Strategic Management Case Study on Case 27 (Pearce & Robinson, Strategic Management - Formulation, Implementation and Control) WAL-MART STORES INC. Introduction Operating a mass merchandising retail store in all 50 states of the US under a variety of formats, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (Wal-Mart) scores a number of 'tops' in its businesses. It has the largest discount department store chain in the world, largest retail firm in the US and largest retailer in the world, the wealthiest and …showed first 75 words of 2053 total…

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