Key Threats
Being big is not so easy
Experienced competitors such as Dollar General and Carrefour are niche-based challengers who deserve careful watch out.
capital requirement: to establish its own communication system, and to invest in building up tens of thousands of stores, the capital requirements are high.
Pending lawsuits filed by its employees about “overtime work without any pay” and gender discrimination may cause huge influence about its image, and it’s also examined by immigration and naturalization service for whether hiring illegal immigrants.
provides a wider market for Wal-Mart to explore profit and realize its potential since international operations accounted only 17 percent of its total revenues.
Wal-Mart General Environment Analysis