Supply Chain
History
Miscellaneous
Final Jeopardy
100
What are the two broad strategies in global retailing?
What is Hi-lo pricing & EveryDay Low Price (EDLP)
100
Which year did Wal-Mart prove to be the number one retailer in the world?
What is 2011
100
Why did Walton take an initial public offering in 1969?
What is to raise funds to build his first Distribution Center in Bentonville
100
With the use of RFID tags, what did they allow Wal-Mart to do?
What is Increase stock visibility as stock moved in trucks through DC and to the stores. Track promotional effectiveness within stores.
200
Which pricing strategy does Wal-Mart use?
What is EveryDay Low Price
200
Where is Wal-Mart based?
What is Bentonville, Arkansas
200
In 2011, approximately what percentages of their sales were from international sales (more than or less than)?
What is More than 25%
300
What is the name given to Walton’s Distribution Center design?
What is Hub and spoke
300
What was Wal-Mart’s initial name?
What is Wal-Mart Discount City
300
Wal-Mart aims to be the “store of the community”; what does this mean?
What is tailor the product mix to appeal to the demographic of the community
400
Since Wal-Mart’s first store was in a rural area what was Sam Walton forced to do in order to thrive in business?
What is turn to self-distribution
400
What types of areas were stores mostly located in?
What is Low-rent suburban areas that are close to many highways
400
What is pointed out as being part of Wal-Mart’s problem that lead to nine consecutive quarters of declining store sales?
What is Execution issues
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