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Compare their problems with the analysis you conducted on Sears and Toys R Us. What are the similarities and the differences?
Sears and Toy R Us are two of the most well recognised retail stores after Wallmart and Target. Both Seara and Toy R Us has similarities and dissimilarities.,
Similarities
•Both the companies have retail business
•They have to face common threat like online store like Amazon where people can buy without visiting store and if the go for stores then wallmart and Target are better option for customers
•Both the companies are in huge debt infact they are close to bankruptcy, CEO's of both the companies are trying hard to keep up with the competition.
• Price of shares of both the companies keep falling day by day that is not good for shareholders and the company both
Dissimilarities
• Sears is a subsidiary company while Toy R Us is not a subsidiary company
•Sears is the older company than the Toy R Us as it is the newer one
•Sears is basically know for ita clothing, footwear, furniture, jewellery whereas Toy R Us is mainly known for its toys, videogames, clothing, baby product