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The future is unforeseeable and planning alone will not guarantee success; thus, organizations need people who have the capacity to deliver an ideal future.... The main thrust of the paper 'Strategic Thinking for Wal-Mart ' is to examine and analyze the role and impact of strategic thinking for the competitive options of Wal-Mart....
11 Pages
(2750 words)
Essay
Retailers usually compete in areas of marketing, pricing, quality, and service and product quantity, and their ability to compete with new technology.... The paper 'The US Retailing Industry: Wal-Mart' aims to investigate how attractive was the discount retailing industry in the USA when Wal-Mart first began operations in the 1950s....
15 Pages
(3750 words)
Essay
Wal-Mart's failure in Germany or its initial struggle in Mexico clearly indicates that expansion abroad should be carefully evaluated to see whether going abroad is warranted.... The success of Wal-Mart in its home country and a variety of other markets like Argentina, Brazil, Britain, Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, and Puerto Rico do not seem to have translated into the German market and therefore, Wal-Mart's expansion plans must be carefully evaluated before giving them a green signal....
7 Pages
(1750 words)
Essay
Wal-Mart owes much of its success to the early adoption of Information Technology as compared to its competitors.... The store has continually evolved to adapt to changing market needs through enhancing its Information Technology strategy.... The paper "Wal-Mart Information Technology Company Analysis" provides a viewpoint that Wal-Mart has enhanced its competitive advantage through the use of information technology....
6 Pages
(1500 words)
Research Paper
The paper focuses on models that are closely related to Wal-Mart's overall business strategy.... Structures and systems should not merely be consistent with each other, but also consistent with the environmental context in which the company operates and the corporate strategy in the international environment.... Wal-Mart stores are committed to EDLP ('every day low prices') strategy, thus becoming a cost-, and efficiency leader among international retailers (Hitt et al, 2003, pp....
9 Pages
(2250 words)
Case Study
The paper will highlight the market entry strategy of Wal-Mart in UK and India.... Moreover, the study will determine the challenges regarding the business operation in UK and Indian market.... Finally, the study will provide some recommendation plans for the further growth of the company....
20 Pages
(5000 words)
Essay
There are several important factors in the retail business that determine the success or failure of any business.... The company uses a 'penny higher' pricing strategy.... Ensuring that the pricing strategy of the product had been developed and implemented proficiently is key to bringing in profits to the firm through increased generation of revenue.... Firms such as Wal-Mart, Amazon, and Target have already come to terms with the importance of adopting proper pricing strategies and have therefore seen tremendous success in moving wares....
8 Pages
(2000 words)
Term Paper
The emerging markets around the world had low disposable income that offered a huge opportunity for the success of discount retailing.... Competition from rivals like Costco and Target in America forced Wal-Mart to give importance to its global expansion strategy (Brunn, 2006 p.... The author of this case study entitled "wal-marts German Misadventure" touches upon the Wal-Mart and its global operations in the early 1990s when it opened its first international store in Mexico....
15 Pages
(3750 words)
Case Study