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This report is an attempt to investigate one company, Wal-Mart, to gain an insight into the company's core competences, when considering its competitive advantages and whether the acquisition of ASDA was successful.
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1.2 INTRODUCTION 1-2 1.3 WAL-MART / ASDA 2 1.4 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 3 1.5 TOP COMPETITORS 3 2. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 4 2.1.1 Marketing 4-6 2.1.2 Human Resources 6 2.1.3 Financial 7 2.2 Customer Value and Satisfaction 7 2.3 The Generic Value Chain 8-10 3. COMPETITIVE SENSE 10-11 4. IMPACTS ON THE RETAIL SECTOR 12-13 4.1 Impacts on the UK Consumers 13 5. RECOMMENDATIONS 14-15 6. CONCLUSION 16 7. REFERENCES 17-18 8. APPENDIX - COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 19 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The competitive environment of the UK retail sector is increasingly determined by factors that lie within the sectors sphere of control. The requirements for being at the top rank of the market are getting even stronger; the importance of being attentive to customers' needs is becoming more visible. This report is an attempt to investigate one company, Wal-Mart, to gain an insight into the company's core competences, when considering its competitive advantages and whether the acquisition of ASDA was successful. In addition we provide an...
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