prefer small and convenient packaging, with middle and high income young groups favoring premium Western food products. The qualities of clean and green production environments and high safety standards in connection with foods are seen as competitive advantages. Australian and Victorian producers in the Hong Kong market are particularly well-served in in-store promotion, alongside international trade shows and menu promotions of their products. Hong Kong is lenient in import regulations and standards
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QUESTIONS FOR CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT STRATEGIC EXCELLENCE Licensed for use by the students of the Executive MBA Program, The Icfai University. Not to be reproduced. QUESTIONS FOR CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT STRATEGIC EXCELLENCE ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FOR ANY TEN CASE STUDIES Questions for 18 case studies are given below. Each case study assignment has 2 questions. Students are required to answer questions for any 10 case studies (20 answers). Students are advised to submit answers for all
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Dunkin Brands Group, Inc. Intro Dunkin Brands Group, Inc. went public on July 27, 2011 at an offering price of $19.00 per share. Over a year later Dunkin trades around $29.13. This represents an increase of 52.63 % since the company went public. After evaluating the company and preparing a DCF model we found the price to be valued at only $24.17. Dunkin Brands also has a price to earnings ratio of 64.88. These indicators signal a company that is vastly overpriced, however its explosive
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Starbucks – Strategy of a global brand * Table of Contents 1 Preface 2 2 The McKinsey-7S-Model 2 2.1 Strategy 3 2.2 Structure 3 2.3 System 3 2.4 Skills 4 2.5 Shared Values 4 2.6 Staff 5 2.7 Style 5 3 The Five Forces Model 5 3.1 Bargaining power of buyers 6 3.2 Bargaining power of suppliers 6 3.3 Threat of new entrants 7 3.4 Threat of Substitute products 7 3.5 Rivalry among competing firms 7 4 PEST Analysis 8 4.1 Political Influences 8 4
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tax due based on the invoice produced (ii) Lead to more competitive pricing (iii) Makes our export more competitive as exports are to be zero-rated (iv) Increase in Gross Domestic Product (v) Reduce shadow economy activities (vi) It is a tool to manage the economy eg tourist refund scheme is proposed as a means to boost the tourism industry and tourism spending in the country, exports are zero-rated to make our goods more competitive globally. There might not be a reduction in consumption due
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Strategic Marketing Plan for the Starbucks Coffee Company Table of Contents Introduction and background 3 Company mission, company objectives 3 Market definition and product or brand background 4 Evaluation of results and conclusion about problem 5 Situational Analysis 5 Internal analysis 5 Customer analysis 7 Industry analysis 8 Competitor analysis 11 Distribution and supplier analysis 11 SWOT analysis – Confrontation Matrix 12 Choice of option 13 Marketing
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firm can earn a greater return on its investments. This means the firm can realize many advantages on resources and capabilities over its rival. In 1995, because of the saturation of the United States market, Starbucks, an international coffee house chain, started to expand its business overseas. Starbucks first tested the Japanese market by establishing joint ventures with local retailers. By 2001, Starbucks had more than 150 stores and plans to continue its success at a brisk pace. The company
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satisfy their quest for new growth opportunity. In this article, Peter Burrows (2009), states that Microsoft’s idea to lower prices on software is a strategic plan to increase profit margins in the future. By lowering prices, Microsoft is taking advantage of their hierarchy in the market. Because they can afford to take a hit in profit,
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BUSN 427 – Global Issues in Business – Group Project STARBUCKS IN INDIA By Keith Escher Module 1: Identifying Global Business Opportunities: Potential Market: In today’s business environment, there are several global business opportunities which exist. Due to technology and other related issues, the gap which existed years prior and which kept the world somewhat segregated, has now been lifted and the world is much more connected. When it comes to the topic of bringing Starbuck’s
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Internationalization STARBUCKS’ INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS1 Internationally, we are in our infancy. (Howard Schultz, Chairman & Chief Global Strategist – Starbucks, 2003) The expansion strategy internationally is not bullet-proof as it is in the U.S. (Mitchell J. Speiser, Analyst – Lehman Brothers, 2003) ALL’S NOT WELL WITH STARBUCKS In March 2003, Fortune came out with its annual list of “Fortune 500 companies”. For Howard Schultz (Schultz), Chairman of Starbucks Corp. (Starbucks), this list was special
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