Case Study: Coles Supermarket Australia Pty Ltd.

Managing Supply Chain Management: Coles/Woolworths vs. Suppliers Introduction Coles and Woolworths are too leading supermarket giants in Australia. In the world Coles and Woolworths ranked 19th and 15th among the selling retailers (Knox, 2014). Coles has started first supermarket in 1960 and till 1973 company achieved its primary aim of having supermarket in every Australian city. Cole’s service has more than 18 million transactions each week.

As this plays an important part because as the income level is relatively lower, the income per capita of Malaysians will result in a low purchasing power that makes Malaysia a price sensitive market. So the solution is that Tesco may have to change the products, such as lowering the quantity, lowering the price so that consumers can spend the product that they can afford in relation with their income levels. The increase in unemployment level of citizens in Malaysia has been a major concern for the government. Therefore the Malaysian government appoints employment restrictions for all the multinational companies in Malaysia to hire their local people. Tesco may take this as a challenge due to the pressure of hiring Malaysians and train them in comparison to foreign employees.

Some people fear that free trade will lead to inequality in some states with a history of ineffective governance. Small family business cannot compete on the global scale, so free trade is not beneficial to local businesses when it comes to profit. With reduced tariffs imposed on imported goods, foreign suppliers can easily lower their costs. And as a result, consumers will prefer imported goods and products over locally produced commodities. Free trade will lead some countries to disregard the environment when it comes to producing products and getting rid of waste materials just so they can compete in the

Therefore, a strong research and development (R&D) of this company needed to commercial a new products and improve the existing products. WEAKNESSES The weakness of Nestle company is much of it sales depend on a few well-recognized product. Hence, any sudden change in consumer taste would affect the business. Next, grocery sales that sold in giant retailer such as Tesco which have the ability to reduce the price drastically without any deal from Nestle.

Expansion into developing nations with different social and cultural parameters would require altering the menus and catering to the specific customer needs. Economic factors The low franchising cost comparing to the competitors is an advantage for Subway. However the cost of ingredients and supplies used in the preparation of food is higher than that of the competition due to the need for fresh ingredients. Customers have a perceived value which is higher than that of the product offerings of alternate fast food chains. Social

Case 7: Whole Foods Market 2007 Shraddha Koirala International American University King 's College BUS 590 Business Strategy Submitted to: Dr. Raj Kumar Sharma August 16, 2015 Introduction John Mackey started his entrepreneurial life with a store. In 1980 as a result of joint venture, John established the Whole Food Market in Austin, Texas. Now he has pioneered "Whole Foods Market" as the largest natural and organic food supermarket. The company presently operates in the 31 states of USA and in Canada and also in the European Market with over 193 stores. Over 32000 staffs work under the Whole Food Company.

Values, beliefs, political ideas, and institutions in The Jungle and Fast Food Nation The leaders of Chicago’s meatpacking company and the leaders of many fast food chains today lack values, have orthodox political ideas, and do not follow proper code in their institutions. In society, since the beginning of time, businesses have existed. Businesses are important to get people what they need, which is often money. In both The Jungle and Fast Food Nation the corruption of business and capitalism are revealed. Both of these display that those with power in widespread businesses, take advantage of their workers and their customers.

Overview Tesco PLC is a British retail company which was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen. Now Tesco is a multinational grocery with retail banking and insurance services. Tesco now ranks as one of the highest performing retailers globally. During the 1950s and the 1960s, Tesco grew organically, and through acquisitions, until it owned more than 800 stores. In 2001, Tesco entered the food market in the USA.

Introduction Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd owns and operates hypermarkets in Malaysia. It offers fresh produce, groceries, household items, and apparel and its own food and non-food products. The company was incorporated on 29thNovember 2001, as a strategic alliance between Tesco PLC UK and local conglomerate, Sime Darby Berhad of which the latter holds 30% of the total shares. Tesco opened its first store in Malaysia in February 2002 with the opening of its first hypermarket in Puchong, Selangor. Tesco Malaysia currently operates 49 Tesco and Tesco Extra stores nationwide.

These brands particularly target those with a high income so the prices of their products tend to be more expensive than Target or Big W. These high end brands majority of the time produce a good quality item, leaving the consumer especially the younger ones wanting more. But they do not specifically target a young audience as David Jones sells a variety of products such as kitchenware, bed linen, furniture, baby clothes etc.