Question

Present side by side comparison analysis to introduce companies – (Amazon, Walmart, Target, eBay) for competitive analysis presentation.

Answer 1

Below is comparative statement of Amazon, Walmart, Target and ebay, we have taken the list of parameter to analysis the company’s competitive analysis

Description		Amazon	Walmart	Target	ebay
Company Information	Overview	Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington, on July 5, 1994, Amazon is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is considered one of the Big Four companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Google, Apple, and Facebook. The company has been referred to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world", as well as the world's most valuable brand. The company started as an online marketplace for books but expanded to sell electronics, software, video games, apparel, furniture, food, toys, and jewellery. In 2015, Amazon surpassed Walmart as the most valuable retailer in the United States by market capitalization	Walmart was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969,Walmar is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, Walmart has 11,496 stores and clubs in 27 countries, operating under 56 different names	Target Corporation was founded by George Dayton in 1902, Target Corporation is an American retail corporation. It is the 8th-largest retailer in the United States, and is a component of the S&P 500 Index, The company has found success as a cheap-chic player in the industry, Target operated 1,844 stores throughout the United States. The company is ranked No. 37 on 2020 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue	ebay was founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995, and became a notable success story of the dot-com bubble, ebay is an American multinational e-commerce corporation based in San Jose, California, that facilitates consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer sales through its website, The company manages the eBay website, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a wide variety of goods and services worldwide. The website is free to use for buyers, but sellers are charged fees for listing items after a limited number of free listings, and again when those items are sold
Head Office	Seattle, Washington, U.S.	Bentonville, Arkansas, US	Target Plaza, 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S	San Jose, California, U.S
No of employees	1,000,000	2,200,000	3,60,000	13,300
Recent Acquisition	Company has acquired Whole Foods Market for US$13.4 billion, which substantially increased its footprint as a physical retailer	In September 2016, Walmart purchased e-commerce company Jet.com, Walmart also acquired Parcel, a delivery service in New York, on September 29, 2017, further on 2018, Walmart announced its intent to acquire a 77% controlling stake in the Indian e-commerce website Flipkart for $16 billion, which was successfully done.	Acquisition of Target's Pharmacy and Clinic Businesses	No recent acquisitions
Name of Key Staffs	Jeff Bezos (chairman, president and CEO) Werner Vogels (CTO)	Greg Penner (Chairman) Doug McMillon (President, CEO)	Brian C. Cornell (Chairman, CEO) Cathy R. Smith (Executive VP & CFO) Robert M. Harrison (Senior VP and Controller)	Thomas J. Tierney (Chairman) Jamie Iannone (President & CEO)
Other Information	Revenue: US$280.522 billion	Walmart is the world's largest company by revenue, with US$514.405 billion	Revenue: US$75.356 billion	Revenue US$10.8 billion
Product Information	Types of Product	Products: EchoFire TabletFire TVFire OSKindle Services Amazon.com, Amazon Alexa, Amazon Appstore, Amazon Music, Amazon Web Services	Products: Electronics, Movies and music, Home and furniture, Home improvement, Clothing, Footwear, Jewellery, Toys, Garden supplies, Health and beauty, Pet supplies, Sporting goods and fitness, Auto, Photo finishing, Craft supplies, Party supplies, Grocery Services Walmart-2-Walmart, Walmart Money, Card, Pickup Today, Walmart.com, Financial Services, Walmart Pay	Products: Beauty and health products, bedding, clothing and accessories, electronics, food, furniture, jewellery, lawn and garden, pet supplies, shoes, small appliances, toys/games	Services: Online Shopping
Market Information	Market Share	Amazon market capitalisation is $1.61 Trillions	Walmart has a market Capitalisation of $405.45B	Company has a market capitalisation of $31.20B	Company has a market capitalisation of $36.66B
SWOT Analysis	Strength	1.Strong Brand Name 2.Customer Oriented 3.Differentiation and Innovation 4.Largest Merchandise Selection 5.Large Number of third Part Sellers 6.Large Part of acquisition	1.Global organizational size 2.Global supply chain 3.High efficiency of supply chain	1.Wide Range of Merchandise 2.Brand positioning 3.Customer shopping experience 4.Designer apparels 5.Partnership with Starbucks	1.Strong brand 2.Cost-effectiveness based on economies of scale 3.Region-specificity of operations 4.High effectiveness of service
Weakness	1.Easily Imitable Business Model 2.Losing margin in New Areas 3.Product flops and failures 4.Tax Avoidance Controversy 5.Limited Brick and Mortar Presence	1.Thin profit margins 2.Easily copied business model 3.Competitive disadvantage against high-end specialty sellers	1.Expensive 2.Customer Data Security 3.Little presence in the International Market	1.Limited emphasis on innovation 2.Limited flexibility to market variations 3.Imitable business model
Opportunity	1.Expand Physical Online Stores 2.Penetrate and expand its operations 3.Backward Integrations 4 More acquistions	1.Expansion in developing countries 2.Improvement in human resource practices to develop competitiveness in the labor market 3.Improvement in quality standards	1.Target’s partnership with CVS 2. Small – Format Stores 3.REDcard Rewards Loyalty Program 4. Same Day Delivery	1.Expansion of operations to more markets 2.Improvement in innovation rate 3.Improvement in customer service quality 4.Diversification
Threat	1.Contraversies 2.Employee treatment and working conditions 3.Cybercrime 4.Aggressive Competions 5.Limitations	1. Healthy lifestyle trend 2. Aggressive competition 3. Online retailers of various sizes	1. Local Competition 2. Changing Customer Preferences 3. Failure to differentiate 4. Vulnerable to Economic Downfall 5. Low Barrier to Entry	1. Strong competition 2. Imitation 3. Potential industry disruption through new technologies
Competitive Analysis		The company's primary competitive advantages are the low prices that it is able to offer, a wide variety of products on offer ranging from digital media to grocery, and convenience of shopping from home or mobile devices with a "same day delivery" option.	Walmart's supply chain management strategy has provided the company with several sustainable competitive advantages, including lower product costs, reduced inventory carrying costs, improved in-store variety and selection, and highly competitive pricing for the consumer	A very strong brand and loyal customer. Although much of retail shopping has moved and will continue to move online, there is still a need for local brick and mortar businesses. People that shop at Target generally like the atmosphere and set-up of the store	Instead, eBay maintains a huge online marketplace, where millions of items are sold by auction or fixed price. Its customers carry the inventory, helping it keep costs low. Its network size gives it a competitive advantage, too, as sellers favor eBay because that's where millions of buyers are, and vice versa.

From the above given competitive analysis we came to know about the various information about the company like one has employed lots of employee other one has very less to other, one is the market leader of his product, other one has the highest market capitalisation, every business have some advantages and disadvantages and with these all have to sail in the market by using their expertise management skills and wisdom but one thing which is common in all is all have a e-presence, so to become competitive and to get success in business we need our online presence, so that our product and services will be accessible to all globe along with best customer experience with best product than and only we can become a market letter, here we sum up our competitive analysis.