ASDA WAL-MART
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E1 Overlook Of My Business In this coursework I have to look at a business and do a report on it. I have decided to look at ASDA. ASDA is a private limited company and is owned by an American PLC company called WAL-MART. As WAL-MART owns all of ASDA's shares, ASDA is also known as ASDA WAL-MART. ASDA is a retailer and sells goods and services to the general public. Examples of some goods sold at ASDA include: * Food * Drink * Cutlery * Home + Leisure (i.e. videos, books, c.d's etc) * Clothing * DIY equipment (i.e. paint, paintbrushes, nails etc) The benefits of being a private limited company are: * The business can stay small as a private limited company - this isn't much of a benefit as big retailing companies (e.g. WAL-MART) can easily take them over (i.e. by buying their shares) and get rid of them. * The owners or shareholders usually work in the business...


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