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The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity, Teaching Note
Esty, Benjamin C.; Gross, Daniel P.; Pickle, Lauren G.Teaching Note HBS-717481-EStrategyTeaching note for case 717430.Starting at €0.00
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Tempur Sealy International (A)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Pickle, Lauren G.Case HBS-718422-EStrategyThis case explores the long-term relationship between Tempur Sealy (TPX, a mattress manufacturer) and Mattress Firm (MFRM, a bedding retailer and TPX's largest customer). For almost 20 years, the firms enjoyed a mutually beneficial and commercially prosperous relationship. Yet in August 2016, Steinhoff (a large, South African retailer) made an offer to acquire MFRM. Whether this acquisition will affect the symbiotic relationship that had existed ...Starting at €8.20
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Tempur Sealy International (C)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Pickle, Lauren G.Case HBS-718424-EStrategyAnalyzes the commercial relationship between Tempur Sealy and Mattress Firm following the events discussed in the B case.Starting at €5.74
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The Fall of Circuit City Stores, Inc.
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-713402-EStrategyOn January 16, 2009, after a dismal holiday season, Circuit City was forced into liquidation. Unable to meet creditors' demands, and with no acquirer in sight, Circuit City began the process of liquidating its remaining 567 U.S. stores. Circuit City had been the leader in consumer electronics retailing for nearly twenty years when its profits peaked in 2000. What led to its dramatic decline? Why did three CEOs fail to turn it around? Were these p...Starting at €8.20
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Gap, Inc., 2000
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-713508-EStrategy"From humble beginnings as a Levi jeans store, by 2000 Gap, Inc. had grown to become the world's leading specialist clothing retailer. Its CEO, Millard S. Drexler, the ""merchant prince,"" was credited with transforming Gap into a global empire, leading the company through eighteen years of 21% p.a. growth to reach sales of $13.6 billion in 2000. Gap had expanded to 2,848 stores under its three brands: Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy, and cont...Starting at €8.20
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Bega Cheese: Bidding to Bring Vegemite Back Home
Esty, Benjamin C.; Pickle, Lauren G.Case HBS-218001-EStrategyIn January 2017, the leadership team of Bega Cheese-the Australian dairy company-was considering a bid for Mondel z International's Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) grocery business, which included several leading consumer brands such as Vegemite, the icoStarting at €8.20
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Radiometer, 2003
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-715409-EStrategyIn 2003, Radiometer was the world's leading supplier of blood gas analysis equipment and accessories for critical care patients. Based in Denmark, Radiometer sold through a combination of sales subsidiaries and distributors around the world, and generated sales of over DKr 1,791 million ($272 million). Blood gas analysis formed part of the $27.7 billion in-vitro diagnostic market. Although sales were strong, Radiometer remained focused on its fu...Starting at €8.20
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Bega Cheese: Bidding to Bring Vegemite Back Home, Teaching Note
Esty, Benjamin C.; Pickle, Lauren G.; Saldutte, GregTeaching Note HBS-218016-EFinanceTeaching note for case 218001.Starting at €0.00
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Project Titan at Northrop Grumman, Teaching Note
Foley, C. Fritz; Pickle, Lauren G.; Lane, David; Boland, F. KatelynnTeaching Note HBS-218103-EFinanceTeaching note for case 215001.Starting at €0.00
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The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity
Esty, Benjamin C.; Gross, Daniel P.; Pickle, Lauren G.Case HBS-717430-EStrategyIn September 2014, Tom Montgomery (SVP of strategic initiatives at the De Beers Group) and his team launched a pilot program in the United States to explore the $1 billion diamond market for pre-owned (recycled) diamonds. According to Montgomery, the motivation for the pilot program was to improve the consumer reselling experience and to enhance "diamond equity". Somewhat paradoxically, consumers typically received very low prices when they tried...Starting at €8.20