Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Walmart's African Expansion
Karen Robson; Stefanie Beninger; Sudheer GuptaCase IVEY-9B13M111-EStrategyWalmart has decided to expand into Africa through the acquisition of the South African consumer goods retailer Massmart. In doing so, the world’s largest retailer faces significant backlash from South Africa’s largest union. The company must also contend with price-sensitive consumers and a lack of supplier relationships on the African continent. Will Walmart appeal to South African consumers and achieve the volume of sales needed to make its fir...Starting at €8.20
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Sawdust, Co.
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Murty S. Kopparthi; Chris Janssen; Salima Ladhani; Jamie McKeownCase IVEY-9B15M034-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn May 2013, the owner of Sawdust, Co., a small woodworking business outside Kigali, Rwanda, has to decide on a new strategic direction for his company while not compromising its past success. He had started the company in 2007 with the goal of revolutionizing the sawdust industry in his country while also promoting social welfare in the region by offering employment to both survivors and perpetrators of the 1994 genocide. Although the company ha...Starting at €8.20