For this assignment, we will focus on Overstock.com., a large retail company that self-identifies as follows:
Overstock.com is a technology-based retail company offering customers a wide variety of high-quality products, at great value, with superior customer service. The company provides its customers with the opportunity to shop for bargains by offering suppliers an alternative inventory distribution channel. (Source: http://www.overstock.com/about?TID=FOOT:CI:ABOUT)
WEEK 1:
As you research Overstock.com, you may want to compare and contrast that company with the other massive retailers whether on-line (e.g., Amazon.com, Ebay.com), or brick-and-mortar retailers (e.g., Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Sears).
Please visit the Overstock.com site, and identify the companys mission and vision, as well as their major stakeholders (you may need to interpret and/or make assumptions here, as all mission and vision statements are not crystal clear nor are they always explicitly stated. You should note that the stakeholders arent simply the shareholders. Stakeholders include everyone and anyone who is affected by the success or failure of the company).