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TASK 2C (P2.3) In this task, I will discuss the impact of competition policy and other regulatory mechanism on the activities of Target Corporation. As mentioned earlier, Target Corporation is one of the most famous discount retail company in the United States. It is affected by the competition policy as dominant across the United States retail industry. Other regulatory mechanisms are also applicable to Target’s performance which will be discussed further. A study of the US retail industry…

1. PEP Stores overview 1.1. Overview PEP is a multinational company which started operating in 1965 and the first store was opened in Northen Cape. PEP stores sells mainly clothing and footwear to its customers. Above that PEP also offers other products such as homeware and cellular phones. PEP also has license for selling airtime for the cellular networks. Over and above the products offering PEP stores also offers a range of services which include cash-backs, credit loans facilities, funeral…

The book, To Serve God and Walmart by Bethany Moreton addresses how the family values of the Ozark region where Wal-Mart was brought up were incorporated into Wal-Mart’s establishment. Values such as opposition to selfishness, community contribution, and support of family were incorporated into Wal-Mart’s culture and this enabled it to succeed in Ozark, Kansas and eventually establish itself as the largest International corporation. In many ways, consumption and excessive material shopping were…

In 1999 Nick Swinmurn founder of Zappos was walking around in a San Francisco shopping mall looking for a certain type of shoe and he wanted it in different colors. He found the shoe in his size but not the color he wanted. One store had the correct style and not the correct color and the other store had the correct color and not the correct size. Nick spent an hour looking for the shoe he wanted but left the mall empty handed. When Nick made it home he decided to look for the shoe online and…

2.2 Major Challenges Over the Next Five Years (i) Emerging of Strong Competitors A new company, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, is formed as a result of the combination of D.E. Master Blenders and Mondelēz International which originally named Kraft Foods Inc. (Boyle, 2014) Based on data prepared by Bloomberg, it is the largest in an industry that has rapidly consolidated over the past five years, with higher than one hundred deals worth about $23 billion. (Boyle, 2014) Euromonitor showed that the…

The first Blockbuster that was established was in Dallas Texas and opened October 19, 1985, and the original owner was David cook. David Cook owned a business before blockbuster that provided computer software services to an oil company. David later sold that business and ceased the opportunity in the video retail industry, the first store opened was said to have over 8,000 VCR tapes on shelves and a computer checkout system. David's business plans had succeeded and the following year he opened…

Wells Fargo Wells Fargo Scandal: Where Was The Board? Wells Fargo is an American bank founded in 1852 and today operates internationally all around the world with more than 270K employees. In July 2015, Wells Fargo became the world’s most valuable bank with $301.6 billion market capitalization. In the same time company ranked the 22nd in the list of Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” ranking. In September 2016, company appeared on the breaking news about the phony/ghost accounts opened…

The Return of Wal-Mart’s Greeters Wal-Mart is known as the world’s largest discount retailer which started its business as a small chain of stores in Bentonville, Arkansas. Samuel Walton founded this store on July 2, 1962. Wal-Mart is estimated to have had more than 11,000 stores and clubs in 27 countries, under a total of 72 banners. (Wikipedia, 2016) According to the Fortune Global 500 list in 2014, Wal-Mart is the largest company in the world based on revenue earned, as well as private…

Major companies are always being asked questions by consumers and other people about their business, and their business ethics. The answer to these questions, and business ethical values are crucial to consumers, and will decide for the consumer whether they would like to purchase products from that business or not. An example of an organization that faces these issues is Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is one of the largest organizations in the Unites States, and is faced with ethical problems everyday.…

The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Located in middle of an African coconut plantation, the world largest basilica of the world seems to be the monument towering the horizon. This article written by Tim McDonnel will give an insight on the history and describe the edifice. From the first paragraph, we can clearly see the purpose of the author to show the location of the largest church in the world and some details about what make it so special. He began by giving a description of the landscape…