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Walmart

Wal-Mart’s everyday low prices gives an edge over other retailers.

• Efficient IT infrastructure enables to smoothen inbound and outbound logistics.

• Distribution efficiencies reduces the dependency on the suppliers inefficiencies.

• Wide range of products provides customer anything and everything under one roof.

• Current dominating market position gives advantage in market development and penetration.

• economies of scale

of scale

Weaknesses-

• The weakness is that their overhead is expensive to run store facilities all over the world.

• Hierarchical corporate structure may impair decision-making.

• In an attempt to succeed by means of low prices, may possibly portray Walmart as a cheap store.

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