Walmart went against business$-$level strategy and made changes to attract upscale customers by starting to sell higher priced goods. These changes had which of the following results $2$

$$ It strengthened Walmart's position against competitive discount store rivals such as Dollar Stores and Amazon.

It made Walmart vulnerable to competitive discount store rivals like Family Dollar and Amazon.

It attracted significant numbers of new customers without alienating many of its bargain shoppers.

Competitive discount store rivals, such as Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, and Dollar General, all experienced losses in sales as many of their customers went to Walmart. $q,$