Coach and Polo Ralph Lauren (2006) - publié le 19/01/2009
Case study - 53 pages - Business strategy
Coach began more than half a century ago as a family-run workshop in a Manhattan loft. Six artisans handcrafted a collection of high-quality leather goods. The founder of Coach was first inspired by a baseball glove. After refining it, making it softer and stronger, he created Coach's first...
Equipex: Case presentation - publié le 19/01/2009
Case study - 50 pages - Business strategy
Early 80s: Expansion of Activities in North America and Asia. Equipex's business grew with the establishment of small sales subsidiaries in India, Thailand and Indonesia. 1981: Establishment of Equipex in Karistan as a Joint Venture with a Karistane firm specialized in the same sector. 1999:...
L'Occitane & the body shop
Case study - 46 pages - Business strategy
Founded in 1976 by Olivier Baussan. Natural & environmental conservation. Vertical integration: in-house production. Sensoriality: natural color, scents and beauty of the Provence region. Authenticity: revive traditional methods & preserve local customs to make authentic products. Respect:...
Tom Ford vs Marc Jacobs - published: 19/01/2009
Case study - 52 pages - Business strategy
Jacobs launched his name sake line in 1986 and then in 2001 debuted another critically acclaimed collection, Marc by Marc Jacobs, a collection of comparatively affordable edgy and retro mass-market pieces. His accompanying accessory lines—bags loaded with pockets or buckles, round-toed...
Pirelli vs Continental - publié le 16/01/2009
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
Around 1990, due to a substantial number of tyre manufacturers on the market, Pirelli SpA though of taking over the German tyres company named Continental AG. And after a long merger attempt which lasted more than two years, it finally ended with the sale of the Continental shares, owned by...
Brasserie Duyck - published: 16/01/2009
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
This article is about studying the case of the Duyck breweries, a company that is four generations old and that is leading the tradition relentlessly free on the French beer Market. The Duyck brewery is one of the remaining independent local breweries that try to survive at the end of the 20th...
Telepizza
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
TP has grown from a single store in 1988 to the largest pizza chain in Spain. At the end of 1997 they had 399 stores and an estimated market share of 62% in Spain. But what made it so successful? Telepizza has an almost obsessive commitment to growth. At the moment, they have three possibilities,...
Schneider-LeGrand merger - publié le 16/01/2009
Case study - 13 pages - Business strategy
Beginning with a certain turnover, the EU merger rules are to be applied to cross-border concentrations, irrespective of the size of the company or area of their activity. A pre-merger notification to the European Commission is obligatory. Most cases are closed by the completion of the phase I,...
'Fairbus' or 'Unfairbus' - published: 16/01/2009
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
By the end of the 1960s, European aircraft manufacturers realized that continued competition among them could result in continued American dominance in the industry. While European airlines operated 25% of the global airliner fleet, the European aircraft manufacturers' global market share was...
Business venturing - feasibility study (March 2008): Hexabus - publié le 16/01/2009
Case study - 19 pages - Business strategy
The main objective of feasibility study is to know if our business idea is sustainable, and if we could invest it. for this, first we are going to do the analysis of potential customers and competitors. This analysis will approach company's target in terms of age and social class. We determine...
Eastman Kodak case - published: 15/01/2009
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
Last year, 74 million digital cameras were sold worldwide, outperforming film cameras for the first time. Even though Kodak began the digital imaging revolution in 1974, with the first “electronic hand held still camera”, it made a late entry into the space, losing out to Japanese...
Tesco case (2005) - publié le 15/01/2009
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
The growth of Tesco has been surprising: the company announced a forecast of $1.4 billion in annual profits in 2001, and the sales volume in the first semester of this year reached $16.8 billion. Its current market share in the UK is strong: it is now 25%, contrary to 14% in 1997, and has...
Strategies of expansion at the time of deceleration: The case of LVMH - publié le 15/01/2009
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
The year 2004 represented one of the best year that the world economy has experienced since the beginning of the millennium. Indeed the growth of the Gross World Product (GWP) has increased by 4 per cent in 2004 compared to only 2.8 per cent in 2003. However this high rate of growth in 2004 can...
Terra chips - published: 15/01/2009
Case study - 22 pages - Business strategy
TERRA CHIPS, a USA-based company, founded in 1990, offers a wide range of vegetable and potato chips, which have created a new niche on the salty snack market. Terra has always had a tradition of creating masterful combination's of unique vegetables with a variety of fabulous flavors. So we...
