Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Investing in a Unicorn: The Case of Luckin Coffee Gone Rogue
Andrea Santiago; Fernando Martin Roxas; Maria Theresa ManalacCase IVEY-9B21N001-EFinanceLuckin Coffee Inc. (Luckin), an emerging growth firm that aimed to become the market leader in the coffee industry in China, had quickly grabbed market share by using freebies and discounts to entice cost-conscious Chinese consumers to try its products. Luckin sold its coffee and snacks through a proprietary mobile app, and customers either picked up their orders from strategically located stores or had them delivered. By the end of 2019, Luckin ...Starting at €8.20
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Charter Communications: Another Bid for Time Warner Cable
Radha Chaganti; Mayank Jaiswal; Rajeswararao ChagantiCase IVEY-9B19M072-EStrategyIn the summer and fall of 2013, Charter Communications, the fourth-largest cable television company by market share, made multiple bids to acquire Time Warner Cable, the second-largest company, only to be rejected. Then, in late 2013, Time Warner Cable inStarting at €8.20