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Basmati House Supermart: Competing with the E-retail Channel
Jaydeep MukherjeeCase IVEY-9B20A068-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn January 2020, the proprietor of Basmati House Supermart (BHS), a large grocery retail outlet in India, terminated a partner retailer contract with Springers, an online retail platform. The proprietor had an ancestral property, located in a high-footfalStarting at €8.20
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Basmati House Supermart: Co-Operative Competition with an E-Retail Channel
Jaydeep MukherjeeCase IVEY-9B20A035-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn July 2019, the owner of Basmati House Supermart (BHS), a grocery store, entered into a six-month agreement to become a partner outlet of a large online grocery retailer in India. During the first two months, BHS acquired many new customers and also increased its customers’ monthly purchase. However, the steep discounts and promotions used to attract customers to the business drove down the margins, while the customer churn rate increased. The ...Starting at €8.20
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Basmati House Supermart: Competing with the E-retail Channel - Teaching Note
Jaydeep MukherjeeTeaching Note IVEY-8B20A068-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B20A068.Starting at €0.00
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Basmati House Supermart: Co-Operative Competition with an E-Retail Channel - Teaching Note
Jaydeep MukherjeeTeaching Note IVEY-8B20A035-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B20A035.Starting at €0.00
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Jabong.com: Balancing the Demands of Customers and Suppliers
Jaydeep Mukherjee; Punit BhardwajCase IVEY-9B16A028-EMarketing, StrategyJade eServices Pvt. Limited (Jabong), an e-retailer of fashion products in India, regularly had to balance conflicting expectations from its supplier brands and consumers. The discounts that e-retailers had to offer to consumers to generate sufficient sales resulted in brand dilution, which compelled these brands to avoid the online channel. After allowing large discounts on Jabong’s website for two years, Puma, a major international sports shoe ...Starting at €8.20
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Mantra Ayurveda: Scaling Direct-To-Consumer Marketing
Aditi Saini; Jaydeep MukherjeeCase IVEY-W25497-EMarketing, StrategyMantra Ayurveda (Mantra), established in India in 2020, manufactured and marketed luxury Ayurvedic skin care and hair care products. The brand’s equity in the Indian market was low, its performance marketing efforts were not leading to expected revenue gains, and the revenue from direct-to-consumer (DTC) initiatives had experienced a negligible uptick in financial year (FY) 2020–21. In April 2021, the chief executive officer would have to convinc...Starting at €8.20
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When Salaries Aren't Secret (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Case, John; Sim, Victor; Bakke, Dennis; Kay, Ira; Tulgan, BruceArticle HBS-R0105A-ELeadership and People ManagementThe day before Treece McDavitt was to leave RightNow!, an off-price women's fashion retailer, the 26-year-old computer wizard accessed HR's files and e-mailed employees' salaries to the entire staff. Now everyone knows what everyone else is making; they are either infuriated that they are making too little or embarrassed that they are making too much. Salary disparities are out there for everyone to see, and CEO Hank Adamson has to do something t...Starting at €8.20
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When Salaries Aren't Secret (HBR Case Study)
Case, JohnArticle HBS-R0105X-ELeadership and People ManagementThe day before Treece McDavitt was to leave RightNow!, an off-price women's fashion retailer, the 26-year-old computer wizard accessed HR's files and e-mailed employees' salaries to the entire staff. Now everyone knows what everyone else is making; they are either infuriated that they are making too little or embarrassed that they are making too much. Salary disparities are out there for everyone to see, and CEO Hank Adamson has to do something t...Starting at €8.20
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LDFL India Limited: Adapting a Multi-Channel Distribution System for Omnichannel Consumers
Jaydeep MukherjeeCase IVEY-9B20A020-EMarketing, StrategyThe director of sales for the detergents arm of LDFL India Limited (LDFL) had to develop a 2019 sales strategy with the objective of reducing the inter-channel conflict that had resulted in the general trade (GT) channel’s destocking of LDFL products and a loss of market share in 2018. The cash and carry format was the biggest challenge for the GT business, as it provided a cheaper, on-demand supply source alternative to the GT retailers that dom...Starting at €8.20
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More Than a Paycheck
Campbell, Dennis; Case, John; Fotsch, BillArticle HBS-R1801J-EFifty years ago a good blue-collar job was with a large manufacturer such as General Motors or Goodyear. Often unionized, it paid well, offered benefits, and was secure. But manufacturing employment has steadily declined, from about 25% of the U.S. labor force in 1970 to less than 10% today. Now a decent living entails more than a generous wage; it involves sharing the company's success with employees. Some companies offer a direct stake in the c...Starting at €8.20