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XXXXX Foods XXXXXXXXXX lost out on XXX XXXXXXXXXXX advantage and became an XXXXXXXXXXXXXX due XX XXX XXXXX in XXXXXXXX demand XXX the XXXXXXXX in XXXXX following XXX 2008 Great Financial XXXXXXXXX, XXXXX caused demand for XXXXX Foods Products to fall as XXXXXXXXX found XXXXX incomes XXXXXXX. Furthermore, lower XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX as XXXXXX XXXX and XXXXXXX XXXXX to XXX more XXXXXX XXX their products during this time, while aggressive e-commerce entrants XXXXX to XXX Whole Foods’ XXXXXX XXXXX.
XXXXXXXX X: Reasons for XXXXX Foods XXXXXX XX ‘stuck in XXX XXXXXX’
Whole XXXXX XXXXX XX XXXXX ‘stuck in XXX middle’ XXXXXXX XX its XXXX XXXXX, high turnover requirements, XXXXX XXXXXXXX, economic XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX competitor products and XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX strategy. XXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXX XXX always XXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXX sourcing its products from premium local merchants. Secondly, XXXXX XXXXX XXX a need XXX high turnover, and when the recession struck, XXXXX XXXXX XXX issues with XXXXXXXX its inventory XXX often XXXXX itself XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX, logistics XXX transport XXXXX. Thirdly, Whole XXXXX did XXX have a XXXXXXXXXXX business XXXXX XXXXX XXX recession proof. XXXXXXXX, competitors XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX its XXXXXXXX XX offering XXXXXXX organic food ranges, XXXXX severely weakened the value XXXXXXXXXXX of Whole Foods XX an XXXXXXXXX organic XXXXX XXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX, Whole Foods’ approach XX XXXXXXXX XXXXX, local, organic and XXXXXXX produce meant that it XXX unable XX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX scale. (XXXXXXX et al, XXXX) Ultimately, XXXXX Foods also XXX XXX succeed in their XXXXXXXXXXXXXX strategy, and XXXXX not XX-XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX XXX reduce its XXXX structure to XXXX XX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX and regain its XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. (XXXXXXXX, XXXX)
Question X: Expected changes at Whole Foods XXXXXXXXX the integration XXXX Amazon
XXXXXX’s XXXXXXXXXXX of XXXXX Foods is an important source XX XXXXXXXX business XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXX, as XXX e-XXXXXXXX XXX retail giant XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX the supply chain XXX reduce XXX costs XX the struggling XXXXXXX XXXXX supermarket. Foremost, Amazon will XXXXXX XX XXXXX XXX cost XX Whole XXXXX’ supply XXXXX by applying its XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX expertise XXX XXX picking XXX sorting logistics systems. XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX will likely XX able XX bundle XXXXX XXXXX products with other products from their XXXXXX, XXXXXXXX for increased sales through XXXXX-selling and promotional XXXXX. XXXXXXX, Amazon’s large XXXXX of XXX order XXXXXXXXXX and supply XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX will XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX to benefit XXXX Amazon’s economies XX XXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX at XXX XXXXX cost. XXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXX will XXXXXX see more XX its XXXXXXXX moved online, XXX XXXX have XX XXXXXX XXX online sales XXX XXXXXXXX infrastructure. XXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXX may have to XXXXX new digital XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX the digital XXXXXXXX experience, XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX’s expertise in online XXXXXXXXX.
Question X: XXXXXXXX for the XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX for the Whole XXXXX acquisition XXX overall evaluation of XXXXXX’s XXXXXXXX
XXXXXX’s acquisition XX Whole Foods XX a XXXXXXXXXXX XXX logical decision, given XXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX would XXXXX XXX company XX improve XXX XXXXX, expand XXXX XXX XXXXXXX organic XXXXX market, and XX more XXXXXXXXXXX against rivals such as Walmart. XXXXXXXX, Amazon’s acquisition XX XXXXX XXXXX would allow Amazon to improve XXX XXXXXXXXXX as an XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX exploitative e-commerce XXXXXXXX, and ride XX XXXXX XXXXX’ positive reputation for XXXXXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. Secondly, Amazon’s XXXXXXXXXXX would allow the e-commerce XXXXX to XXXXXX XXXX a XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX margins. XXXXXXX, Amazon’s XXXXXXXXXXX would XXXXX the company XX compete more XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX have XXXXXXXX organically XXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX by XXXXXXXXXXXX their in-XXXXX range of XXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXXX allow XXXXX XXXXX to grow through inorganic XXXXXX, similar XX how XXXXXXX acquired XXX.XXX. Amazon would XXXX be able to contest retail chain Jet.com’s dominance in premium e-XXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXXX Whole Foods’s products XXXXXXXXXXX through a tailor XXXX and XXXXXX-focused XXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX, Amazon was XXXXXXXXXX Whole Foods XX a discounted XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXX XXXX XXXXXX’s XXXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXX had XXXXXX XX XXX time of the XXXXXXXXXXX.
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In conclusion, Amazon’s XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX Foods was a well XXXXXXXXXX and strategic XXXX likely to XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX.
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XXXXXXX, X. X., XXXX, D., & XXXXXXXX, X. (2017). Amazon Buys Whole Foods.
Cusumano, M. A. (2017). Amazon and whole XXXXX: follow the strategy (and the XXXXX).Communications of XXX ACM,60(XX), 24-XX.
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