Please read Text Case 06 – Case Analysis 1: Walmart Stores (in MindTap) and answer the below case questions:
Q1. How did Wal-Mart’s original strategy of locating stores in small rural towns help the company to achieve a competitive advantage?
Q2. How would you describe Wal-Mart’s business-level strategy and business model?
Q3. Once Wal-Mart had saturated the opportunity presented by small towns, how did the company keep growing?
Q4. What criticisms can be levelled at Wal-Mart’s business practices? How might the company respond?
Q5. How should Wal-Mart respond to the rise of online shopping, and Amazon in particular?
Case analysis format and instructions:
– This is not a group assignment but an individual assignment,
– Please see the syllabus regarding the Academic Honesty Statement (Cheating and Plagiarism). Note that if your similarity score (on Canvas) is higher than 30%, your assignment will not be accepted.
– On 8.5 by 11-inch paper with one-inch margins and font size twelve. No restriction on line spacing.
– Do not retype the case questions. However, please specify the question numbers for your answers.
– Each case analysis must be no more than five pages (i.e., no more than one page per question).
. The limit does not include the cover page, figures, graphs, references, and other supplementary materials.
– Appropriate references must be included.
