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H-E-B: Creating a Movement to Reduce Obesity in Texas
Alvarez, Jose B.; Riis, Jason; Salmon, Walter J.Case HBS-512034-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In January 2012, H-E-B Grocery Co., a private retail chain with stores located in Texas and Mexico, was introducing its Healthy at H-E-B program to its customers. The program, which started with the company's employees a few years earlier, was an effort to educate and inform customers on how to lead a healthier lifestyle. What CEO Craig Boyan had in mind was creating a state...Starting at €8.20
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J.C. Penney's 'Fair and Square' Strategy (B): Out with the New, In with the Old
Ofek, Elie; Avery, Jill; Alvarez, Jose B.Case HBS-514085-EMarketingIn his August 2012 earnings call, CEO Ron Johnson urged investors to be patient and stay the course with the revised JC Penney marketing strategy despite mounting negative financial indicators. The heart of the strategy was the "Fair and Square" approach to pricing. This was a switch from J.C. Penney's previous high-low pricing program to a new everyday low pricing policy that aimed to fit with a radical repositioning of the JC Penney business mo...Starting at €5.74
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J.C. Penney's 'Fair and Square' Strategy (C): Back to the Future
Ofek, Elie; Avery, Jill; Alvarez, Jose B.Case HBS-514073-EMarketingRehired in April 2013, Myron E. "Mike" Ullman III was brought back to stabilize the retailer's business. Under Ron Johnson's "Fair and Square" program, sales had declined rapidly and quarterly losses and expensive capital investments had put severe pressure on cash reserves. Ullman decided to combine "Fair and Square" everyday low pricing and high/low pricing to reverse the negative trend. For example, to welcome people back to its stores, J.C. P...Starting at €5.74
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Ocado
Alvarez, Jose B.; Bell, David E.; McLoughlin, Damien P.Case HBS-516059-EMarketingIn 2015, U.K.-based Ocado was the world's largest pure player in the online home-delivery grocery business and was gaining a growing share of the highly competitive U.K. grocery market. Ocado had made heavy investments in technology, including a highly automated warehouse operation, intelligent software for efficient order delivery, and a customer-friendly online interface. Ocado's customer base had expanded beyond the wealthy to include middle-i...Starting at €8.20
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Home Depot and Interconnected Retail
Alvarez, Jose B.; Ton, Zeynep; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-512036-EIn November 2011, just days before the holiday shopping rush, the senior leadership team of The Home Depot, Inc., (Home Depot), the world's largest home improvement chain, discussed how best to navigate the new interconnected world of retail. Retailers across the board faced a rapidly changing environment with the growing acceptance of on-line retailing that empowered customers by providing greater price transparency and more options. Marketing c...Starting at €8.20
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The Hain Celestial Group
Bell, David E.; Alvarez, Jose B.; Weber, James; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-516007-EStrategyHain Celestial manufactured natural and organic food and personal care products to be sold to retailers of these products. The company had grown successfully and profitably through acquisitions and organically for two decades. In late 2015, Hain faced challenges on several fronts. First, new consumers were interested in these products and these consumers had characteristics different from those of historical consumers in the segment. Second, the ...Starting at €8.20
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Ocean Mist Farms
Bell, David E.; Alvarez, Jose B.; Shelman, Mary; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-513027-EMarketingIn late 2012, Kori Tuggle, director of marketing and business development at Ocean Mist Farms, a California produce company, examines her social media-based marketing program and her attempts to create a brand for a bulk commodity.Starting at €8.20
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Siemens AG: Key Account Management
Steenburgh, Thomas; Ahearne, Michael; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-512110-EMarketingThe key account manager of an engineering company has to convince a department to give up important contracts. The German engineering company Siemens had set up a global key account management program since 2010. The key account manager of an emerging account had been asked from his customer to cut the costs of two long-term contracts worth about 300 million that his customer had signed with Siemens. Although legally Siemens could refuse the r...Starting at €8.20
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Kerry Group: Inspiring Food, Nourishing Life
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Alvarez, Jose B.; McLoughlin, Damien; Labruyere, ToniaCase HBS-721019-EStrategyThe Irish company Kerry Group, one of the leading global players in the taste and nutrition industry, wants to ensure its future growth in developing and developed markets. Founded in 1972 as a dairy cooperative, it had grown into a provider of taste and nutrition solutions through many acquisitions, but also through organic growth. In 2020, Kerry rolled out its new sustainability strategy, "Beyond the Horizon", with the goal of reaching 2 billio...Starting at €8.20
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J.C. Penney's "Fair and Square" Strategy (Abridged), (B), and (C), Teaching Note
Ofek, Elie; Alvarez, Jose B.; Norris, MichaelTeaching Note HBS-516008-EMarketingThis teaching note is for "J.C. Penney's 'Fair and Square' Strategy (Abridged), (B), and (C)," which tells the story of Ron Johnson's tenure as CEO of the U.S. department store J.C. Penney, his 2013 firing, and the rehiring of former CEO Myron E. "Mike" Ullman to try to fix Johnson's mistakes.Starting at €0.00