Failures Across A Diverse Base Case Study

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6. Success throughout Latin America was driven by the build-out of banks and financial institutions in Brazil and other nations, combined with mergers and acquisitions to strengthen their overall market position.

7. Walmart learned valuable lessons globally and decided to revamp stores and remodel the oldest ones to further increase the quality of the shopping experience in the U.S.

8. Walmart learned how powerful having good relationships with foreign governments can be when the Chinese communist party allowed them to open 10 wholly owned subsidiaries and also pursue joint ventures throughout the nation. The key lesson: wining the trust of a foreign government is key to global growth.

9. Brazilian market expanding as Walmart finds new approaches to selling the idea of mass merchandising to this nations' citizens. Growth in India, Russia and South Africa all driven by Walmart's ability to better...

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Walmart's e-commerce strategies are beginning to become more global in scope, with the aligning of their logistics and supply chain systems also designed to support these strategies. Walmart sees e-commerce as having very significant growth potential in the future.
Write at least three main issues, presented using bullet points.

a. Walmart is learning how to manage cultural variations in their business models and new country entry strategies quickly, and this is seen in their success in China for example.

b. The role of foreign government is much greater than Walmart initially believed, as they enjoyed a pro-growth mindset in the U.S. that was not necessarily the case in other countries.

c. Walmart wins when it also invested in the infrastructure of the nations they want to expand into. This is seen in the build-out

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