Business communication: Netflix and Amazon.com - publié le 15/01/2009
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Amazon is company which has been experiencing strong expansion. They moved from book distribution to, tools, auto, industrial, sports, health & beauty, grocery, electronics & computers and other products and services. Amazon is constantly scrutiny new market for new growth opportunities. The...
Patagonia company - publié le 15/01/2009
Case study - 17 pages - Business strategy
Nowadays, people increasingly realize that the earth is in danger and that if we keep on damaging it the future generation will face significant problems such as lack of water, of natural resources and global warming. That's why many actions are taken by numerous organisations and that people not...
Heineken in Russia - publié le 13/01/2009
Case study - 9 pages - Business strategy
Heineken is the first European Brewer and one of the first brewers in the world. Also, to give a better idea of the situation of the company, let's state some figures. In 2005, net profit was 761 million €, with sales above 10 billion € and a total beer volume of almost 120 million...
Corporate governance and business ethics: Air France-KLM
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Businesses have to publish their yearly Corporate Social Responsibility Report (CSRR) for their stakeholders. CSRR is “the business contribution to the sustainable development goals. Essentially it is about how business takes account of its economic, social and environmental impacts in the...
Corporate development
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
Corporate or organizational development is process which allows a company or an organization to develop its internal capacity in order to be as efficient as possible. Long term or short terms (missions) are possible. We do have to understand that there is a definite relation between the...
Strategy of the Japanese airline ANA - publié le 19/12/2008
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
The entire airline industry is currently facing several severe issues such as the September 11th 2001 attack, the Iraqi crisis and the more recent SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) scare. Most of the companies across the world have not performed with profits since the last several years....
How introducing a new service in a company, respecting its marketing strategy? The case of Aigle
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
This is a new partnership of Aigle with Atalante tour operator which proposes specific trip to mountains or the sea. The goal is to propose discounts at customers who make trips. By buying in the shop, customers will gain points which will be converted to discounts for the trips. Indeed, these...
Nintendo Wii: Entering a new industry of simulation
Case study - 18 pages - Business strategy
In 1975, the world is changed by the creation of the interactive television. The components are packed with a 13-inch black-and-white TV set in a futuristic-looking cabinet. In this time period, the introduction of the first arcade video game comes about. However, the public found this new...
Strategic marketing assignment: Nespresso
Case study - 15 pages - Business strategy
Coffee is not just a hot drink that wakes us up in the morning anymore. It is becoming a moment of pleasure and relaxation. I have chosen to analyze a brand, Nespresso, that drives luxury through a product basically considered as a consumers good: coffee. Therefore, we ask ourselves several...
Credit Agricole
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
You are a consultant who has been approached to review and offer a strategic plan to allow 'Credit Agricole' to merge its computer systems in each branch, so that they are all integrated. At the end of the 19th century, the bank was a small company which began with the creation of local...
Apple computer 2006
Case study - 9 pages - Business strategy
Currently, Apple is one of the most renowned IT companies in the United States and across the globe. Indeed, the net income of the firm rose from $39 million in 1981 to $1335 million in 2005. In 2008 April 23 Apple announced the financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal ended in...
Importance of innovation, example of Altech
Case study - 12 pages - Business strategy
Innovation is sometimes, used glibly as a buzzword that loosely translates into introducing some novelty. Technically, 'innovation' is defined merely as 'introducing something new'. There are no qualifiers of how ground-breaking or world-shattering that something needs to be; only...
Strategic analysis of McCarthy motors limited
Case study - 26 pages - Business strategy
McCarthy Motors Limited is owned by Bid Auto (Who Owns Whom, 2008). Bid Auto is the vehicle retail and services division of the Bidvest Group Limited, a JSE listed investment holding company. Bid Auto is one of the largest competitors in the South African vehicle retail market with more than 130...
Competitive strategy: Strategies model by Michael Porter
Case study - 12 pages - Business strategy
The strategy has taken a big place in the firm and it has become the only way to do business. Big companies have special staff to formulate strategies, whereas in the smaller firms it is the CEO and/or the Head Officer who takes and makes the strategic decisions. Some definitions are necessary to...
Danone and its strategy for the international markets
Case study - 9 pages - Business strategy
The strategy of a firm is the base of its business model; especially if it wants to operate in international markets. Numerous strategists and economists have already written some theories about the better way for strategies to go international. Bartlett and Ghoshal are two such authors. They...
The Body Shop
Case study - 15 pages - Business strategy
The cosmetics industry is one of the biggest industries in the world. The worldwide annual expenditure for cosmetics is estimated at U.S. $18 billion. There is strong global competition in this industry. To obtain a competitive advantage, companies need to invest a lot. They have to innovate...
