Walmart's E-Commerce Strategy to Take on Amazon Case Code: BSTR629 Case Length: 18 Pages Period: 2011-2021 Pub Date: 2022 Teaching Note: Not Avaliable Price: Rs.400 Organization: Walmart inc. Industry: Retailing Countries: United States Themes. Retaillech, Competitive Strategy, -commerce, ,Digital Stretegy Abstract case Intro 1

Abstract The case 'Walmart's E-Commerce Strategy to Take on Amazon' discusses the varlous strategies used by Walmart to transition from a traditional brick and mortar retail chain to one that adopted an online and further on omnichannel strategy. The case first touches upor how Walmart planned its digital strategy by setting up a strong team at Walmart Labs, acquiring brands with strong digital resence and creating the role of a CTO. The case then focuses on the various initiatives taken to integrate online and offline operations that helped establish Walmart as a viable alternative to Amazon. Some of the Initiatives were Mobile Express Returns, Buy-Online-Pickup-In-Store, Walmart Fulfillment Service, and Walmart Subscription Service. The case also discusses how Walmart partnered with platforms like Shopity, streamlined proud assortments, used stores as warehouses and invested in automation. This helped the retailer experience a 207% growth in its commerce buyer base between earty 2017 and cary 2019 Based on the above, please prepare a two to three page written report, which should include data and your professional business recommendations on the following Will it be possible for Wal Mart to transform their business and be successful with ecommerce retail? Can they compete with Amazon? Provide research and analysis to say why or why not. How can Walmart manage their inventory efficiently, since right now their business is focused on 'in person' retail? What benefit will a perpetual inventory system provide? Are there any technological advancements which Walmart could take advantage of? Please make sure to end your report with a proper conclusion. Use paragraphs, and proper English grammar and spelling to give your answer. Make supporting points using info from the web, and also from the course content. I'm looking to see those ideas applied to this case study.

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