In the Face of Strong Competition from Amazon, Walmart's 2016

Multiple Choice

In the face of strong competition from Amazon, Walmart's 2016 acquisition of Jet. com was driven by a strategic objective, such as

A) expanding its geographic coverage or extending its business into new product categories.
B) reducing the number of industry key success factors.
C) reducing the number of strategic groups in the industry.
D) facilitating its shift from a low-cost leadership strategy to a focused low-cost strategy.
E) lengthening its value chain and thereby putting it in a better position to deliver superior value to buyers.