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In 2015 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the world’s largest retailer, faced several strategic challenges. The company had just been ranked number one on the Fortune 500 list, but same-store sales in the United States had barely been growing for the past six years. International expansion had turned out to yield uneven results, and Wal-Mart lagged in online sales. To foster continued growth, the company was considering a strategic shift: looking outside the store's traditional customer base to attract more upscale consumers. Wal-Mart's past efforts to move upscale had not been successful.
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When the leading national drugstore chain forecasts accumulating over $1 billion in excess cash, should it maintain or revamp its dividend policy? Repurchase any common stock?
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With new FDI guidelines on the horizon, how much should Walmart invest in India and how aggressively should it expand operations there?
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Would a strategic shift to a more upscale experience give the world’s largest retailer a new path for growth?
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How should a firm structure a tax-efficient divestiture?
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What are the forces that led to the merger creation of Warner Bros Discovery?