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Running a Grocery Store

TAYLOR MALLOY, CHRISTIAN FRINK, IAN


BROKAW, JOSH GREENE

Overview
Investments and Start-Up
Occupations in The Industry
Managing Finances

Investments and Start-Up


IAN BROKAW

Investments and Start-Up


Investors
Partnership
Departments
Start out with $115,000

The First $115,000


Fixtures
Lease
Groceries

Lease
8,000 sq. ft. building with room to expand
Large enough parking lot
Location, location, location

Partnerships
Main food distributer
Affiliated Foods
Greater market power

Inventory
$10,000 spent on your first supply of groceries
At the start you can earn $10,000 a week
That can grow to $40,000 in a few years
Building starting size is 8,000 sq. ft.

Inventory
Factors:

Customer Demographics
Bar code system
Two semi loads of supplies a week
Organization
Section for foods that are close to expiration date
Holidays

Occupations in the Industry


TAYLOR MALLOY

Sales Workers
Cashiers

34% of all workers

First-Line Managers

Supervise

Office and Administrative Workers


Stock Clerks

Second Largest Occupation

General Office Clerks

Bookkeeping

Food Preparation and Production Workers


Butchers

Prepare and cut meat

Bakers

Bake and produce goods

Management Occupations
General Manager

Profitable operation

Category Manager

Particular Category

Marketing and Sales Manager

Forecast

Other Occupations

Human Resources

Recruit
Maintain employees

Managing Finances
JOSH GREEN

Managing Finances

Accountant

Keep Track of Finances

Training Employees

Planning

Stocking Up
Necessity
Popularity
Diligent

Product placement

Be Crafty
Impulse Items
Location

Competition
CHRISTIAN FRINK

McDonalds &
Similar Companies

Fast food
Cheap and easy
World wide
Simple

Healthy Fast Food


1979:Wendy'sbecomesthefirstfastfoodchaintoofferasaladbar.
1981:HealthyfastfoodchainD'LiteslaunchesitsfirstlocationinAtlanta.
1984:McDonald'steststheLiteMac;testershateit.
1985:Wendy'slaunchesitsLightMenu.BurgerKingofferslowersodiumpickles.
1986:D'LitesfilesforChapter11.McDonald'soffersitsfirstsalad.
1987:Wendy'sbeginstophaseouttheLightMenu.
1991:McDonald'sintroducestheMcLeanDeluxeburger.
1995:TacoBelllaunchestheBorderLightsmenu.
1996:McDonald'sbeginstophaseoutMcLean.
1997:TacoBellscrapsBorderLights.
2000:McDonald'sintroducesMcSaladShakers.
2002:Wendy'slaunchesGardenSensationssalads.BurgerKinglaunchesaveggieburger

nationally,thefirstfastfoodchaintodoso.
2003:McDonald'sscuttlesMcSaladShakers;launches"premium"entreesalads.

Mom & Pop Store


Cheaper/More expensive
Relationship with customers
Generational
Very few

Wal-mart &
Similar Stores

Well known
Large variety of items sold
World wide and nation wide

Sources
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Career Guide to Industries, 2010-

11 Edition, Grocery Stores , on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs024.htm


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