The cultural overhaul took Home Depot in a different direction from its competitor Lowe’s, where managers “describe the atmosphere as demanding but low profile, collaborative, and collegial (Craves & Piercy, 2013). This was mainly due to Nardelli’s military influences, in which he instilled formal military-hiring programs. This work
other home improvement products. The two biggest players in this market are retail giants Lowes and The Home Depot. These Big-box companies, which control almost the entire home improvement market in the US, have continued to expand their footprint both in domestic markets and abroad in the hopes of increasing their respective market shares. The US home improvement retail industry is a mature industry characterized by a high degree of market concentration and similar product lines. The industry generates
Competitors have similar sizes. • Industry growth is slow. • Exit barriers are high; it will cost companies a lot to exit. • Walmart’s Main Competitors are: o Target o K-Mart o Dollar General o Lowe’s Food 3 GENERIC STRATEGIES: COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR SPARTANNASH Any company has to face the challenges of competition in order to sustain in the market. The difference between the value a product offers to the customers and the cost of creating that value can be defined as a company’s competitive advantage