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Wal-Mart Update, 2011, Teaching Note
Yoffie, David B.; Kim, ReneeTeaching Note HBS-711547-EStrategyTeaching Note for 711-546.Starting at €0.00
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Walmart Update, 2011
Yoffie, David B.; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-711546-EStrategyIn 2011, Walmart was the world's largest company, with $420 billion in sales and operations in 14 countries. Yet it found itself searching for the right growth strategy moving forward. U.S. same-store sales had declined for eight consecutive quarters, and Walmart was increasingly becoming dependent on international sales. Meanwhile, intense competition came from various players, ranging from general discounters to dollar stores to online retailer...Starting at €8.20
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U.S. Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Policy Reactions (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Alfaro, Laura; Kim, ReneeTeaching Note HBS-710003-EEconomicsTeaching Note for [708036] and [709045].Starting at €0.00
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Coca-Cola in 2011: In Search of a New Model
Yoffie, David B.; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-711504-EStrategyMuhtar Kent, CEO of the Coca-Cola Company, faced a critical decision in 2011 after closing a $12 billion deal to buy its troubled North America bottling operations from its biggest bottler, Coca-Cola Enterprises. The decision was prompted by several changes in the U.S. market, including the bottler's inability to make crucial investments, the growth of alternative, non-sparkling drinks, and the growing power of national accounts, such as Wal-Mart...Starting at €8.20
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U.S. Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Policy Reactions (A)
Alfaro, Laura; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-708036-EFinanceBy March 2008, the U.S. Government and the U.S. Federal Reserve Board had taken various policy measures over the last few months to tackle the subprime mortgage crisis that threatened to drag the economy into a recession. The Bush administration approved a fiscal stimulus package exceeding $150 billion. Interest rates had been repeatedly cut at the fastest pace in decades, to 2.25% as of March 2008. The Fed, in an unprecedented move, helped JPMor...Starting at €8.20
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Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010
Yoffie, David B.; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-711462-EStrategyThe 'Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010' case examines the industry structure and competitive strategy of Coca-Cola and Pepsi over 100 years of rivalry. The most intense battles of the cola wars were fought over the $74 billion CSD industry in the United States, where the average American consumes 46 gallons of CSD per year. In a "carefully waged competitive struggle," from 1975 to the mid-1990s, both Coke and Pepsi had achieved average a...Starting at €8.20