In this Assignment, you will select a GLOBAL Fortune 500 company (it cannot be a
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Question
In this Assignment, you will select a GLOBAL Fortune 500 company (it cannot be a company you work for) that operates in the United States and in other nations around the world. A) Summarize the firm’s history, the economic, social, and political forces that affect it most. B) Present recent and current operating results (financial performance) data in a table. C) Present a brief SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats). D) Discuss the factors it will need to predict, plan for, and adjust to in the future.
Explanation / Answer
Let me take up Walmart for this assignment.
a) Walmart is an American multi-national company that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount departmental stores and grocery stores. It was founded in 1962 and at present has a total of 11,526 stores in 28 countries. Walmart is the largest company in terms of revenue and also the biggest private employer in the world with 2.2 million employees.
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c) SWOT:
Strengths;
Its network of 4000 stores in the US. It can speed up delivery.
It can compete on price
Weaknesses
Shoppers find the selection of fresh foods uninspiring
High exposure to low income shoppers.
Opportunities
They are largely into organic foods
Threats
Highly focused on foods and expanding its own chain of small-sized stores.
d) Walmart has to sharpen its customer service as they are found it wanting. It has find ways to bring customers into its stores and also the out-of-stocks situation should be tackled and rid of at all points of time.
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