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Malabar Gold & Diamonds: Expansion Plans
Vinod Thakur; Sabyasachi SinhaCase IVEY-W26278-EStrategyMalabar Gold & Diamonds (Malabar) was established in 1993 in Kerala, India. By 2019, the company was a leading retail chain in India's jewellery market and one of the top five jewellery businesses in the world, selling their products through 117 Indian outlets and 143 global outlets across nine countries. Most of Malabar's domestic revenue came from the southern region of India, and the company was looking to extend its footprint across the entir...Starting at €8.20
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Shubham Goldiee Masale Private Limited: Consolidate or Expand
Sabyasachi Sinha; Vinod ThakurCase IVEY-9B20M080-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyShubam Goldiee Masale Private Limited was a family business established by two childhood friends in 1980 in Kanpur, northern India. In 2004, second-generation family members began joining the business. With the arrival of the new generation, the company started renewing its business operations. The two founders divided specific management roles and responsibilities of key departments among second-generation family members, although control of the...Starting at €8.20
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Kaps Ice Cream: Should It Enter the Premium Segment
T. Sai Vijay; Sanjeev Prashar; Vinita SahayCase IVEY-9B16A041-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyOn November 1, 2015, the four founders of Kaps Foods India Private Limited (Kaps) invited external business consultants to a business strategy meeting. The ice cream industry was moving toward the premium segment of the market, and Kaps was eager to move out of its stagnant phase. However, two of the four founders were skeptical about the acceptance of the Kaps brand in the higher-end market. They believed that the market would always consider Ka...Starting at €8.20
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Maruti Suzuki India Limited: Leveraging the Changed Economy
Prateeksha Parihar; Jagrook Dawra; Vinita SahayCase IVEY-9B17A059-EMarketing, StrategyAlthough Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) was the leader in passenger vehicle sales in India in May 2015, it was having difficulties breaking into the high-end car segment. There were multiple strategies that MSIL could have used to deal with this problem, such as; changing its brand image from small automaker to high-end automaker; staying in the small car market; penetrating the market further by introducing new models and their variants in t...Starting at €8.20