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Taking A Look At Target's Strategy

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In 2006, Walmart faced competition from many of its competitors, who restructured their business models to reduce the price gap that once separated Walmart from their competitors (Ferrell, Hirt, & Ferrell, 2009). Evaluating the competition revealed that Target is the main source of competition and in comparison the price differences are so minute that the competitive advantage that Walmart once held no longer existed (Ferrell, Hirt, & Ferrell, 2009). The trouble that Walmart now faced was that the consumers who enjoyed shopping at their supermarkets for low prices have options of shopping at other markets that not only have low prices but are aesthetically pleasing at the same time. Walmart decided to attract one of Target’s main advantages
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