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basant
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   Posted: 27/Aug/2007 at 5:52pm |
I think the dream period for a Wal MArt shareholder was between 1974 and 1994 from where on the stock has underperformed the broad market. So 800 times in 20 years is a great just that we do not know whether we are holding WalMart or Kmart (the company that almost went belly up).
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Posted: 27/Aug/2007 at 5:58pm |
So 800 times in 20 years is a great just that we do not know whether we are holding WalMart or Kmart (the company that almost went belly up).
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Dear Sir,
Can u see any signs of Kmart in Pantaloon retail now? If u can explain us why Kmart blew up then we also be carefull in Pantaloon retail, titan etc.
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In 2003 Pantaloon looked like a KMart and Trent looked like a Wal Mart. Wal Mart expanded very slowly and into the smaller cities in US whereas KMart expanded like crazy into the bigger ones. here Pantaloon is expanding like crazy into the smaller cities but I do not think that we can preempt that call right now.For the moment we just have to sit tight and watch.
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Posted: 27/Aug/2007 at 6:15pm |
Dear Sir,
In my understanding( of your text) the super fast expansion of Pantaloon retail reminds of kmart ( at it also tried to expant too fast). Sir can you be elaborate as when did kmart ( year) started his super fast expansion.
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Posted: 27/Aug/2007 at 6:21pm |
Quick expansion was probably not the only reason for Kmart's near-demise. They had an 'Enron' type management, who used to buy private aircraft/yatches etc with Kmart's money.
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Posted: 27/Aug/2007 at 6:22pm |
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SOmewhere in 1970's and it went almost bust 25 years later! So we cannot make anything out of it except that in retailing a company can hide its losses and investors get time to jump off. It is not like software where the whole world crashes in 2 days.
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Posted: 27/Aug/2007 at 6:34pm |
Dear Sir,
I got it what you want to say. Do anyone have any idea about the matket Cap of Kmart when it burst.
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Posted: 27/Aug/2007 at 12:31pm |
Since last few posts concern Wal-Mart, K-Mart etc....here's the latest news:
Wal-Mart Stores is considering acquisitions in its home market as it seeks to open smaller stores and limit its reliance on giant supercenters for growth, according to a published report........as a way of answering Tesco's move into U.S. grocery market. (source: cnn money)
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