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Nordstrom: Expansion into Canada
Won-Yong Oh; Duane MyerCase IVEY-9B16M185-EStrategyIn August 2016, it had been almost two years since American fashion retailer Nordstrom opened its first Canadian store in Calgary. Nordstrom believed Canada to be an ideal location for its global expansion. Executives identified the country as a potential US$1 billion opportunity with no language barrier and a population with a higher average income than in the United States. Despite this enticing potential market, Nordstrom executives entered Ca...Starting at €8.20
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Porter Airlines: We Want to Fly You Further
Won-Yong Oh; Minsoo Seo; Michelle JinCase IVEY-9B16M194-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2013, the chief executive officer of Porter Airlines, a Toronto-based regional airline, announced an expansion project to expand the airline’s destinations. The project required that Porter Airlines expand its fleet of jets to accommodate longer distances, and that its transport hub, the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, be renovated. The airport was governed by a tripartite agreement between the federal government, the City of Toronto, and P...Starting at €8.20
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Best Buy Co., Inc.: Customer-Centricity, Teaching Note
Lal, RajivTeaching Note HBS-509074-EMarketingTeaching Note for [506055].Starting at €0.00
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Gentera: Beyond Microcredit
Lal, Rajiv; Mazzanti, LisaCase HBS-515017-EMarketingGentera, whose largest subsidiary is Compartamos Banco, has been a fantastically successful endeavor since it started in the 1990s. But in 2014, Gentera faces challenges in expanding beyond group-lending and micro-credit into microfinance and beyond in order to fulfill its mission of financial inclusion.Starting at €8.20
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Wal-Mart Mexico: Managing Multiple Formats
Lal, Rajiv; Rennella, Mark; Lane, DavidCase HBS-507063-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. "On February 1, 2007, Wal-Mart Mexico (Walmex) CEO Eduardo Solorzano was preparing for a well deserved, two-week vacation on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Things were going well. Wal-Mart Mexico, which consisted principally of six different retail formats, had been growing at a dizzying pace ..." This case is available in only hard copy format (HBP does not have digital distr...Starting at €8.20
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Purolator Courier Ltd.
Lal, Rajiv; Ross, CatherineCase HBS-508054-EMarketingOn a fall day in September 2003, Robert Swanborough made his way down a thickly carpeted hallway in Purolator's headquarters in Toronto, Canada, toward a meeting with his two deputies. Several months earlier, Swanborough, then vice-president of Marketing, had been named vice-president for Sales Effectiveness atop a transformed sales division. The previous week, the team had presented to top management the results of the customer segmentation rese...Starting at €8.20
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Purolator Courier, Ltd. Teaching Note
Lal, RajivTeaching Note HBS-510087-EMarketingTeaching Note for 508054.Starting at €0.00