Case Study - - Paper in APA formatting - References Required

Your write-up should include the title of the case and your responses to each

question should be in separate sections with the question number shown. The paper

should be a minimum of 3 pages (based on double-spaced, size 12 font, 1-inch

margins, and does not include the title page or references). An abstract is not

required.

Operations Strategy - Grocery Stores According to a recent study of 5000

Canadians, Loblaw, the largest grocer in Canada, is also considered to be the most

trusted brick-and-mortar grocery brand in Canada while Wal-Mart is the most

trusted for online grocery shopping. Both stores have very different strategies.

Use your knowledge of these companies plus anything you can find on the internet

to answer the following (be specific and support your answers):

1) How do the two chains differ in their location strategy?

2) How has the use of online grocery pickup service impacted how Loblaw and Wal-

Mart do business?

3) Knowing that Loblaw cannot compete with Wal-Mart prices, what is the secret to

their success at being number one in Canada?