Sanford & Company Mission Statement

Sam Walton was born March twenty-nine, 1918 in a small town in Oklahoma. His father was Tom Walton and his mother was Nancy Lee. Walton lived on a farm until 1923, he moved around a lot from one small town to another. He was the youngest Eagle Scott in the state of Missouri history. While finishing his degree at the University of Missouri, Walton joined J.C. Penny as a trainee in the management program in Iowa. In 1942, Walton began the military until 1945 when he completed service. By the age of 26, he took over management of his first variety store by purchasing a Ben Franklin store in Arkansas. Afterward, he purchased his second store called the Eagle right down the street from his first variety store. Sam Walton gave birth to Wal-Mart in 1962. Later that year, Walton along with his brother Bud opened sixteen stores in several states.

During 1919 one of the most reliable energy companies was assembled and they are known as Suncor. The location where they were created was Montreal, Quebec. Now their headquarters have been shifted to Calgary where all the decisions are made. They specialize in producing synthetic crude which is abundant in the Alberta Oil Sands. The masterminds behind this company are John Fergusion who is the chairman of the board and Steve Williams the CEO. Like every successful business Suncor has a mission which is to create energy for a better world. Their vision is to be trusted with valuable natural resources so they can produce a better social well-being to raise the economic standards, they also want to create a healthy environment for the present

Home Depot is a for profit organization that is a family owned organization that was started with the beliefs that all their products should be natural and non-toxic to the user and the environment. It was started by an individual with an idea to be different from the rest. It was built on the principle of creating value for their stockholders while never forgetting their values. They seek to be profitable, responsible and balance the needs of communities. The Home Depot 's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor 's 500 index. The Home Depot 's proposition was to build home-improvement warehouses, larger than any of their competitors ' facilities.

A growing trend seen in the current market is self-diagnosis and self-treatment along with the addition of generic

Target Corporation’s mission statement is to make their company the most sought after shopping destination by delivering a great guest experience with the most innovated technologies and quality merchandise. Target is the second largest general merchandise retailer in America. Target was founded by George Draper Dayton, in 1902, with the name Goodfellow Dry Goods. In 1903, Mr. Dayton changed the name to The Dayton Compay. Furthermore, the first Target store opened in 1962 in the Minneapolis, Minnesota which became the main headquarters. It grew to be the largest division of the Dayton-Hudson Corporation and was subsequently renamed the Target Corporation in 2000. Target anticipates staying ahead by challenging the company to be the most efficient and intellectual upscale company in the retail industry (Target Corporation, 2016).

Walgreens is the second-largest retail pharmacy chain in the United States. The company’s mission is to be America’s most loved pharmacy-led health, wellbeing, and beauty retailer (Walgreens Mission, n.d.). Our purpose is to champion everyone’s right to be happy and healthy through the company slogan of “Corner of Happy and Healthy.” Our core focus is to improve the quality of life through our pharmacy services, Take-care clinics, and health and beauty products. These messages are widely broadcast through media such as television commercials, radio, and health and fitness magazines.

In 1991 she created a new magazine called “Martha Stewart Living” that would become a huge thing

The Target Corporation’s mission statement is to make their company the most sought after shopping destination by delivering a great guest experience with the most innovated technologies and quality merchandise. Target is the second largest general merchandise retailer in America. Target was founded by George Draper Dayton, in 1902, with the name Goodfellow Dry Goods. In 1903, Mr. Dayton changed the name to The Dayton Compay. Furthermore, the first Target store opened in 1962 in the Minneapolis, Minnesota which became the main headquarters. It grew to be the largest division of the Dayton-Hudson Corporation and was subsequently renamed the Target Corporation in 2000. Target anticipates staying ahead by challenging the company to be the most efficient and intellectual upscale company in the retail industry (Target Corporation, 2016).

Barnes and Noble is dedicated to providing "the best specialty retail business in America. " B&N certainly delivers on its promise, offering over 1 million book titles on demand with unmatched customer service. The B&N dedication to providing superb service with an unmatched number of options serves as an example for industry competitors on how to operate successfully with the customer in mind. Let's examine the specifics of the Barnes and Noble mission statement.

Exploring the mission statement of FAMILY DOLLAR STORE is the bases of my analysis. The family dollar store is the store that provides available and conveniently low prices goods to consumers, with 5900 stores in 44 states. Majority of its market are families with income bracket of around $25000 a year. Their mission statement states ‘ For our customers a compelling place to shop ……. By providing convenience and low prices, for our associates a compelling place of work ……… by providing exceptional opportunities and rewards for achievement, For our investors a compelling place of invest …….

Home depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer with stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The Home Depot was founded in 1978 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank. Along with investment banker Ken Langone and merchandising Guru Pat Farrah, these founders’ vision of a one stop shopping for the do-it yourself came in fruit when they opened the first two Home Depot stores on June 22, 1979, in Atlanta, Georgia. The first store was about 60,000 square feet each, were cavernous warehouse that dwarf the competition and stocked 25,000 SKUs, much more than the average hardware store at that time.

Legacy Financial Group is a full-service financial services firm that is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Legacy Financial Group was established in 1994. Their services include financial, insurances, and tax and accounting services. Their financial services include values based financial planning, retirement planning, asset management, and college education funds. Legacy Financial Group has managed over 155 million worth of assets.

According to Peter Drucker (1993) “A business is not defined by its name, statues or articles of incorporation, it is defined by the business mission. Only a clear definition of mission and purpose of the organization makes possibly clear and realistic business objectives.” For setting future strategies of the business, a clear mission is very fundamental. Campbell, Devine and Young (1993) has quoted from the speech of Colin Marshal (deputy chairman of British Airways) that, “A corporate mission is much more than good intentions and fine ideas it represents, the frame work for the entire business, the values

In this document I will identify myself as a company called You Inc. in which I will identify my strategy to succeed in the ever changing and challenging environment. I will identify my skills and how I intend to distinguish myself from the competition and create a competitive advantage. To create this competitive advantage and make myself available to a variety of different business venues I will create a mission statement confirming my goals which will help perspective clients or employers. A mission statement is “A written declaration of an organization's core purpose and focus that normally remains unchanged over time” (Business Dictionary.com)

Society: The society preferences are ABC has a good citizen with healthy links to the local community, is seen as a responsible employer who is providing a good place to work.