Company Background
"Smith & Hawken is the premier authority in outdoor living, dedicated to providing products distinguished by authenticity, style and above all, fine craftsmanship" (Smith & Hawken, 2007). The channels used by Smith & Hawken include catalog, retail, and the internet. Dave Smith and Paul Hawken started in 1979 as a mail order company, providing a means for the consumer to obtain high-quality garden tools. In 1982, Smith & Hawken's first retail location opened in Mill Valley, California. Today their products are sold at 61 retail stores located in 23 states and through its catalog, Internet site and select high-end independent garden centers (Lee, 2006).
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company acquired Smith & Hawken back in late 2004. With the infusion of new capital, resources, and business strategies have resulted in some significant changes for Smith and Hawken's division. Three new redesigned stores opened in 2006, and a fourth scheduled to open in spring 2007. These new "Renaissance"-style stores showcase an expanded retail space featuring more lifestyle product lines; displayed in natural settings, unlike the sterile metal shelves and concrete floors of the big box retail chains.
Another undertaking introduced in 2006 was a partnership between Target and Smith & Hawken. This joint venture allows Target to sell an exclusive Smith & Hawken's pro...
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In the early 2000’s Lowe’s was rapidly intensifying its presence nationwide. The company carried a varied assortment of home improvement products and catered to the needs of retail as well as commercial business customers. Lowe’s expanded their reach by acquiring a 41-store chain, Eagle Hardware and Garden, and engaging in a strategic alliance with HGTV to obtain a more profound existence in their market (Rouse, 2005). By 2004, Lowe’s operated almost 1,000 stores with plans to continue expansion across the nation (Rouse, 2005). The company has a core competency in helping customers meet their home improvement needs at a low price. In order to use this core competency to gain a competitive advantage, the company has focused on key functional strategies. To continue their success, Lowe’s must specifically focus on marketing, logistics, and human resource management strategies.
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Now "Galbraith manages the operation ... Nataline Earnheart runs the store; Ron keeps the quilting machines going, and Al Doan handles the technology side. Another son, Josh Doan produces the tutorials" (Bradley). In May of 2015 the company was planning to increase their number of store fronts (Morris). Also, they renovated another storefront into the "man's land" for the people not interested in the fabric. Many of the shoppers bring their husbands and they go right to this "man's land" (Morris). The family purchased many buildings that were vacant for over half a century and renovated all of them (Hall). In total the company has invested over one million dollars in these renovations (Hall). Missouri Star Quilt Co. has sixteen store fronts in Hamilton (Tupper). All of the buildings started out as fixer upper buildings. The company has a different shop for each theme of fabric (Hall). One store is kids and baby themed, one is petite, and so on (Hall). This makes it easier to find exactly what the shoppers are looking
In 2011, MSLO expected to raise extra capital. It swung to investment financier Blackstone to locate a strategic accomplice. Blackstone, through its connections with members of the governing body of JCP, organized Ms. Stewart and JCP executives to meet. In spite of the fact that JCP executives truly knew about Macy's concurrence with MSLO and that MSLO was searching for a strategic (money related) accomplice, they continued to initiate negotiations for a retail partnership instead of the strategic partnership at first sought by MSLO. The confirmation in the record plainly shows that JCP executives realized that, keeping in mind the end goal to acquire this retail partnership, they would need to "break" the exclusivity provisions in the Macy's
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