Walmart's e-Commerce Acquisition Spree: Toward Online Success or Existential Crisis?
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Case Code: BSTR537 Case Length: 15 Pages Period: 2016-2017 Pub Date: 2018 Teaching Note: Available |
Price: Rs.500 Organization: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (Walmart) Industry: Retail Countries: USA Themes: Business Model, Growth Strategy, M&A, E-Business Strategy |
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Walmart - The Discount King of Retail
Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, Walmart was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969. It operated as a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores in several countries across the world. The retail company operated over 11,700 retail stores across 28 countries as of January 31, 2017. According to the Fortune Global 500 list in 2016, Walmart was ‘The world’s largest company by revenue’ (with revenue of $485.9 billion for the year ended January 31, 2017) and also ‘The world’s largest private employer’, with 2.3 million employees. From 2006, the net sales (worldwide) of Walmart had been increasing gradually, indicating the scope of its business throughout the world (Refer to Exhibit – I for Walmart’s net sales worldwide). Doug McMillon (McMillon) took over as CEO of Walmart in 2014...
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