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Xiaomi: Selling Across the Border - Teaching Note
Harvinder SinghTeaching Note IVEY-8B21M031-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B21M031.Starting at €0.00
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Xiaomi: Selling Across the Border
Harvinder SinghCase IVEY-9B21M031-EStrategyXiaomi India Private Limited (Xiaomi India), a subsidiary of the Chinese smart phone company Xiaomi Corporation, controlled a major share in the Indian market. However, its dominance was threatened by geopolitical tensions between India and China. The two countries shared a 4,000 kilometre border and a history of dispute over the border’s actual demarcation. Tensions brewing over the international border during early 2020 precipitated an armed cl...Starting at €8.20
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ASOS PLC
Wells, John R.; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-716449-EStrategyLaunched in 2000, ASOS was one of the world's largest online fashion specialists in 2016. Focusing on young consumers aged 16-25 years, the company offered over 80,000 items on its websites, many times more than the largest fashion stores, and added several thousand new lines every week. Based in the United Kingdom, ASOS shipped products to 240 countries and territories, and international sales represented more than 50% of total revenues. But whe...Starting at €8.20
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Nestlé India Limited: Maggi Noodles at War with the Regulators
Harvinder Singh; Rashmi Kumar Aggarwal; Rajinder Kaur; Rita GhialCase IVEY-9B16M034-EStrategyOn May 21, 2015, food inspectors in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh tested Maggi instant noodles that had been manufactured by Nestlé India Limited. Their results led them to declare that the samples contained higher-than-permissible levels of monosodium glutamate and lead — substances that could, at those levels, potentially cause harm to consumers. The well-known brand accounted for 26 per cent of Nestlé India Limited’s annual revenue, ...Starting at €8.20
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Lawrence & Mayo Envisioning the Future
Harvinder Singh; Srini R. SrinivasanCase IVEY-9B15A066-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThe director of marketing for Lawrence & Mayo (L&M) was reviewing the company’s results for the past financial year. Far from encouraging, the results were a reflection of an addition to the company’s existing product portfolio: accessories. L&M was an established name in the field of ophthalmic and optical instruments. The prestigious brand had maintained an exclusive positioning for over 100 years. When L&M launched premium watches under its ex...Starting at €8.20
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Maruti Suzuki India Limited: Marketing
Sanjeev Prashar; Harvinder Singh; Anshu KatiyarCase IVEY-9B13A001-EMarketing, StrategyMaruti Suzuki India Limited, India’s largest car manufacturer and the only company in that country to have crossed the 10 million sales mark, was struggling with labour problems in one of its manufacturing units. As a result, it was rapidly losing its market share to competitors and its position as market leader was at stake. The strike not only damaged property at the plant and caused one death and hundreds of injuries, it also heavily impacted ...Starting at €8.20
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The Quiet Ascension of LA Fitness
Wells, John R.; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-717424-EStrategyIn 2016, LA Fitness was the largest chain of non-franchised fitness clubs in North America, operating 676 clubs, serving 4.9 million members, and generating revenues of over $1.9 billion. Founded by Chinyol Yi, Louis Welch, and Paul Norris in 1984, the privately held company revealed little about its future plans or its operations, leading one journalist to write of "the quiet ascension of LA Fitness." However, it continued to expand aggressively...Starting at €8.20
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Clear Channel (A): The Rise, 1972-2003
Wells, John R.; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-717476-EStrategyAt the end of 2003, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a diversified media group with revenues of $8.9 billion, could claim leadership positions in all three of its main businesses. Clear Channel Broadcasting was the largest radio-station operator in the world, with sales of $3.7 billion and EBITDA of $1.6 billion. Clear Channel Outdoor was the largest outdoor advertiser in the world, with revenues of $2.2 billion generating EBITDA of $581 milli...Starting at €8.20
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Cantel Medical
Wells, John R.; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-717482-EStrategyCantel Medical Corporation provided infection prevention and control products and services for patients, caregivers, and other healthcare providers. In 2016, Cantel generated sales of $665 million and net profits of $60 million, double the levels of five years earlier. Chief Executive Officer J rgen B. Hansen, appointed on August 1, 2016, was aiming to double the size of the business again. Cantel operated in three major vertical market segments...Starting at €8.20
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Nord Stream 2: A Choice Between Control or Operating - Teaching Note
Harvinder SinghTeaching Note IVEY-W27972-EStrategyTeaching note for product W27971.Starting at €0.00