Our Business Discussion night will be held on the 2nd of November at 1830. Along with the articles that were provided during our previous email, the following are some guiding questions to explore about prior to attending the session. A number of these questions have answers within the articles, but we also recommend additional reading and welcome any additional insights.
Questions:
Merger Strategy: Amazon and Whole Foods
What is amazon's overarching strategy as a company?
What are the key differences between the Grocery business model compared to other products
How is amazon's business model structured?
On this note, What is a possible way that Amazon could structure the grocery business? How will Whole Foods' stores be leveraged through this process?
Merger Culture: Tight vs Loose
What was the culture characteristics at Amazon?
What was the culture characteristics at Whole Foods?
Where are the conflicting points?
What are some suggestions for quelling these issues?