The Case of WHA Food Store WHA is a new food store that is located in Half-Way Tree in Jamaica. Although there is no retail food store in Highgate St. Mary, the owners have decided to place a retail store in the small town, an idea that they have adopted from Walmart retail store, headquartered in the USA. Residents in Highgate and other nearby communities have been lobbying in the local newspapers during recent months for a food store to be placed in the town. To accomplish this this, the owners are currently negotiating with the St. Mary Municipal Corporation for this to happen as no other food store has made this move. Approval for food stores to be established in St. Mary must come through this governmental entity. The prices for the products sold by WHA are very much cheap when compared to similar products sold by other food stores throughout Jamaica. The management of WHA frequently trains its staff to interact professionally and with care with its customers. There is a specific page on the business’s website on which customers can make complaints and offer feedback. The task: Identify clearly and thoroughly with reference, the 5 p’s of a strategy included in the case.

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The Case of WHA Food Store

WHA is a new food store that is located in Half-Way Tree in Jamaica. Although there is no retail food store in Highgate St. Mary, the owners have decided to place a retail store in the small town, an idea that they have adopted from Walmart retail store, headquartered in the USA. Residents in Highgate and other nearby communities have been lobbying in the local newspapers during recent months for a food store to be placed in the town. To accomplish this this, the owners are currently negotiating with the St. Mary Municipal Corporation for this to happen as no other food store has made this move. Approval for food stores to be established in St. Mary must come through this governmental entity. The prices for the products sold by WHA are very much cheap when compared to similar products sold by other food stores throughout Jamaica. The management of WHA frequently trains its staff to interact professionally and with care with its customers. There is a specific page on the business’s website on which customers can make complaints and offer feedback.

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Identify clearly and thoroughly with reference, the 5 p’s of a strategy included in the case. 

Please include at least 3 references. The course is Strategic Management

Read the following articles for guidance.

https://conceptboard.com/blog/mintzbergs-5ps-of-strategy/

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/mintzberg-5ps.htm

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