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Picking Wal-Mart’s POCKETS ©
Michael Bergdahl International Speaker, Author &
Wal-Mart Competition Authority
Baltimore, Maryland
November 6, 2007
American Logistics Association Presents:
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1962
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World’s Largest Company
World’s Richest Man
Picking Wal-Mart’s POCKETS
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“Bird-Dawg”
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X Bentonville, Arkansas Wal-Mart Headquarters
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Wal-Mart Big #’sWal-Mart Big #’s
• 7100 Stores & 120 DC’s7100 Stores & 120 DC’s
• 1.9 million Employees1.9 million Employees
• 176 million Customers176 million Customers
Fact: 31 regional grocers have failed since Wal-Mart entered the grocery business.
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Wal-Mart Big Wal-Mart Big #’s#’s
• $39,000,000 Sales $39,000,000 Sales
• $20,000 Profit $20,000 Profit
• Home Depot + Kroger + Target Home Depot + Kroger + Target + Sears + Costco + K-Mart + Sears + Costco + K-Mart
Fact: Wal-Mart’s net profit is only 3.2% of total sales.
Every Hour!
Every Minute!
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Picking Wal-Mart’s Picking Wal-Mart’s P.O.C.K.E.T.S. P.O.C.K.E.T.S. Price
Operations
Culture
Key Item Promotion/Product
Expenses
Talent
ServicePOCKETS = NICHE
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“Why is Wal-Mart’s Every Day Low Price
Strategy such a powerful competitive
advantage?”
Price
Price Strategy Question:
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Sam Walton’s Discounting PrincipleSam Walton’s Discounting Principle
A. Buy in large quantity for 80¢
B. Price it at $1.00 rather than $1.20.
C. Make ½ the profit per item
D. He sold 3 times as much generating a greater profit overall
Price
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Wal-Mart’s Guaranteed Low Prices
Accomplished via Shopping Cart Comparisons
Price
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Picking Wal-Mart’s Picking Wal-Mart’s POCKETSPOCKETS
Price
• Leverage economies of scale - buying
• Special Buy Merchandise Opportunities
• Leverage customer loyalty programs
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Operations Strategy Question:
“What makes Wal-Mart’s Store Operations so unique?”
Operations
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““Commoditization”Commoditization”
• Wal-Mart is a supply chain Wal-Mart is a supply chain driven company, not driven company, not merchandise driven. merchandise driven. Cross docking
distribution centers No Warehouses
Largest privately owned IT systems in the world
7000 privately owned truck fleet – largest in the USA
Operations
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Hurricane Hurricane KatrinaKatrina
“Wal-Mart’s trucks were the first to arrive in New Orleans.”
Operations
Fact: US Feds studied Wal-Mart’s Logistics after KatrinaFact: US Feds studied Wal-Mart’s Logistics after Katrina
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Picking Wal-Mart’s Picking Wal-Mart’s POCKETSPOCKETS
Operations
- Focus on the basics
- Continuous improvement
- Share Best Practices with Suppliers
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Culture Strategy Question:
“How does Wal-Mart focus its leaders and employees as it continues to grow?
Culture
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The Teachings of Sam The Teachings of Sam WaltonWalton
Golden Rule Values
Storyteller – Company Folklore
Innovator & Imitator
Embraced change like a friend
Culture
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Sam Walton’s Sam Walton’s 10 Rules for Success10 Rules for Success
1 - Controlling Expenses
1 - Serving Customers
1 - Taking Risks
1 - Your Personal Commitment
6 - Treatment of People
Culture
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Picking Wal-Mart’s Picking Wal-Mart’s POCKETSPOCKETS
Culture
- Treat employees like business partners
- Solicit ideas from employees - use them
- Take care of your people . . .
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“What is the secret to Sam Walton’s strategy for selecting products and services for
Wal-Mart’s stores?”
Key Item Promotion / Products Strategy Question:
Key Item Promotion / Products
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“Sam Walton gathered product ideas by visiting his stores, talking to his customers and
employees & visiting his competitor’s stores!”
Outside / In ApproachOutside / In Approach
Key Item Promotion / Products
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Saturday Morning MeetingsSaturday Morning Meetings
Everyone at Wal-Mart is a Merchant
Key Item Promotion / Products
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Picking Wal-Mart’s Picking Wal-Mart’s POCKETSPOCKETS
Key Item Promotion / Products
- Form Vendor Partnerships
- Use an outside / in approach
- Innovation versus Imitation
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Expenses“How important is
expense control to Wal-Mart’s overall
retailing strategy?”
Expenses
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Managing CostsManaging Costs
“Wal-Mart’s success in creating EDLP is driven equally by buying
products at low prices & continuously reducing costs.”
Expenses
Savings in cost are passed on to customers by lowering prices
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Expense Control at Wal-MartExpense Control at Wal-Mart
-Centralized Temperature Control-Centralized Temperature Control
-Office Supplies / Paper Costs-Office Supplies / Paper Costs
-Executive Travel-Executive Travel
Expenses
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Wal-Mart’s People GreetersWal-Mart’s People Greeters
Theft control specialists
Expenses
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Picking Wal-Mart’s Picking Wal-Mart’s POCKETSPOCKETS
- As volume rises – expenses go downAs volume rises – expenses go down
- Lead by your own exampleLead by your own example
- Culturally integrate cost control- Culturally integrate cost control
Expenses
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Talent“How did Sam Walton get his employees to execute his aggressive tactics?”
Talent
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H.E.A.T.K.T.E.H.E.A.T.K.T.E.
HHigh EExpectations AAre TThe KKey TTo
EEverything
“Average People – Above Average Performance”
Talent
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Talent PoolTalent Pool
- Bentonville - hired off the farms - 75% of managers promoted internally - Demoted non-performers
Talent
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Picking Wal-Mart’s Picking Wal-Mart’s POCKETSPOCKETS
- Hire for attitude and teach skillsHire for attitude and teach skills
- E.D.I.D.D.E.D.I.D.D.
- Get people involved in goal setting- Get people involved in goal setting
Talent
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Service“What is the importance
placed on customers and customer service at
Wal-Mart?”
Service
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Sam Walton’s Sam Walton’s Legendary Service Standards Legendary Service Standards
- The customer is the boss
- “99.9% of Customers are honest”
- 2 rules of Customer Service
Service
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The Wal-Mart CheerThe Wal-Mart Cheer
Service
Who is Number One?
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Picking Wal-Mart’s Picking Wal-Mart’s POCKETSPOCKETS
- One agenda – The CustomerOne agenda – The Customer
- Stand behind your products / servicesStand behind your products / services
- Empowerment – give people authority- Empowerment – give people authority
Service
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Lions or Lions or Gazelles?Gazelles?
Wal-Mart Competition Blog: www.michaelbergdahl.net
Picking Wal-Mart’s POCKETSPicking Wal-Mart’s POCKETS