Describe Wal-Mart's use of vertical integration as they have grown both domestically and internationally. Given the text’s advantages and disadvantages of vertical integration, evaluate Wal-Mart's overall implementation that part of corporate strategy.
Describe Wal-Mart's use of horizontal integration as they have grown both domestically and internationally. Given the text’s advantages and disadvantages of horizontal integration, evaluate Wal-Mart's overall implementation that part of corporate strategy.
Do you believe there are any opportunities for Wal-Mart in any of new industry using diversification? While they have already done an outstanding job at diversification in the previous 10 years by adding supercenters and grocery to their industries, not to mention Sam’s Clubs, it could be argued that those are simply obvious extensions of their core retail business. What types of diversification would you suggest they consider? Explain.