"It was probably a strategic mistake on their part," he said.
In such a concentrated market, a manufacturer could not afford to make a single strategic mistake, he said.
Analysts who follow Block say the company may have put behind it some strategic mistakes.
While this argument may be true, was it America's biggest strategic mistake?
Professor Givant did not want to miss a thing, but he had made a strategic mistake.
"Which was a strategic mistake, because these people were able to further entrench themselves in the system."
A&P continued to report record sales but made strategic mistakes that would ultimately cost the company its leadership position in 1974.
In effect, the firm's loss is the result of having to pay for strategic mistakes it has made over recent years.
The movie's one strategic mistake is that the Rangers spend far too much time without their power.
As it happens, I also think that this would be a strategic mistake in any case.