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Warby Parker: Vision of a "Good" Fashion Brand
Marquis, Christopher; Villa, Laura VelezCase HBS-413051-EEconomicsIn its third year of existence and poised to double its workforce, Warby Parker attributed its success to an innovative approach in the eyewear industry and to the company culture that supported it. With a mission combining social and business goals, the company had articulated a stakeholder-centric model that benefited consumers through high-quality, fashionable, and affordable eyewear: the global community by donating, through sustainable chann...Starting at €8.20
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Cosmeticos de Espana, S.A. (C)
Hawkins, David F.Case HBS-111021-EAccounting and ControlThe third case in the Cosmeticos de Espana case series. What should management's accounting response be to a further devaluation of the Bolivar?Starting at €5.74
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Surviving Venezuela's Hyperinflation: Automercados Plaza's
Cavallo, Alberto F.; Cal, Mariana; Larangeira, CarlaCase HBS-721014-EEconomicsUnder the rule of presidents Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela experienced one of the worst economic and political meltdowns in modern history, culminating with a massive hyperinflation. Remarkably, during this dramatic times Automercados Plaza's had grown to become one of the most successful supermarket retailers in the country. Its management team had faced all kinds of challenges, including price indexation, price controls, scarcity an...Starting at €8.20
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Nestle's Commodity Systems Approach in Venezuela: Laying the Foundation for Shared Value in a Time of Crisis
Goldberg, Ray A.; Newman, Jessica M.; Grisanti, JessicaCase HBS-917409-EStarting at €8.20
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Open English
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Mazzanti, LisaCase HBS-814020-EEntrepreneurshipOpen English, a Miami-based startup offering online English language learning services, had more than 30,000 active students across Latin America in 2012. The company had just closed a $43 million financing round in order to rapidly scale its service to the next level. Nicolette Moreno, Co-founder and Vice President of Product Development, felt that a substantial portion of the new funding was needed to rework Open English's platform to enable th...Starting at €8.20