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Hindustan Unilever Mulls Over E-grocery Market Option
Sandeep Puri; Manjusha Subramanian; Abhinav GrandhiCase IVEY-9B15A054-EMarketing, StrategyThe prospect of online grocery (e-grocery) shopping has generated a substantial amount of interest. Many fast-moving consumer goods companies have entered this potential market, and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is contemplating building its own e-grocery platform. However, e-grocery firms have yet to develop a business model that can consistently deliver profits while also creating value for customers. HUL needs to assess the potential barrie...Starting at €8.20
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Fashion2Go: Just Another Fashion E-Tailer
Aditya Kumar Banerjee; Rajesh PillaniaCase IVEY-9B15M127-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, as large investments poured into the e-commerce space in India, there was a general expectation that the online retail (e-tail) industry was heading toward a consolidation that would squeeze out smaller players. While e-tailers in India focused on following a marketplace model and developing a brand for their online market platforms, fashion2go created a product brand that targeted a very specific segment of young customers. Fashion2go w...Starting at €8.20
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Hindustan Unilever Mulls Over E-grocery Market Option (Spanish version)
Sandeep Puri; Manjusha Subramanian; Abhinav GrandhiCase IVEY-9B15AS054Marketing, StrategyThe prospect of online grocery (e-grocery) shopping has generated a substantial amount of interest. Many fast-moving consumer goods companies have entered this potential market, and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is contemplating building its own e-grocery platform. However, e-grocery firms have yet to develop a business model that can consistently deliver profits while also creating value for customers. HUL needs to assess the potential barrie...Starting at €8.20
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The Vanca: Dilemmas of an E-commerce Entrepreneurial Startup
Jones Mathew; Pinaki DasguptaCase IVEY-9B15M035-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe Vanca, an online apparel brand and supplier to online retailers (“e-tailers”) has achieved a fair degree of success by focusing on quality, innovative designs, “fast fashion” and a strong network with its customers. Management is looking to grow the business further; however, there are challenges such as uneven sales across some of its product ranges, maintaining its competitive edge and the threat from private labels being introduced by the ...Starting at €8.20
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V. Kurien e a revolução do leite na India
Miranda Colaço, Carlos Filipe; Viassa Monteiro, EugénioCase AESE-FH-A-1264-PPStrategyVerghese Kurien regressou dos EUA após concluir o MSc em Engenharia e foi trabalhar para a Cooperativa de Anand, como contra-prestação da sua bolsa de estudos nos EUA. Após o tempo estipulado continuou o seu trabalho em Anand, no movimento cooperativo lançado por Tribhuvandas Patel, para a comercialização do leite dos cooperantes do distrito de Kaira, Gujarat. Mercê do sucesso do movimento cooperativo no distrito, orientado por Kurien, é-lhe pedi...Starting at €8.20
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E-comics: Forecasting Demand
Mala Srivastava; Gaurav ThaparCase IVEY-9B14A028-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyAfter spending a few years in the corporate world, in 2012, a young entrepreneur in India decided to start up his own venture developing mobile applications that supported interactive comic content. Called TodTales, the innovative e-comic would incorporate music, interactive games and augmented reality in a comic book format that would encourage young children to read. He had raised the initial seed funding from his own and his partner’s personal...Starting at €8.20
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Flipkart (B): The Ongoing Battle for India's E-Commerce Market
Gupta, Sunil; Narayandas, Das; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-518097-EMarketingIn 2017, both Flipkart and Amazon claimed leadership position in India's recently concluded key annual festive season sale, but it was too early to declare victory. Amazon continues to invest heavily in India. Competition from newer players is increasing. Media reports hint that Reliance Industries, a large Indian conglomerate, is planning to extend its e-commerce offering beyond fashion to electronics, mobile phones and even groceries. As th...Starting at €5.74
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Simple Energy: Launch Strategy for the Next Generation E-Scooter
Archana Anand Boppolige; Cledwyn FernandezCase IVEY-W25541-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingSimple Energy was an electric scooter start-up in India founded with the intent of filling a market gap for a well-designed e-scooter, fully made in India, with sufficient range to be practical. In April 2021, with a couple of months left to launch Mark 2, the company’s first e-scooter, the founders needed to settle on their marketing strategy and decide how to position Simple Energy as a relatively new entrant in what was becoming a fiercely com...Starting at €8.20
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DesiFirangi.com: Building a Niche E-commerce Portal
Krishna AkalamkamCase IVEY-9B16A065-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyDesiFirangi.com was an online women’s apparel retailer in India. Started in November 2014, DesiFirangi catered to the fashion needs of modern Indian women with international style. Within the short span of its operations, the company had established itself as a niche electronic retailer of lingerie, nightwear, and clubwear. However, the online apparel market in India was highly crowded, and the fledging company faced stiff competition from a numb...Starting at €8.20
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StoreKing: Reaching Rural Consumers with Assisted E-Commerce
Sanal Kumar VelayudhanCase IVEY-9B20A066-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2019, the founder and chief executive officer of StoreKing, a distribution company that sold consumer products to rural India through designated retailers, faced the challenge of attaining 100,000 retailers by 2020. The chief executive officer (CEO) haStarting at €8.20