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      Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. (B): The Entry of Meijer Supercenters
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      • January 2018 (Revised October 2020)
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      The Rise and Rise (?) of Walmart (A): Battling Kmart

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Eric Van den Steen and Karen Elterman
      This case, set in 1990, describes the history of Walmart and asks what competitive strategies Kmart might adopt in response to Walmart's success. It discusses the strategy and organization of both companies in terms of HR practices, store location, distribution,...  View Details
      Keywords: Walmart; Kmart; Organization; Company Culture; Pricing; Procurement; supercenter; Strategy; Competition; Organizational Culture; Competitive Strategy; Retail Industry; United States; Bentonville; Arkansas
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Eric Van den Steen, and Karen Elterman. "The Rise and Rise (?) of Walmart (A): Battling Kmart." Harvard Business School Case 718-431, January 2018. (Revised October 2020.)
      • May 2016
      • Case

      The Inexorable Rise of Walmart? 1988—2016

      By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
      In October 2015, Walmart surprised investors by announcing that it expected flat sales growth for 2015 and growth of only 3% to 4% over the coming three years. Profits would also fall due to significant investments in people and technology. The company’s stock price...  View Details
      Keywords: Asda; Costco; David Glass; Convenience Stores; Discount Retailing; Dollar Stores; Doug Mcmillon; E-commerce; Online Retail; General Merchandise; Grocery; Lee Scott; Mike Duke; Multichannel Retailing; Omnichannel; Neighborhood Market; Sam Walton; Sam's Club; Store Formats; supercenter; Supermarket; Warehouse Clubs; Merchandising; Walmart; Wal-mart; Globalized Firms And Management; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Growth And Development Strategy; Business Units; Business Divisions; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-profit Firms; Film Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Banks And Banking; Price; Profit; Revenue; Food; Global Range; Cross-cultural And Cross-border Issues; Global Strategy; Business History; Compensation And Benefits; Employees; Human Capital; Labor Unions; Wages; Business Or Company Management; Goals And Objectives; Management Succession; Brands And Branding; Product Positioning; Distribution; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Public Ownership; Problems And Challenges; Labor And Management Relations; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Web; Web Sites; Retail Industry; Food And Beverage Industry; Distribution Industry; Banking Industry; United States; Arkansas; Bentonville
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      Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "The Inexorable Rise of Walmart? 1988—2016." Harvard Business School Case 716-426, May 2016.
      • December 2008 (Revised October 2009)
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      Wal-Mart Stores in 2003 (Abridged Version)

      By: Frank V. Cespedes
      Examines Wal-Mart's development over three decades and provides financial and descriptive detail of its domestic operations. In 2003, Wal-Mart's Supercenter business has surpassed its domestic business as the largest generator of revenues. Its international operation...  View Details
      Keywords: Equality And Inequality; Business Growth And Maturation; Competitive Advantage; Labor Unions; Operations; Global Strategy; Problems And Challenges; Gender; Retail Industry; United States
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      Cespedes, Frank V. "Wal-Mart Stores in 2003 (Abridged Version)." Harvard Business School Case 709-423, December 2008. (Revised October 2009.)
      • November 2006
      • Case

      Organics: Coming Center Stage?

      By: James E. Austin and Reed Martin
      The organics movement has certainly come a long way. From hippie farming communes and a scattering of natural food stores in the 1960s, organics outgrew its origins as a counterculture curiosity of the 1970s to become the fastest growing segment of the food industry in...  View Details
      Keywords: Food; Supply And Industry; Consumer Behavior; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Food And Beverage Industry; United States
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      Austin, James E., and Reed Martin. "Organics: Coming Center Stage?" Harvard Business School Case 907-405, November 2006.
      • January 2006 (Revised December 2006)
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      Wal-Mart's Business Environment

      By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee
      In 2004, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. proposed to build a new supercenter in Inglewood, a low-income community near Los Angeles. The proposal was a part of Wal-Mart's strategy to bring its supercenter format to California. Introduced in the late 1980s, supercenters added a...  View Details
      Keywords: Goals And Objectives; Expansion; Market Entry And Exit; Corporate Strategy; Labor Unions; Conflict And Resolution; Retail Industry; Los Angeles
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      Oberholzer-Gee, Felix. "Wal-Mart's Business Environment." Harvard Business School Case 706-453, January 2006. (Revised December 2006.)
      • September 2003 (Revised January 2004)
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      Wal-Mart Stores in 2003

      By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Stephen P. Bradley and Ken Mark
      Examines Wal-Mart's development over three decades and provides financial and descriptive detail of its domestic operations. In 2003, Wal-Mart's Supercenter business has surpassed its domestic business as the largest generator of revenues. Its international operation...  View Details
      Keywords: Wages; Fairness; Corporate Strategy; Operations; Labor Unions; Problems And Challenges; Gender; Globalized Firms And Management; Competitive Advantage; Retail Industry; United States
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      Ghemawat, Pankaj, Stephen P. Bradley, and Ken Mark. "Wal-Mart Stores in 2003." Harvard Business School Case 704-430, September 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
      • October 2002 (Revised November 2003)
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      Wal-Mart Neighborhood Markets

      By: David E. Bell, Jeffrey M. Feiner and Iris T. Li
      Wal-Mart has been growing at 15% per year for the last 10 years. Can it keep growing at that rate for the next 10 years? CEO Lee Scott reflects on his strategy for achieving such growth, relying on a combination of supercenters, neighborhood markets, and international...  View Details
      Keywords: Growth And Development; Leadership; Growth And Development Strategy; Marketing; Strategy; Retail Industry; United States
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      Bell, David E., Jeffrey M. Feiner, and Iris T. Li. "Wal-Mart Neighborhood Markets." Harvard Business School Case 503-034, October 2002. (Revised November 2003.)
      • February 2002 (Revised December 2003)
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      H-E-B Own Brands

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
      H-E-B is a $9 billion grocery chain located in Southwest Texas. This case focuses on H-E-B's private label strategy, a product category that accounts for 19% of H-E-B's sales and one that earns gross margins 50% higher than national brands. A leader in its markets,...  View Details
      Keywords: Growth And Development; Market Entry And Exit; Supply Chain Management; Private Ownership; Sales; Strategy; Competitive Strategy
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "H-E-B Own Brands." Harvard Business School Case 502-053, February 2002. (Revised December 2003.)
      • January 1994 (Revised November 2002)
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      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

      By: Stephen P. Bradley and Pankaj Ghemawat
      Focuses on the evolution of Wal-Mart's remarkably successful discount operations and describes the company's more recent attempts to diversify into other businesses. The company has entered the warehouse club industry with its Sam's Clubs and the grocery business with...  View Details
      Keywords: Stocks; Price; Marketing Channels; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Information Technology
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      Bradley, Stephen P., and Pankaj Ghemawat. "Wal-Mart Stores, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 794-024, January 1994. (Revised November 2002.)
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      Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. (B): The Entry of Meijer Supercenters
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