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Privalia: From Private Club to Fashion Brand
Fernandez Garcia-Andrade, Pablo; Oliver, XavierCase M-1330-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThe private club (a business model pioneered by the French company Vente-privee in 2001) was the main driver of fashion e-commerce. On the one hand, it helped get rid of brands' stocks discreetly and allowed shoppers to buy heavily discounted fashion products, which they could not find online anywhere else since many brands did not use e-commerce and, in some cases, did not even have websites. These circumstances helped this type of e-commerce co...Starting at €8.20
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Joyus - Strategic Decisions in the Online Video Shopping Market
Matthew Wong; Darren MeisterCase IVEY-9B16M002-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyJoyus is an ambitious and high-potential company just transitioning out of start-up mode. After three years operating in the growing online video shopping marketplace, all the while developing new technology, business partnerships, and fundraising, Joyus is positioning itself for the next level. The company’s goal is to become the dominant player in the rapidly developing video-based ecommerce marketplace. The chief executive officer and her mana...Starting at €8.20
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BCN Brand: paseando Barcelona por el mundo
Sicart, Sara; Oliver, XavierCase M-1340Decision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, MarketingEn tan sólo tres años y con trece empleados, Pablo Caralps crea BCN Brand, una pujante empresa con presencia en ocho países y una interesante cartera: zapatillas de colores, polos, ropa de baño, carcasas de móvil, gafas de sol, cascos de moto, marroquinería, bicis e, incluso, extintores. ¿Su objetivo? Transmitir una sensación de verano eterno y exportar el Barcelona lifestyle, una estrategia que está resultando todo un éxito: facturaron 700.000 e...Starting at €8.20
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El Celler de Can Roca: Best in the World - Teaching Note
Oliver, Xavier; Sastre Boquet, IsaacTeaching Note MT-45-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, MarketingThis note serves as an instructor's guide to the case study "El Celler de Can Roca: Best in the World" (M 1357 E). The case sets out the monthly schedule of one of the three Roca brothers - the managers of the world-renowned haute cuisine restaurant El Celler de Can Roca. Through this schedule, the case reveals the inner workings of the business: its strategy, structure, positioning, corporate culture, and performance. In many ways, El Celler de ...Starting at €0.00
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Privalia: de private club a marca de moda
Fernandez Garcia-Andrade, Pablo; Oliver, XavierCase M-1330Entrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyEl comercio electrónico de moda tuvo como principal impulsor a los private clubs (un modelo de negocio iniciado por la francesa vente-privee en Francia en 2001). Por un lado, ayudaba a quitar el stock de las marcas de forma discreta y permitía a los clientes comprar productos de moda a grandes descuentos que no podían encontrar digitalmente de ninguna otra manera, ya que muchas marcas no disponían de comercio electrónico e, incluso, en algunos ca...Starting at €8.20
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iQmetrix: The Customer Is Always Right
Chris Street; Darren Meister; Tracy ThibodeauCase IVEY-9B16M028-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2015, iQmetrix, a company founded in 1999, developed and sold point-of-sale (POS) software using the software-as-a-service model. Two iQmetrix enterprise account managers were discussing strategies for closing a software subscription deal with a large customer who asked for significant customization to be completed before the deal could be signed. The customization appeared to be critical for the customer, and the account managers thought the ...Starting at €8.20
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Knight Capital Americas LLC
Robert D. Austin; Darren MeisterCase IVEY-9B15E008-EInformation TechnologiesIt took 19 years to build Knight Capital Americas LLC into the largest market maker on the New York Stock Exchange, but on August 1, 2012, it took only 45 minutes for the firm to be wiped out by an information technology (IT) problem: a change in the company's software caused it to lose more than $450 million dollars in less than an hour. Although it was ultimately saved from bankruptcy when it was acquired two days later, the terms of acquisitio...Starting at €8.20
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Vic Progressive - Launch of SkyTrack
Kersi Antia; Darren Meister; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B15A041-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingThe president of Vic Progressive Diamond Drilling, a Canadian enterprise based in Sussex, New Brunswick that provides products and services to mining companies, is reviewing the progress in the market launch of SkyTrack, a new product designed for use in difficult terrain exploration by large mining corporations. Feedback during field trials has been favourable; the innovation is, in fact, customer-led. There is also evidence that this multipurpo...Starting at €8.20
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Quick Mechanic Outlets
Oliver, XavierExercise ME-5-EMarketingIn a market where consumers do not have any preferences, a company is considering its future, convinced that the only way it can survive is either by lowering prices further or creating a story that will be transmitted from one customer to the next. It will therefore have to get workers, suppliers and users involved in a project that is bigger than that of a chain of quick repair shops.Starting at €8.20
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El Celler de Can Roca: Best in the World
Oliver, Xavier; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase M-1357-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, MarketingEl Celler de Can Roca is a three-Michelin star restaurant that has been named the best restaurant in the world by several specialist publications and has won several awards. The case sets out the schedule for one month of El Celler operations, showing the multiple activities in which the three Roca brothers - the visible heads and driving forces of the organization - are engaged on a daily basis. The restaurant's unconventional way of operating a...Starting at €8.20