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Data Warehousing: Using the Wal-Mart Model Paul Westerman
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann

Jun 4, 2013 - Costco Wholesale continues to build its presence here as a quietly indomitable retail giant, with plans to build up to 25 more of its vast warehouse stores. Nov 18, 2013 - And like fast food workers or Wal-Mart warehouse staff, the Pac 9 truckers are facing down a “Who's the Boss” problem: Subject to the will of one corporation (McDonald's, Wal-Mart, Pac 9), but legally employed by someone else: a fast food franchisee, Denied such rights, supposed “independent contractors” from taxi drivers to fashion models have recentlytaken up a range of tactics to try to transform their industries – from lobbying, to consumer pressure, to strikes. Sep 12, 2013 - Click to Enlarge Consider the explosion of Walmart (WMT), which went from under $5 billion in annual revenue to over $45 billion across the 1980s by upending the department store model and clawing market share from old guard retailers Sears (SHLD) and JCPenney (JCP). Mar 11, 2008 - This resulted in negative publicity for Wal-Mart when the public learned that a green-labeled brand of paper towels had only a recycled tube – the towels themselves were unrecycled paper treated with chlorine bleach. €�We don't have marketing strategies and management strategies and all of these complicated things,” said Ms. In an era in which most retailers are mining data about consumer preferences in order to get an edge on competitors, the company's merchandising strategy is also refreshingly no-frills. Nov 16, 2012 - The last six months have brought an unprecedented number of Walmart strikes, with many more likely coming on Black Friday. I'd go so far as to say this is the beginning of the end for the low prices at all costs model. Nov 11, 2013 - Walmart establishes partnerships with most of its vendors, offering long-term relationships and high-volume purchases in exchange for low price. The stores are better lit, the aisles are wider, and in the case at least of Costco, The grand irony is that Wal-Mart's business model has led to the impoverishment of the very customers that used to make it a profitable and growing business. This chart In a nutshell, the company is selling direct instead of simply offering you a discount on a service — and might build out Amazon-like warehouses to support this model. To offer a profitable mix that includes more green products, Wal- Mart can retire conventional products in favor of green alternatives, work with governments to test materials and provide toxicity data to consumers, and seek government incentives for green products. Jul 14, 2011 - These are warehouse retailers just like Wal-Mart, and their prices may even be higher on some products, but the shopping experience is much better. To remain competitive, many Walmart suppliers Walmart leverages data to drive cost out of its supply chain. State-of-the-art technology allows Walmart to With an e-commerce business model, it didn't need thousands of stores, greatly reducing its logistics and inventory costs.