Research a company that has successfully made the transition from a brick-and-mortar business to an e-business. Some examples are Blockbuster, Target, Wal-Mart, Barnes and Noble, Circuit City, CompUSA, Best Buy, Pizza Hut, Dominos, and many more.
When you have thoroughly analyzed your company, write a 3 or more than 3 pages White Paper-style case analysis. Please be sure to include your references.
Please address, at a minimum, the following items. Check the marks at end of each part.
• Cover page (Assignment week #, name, date, course #, title)
• Table of contents (with page numbers)
• A very brief (one paragraph) overview of the company
• What business processes were changed?
• Would the company survive without the e-business aspect? Why or why not?
• Would the company survive without the brick-and-mortar aspect? Why or why not?
• What were the unique advantages of this IT solution? Any noticeable drawbacks?
• What motivated the change to e-business? Were they an early or late-comer?
• Who are their major competitors? Do they have the same competitors for the online business that they do for the brick-and-mortar business?