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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CASE

http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/04/news/companies/sears-kmart-stores-closing/index.html?iid=SF_River

https://www.bnn.ca/what-went-wrong-for-sears-canada-experts-weigh-in-1.877784

From those 2 articles, could you please make a brief explanation/ evaluation of the effectiveness of Sears\'s strategy and actions with respect to the relevant topic.

You can use General Environment analysis or Five Forces analysis to perform an industry analysis about Sears.

Questions:

1. What are the industry forces, that makes the acquisition look like a good /bad idea?

2. What are the factors of the general environment (e.g. political, sociocultural, economic ...) that drive this decision.

Solution

Analysis of Sears\' strategy and actions

General Environment Analysis or Five Forces to perform an industrial analysis

Industry forces - acquisition looks like a good or bad idea

Factors of the general environment that drive the decision for acquisition