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Walmart And Target Geographic Growth, Animated

posted by | January 30, 2009 | 4 comments

Interesting animations of Walmart & Target geographic expansion:

Random thoughts:

  • Good data visualizations are rare.
  • Both firms have been expanding for over 40 years.
  • Walmart grew methodically by region. Target bounced around.
  • Walmart is everywhere. Not news, but still mind-boggling.
  • All those leases to cover!

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Hat tip: Paul Kedrosky

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  • Alan Rimm-Kaufman
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    4 Responses to “Walmart And Target Geographic Growth, Animated”
    1. Jim Novo says:
      January 30, 2009 at 4:44 pm

      * Walmart grew methodically by region. Target bounced around.

      Walmart is a distribution efficiency play, geos matter
      Target is a merchandising play, demos matter

      Wonder where they got the data?

    2. Alan Rimm-Kaufman Alan Rimm-Kaufman says:
      January 30, 2009 at 4:51 pm

      Nathan Yau got it from Thomas Holmes. Raw data here.

    3. Kevin Hillstrom says:
      January 30, 2009 at 5:34 pm

      Now that’s fun!!

    4. Charles Fishman says:
      February 19, 2009 at 1:10 pm

      Alan, these visualizations are all too rare, and fun.

      One small correction: Both Wal-Mart and Target own their stories and these days the land under them as well. So, I believe, do Sears & Kmart.

      Big investment, but it means no lease payments.

      Thanks for reading.

      Charles Fishman
      Author, “The Wal-Mart Effect”