Wal-Mart SWOT Analysis

&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;left&semi;margin&colon;0px 0px 0px 0&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>•    Keep poor performance employees on hand&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    The market share is low outside the US market&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Supplier profit margin is very low&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Opportunities<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>•    Most of the International Market are untapped specially the Asian Countries&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Joint ventures to increase market share in international market&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    The inflation in US market diverts the customer from buying expensive products towards cheap products&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>•    A lot of retail organizations are leaving out of business due to the drop in disposable incomes&period; This can help Wal-mart by growing its customer base due to the bargains that it can provide its customers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Due to the cheap rate that the organization is able to buy its products from suppliers&comma; it is able to provide customers with even better bargains to give confidence them to shop at Wal-mart&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Threats<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>•    Regulation of Wal-Mart pharmacies<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Small towns do not want entry of Wal-Mart<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Bad media exposure for Kathie Lee Brand<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Variety of competition nationally&comma; regionally and locally<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Substitute products more easily because of intense competition<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Wal-Mart is criticized several times by community groups&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    The competitors are gaining control over International Market&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Being a worldwide retailer means that you are uncovered to political troubles in the countries that you operate in&period;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;