Wal-Mart now tops in vacs; ousts Sears from no. 1 slot.(vacuum cleaners)
HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, September, 1995 by McLoughlin, Bill
Wal-Mart surpassed Sears in vacuum cleaner sales for the first time in 2d qtr 1995. Industry analysts were surprised that it took Wal-Mart so long to achieve this feat. Wal-Mart had 16.1% of the market share in US vacuum cleaner sales while Sears had 15.4%. Consumers are interested in the best price for a product and discount retailer Wal-Mart has it.
NORWALK, Conn. - Sears, the longtime share leader in vacuum cleaner sales, was displaced at the top by Wal-Mart in the second quarter, according to statistics released by Trendata, a leading market research firm based here.
For the second quarter of 1995, Wal-Mart held a 16.1 percent share of U.S. vac sales, compared with a 15.4 share for Sears. It is the first time Sears has not held the leading share. ...
Most Recent Business Articles
- Multiple criteria evaluation and optimization of transportation systems
- Multi-criteria analysis procedure for sustainable mobility evaluation in urban areas
- A two-leveled multi-objective symbiotic evolutionary algorithm for the hub and spoke location problem
- Multi-criteria analysis for evaluating the impacts of intelligent speed adaptation
- The development of Taiwan arterial traffic-adaptive signal control system and its field test: a Taiwan experience
Most Recent Business Publications
Most Popular Business Articles
- 7 tips for effective listening: productive listening does not occur naturally. It requires hard work and practice - Back To Basics - effective listening is a crucial skill for internal auditors
- FAS 109: a primer for non-accountants - Financial Accounting Standards Board's "Statement 109: Accounting for Income Taxes"
- LIFO vs. FIFO: a return to the basics
- Design a commission plan that drives sales - Sales Commissions
- Too Young to Rent a Car? - 25-years-old the minimum age for car renting - Brief Article
