Letter

Marie-Pier Desjardins
261 des Saules
Saint-Amable (Qc) J0L 1N0
1-450-922-5232
r4k33m@hotmail.com
Mister Nishida
President of Toshiba Corporation
Corporate Headquarters
191 McNabb Street
Markham (On) L3R 8H3

February 19th 2009

Mister Nishida,
My name is Marie-Pier Desjardins and I studied at Collège Édouard-Montpetit in technical desktop and Hypermedia during three years. I would like to work for your company, because I find it rewarding to work for the most powerful company in the world that I admire since my entry to the College. I also like the fact that everything you produce becomes popular. I would be ready to occupy any post, I'm versatile. Please accept the assurances of my distinguished feelings.


Marie-Pier Desjardins

MED Technician

Wal-Mart and competitors

Wal-Mart is a company specializing in retail, having its headquarters in the United States, founded by Sam Walton and now headed by his eldest son, S. Robson Walton. Founded under this name in 1962, it expanded rapidly in Arkansas, then dominated the United States to begin to internationalize from 1991. In Europe, stores are present in Great Britain under the ASDA. Wal-Mart now addressing the Asian market. Based in China since 1996, the group employed some thirty thousand workers in this country in 2006 [3]. It is also present in Japan under the Seiyu. In 2005, 20 million customers enrolled in Wal-Mart on average each day.

COMPETING COMPANIES
Dell is a competitor to Wal-Mart because the company sells electronic equipment. First of all, Dell is an american compagny, currently the second largest computer manufacturer in the world behind Hewlett-Packard. Its headquarters is based in Round Rock in Texas. Even if Dell Computer is best known for the PC that designs, manufactures and sells to individuals and professionals, it is also present in the markets for enterprise server systems, backup and data storage and equipment specific to networks. Dell also offers software and peripherals like printers, digital cameras, and much more.
Secondly, Target Corporation, located in Minneapolis in Minnesota, is the fifth volume distributor in the United States, but the competitor #1 of Wal-Mart. The company is ranked 33rd in rank of Fortune 500 in 2007. Target operates only in the U.S. market.