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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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LIDL: A German Grocer in the United States
Lubna Nafees; Neel Das; Mokhalles MehdiCase IVEY-9B19A007-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2017, the German grocery chain Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Lidl) opened its first 20 U.S. stores in the southern states of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Key target segments of Lidl were budget-conscious customers, middle-class families with children, and elderly customers on a fixed income. Lidl offered lower prices than its competitors and quickly gained a strong advantage in the marketplace. Despite high early consumer demand, ho...Starting at €8.20
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ExtraCarbon: Working for a Cleaner Future
Rakesh Gupta; Lubna Nafees; Saumyajit GuhaCase IVEY-9B20M044-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyExtraCarbon was a company focused on the sorting stage of India’s unorganized waste management industry. The company was founded in 2013 with owners’ capital and some investments from friends and family. In October 2018, one of these friend investors expressed a desire to exit the venture. Although ExtraCarbon had made steady progress since its founding, the company did not have enough money to buy out the investor’s stake, and the company’s valu...Starting at €8.20
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Pharmeasy: Expansion Dilemma Amidst Regulatory Uncertainties
Rakesh Gupta; Lubna NafeesCase IVEY-9B20M090-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe two co-founders of PharmEasy, an online medical store and pharmacy website launched in 2015, faced a new challenge in December 2018. Recent judgments by the Madras and Delhi High Courts had suspended the operations of India’s more than 250 online pharStarting at €8.20
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Malus Analytics International: Combatting the Menace of Shadow IT
Owen Hall, Jr.; Erik J. KroghCase IVEY-9B18E019-EInformation TechnologiesSince its founding in 2014, Malus Analytics International (MAI), a US-based player in the analytics consulting industry, had focused on helping its clients move to cloud-based computing and database management. However, by 2018, this strategy had left manStarting at €8.20
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Equuleus Car Sharing Inc.: A Revenue Management Case Study
Owen Hall, Jr.; Kenneth KoCase IVEY-9B18D015-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementIn 2017, Equuleus Car Sharing Inc. (ECS) was a relatively new player in the rental car industry, with annual revenues approaching US$100 million. ECS had experienced significant growth since its founding in 2014 due to its focus on low prices and a mix of high-demand vehicle types–specifically, minivans, sport utility vehicles, sedans, and economy cars. ECS management wished to examine the opportunity to purchase new vehicles through financing ve...Starting at €8.20
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Equuleus Car Sharing Inc.: A Revenue Management Case Study - Teaching Note
Owen Hall, Jr.; Kenneth KoTeaching Note IVEY-8B18D015-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for product 9B18D015.Starting at €0.00
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Global Metal Company: The Challenges of Scaling Up in the Unorganized Sector - Teaching Note
Lubna Nafees; Rakesh GuptaTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M025-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M025.Starting at €0.00
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Regulus Solar Power Inc.: Price Demand Elasticities
Owen Hall, Jr.; David M. SmithCase IVEY-9B19D017-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Service and Operations ManagementRegulus Solar Power Inc., headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, had continued to experience financial growth over the past decade, thanks in large measure to the environmental movement and declining solar panel prices. The expansion of renewable resources was one of the lynchpins of the environmental movement sweeping the United States. Since its founding in 2010, Regulus Solar Power Inc. had focused on installing solar powered systems throughout th...Starting at €8.20
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Regulus Solar Power Inc.: Price Demand Elasticities - Teaching Note
Owen Hall, Jr.; David M. SmithTeaching Note IVEY-8B19D017-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product 9B19D017.Starting at €0.00
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LIDL: A German Grocer in The United States - Teaching Note
Lubna Nafees; Neel Das; Mokhalles MehdiTeaching Note IVEY-8B19A007-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B19A007.Starting at €0.00