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Furthermore the study was conducted with an abductive approach using a qualitative case study of the U. S. grocery retail market, with three sub-cases consisting of firms within the industry. The analysis followed a process with two steps. Firstly, business model changes were identified using a predefined framework. Secondly, the changes were linked to external factors using triangulation of three different primary sources. Moreover, the study has its foundation in Business Model Innovation as theoretical perspective. The findings in the study are based on three different primary sources: (1) interviews with thirteen industry experts,(2) annual reports from three retailers from year 2005 to 2016 and (3) several industry reports published between 2005 and 2018. The findings show that external factors play an important role in relation to business model innovation. Furthermore the study also shows that the relationship between different building blocks have certain types of relationships to different external factors.  \nKeywords: Business Model, Business Model Innovation, Business Model Building Blocks, External Factors, U.S. Grocery Retail Industry, Antecedents.  \nAcknowledgements  \nWe would like to start of by directing a warm thank you to our supervisor Magnus Johansson for supporting us through the process with relevant feedback and guidance.  \nFurthermore we would like to thank all of the interviewees for taking the time to contribute with engaging discussions during our field trip in the United States. David Dillon, Keith Anderson, Brian Harris, Neil Stern, Greg Ferrara, Laura Strange, Jeffrey Neville, Karen Short, Steven Dennis, Barbara Kahn, Mark Cohen, Bala Iyer, Paul Ferris and Paula Payton, this master’s thesis would not have been possible without your contribution!  \nLast but not least we would like to thank our significant others Felicia and Linda for supporting us through some tough weeks before deadline.  \nTable of Contents  \n1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................. 1  \n1.1 Background ................................................................................................................... 1  \n1.1.1 Industry Background.............................................................................................. 1  \n1.1.2 Theoretical Background ......................................................................................... 2  \n1.2 Research Problem ......................................................................................................... 3  \n1.3 Research Purpose .......................................................................................................... 3  \n1.4 Research Limitations..................................................................................................... 4  \n1.5 Outline of the Thesis ..................................................................................................... 5  \n2 LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................. 6  \n2.1 Business Models ........................................................................................................... 6  \n2.1.1 The Concept of Business Models .......................................................................... 6  \n2.1.2 Definitions of a Business Model ............................................................................ 7  \n2.1.3 The Business Model Canvas ..........................","cbCaikBLZ7WxTqRh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikBLZ7WxTqRh","pdf",1453791,101,"English","# Introduction\n## Background\n## Research Problem\n## Research Purpose\n## Research Limitations\n## Outline of the Thesis\n# Literature Review\n## Business Models\n## Business Model Innovation\n## Relevance of Research\n## Theoretical Framework\n# Methodology\n## Research Approach\n## Research Design\n## Limitations of Research Design\n## Selection of Case and Sub-cases\n## Data Collection Method\n## Interviews\n## Archival documents","[{\"question\":\"What does the study aim to explain about business model innovation?\",\"answer\":\"It explains how different external factors function as antecedents for business model innovation in relation to business model building blocks.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the research conducted and analyzed?\",\"answer\":\"The study uses an abductive approach with a qualitative case study of the U.S. grocery retail market. 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