1. Evaluate the strategies that Kmart has introduced as part of its marketing program to emerge out of bankruptcy in 2002. How much impact would this restructuring have in the competitive environment as the firm seeks to identify a niche in the marketplace and grow in the future?
The major objective of Kmart management in 2002 was to emerge from the protection of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a strong and healthy competitor with a clearly defined place or niche in the discount retail sector of the market in 2003. The financial results reconfirm the significant difficulties Kmart experienced in fiscal 2001, including unsuccessful sales and marketing initiatives, erosion in supplier confidence, and below-plan sales and earning performance for the fiscal year 2001. All of these were factors in the company's decision to file for bankruptcy protection.
The bankruptcy filing had the immediate effect of reassuring suppliers that they would be paid. Early restructuring efforts......
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