Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Scenic Floral Inc.: Growing a Start-Up
Susan J. Van Weelden; Laurie George Busuttil; Emma Vander PloegCase IVEY-9B21M015-EStrategyIn May 2020, Scenic Floral Inc. (Scenic), a Beamsville, Ontario start-up that sourced fresh cut flowers from Colombian farms and the Niagara Peninsula, was aggressively looking to expand the business. The company’s Mother’s Day sales had started out very slowly in 2020 as the floral industry in Canada and worldwide began to recover from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While a flurry of last-minute orders from Scenic’s two largest customers m...Starting at €8.20
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Decorative Interiors Inc.
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Joe FigliomeniCase IVEY-9B07M077-EStrategyThe owners of Decorative Interiors Inc. (DI) must decide the future of their business. DI had been their family's sole source of income for the past 18 years. Although the owners would like to increase sales and profitability, they are unsure how to proceed after one of the owners suffered a heart attack and the doctor advised him to change his lifestyle. The case provides the opportunity to discuss the following: the strategic management tension...Starting at €8.20
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NoVeggie Inc.
John S. Haywood-Farmer; Joe Figliomeni; Charles KornCase IVEY-9B07D016-EService and Operations ManagementA summer employee at NoVeggie Inc. (NoVeggie) of Toronto, Ontario, was analyzing the viability of changing delivery companies. NoVeggie's largest client, Select Grocers (Select), had recently decided to introduce NoVeggie's products to a new group of Select's grocery stores in Ontario. Although this move would increase sales, it was also expected to increase delivery costs. Now the summer employee is trying to determine the actual delivery costs ...Starting at €8.20
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Nuway Software: Making the New Way Sustainable
Susan J. Van Weelden; Laurie George BusuttilCase IVEY-9B20M104-EStrategyNuway Software (Nuway) specialized in custom mobile software. While it had procured many contracts over its 15 year history, mostly for the less than truckload and courier sectors of the transportation industry, by the beginning of 2020, it had not foundStarting at €8.20