Reference no: EM133491953
Assignment: Business Administration Writing Case Study
Length: 1400 words.
Read the case thoroughly. Consider the case question you are being asked to answer. Find 4 additional sources that supplement the case study assigned - use these and cite them in the text of your paper, and include a references page at the end of your case paper. Then, using your best critical thinking and business writing skills, develop your own analysis of the situation facing the firm and an evaluation of the options it should consider. Need 2-3 single space.
Task
Question A. What is/are the main issue(s) facing Trader Joe's, at the end of the case?
Question B. What are the primary drivers of competition in this industry? HINT: Use the 5 Forces framework to analyze Trader Joe's in the grocery industry (note: could include a visual in the appendix, and then explain in the text).
Question C. What is the core value proposition that Trader Joe's offers its customers? HINT: Use the VRIO framework to analyze Trader Joe's key resources and capabilities (note: could include a visual in the appendix, and then explain in the text). Compare this VRIO with the industry analysis from Question B.
Question D. Overall, how effectively has Trader Joe's established a competitive advantage? HINT: What is Trader Joe's positioning strategy? How do you know this from Trader Joe's value chain & resource decisions? How are Trader Joe's value chain & resource and positioning decisions linked to its competitive advantage?
Question E. What are 1-2 recommendations you would give to Trader Joe's to address the main issue you identified in Question A? How should they implement your recommendation(s)?
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