: Acevedo Alas‚ Julia Beatriz Coreas Díaz‚ Elsa Carolina Menjívar Huezo‚ Julio Ernesto Polanco Lizama‚ Marcos Guillermo Villavicencio Salazar‚ Alex Edmundo Zavaleta Franco‚ Lorena Guadalupe San Salvador‚ 12 de julio de 2010. SearsRoebuck and Co. vs. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. En el presente trabajo se realiza una comparación entre las empresas SEARS y Walmart a través

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    SEAR ROEBUCKS SWOT ANALYSIS Author Diane Hughes SEARS HISTORY Richard Sears was agent of the Minneapolis andSt. Louis railway station. He sold lumber and coal to local residents in his spare time. When he received a shipment of unwanted watches he purchased himself and began selling them at a good profit to other station agent up and down the line. In 1886 Sears began the R.W. Sears Watch Company. In 1887 he moved the business to Chicago and put an adin the local paper for a Watchman

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    Power -- We the United States of America give our people the power to make a difference and choose what they feel to be right. As Americans we put our faith and trust into the leaders we elect to vouch and advocate for us‚ but the real question is how much faith and trust do we have in these individuals to make the correct choices for we the people? On June 17‚ 1972 the faith and trust placed into President Nixon hands was abruptly taken away from him after the news of the Watergate Scandal that

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    Business and Industry Analysis Business Analysis Sears Roebuck & Co.‚ founded by R. W. Sears in 1886‚ is a multi-line retailer that offers a variety of merchandise and related services. It operates primarily in the United States‚ Puerto Rico‚ and Canada. SearsRoebuck‚ & Co. is ranked fifth in 3 the retail market‚ behind: Wal-mart Stores Inc.‚ Target Corp.‚ Kohl’s Corp‚ and JC Penney Company Inc. In 2003‚ the company was divided into three domestic segments: Retail and Related Services‚ Credit

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