Ivey Business School (Canada)
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A Speed Race: Benelli and QJ Compete in the International Motorbike Arena
Francesca Spigarelli; Ilan Alon; William WeiCase IVEY-9B09M097-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2005, the Qianjiang Group (QJ), a large-scale Chinese state-owned group, acquired the Italian company Benelli to expand its business in Western markets beyond Italy. Benelli's brand advantage was intended to provide the core competency for QJ to compete in the global motorbike markets; in addition, Benelli's capabilities and know-how in motorbike and scooter engineering also helped QJ complete its product portfolio. After a successful start, t...Starting at €8.20
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Marks and Spencer Enters China
Jane Menzies; Ilan Alon; Jennifer DugoshCase IVEY-9B12A036-EMarketing, StrategyMarks and Spencer (M&S) had first ventured into international markets 70 years ago. By 2012, M&S had 337 stores in 41 countries. Although M&S saw itself as a U.K. retailer that exported its products, the company had been attempting to reduce its dependency on the U.K. economic cycle. Its goal was to increase international sales from £800 million to £1.0 billion by 2013/14. By 2020, M&S wanted to be an international, multi-channel retailer. When t...Starting at €8.20
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Hisense: Breaking Recurring Channel Conflict
Miao Cui; Xin Li; Heng Wu; Wanling LiCase IVEY-W26698-EMarketing, StrategyHisense Group Co. Ltd. (Hisense) was a leading manufacturing enterprise in the Chinese household appliance industry. In 2010, Hisense began to lay out its online channels. At that time, the same products had different prices in different channels, which caused fierce channel conflicts. To solve this problem, Hisense segmented online and off-line products and took a series of actions to help off-line channels improve efficiency and reduce prices. ...Starting at €8.20
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Forest Cabin: Building Resilience During the Pandemic
Miao Cui; Jinfang Qian; Heng Wu; Wenbo Jiang; Lili CuiCase IVEY-W27138-EInformation Technologies, StrategyShanghai Forest Cabin Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Forest Cabin) was a skin care product manufacturer and retailer that had focused on developing offline stores. At the beginning of 2020, however, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic stagnated offline sales activities. Half of Forest Cabin’s offline stores closed at that time, and the existing stores had few customers, slowing the offline sales business. Forest Cabin rapidly initiated live streaming sa...Starting at €8.20
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Dialogue in the Dark: Social Enterprise in China
Ilan Alon; William Hua Wang; Jennifer Dugosh; Kylie OberdorfCase IVEY-9B14M103-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThe founder and CEO of Dialogue in the Dark (DID) had a very unique background with long-term professional experience. She developed a passion for working with the blind and, through this passion, she brought DID to China. DID was a social enterprise aiding the disabled through awareness. Social entrepreneurship was a fairly new concept that had only recently been introduced in China.The CEO needed to figure out how to introduce this idea of soci...Starting at €8.20
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Mobile Language Learning: Praxis Makes Perfect in China
Ilan Alon; Allen H. KupetzCase IVEY-9B10M021-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyPraxis Language is a small company in China started by three non-Chinese entrepreneurs. Originally focused on teaching Chinese to native English speakers using podcasting and other online tools, Praxis has also developed content to teach English to native Chinese speakers, which the company perceives as a much bigger market. The case describes the challenges facing the co-founder of Praxis as he navigates emerging mobile technology (hardware and ...Starting at €8.20
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San Francisco Coffee House: An American Style Franchise in Croatia
Ilan Alon; Mirela Alpeza; Aleksandar ErcegCase IVEY-9B08A013-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyOn their return to Croatia following a six-year visit to the United States, a couple has decided to open their own coffee house, one that is new to Croatia — a California-style coffee house that offers the quality, service, product assortment, ambiance, and efficiency found in sophisticated coffee shops in developed markets, and all for a locally affordable price. The major challenge faced by the couple is how to grow. Specifically, should they c...Starting at €8.20