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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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Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel Incident (A)
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Lago, Alejandro; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1251-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementThis case describes the ordeal experienced by passengers who were trapped under in English channel on December 2009 and poses questions related to how managers should react to the situation. The main issues that come out in the case relate to how the firm should react to this service failure.Starting at €8.20
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Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel Incident (B): Eurostar's Immediate Reaction
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Lago, Alejandro; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1256-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementThis case describes the ordeal experienced by passengers trapped under the English Channel in December 2009 due to a train failure and poses questions related to how managers should have reacted to the situation. The main issues discussed in the case relate to how the firm should have reacted to this service failure. The (B) case describes the actions taken by Eurostar management immediately following the incident.Starting at €5.74
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Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel Incident (C): The Aftermath
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Lago, Alejandro; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1257-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementThis case describes the ordeal experienced by passengers trapped under the English Channel in December 2009 due to a train failure and poses questions related to how managers should have reacted to the situation. The main issues discussed in the case relate to how the firm should have reacted to this service failure. The (C) case describes the aftermath of the incident, including the conclusions of the external investigations that were conducted.Starting at €5.74
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Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel Incident (A) (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Lago, Alejandro; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1251-PBMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementThis case describes the ordeal experienced by passengers who were trapped under in English channel on December 2009 and poses questions related to how managers should react to the situation. The main issues that come out in the case relate to how the firm should react to this service failure.Starting at €8.20
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Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel Incident (A) (Chinese Version)
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Lago, Alejandro; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1251-ZHMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementThis case describes the ordeal experienced by passengers who were trapped under in English channel on December 2009 and poses questions related to how managers should react to the situation. The main issues that come out in the case relate to how the firm should react to this service failure.Starting at €8.20
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Vita: Cosmetics in the Nordics
Narayandas, Das; Palepu, Krishna G.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-516013-EVita is a Norwegian cosmetics retailer owned by FSN Capital, a Scandinavian private equity company. The company has a strong market position in Norway. The case focuses on two strategic issues: how to develop an e-commerce strategy to supplement the company's traditional retail strategy, and how best to grow the company in Sweden. While both of these are potentially important future growth drivers, they also entail large investments in new capabi...Starting at €8.20
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Flipkart: Transitioning to a Marketplace Model, Teaching Note
Gupta, Sunil; Narayandas, DasTeaching Note HBS-516095-EMarketingTeaching note for case 516017. In 2015, Sachin and Binny Bansal, co-founders of India's largest e-tailer, Flipkart, announced that the company would switch to a marketplace model and move its logistics arm into a separate company. At the time of the announcement, Snapdeal already claimed to be India's largest marketplace, and Amazon and other deep-pocket traditional retail giants like Reliance, Future Group, and Tata left no stone unturned to ca...Starting at €0.00
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Transitioning to a Marketplace Model (Spanish version)
Narayandas, Das; Gupta, Sunil; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-518S12MarketingSachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, co-founders of India's largest e-commerce company, Flipkart, were reviewing the foregoing Facebook post, which had gone viral and received more than 20,000 likes. A third-party seller listed a pair of women's sandals on Flipkart's website at 799 Indian rupees and offered it on promotion at 399. However, upon close examination of the product's display photo, consumers noticed a 399 price tag printed on the strap. Co...Starting at €8.20
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Flipkart (A): Transitioning to a Marketplace Model
Narayandas, Das; Gupta, Sunil; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-516017-EMarketingSachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, co-founders of India's largest e-commerce company, Flipkart, were reviewing the foregoing Facebook post, which had gone viral and received more than 20,000 likes. A third-party seller listed a pair of women's sandals on Flipkart's website at 799 Indian rupees and offered it on promotion at 399. However, upon close examination of the product's display photo, consumers noticed a 399 price tag printed on the strap. Co...Starting at €8.20