Supermarket Case Studies Samples For Students

The purpose of this case study is to obtain an in-depth insight into the alternative strategies associated with the current market, alongside focusing on the issues that are presented in the form of question 1, 2, 4, and 5. For some case studies, the development of models in Excel is of great significance for the evaluation of options encountered by an individual. In this regard, the answer of 3a will be entailed with adequate emphasis on the aspect above.
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Natureview has gained notable success in the area of natural foods station as it carries out the utilization of ...

Question 1

PEST analysis is used to describe components of the macro environment for strategic planning. It considers the political, economic, social, and technological factors of the external business environment. In context of the paper, several political, economic, social, and technological factors affect Aldi within the retail market.
1. Political
Politically, different governments have different political stability, trade tariffs, trade restrictions, environmental laws, labor laws, and tax policies. Aldi supermarket has presence in three continents, North America, Europe, and Asian Pacific. Government interventions in these regions will affect how it conducts business in the local markets. The interventions within ...

Abstract

In most jurisdictions, tort is regarded a civil wrong but under certain circumstances it is also regarded as a criminal case e.g. in cases of assault. In legal circles it acts as a basis for an action of a lawsuit. Torts are categorised under the law of obligations. Duties that fall under tort law are regarded as a necessary requirement for all citizens unlike voluntary obligations imposed under contracts. If a person commits a tortious act, then in legal term for the person is a Tortfeasor. Tortious acts include breach of duties imposed under statutory laws, negligence, inflicting bodily harm to other persons, property, or infringement on ...

Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Theory

Both supermarket managers’ mode of leadership can be explained using Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational theory that states that successful leadership is achieved by opting for the right leadership style and the sub-ordinates readiness (Robbins & Judge, 2007). Readiness is the willingness and ability to carry out a certain task. The degree of willingness and ability is determined by the experience that one has in doing the tasks required. Alex and Stephanie are mature workers in their fields of work since they have over three months experience, and they understand their duties. Jonathan uses the recommended form of leadership whereby ...

CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE KEY ISSUES

The role of human resource for the organization is to utilize the policies and procedures for aligning the workforce of the organization. The managers must understand the goals of the organization and then they must align the workforce accordingly. This requires that the managers analyse the ability and competence of the employees and create opportunities which motivate the employees. All this is associated to the performance outcomes of the individuals. If the workforce is motivated then the individual performance of the employees can be utilized (Watson, Maxwell, & Farquharson, 2006). This role of HR is shown in the chart below.
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PEST analysis is basically used to describe components of the macro environment for strategic planning. It considers the political, economical, social, and technological factors of the external business environment. In context of the paper, there are several political, economical, social, and technological factors that affect Aldi within the retail market. Politically, different governments have different political stability, trade tariffs, trade restrictions, environmental laws, labor laws, and tax policies. Aldi supermarket has presence in three continents, North America, Europe, and Asian Pacific. Government interventions in these regions will affect how it conducts business in the local markets. The interventions within ...

Walmart Stores v. Cockrell (2001)

Issue: Does the shopkeeper's privilege protect Walmart from the liability under the circumstances of the case?

Rule of Law: Given the notion of the shopkeeper'e privilege, this rule allows the supermarkets to detain, stop or conduct the investigation of the shoplifters in case of any suspicion exists. In this case the supermarket does not responsible for such false imprisonment if there are reasonable grounds for the denetion of such a kind, within reasonable time, while the investigations of reasonable person is provided in reasonable manner (Cheeseman, 2014. p.88).
Analysis: At first, the Court considered the elements of false imprisonment. It stated that Cockrell was detained by the officer of Walmart ...

Abstract

Understanding a business may take two forms of case study analysis. That include the identification of what happened and the reasons it did and the other being analyzing the business problems and possible solutions. In that respect, the former is applied in analyzing the Whole Foods Market in 2014 case study. With that, the analysis uses the case information to identify what happened in terms of the firm’s performance and why it did. To achieve that, performance measures, and the business position have been noted in addition to identifying the various strategies that the business used to achieve ...

A Brief Study

Leadership, Motivation and the Case of Alex & Stephanie: A Brief Study

The case of Alex and Stephanie (Robbins & Judge, 2010, pp. 712-714) and their experiences in motivation and subordination while working for their respective bosses throws to light some very interesting facts about the theories of motivation and leadership. The case presents to us two individual Alex and Stephanie who are working at a local supermarket and come from pretty similar backgrounds and needs. Both are students in the state university and work to make ends meet and help pay tuition fees. The experiences of the two individuals, ...

