Assignment: Business 400 Trader Joes
Answer the following questions after reading the case
1. How do firms in the supermarket industry make money?
1. Conduct a financial ratio analysis using the data in Exhibit 2.
2. How do the results reflect the different strategies pursued by those four firms?
3. What do the results say about how firms in this industry can deliver strong financial returns in different ways?
2. What are the key sources of Trader Joe's competitive advantage? Is their advantage sustainable?
3. What are the main threats to Trader Joe's competitive advantage?
4. How would you modify Trader Joe's strategy moving forward?
5. Read the following articles and comment on the strategies of Whole Foods. Are they a competitor to Trader's Joe?
a. Whole Foods rings up strong sales By TOM HUDDLESTON JR.
b. Whole Foods reports 9% growth over last year By FORTUNE VIDEO.
c. Strong sales at Whole Foods allays concerns about rivals By REUTERS.
1. Comment on this research about the food consumption in America: Former Trader Joe's exec has a plan to feed the hungry, not landfills By BETH KOWITT.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.