Business Scavenger Hunt

Business Scavenger Hunt

Wal-Mart http://www.walmart.com/
- Where did Sam Walton open the first Wal-Mart Store?
- What was the name of the first Wal-Mart? Was it Walton's Five and Dime, Walton's General Merchandise, or Walt's World of Merchandise?
- In what year did Sam open his first store?
- What is Sam's simple business philosophy?
- In what year did Sam Walton open the first Wal-Mart?
- How many Wal-Marts are there nation wide? Are there 1349, 4203, or 8945?
- Why do people say that they return to Wal-Mart again and again?
- What is Wal-Mart's "10-foot attitude"?
Target http://www.target.com/
- Where did the first Target open?
- When did the first Target open?
- What made Target different from other stores?
- How many Target Stores are out there?
- Approximately how many people are employed by Target?
- Just how big is the typical Target store? Is it 120,000 ft, 126,000 ft, or 75,000 ft.

Nike http://www.nike.com/
- How did Bill Bowerman make the first rubber sole?
- What was the forerunner of Nike?
- When did Blue Ribbon Sports become Nike?
- Who was Bill Bowerman's colleague and partner at Nike?
- What does the word NIKE mean in Greek?
- Who are some of today's top athletes that help to advertise NIKE?
- How long can it take a NIKE shoe to be designed then produced?
- Coach Bowerman discovered that for every ounce shaved off a Nike shoe how many pounds were lost over distance? 200, 100, or 33 pounds?
- How many workers does it take to make one pair of Nike shoes?
- How many parts does the average Nike shoe have?
- How much did NIKE pay Carolyn Davidson for creating the swoosh symbol?
- After NIKE had become so successfull what did he later give her?