True Religion Brand Jeans: Will Going Private Regain Its Congregation? 1. Is the premium jeans industry an attractive market? Develop an understanding of the industry structure and market dynamics. 2. Does True Religion enjoy a competitive advantage in the segment? If so, is its advantage sustainable? Discuss the sources of competitive advantage and use the VRIO framework to evaluate True Religion and its major competitors. The top 5 firms in the segment hold an estimated 62%-65% market share
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Strategies a Firm May Use to Overcome the Challenges in China For successful interactions in the world’s oldest civilization expatriates in China need to be aware of the uniqueness of the culture by treating their counterparts with respect and adding value to their lives rather than just value enhancements on the firm level on way up the “value chain” ladder. This can be done by building up relationships to strengthen the “guanxi”. It is evident that difficulties occur in a communist country
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ownership. It describes all the rights that the owner of property can exercise. Proprietary articles are items that are manufactured and marketed under an exclusive right. Define Generic: a. A product that has no brand name or registered trademark 1. Define Counterfeit drugs: a counterfeit drug is a medication or pharmaceutical product which is produced and sold with the intent to deceptively represent its origin, authenticity or effectiveness. A counterfeit drug may contain inappropriate
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Company Analysis Market Landscape: Current Market Size (2014-2015): ₹ 78.06 billion (US$ 1.2 billion). EBITDA Margin (FY 2015): 18.9% Profit After Tax(PAT) Margin (FY 2015): 13.7% Sales Analysis Following chart shows the revenue of Dabur India from FY 2011 to FY 2015. N.B.: All sales are in billion Indian rupees. Product Line: Dabur has wide varieties of products under the following master brand names: - Dabur - Ayurvedic healthcare products Vatika - Premium hair care Hajmola - Tasty
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CASE STUDY Network Management Brought Into Play at Hamleys Organization: Hamleys Solution: WhatsUp Gold Results: Resolve intermittent performance problems; deliver quality service to business users Hamleys, one of the world’s best known toy retailers, has been providing services to global customers for more than 250 years – surviving two world wars and endless business transitions and transformations. Hamleys’ London flagship store is considered one of the city’s major tourist attractions
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Danone’s entry mode in China Basically, Danone chose joint venture as their entry mode at the early stage of entering Chinese market. More specifically, in 1996, they began a joint venture with the other two companies: Hangzhou Wahaha Group Corparation (Wahaha Group) and a Hong Kong corporation called Bai Fu Qin (Baifu), and formed five new subsidiaries in China. However, it should be noted that Danone and Baifu did not directly invest in the JV, but established Jin jia Investment, a new corporation
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Managing Brand Extensions Brand Mix ▪ Definitions ▪ Breadth and Depth of Brand Mix Brand Extensions ▪ How to make brand extensions? ▪ Advantages and disadvantages ▪ Examples 1.2 A company may have more than one brands in different product categories It is critical that the firm can help consumers understand its products and services and organize them in their minds. The brand-product matrix help to characterize and formulate branding strategies by defining various relationships
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MKT – 420 / / / / Case Study 2 / / 09-30-2014 Lancer Gallery Case Lancer Gallery started in the 1900s. Their headquarters are based in 4 major US cities but they consider Phoenix, Arizona home. They are a large company that have a well-respected reputation for sourcing and selling African and South American artefacts and replicas, along with Native American pottery and jewellery. Problem Definition Lancers current problem as a company is deciding whether they want to reposition themselves
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NESTLE’S STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT I. INTRODUCTION Background of the Case Nestle came to the Philippine as a trading company . They are the largest producer and marketer of food products in the world who merged with San Miguel Corporation.Nestle is the only multinational enterprise that produced coffee in the Philippines and no other foreign brand names produced under license. Nestle was also the most transitional company in the world with billions of sales, assets and profits. Although coffee
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