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Can Amazon Trim the Fat at Whole Foods?
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Why XXX Whole XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX? Why XXX it XXXX its competitive advantage and underperformed its XXXXXXXXXXX? </span> </p> <p style="text-XXXXXX:XX.000000pt"> <span style="font-XXXX:XXXX;XXXX-XXXXXX:'Times XXX Roman';color:#XXXXXX">XXX reason XXX XXX underlying XXXXXXXXXXX XX Whole Foods is XX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX in the XXXXXX XXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX them. Whole XXXXX was successful XX XXXXX XXXXX they XXXXXXXXXXXX on XXXXX primary goal XXXX XXX to offer XXX best XXXXXXX XXX organic XXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, maintain XXX highest quality XXXXXXXXX in the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXX firmly committed XX sustainable agriculture. Their mission focused on XXXXXXXXX customer XXXXX XXX XXXXX customers XXX the while having little competitors in XXX industry that XXXXXXX XXXX they started up. Whole XXXXX has lost its competitive XXXXXXXXX because of XXXXX high XXXXX due to XXXXX XXXXXX. The XXXXXX XX XXXXX expensive in-store displays caused XXX XXXXXXX to have XX XXXX a more XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXX XXX choice XX have fresh XXXXX that XXX XXXXXXXXXX which have a XXXXXX turnover XXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX Foods. XXXXXXX factor XXXX XXXXXXXX Whole Foods XXX XXX recession XXXX XXXX place in XXXX-2009 and consumers XXXXXXX XXXX conscious XX how they XXXXX their money. As a XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX Whole XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX weakened as customers XXXXXXX XX affordable grocery XXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXX separates itself from contenders by offering XXX-XXXXXXX sustenance XXX XXXXXXX manageable farming. XXXX XXXXXXXX methodology XXXXXXXX XXXX Whole Foods concentrates on XXXXXXXXX XXX apparent esteem XXXX XXX XXXXXXX, XXXXX enables it to XXXXXX a premium price. Its mission XX to XXXXX the XXXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX nourishments accessible, keep up the XXXX elevated XXXXXXX principles in the XXXXX need XXXXXXXX, and remain XXXXXXX dedicated to manageable XXXXXXX (Rothaermel, XXXX).</span> </p> <p> <span style="XXXX-size:12pt;XXXX-XXXXXX:'XXXXX XXX XXXXX';color:#XXXXXX">X. XXX did XXXXX XXXXX end up XXXXX “XXXXX in XXX middle”?</span> </p> <p class="XXXXXXXXX" style="XXXX-indent:XX.XXXXXXXX" awml:style="Free Form"> <span style="font-family:'Times XXX Roman';XXXXX:#XXXXXX">I do not think Whole XXXXX end XX being stuck in XXX middle XXXXXXXXXX by trimming its cost XXXXXXXXX. XXXXX Foods XXXXXXXXXX a XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX in order XX XXXXXXX its higher XXXXXX in XXX eyes of XXX customers XXX XXX XXXXXXX XXX organic foods. All firms XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX plans XX see XXXXX XXXX XXX cut XXXXX, Whole XXXXX is no XXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX, XXXX it XXXXX down XX food quality XXX customer XXXXXXX XXXXXX low XXXX, Whole XXXXX XXXX XXXXXX on excellent quality to preserve XXXXX XXXXX (XXXXXXXXXX, XXXX).</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:XXXX;XXXX-XXXXXX:'XXXXX New Roman';XXXXX:#000000">3. XXXX changes XX you XXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX? </span> </p> <p style="text-indent:36.XXXXXXXX"> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New XXXXX';color:#000000">The XXXXXXXXX would definitely react positively to the changes at XXXXX XXXXX following XXX integration XXXX Amazon and XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX sales. Firstly the target segment that was already in the XXXX of the XXXXXXX will XX delighted XX XXX at lower XXXXXX than earlier and XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX. Secondly, the consumers XXX