Barriers to Entry: This 4-page, 880-word report contains a "barriers to entry" analysis surrounding Wal-Mart's efforts to gain approval to build a store in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The report contains four bibliographic references. It also has an appendix with the titles of and links to seven (10) additional articles about Wal-Mart's need for approval from local governments to enter new geographic markets and to enter new markets for services, e.g. check cashing.

Rivalry: This 7-page, 2580-word report contains a "Rivalry" analysis on Wal-Mart. The report is based upon several news accounts of its recent low-cost, generic drug program. The report includes a discussion of how some of Wal-Mart's local, regional, and national rivals have responded with programs of their own. The report contains eight (11) bibliographic references. It also has an appendix with the titles of and links to six (8) additional articles about rivalry between Wal-Mart and French retailer Carrefour, Canadian grocer Loblaw, and Apple.

Reports are updated frequently. Please bookmark the above pages and check them regularly if you anticipate needing more examples. Reports on other forces are currently under development and will be made available over the next 7-10 working days. Please write to me at starling at mit edu for more details or for a complimentary copy of the above reports:

Original Post Date: 24 November 2005
Most Recently Updated: 07 October 2006

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