Askew's Foods vs. Wal-Mart: Case Study

The case study compares Askew's Foods and Wal-Mart in terms of their strengths and weaknesses. It highlights the potential impact of Wal-Mart's entry into Salmon Arm on Askew's market position, including a decline in business from 10% to 40%. The study also explores the sustainability and cost-effectiveness strategies employed by both companies.

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Answer 1
Askew’s Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths Weaknesses
 Effective order management system
through emails.
 Proper follow-up of rural home
delivery system
 Frozen food lockers and groceries
 The poor structure of its supermarket
and general merchandise stores
 Small chain stores (Askew's Foods vs.
Wal-Mart: Sustainable versus Low-
Cost 2011, P.N. 5).
 Poor efficiency of building long-term
relationship with existing clients
Wal-Mart Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths Weaknesses
 Adaption of environment-friendly
environment structure
 Well-established BC grocery chain
 Presence of high-quality products
 Use locally produced raw material to
prepare final product
 Less competitive strategies (Askew's
Foods vs. Wal-Mart: Sustainable
versus Low-Cost 2011, P.N. 5)
Answer 2
There are a lot of responses which can be made by Askew's to Wal-Mart's interest in operating a
store in Salmon Arm. The first and the foremost response is that the Wal-Mart entry in the new

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geographic market will come with a huge influence on supermarket and general merchandise
store of Askew’s (Askew's Foods vs. Wal-Mart: Sustainable versus Low-Cost, 2011). On the
other hand, it is also being declared by Askew’s that the entry and growth of big-box stores had a
negative influence on the survival and growth of nearby independent stores and small chain
stores. Therefore, Askew’s believes that Wal-Mart needs to think about its entry decision again.
Answer 3
Wal-Mart Entry may influence the Askew's market position in a high context. It does have not
only influence on its general and supermarkets stores but also the big-box stores of the company.
Moreover, the Wal-Mart entry becomes a single cause of business declines from 10 percent to 40
percent (Askew's Foods vs. Wal-Mart: Sustainable versus Low-Cost 2011, P.N. 6).

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References
Askew's Foods vs. Wal-Mart: Sustainable versus Low-Cost. (2011). Retrieved 25 November
2017, from http://file:///C:/Users/Lucky/Downloads/Askews-Foods-case-F-17pdf-8146.pdf