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Amazon.com, 2021
Wells, John R.; Weinstock, Benjamin; Danskin, Galen; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-716402-EStrategyIn January 2019, Amazon.com Inc (Amazon) became the most valuable company in the world, above Microsoft, Apple, and Alphabet (Google). Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and CEO was now the world's richest man. On January 31st, 2019, Amazon announced 2018 operaStarting at €8.20
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Amazon.com, 2021 (Spanish version)
Wells, John R.; Weinstock, Benjamin; Danskin, Galen; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-718S08StrategyIn January 2019, Amazon.com Inc (Amazon) became the most valuable company in the world, above Microsoft, Apple, and Alphabet (Google). Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and CEO was now the world's richest man. On January 31st, 2019, Amazon announced 2018 operating profits of $12.4 billion, up from $178 million in 2014, on sales of $232 billion, up from $89 billion four years earlier. The shareholders expressed their satisfaction, but not all were happ...Starting at €8.20
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Best Buy in Crisis
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-713403-EStrategyIn June 2012, Best Buy was in crisis. In 1996, Best Buy overtook Circuit City as the world's leader in consumer electronics retailing; however, 18 years later, Best Buy now found this position threatened. With $51 billion in revenues, it was still the biggest CE retailer, but sales were flat and profits had collapsed. Meanwhile, Amazon's sales in Best Buy's categories were growing at more than 50% p.a. and its total sales, at $48 billion, were ap...Starting at €8.20