These are market forces, not a hostile takeovers.
Walmart started as small department store called Walton’s in Bentonville Arkansas with just a handful of employees.
Today there are 2.3 million people working for Walmart who are glad Sam Walton had a vision.
Market forces, much like the forces of nature, can be cruel. Running a successful business, large or small, ain’t easy.
Business often don’t make it for a number of reasons but I reserve making value judgements on these factors unless they are the result of poor leadership, negligence or malfeasance.