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Amazon Goes Global 2020
Jing Li; Yong LiCase IVEY-9B20M169-EStrategyAmazon.com Inc.’s (Amazon’s) global expansion from 1998 to 2020, started with investment in the United Kingdom and Germany and ended with investment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In 2019, as one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies, Amazon hadStarting at €8.20
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Amazon Food: Biting into the Food Delivery Market in India
Jones Mathew, Sandeep Puri, Darren Meister, Maria Luisa Chua DelaycoCase IVEY-W25902-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAmazon.com, Inc. (Amazon) India expanded Amazon Food into the food delivery market in March 2021 amid a pandemic and the ensuing lockdown. The move surprised the industry, especially considering that Swiggy and Zomato Ltd. (Zomato), the two key players inStarting at €8.20
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Amazon and Future Group: Rethinking the Alliance Strategy
Meeta DasguptaCase IVEY-9B16M108-EStrategyIn 2014, the chief executives officers of Amazon and Future Group led their companies into an alliance that, while initially successful, encountered some difficulties in regards to discounts on their retail products. With the global retail industry standing at US$25.4 trillion in 2016, and the percentage of which e-commerce made up 7.4 per cent, the partners would have to decide if they should resolve their conflict and remain allies, or if they ...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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Amazon's KiranaNow: The Indian Online Grocery Market
Tripti Ghosh Sharma; Satvik Chundru; Rashi Aggarwal; Aadya Gupta; Mayank SinghCase IVEY-9B17M038-EStrategyIn 2015, the Indian retail industry contributed around 10 per cent to India’s gross domestic product, and online retail had a growth rate of 85 per cent. In the same year, food and grocery made up 60 per cent of the Indian retail market, and the online grocery segment was estimated at US$600,000. To capture its share of this market, Amazon India launched its own online grocery arm, KiranaNow, with a marketplace model. As it set out to carve out a...Starting at €8.20
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Snapdeal.com
Tripti Ghosh Sharma; Dheeraj Tewani; Laksh Sharma; Amit Sharma; Naval ShevadeCase IVEY-9B16M019-EStrategySnapdeal.com had launched as a platform for online discount coupons, then revamped its business model in the evolving Indian e-commerce sector to become one of India’s largest e-commerce retailers. In India’s rapidly growing market, the major players jockeyed for the top position and used various business models and strategic initiatives. Now, the entry of Amazon into the industry challenged the market dynamics and Snapdeal.com faced challenges o...Starting at €8.20
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Flotel Orellana
Riverola, JosepCase P-928-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes the operations involved in running the Flotel Orellana, a floating hotel operating in the Amazon jungle. It allows for analysis of the relationship between the structure of operations and the environment in which they take place.Starting at €8.20
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Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Arora, NamrataCase HBS-718401-EStrategyFounded in 2012, Jumia Nigeria, a startup effort by Germany-based Rocket Internet, aimed to become an African Amazon. The company entered the nascent market and immediately enjoyed an uptick in consumer spending fueled by the strength of Nigeria's oil-based economy. By 2016, however, Jumia's growth had begun to taper, hindered by plummeting oil prices, the subsequent economic downturn, and the pressure of Nigeria's limited retail ecosystem. In ad...Starting at €8.20
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Gulabo Sitabo's OTT Debut: Disrupting Traditional Film Distribution
Amit Anand Tiwari, Samrat Gupta, Rohit Kumar SinghCase IVEY-W33832-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2020, the Indian film industry witnessed a significant rift between producers and exhibitors (cinema owners and multiplex chains) when the producers of the highly anticipated film Gulabo Sitabo opted for a direct digital premiere of the film on Amazon Prime Video, thereby bypassing a theatrical release. The decision angered exhibitors, who viewed over-the-top (OTT) platforms as threats to traditional cinema distribution. Concerns arose that ot...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