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Assignment:

Case Analysis #1

1. How have changes in the economic environment created challenges for Bob's? Be specific.

2. How have changes in the social environment created challenges for Bob's? Be specific.

3. Conduct a SWOT analysis and SW/OT matrix for Bob's Supermarket, and identify strategic alternatives that should be considered. Among the alternatives, which course of action would you propose and why? Provide detailed justification for your response.