Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Retail Execution: Linens 'N Things
Adenekan (Nick) DedekeCase IVEY-9B09M067-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn the decade that the chairman, president and chief operating officer of Linens 'N Things (LNT) had been leading the firm, there had been significant changes to the industry. Specifically, its main competitor was experiencing higher sales and profits with the result of increased market share. External advice was sought to identify strategies available to LNT to catch up to its competitor and a successful Guest Oriented, Locally-Driven (GOLD) pil...Starting at €8.20
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Retail Execution: Linens 'N Things (Spanish version)
Adenekan (Nick) DedekeCase IVEY-9B09MS067Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn the decade that the chairman, president and chief operating officer of Linens 'N Things (LNT) had been leading the firm, there had been significant changes to the industry. Specifically, its main competitor was experiencing higher sales and profits with the result of increased market share. External advice was sought to identify strategies available to LNT to catch up to its competitor and a successful Guest Oriented, Locally-Driven (GOLD) pil...Starting at €8.20
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Smithtown: Can It Make Something Out of Nothing?
Steven StraussCase IVEY-W25555-EEconomicsIn 1965, Smithtown, Arkansas, had virtually no natural resources, core competencies, human capital advantages, or infrastructure advantages. The local river was impassable and not suitable for transport, and the town had no rail line and no airport. Smithtown’s young population (about 18,000 scattered across two counties) was pretty much stagnant and comparatively less educated than the rest of the United States. Although Smithtown had low-cost l...Starting at €8.20