Eli McDanielAngela Perrone

Katie Moore

Strengths

• Membership• Sales• Employee’s are happy• Setting industry standards• Low prices• Energy efficient• Return Policy• Samples

WeaknessesWho really needs all that food? Membership Too much pay for employees?

Opportunities

• Open on holidays• Bags?• More variety• More food choices...bring back the pretzels!• Target other niches• Foreign markets• Go Greener• Advertise

Threats

• Sam’s Club & Wal-Mart• Shopping at local, specialty, and mom and pop

stores

Future

• Growth• On-line will boom

Jim Senegal

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