After decades of seemingly unstoppable growth, the world’s largest retailer has hit an impasse: supercenter expansion is increasingly cannibalizing existing stores (same store sales growth dipped below 2% for the first time in Wal-Mart’s history last year), and an aggressive plan to capture a greater proportion of “upmarket” sales fell flat.
This issue of Times & Trends explores drivers of Wal-Mart performance and early results of key strategic initiatives. The report also highlights new opportunities and risks for CPG manufacturers and retailers resulting from Wal-Mart’s new growth plan.
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