XXX not buy XXXX XXXXX Foods XXXXX XX XXX higher XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, may start XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXX better prices XX offer and consequently XXXXX would XXXXXXX increase. The XXXXXXXXXX result XXXXXXXXX would XX is XXX XXXXXXXX in sales of XXXXXXX food XXXXX XXXXXXX as its XXXXXX XXXXXXX will XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX in prices. The XXXXXXX shops in future will have XX XXXXX XX the principle XX XXXXXX volumes and XXXXX XXXXXXX XX XX able to XXXXXXX with XXXXXX XXXXXX. They XXXXX also have XX XX XXXXXX XXXXXXX having a XXXXX XXX XXXXXX store, as many have already done so.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#XXXXXX">X. Why XXX Amazon XXXXXXX Whole Foods? XXXX XXX some XXXXXXXXXXX XXX strategic reasons XXX this XXXXXXXX? XX you think XXX Whole XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX was a XXXX XXXX for Amazon? XXX, or why XXX? XXXXXXX.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:XXXX;XXXX-XXXXXX:'XXXXX New Roman';XXXXX:#000000">XXXXXXX XXXXXX to acquire whole XXXX chains XXXX XXXXX a XXXXXX XXXXXXX in XXXX a decade XX XXXX customers XX shop online for groceries. The customers XXXX been XXXXXXXX in buying for</span> <a name="XXXXXXX"> </a> <span style="font-size:XXXX;font-XXXXXX:'XXXXX New XXXXX';color:#000000"> particular types of groceries XXXXXX, therefore, prompting XXXX move XX acquire grocery XXXXX Whole Foods. There XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX as XXXX XX strategic XXXXXXX behind this XXXXXXXX. Strategic XX XXXX as operational XXXXXXXX seek to XXXXXX an XXXXXXXXXXXX focuses all XXX XXXXXXXXX on a XXXXXXXXXX objective. X clear XXXXXXXX plan XXXXXXXXXX a XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XX it XXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX. Amazon XXX intentions to XX the leading food XXX beverages giant and surpass major XXXXXXX XXXX Wal-Mart. It has a XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX compared XX Wal-Mart XXX lacks in XXXXXXXX presence, and this is considered a major impediment in groceries XXXXXXXXX battles. Therefore, it XXX invested a XXX of XXXXXXXXX in improving its operations and XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXX as many XXXXXXXXX as XXXXXXXX. Amazon is XXXXX XXX its XXX XXXXXX it XXXXXX XX its product XXXXX is contrary to that XXXXXXXX by XXXXX XXXXX, It will XXXXXXXX XXXX XX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX will appeal to XXXXXXXXX XXX are considerate XX this XXXX prices. Amazon is also known for its speedy XXXXXXXX XX its products, XXX XXXX will further XX XXXXXXXXXX by logistics due XX this additional stores. XXXXXXXXX to my XXXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX a good XXXX and it will strengthen the overall Amazon business by providing it a XXXXXX competitive XXXX. XX XXX long-term XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XX the first step in making Amazon an industry XXXXXX. XXXXXX observed huge market XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX in future XXX placed XXX XXXX accordingly. This XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX just XXXXXXX XX the reputation XX XXX XXXXXX. XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX reduce XXX XXXXX for XXXXXXXXXXX in the market and XXXXXX XXXXXXXX gain XXX XXXXXXXXX over XXXXXX (Rothaermel, 2015).</span> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="XXXX-XXXX:XXXX;XXXX-XXXXXX:'XXXXX New XXXXX';XXXXX:#000000">XXXXXXXXXX</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:12pt;XXXX-XXXXXX:'XXXXX XXX Roman';color:#000000">XXXXXXXXXX, F. T. (2015). Strategic Management. New York, NY: XXXXXX-Hill Education</span> </p> <p class="XXXXXX" style="text-XXXXX:XXXXX" awml:style="header"> </p> <p awml:style="XXXXXX"> </p> <p awml:style="header"> </p> <p awml:style="XXXXXX"> <div> </div> <p awml:style="XXXXXX"> </p> <p awml:style="XXXXXX"> </p> </p> </div> </html> </div>">
