| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 13, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Two Giants Face Off CARREFOUR SALES $65 billion* MARKET CAP $47 billion STRENGTHS Innovative marketer, aggressive, experienced in foreign markets WEAKNESSES Lacks strong logistical and information systems, crucial to improving efficiency LIKELY NEXT MOVE Cut costs in Europe while pushing Asian and Latin American expansion WAL-MART SALES $160.2 billion* MARKETCAP $200 billion STRENGTHS Dominates U.S. market with superefficient supply and distribution network WEAKNESSES Spotty record on foreign expansion LIKELY NEXT MOVE Seek more acquisitions to extend its reach in Europe *Forecast for 1999 DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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