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Sam Walton and his brother Bud opened the doors to their first Wal-Mart store in 1962. This store was located on Walnut Street in the small town of Rogers, Arkansas. Over the next thirty plus years, Wal-Mart would grow into the biggest and most recognizable names in the US. It was a success story that rivaled any other in US history. Over the next twenty-six years, Wal-Mart grew exponentially and in 1988, Wal-Mart opened its first superstore. Stock in the company skyrocketed as superstores…

Petsmart is a retail industry that offers many products and services to cater to their customers needs. As seen in many ads and TV commercials, this is the pet store you want to bring your pets to. The store is a happy-friendly environment which makes the customers and pets feel comfortable and safe . Many would say it will be your dog’s favorite place to shop. There are about 1,500 petsmart stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Headquarters of the company is located in…

On September 16th, 2015 at 7:30 PM in Williams Hall, I attended the screening of the film She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry by Mary Dore, a . This film was a documentary that followed through the history of various remarkable women who were a part of the women’s movement between 1966-1971. I was a bit curious on what the film would be like, only knowing what the title of the screening was, but I was not disappointed by the amount of respect I gained for the women who took a part of this…

It's more bad news for Walmart. After a New York Times story alleged that Wal-Mart bribed officials in Mexico to allow the company to open stores in that country, another new report reveals exactly how much it costs a community in dollars and cents when Walmart comes to town. Walmart is able to offer lower prices than other small retailers and we would expect that to have an additional effect with both costs and benefits," Fowler said. "In some rural areas, it can be argued that Walmart is…

Introduction Jody Steinhauer is the President and Chief Bargain Officer of the Bargains Group, which is the social enterprise she started over 30 years ago. As the recipient of many awards, including Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Canada’s Top 40 Under 40, Ms. Steinhauer has been recognized as one of the most incredible social entrepreneurs who has significantly altered the business landscape (Steinhauer, 2012). Her company, Bargains Group, is a discount wholesaler of many…

Walmart is the world’s largest retailer and corporation netting $482.13 billion in 2016 alone (amigobulls.com). One of the most highly debated topics nowadays is whether Walmart is good or bad for the American economy and the nation as a whole. This has been a highly debated topic ever since Walmart revolutionized the retail game by becoming the largest retailer in the world, thanks to their strategic marketing and low prices. Overall, Walmart definitely does more bad than good for our economy…

themselves are there with them. Horror movies in general are almost always filled with special effects and props to improve the experience of the audience and leave them in anticipation with what’s to come. In the original The Evil Dead directed by Sam Raimi released in 1981 uses a lot of conventional methods of filmmaking by props and practical effects, while the remake Evil Dead directed by Fede Alverez released in 2013 is in some ways different than its original because of the uses of modern…

“Private Eye” or tough “Hard-boiled” private investigator detective fiction is the classification most dominated by American writers (Mansfield-Kelly 205). One of the founders and innovators of the private investigator is Dashiell Hammett. And is also “The most influential figure in the structuring of hard-boiled detective fiction,” (Mansfield-Kelly 229). He wrote the first tough-guy detective in “The Gutting of Couffignal”, named Continental OP and wrote The Maltese Falcon (Mansfield-Kelly 229)…

Gates III was born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. His dad, William H. Gates II is an attorney, and his late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International. Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13 (Microsoft, 2011). As young teenagers Bill Gates and his childhood friend, Paul Allen, ran a small…

It is no secret that Walmart is one of the most well-known retail organizations in the United States, perhaps even in the world. A businessman with vision set out to prove that discount stores can be successful (Sam Walton Biography, n.d.). Throughout this paper it is my intent to provide an analysis of the Walmart organization. In my analysis I plan discuss a few issues the company is facing, and the impact of those issues. I will also provide strategies to help combat those issues and provide…