This strategy has led to Wal-Mart concentrating on a core 16% of its customer base, the price-value shopper, who generates a disproportionately high level of sales for the company. The generic strategy has solidified this market for the company.
The branding strategy that includes name designers and celebrities including Jaclyn Smith clothing is a branching out strategy that seeks to expand on the price leadership the company has created (Duff, 2009). This strategy is working only in a smaller audience of the total price value segment however.
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