Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Custom Closet Contractors: Making the Database Cut
Derrick Neufeld; Michael Schwartz; Michael GencarelliCase IVEY-9B18E004-EInformation TechnologiesIn the summer of 2017, after completing his third year of business school, a student was eager to apply his newly developed business and technology skill sets at his father’s company during his four-month summer position. His father’s business, Custom Closet Contractors, designed and manufactured custom home organization solutions for home builders and individual clients. In the past year, the successful company’s sales growth had slowed, while e...Starting at €8.20
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Foxcore Retail (B): Database Implementation
Derrick Neufeld; Liam Corrigan; Michael GencarelliCase IVEY-9B18E017-EInformation TechnologiesSupplement for product 9B18E016.Starting at €5.74
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Foxcore Retail (A): Designing a Database
Derrick Neufeld; Liam Corrigan; Michael GencarelliCase IVEY-9B18E016-EInformation TechnologiesOn April 2, 2017, the two founders of Foxcore Retail were preparing for a third summer managing their small retail business in Ontario, Canada. They had spent the weekend reviewing budgeting, staffing schedules, and inventory planning for their biggest exStarting at €8.20
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Cunningham’s Pub: Halle-Lujah for Wings
Mary Dellar; Robert Mackalski; Nicolette Papastefanou; Marc DucusinCase IVEY-W25213-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingNew opportunities, challenges, and decisions arose for a pub owner and his business partners when celebrity Halle Berry raved on social media about the hot wings served at the pub. Berry's post sparked an unprecedented 28-day sellout and a firestorm of news coverage that kept the business going at a time when the restaurant industry was suffering from government-imposed restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pub owner and his partners won...Starting at €8.20