IEG 330: Supply Chain & Logistics Engineering

Section: F2
Summer 2016

Abstract 3

Introduction 4
Objectives of the Project4
Literature Review4-5
Description of the Collecting Data Process5-6
Description of the Collected Data6-7
Mapping the Supply Chain Network of the Company8
Performance Measurement8-11
Tools, Techniques and Approach to follow11-12
Challenges Expected12
Conclusion12
Gantt Chart13
Reference14
Abstract
This report presents an analysis of Kuwait indo Trading Company’s (KITCO) supply chain. Supply chain analysis and management is an imperative aspect for the business. This is mainly the results obtained help improve the bottom line of all members of the supply chain (manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers, and retailers). The improvement results from ...

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This report presents an analysis of Kuwait indo Trading Company’s (KITCO) supply chain. Supply chain analysis and management is an imperative aspect for the business. This is mainly the results obtained help improve the bottom line of all members of the supply chain (manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers, and retailers). The improvement results from a reduction in transport, logistical, holding, and other costs associated with the transport and handing of goods and raw materials within the supply chain. It also increases the bottom line by streamlining all processes involved in a supply chain. This includes periodic product and raw material ...

Introduction - Breeder’s Own Pet Food, Inc. is trying to improve its market penetration by introducing its new line of product. The executives of the company are looking into a new approach of selling this new product, which is a frozen dog food named Breeder’s Mix dog food. This product aims to be positioned in a supermarket’s frozen food section. As proposed by the food brokers, it will be put in a freezer, next to people’s food and separated to the other dog food products. Although the Breeder’s Mix is considered a premium dog ...

Asda is the United Kingdom's second-largest supermarket. A recent subsidiary (1999) of the Wal-Mart family of retail stores, Asda takes great pride in its customer service, employee training, and overall organizational culture. The retailer both recruits employees externally, as well as training and promoting employees from within. According to the Asda case study, the colleague "pledges" account for a large part of its success. While Asda is committed to customer service and valued employees, the company is still growing, and its commitment to overall excellence is growing as well.

A job description comprises a detailed list, as well as examples, ...

Leader-Member Exchange Theory (LMX)

Introduction
The Leader-Member Exchange Theory (LMX) is premised on the belief that, by understanding the relationship between a leader and followers, one can appreciate how leaders influence employees. Different leaders forge varying types of relationships with their employees. In LMX, these relationships are categorized as high-quality or low-quality (Winkler, 2010).

High Quality LMX

In a high-quality LMX relationship, there is mutual trust, warmth, helpfulness and respect between the leader and followers. Moreover, both parties transcend their job-descriptions, in helping one another to achieve personal goals. This relationship is a combination of professionalism and mutuality. Such workers are more productive than others because they enjoy ...

Question 1

Over many year, Sainsbury company was operating with the same supply chain and the It system. These systems were outdated. Since they were created long before, so the new firms in the market as Tesco Plc had started to overtake Sainsbury In terms of the market share since they had the recent technologies in supply chain. Davis took up the task to sprucing the supply chain. He introduced new automated system, and they responded well in the first four years and later on problems started to arise since the stores were full and on the shelves there were no ...

Webvan was an on-line grocery business founded by Louis Borders in 1996; it went bankrupt in 2001. This case study will examine in detail the Webvan business model, compare it with those of other related companies, find out why it went Bankrupt as well as well as give recommendations on the changes that could be made.

Bankruptcy

At around 1999, Webvan had become a magnet for capital as most private investors were coming in. The IPO of Webvan was on November 5, 1999 and was placed at $15 and ended up closing at $25. This gave the company up to $8 ...

Alice Greely is in the state of emotional and psychological distress. She is struggling with upsetting emotions of the death of her husband. Emotional and psychological distress shatters the sense of security, feeling helpless and vulnerable in a dangerous World (Figley, 2012). Emotional distress stems from the relentless stress such death of the husband after a struggle with cancer. For example, Alice Greely lost her husband two years after a long battle with cancer. In addition, she is feeling overwhelmed and lonely since her husband passed away.
There are emotional and physical symptoms of psychological distress. Emotional and psychological symptoms include ...

Introduction

The grocery stores industry of the US is one of the largest industries and contributes immensely in the GDP of the economy. The grocery industry comprises of numerous business ranging from the supermarkets and convenience stores to the wholesale clubs. The grocery industry experienced a remarkable decline in the quantity and quality of purchases in past five years, due to low household disposable income, and reduced spending on premium brand products. However, with the recovering economy and increasing household spending the grocery industry is growing steadily (Martens, 2006).

Kinds of Competitive Forces in the Grocery Stores Industry

Competition is extremely fierce in the grocery industry where brand promise and ...

The competitive advantage of the Toy R Us is that it was self service, supermarket-style format. The self service style gave the customers the chance to view different toys and pick between a different range of products, this is because they had a bigger and better selection than any single toy store. Viewing of the range of the products, gave Toy R Us a competitive advantage over the other retail shops selling toys. This will help Japan because for them, a typical toy store was small and did not sell a wide range of products and their display areas were customarily cramped. They also ...