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What are the major threats to Wal-mart's ability to serve its stakeholders and make its mission a reality?

What are the major opportunities available to improve the Walmart's ability to meet the need and make the vision come about?

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What are the major threats to Wal-Mart's ability to serve its stakeholders and make its mission a reality?

What are the major opportunities available to improve the Wal-Mart's ability to meet the need and make the vision come about?

About Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is the largest retailer in the world and has got retail stores in various formats worldwide. It offers variety of products ranging from foods, housewares and small appliances, to horticulture products through discount stores, supercenters, and neighborhood markets, as well as through walmart.com. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Wal-Mart's return on equity is superior to the industry and S&P. This is indicating organization's superior utilization of funds and assets.

Major threats are:

1) It is in tough and highly competitive market, particularly in domestic retail sector, the area in which it is earning significant revenue. This is business where there are lots of players and. there is ...

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