You are mostly correct. Wal-Mart (was) clobbering competition first because they found an interesting (and underserved) retail niche, and then because they made their scale a strategic advantage to achieve sustainable cost leadership. Excellent IT and Logistics capability have been key enablers to exploit this advantage.
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You are mostly correct. Wal-Mart (was) clobbering competition first because they found an interesting (and underserved) retail niche, and then because they made their scale a strategic advantage to achieve sustainable cost leadership. Excellent IT and Logistics capability have been key enablers to exploit this advantage.
The OP was being sarcastic (I hope!)... No need to argue with him, since I think he agrees with you.