****For Miss Deana***


INSTRUCTIONS Below
Topic
Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in the U.S.

Choose top five (depending on team size) of your major American competitors in your industry. Each team member (other than the leader) should investigate one competing company and visit the website for that company.

◦ What is each company’s background, history, mission and goals, market share, and financial health? What is their philosophy on corporate talent management? Other important factors (latest news)?
Hint:
Industry Information: Ibis World
Company information:
Company Websites (Publix.com)
Mergent Online
company financials
annual report

List of Illustrations (If any are used)
(This must contain all Tables and Figures. Please see numbering format on Phase One page. Page numbers are right justified and connected by dots to the heading.)

Company 2 (PUBLIX SUPERMARKETS)
Background
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History
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Mission (Be sure to state where you found the mission and cite it.)
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Financials (Here you need to include the revenues and profits of the companies for the last couple of years. Charts are good. Be sure to number them -use your textbook as an example- site them, and refer to them in your paper.)
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Talent Management Philosophy (Be sure to state where you found the talent management philosophy and cite it.)
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Other Important Factors
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