Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH: Do Department Stores Have a Future
Robin Dresenkamp; Johannes Effenberger; Max Meinhövel; Friedrich Sommer; Carolin Taprogge; Miriam Varón Romero; Arnt WöhrmannCase IVEY-9B15M089-EStrategyAt the end of 2013, Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH, the second-biggest German department store chain and one of the most traditional and well-known companies in Germany, was in a highly challenging strategic position. Following recent mismanagement, it had narrowly escaped insolvency. By the end of 2013, however, Karstadt was still struggling against competition in the retail sector. Could the newly appointed chief executive officer come up with a busin...Starting at €8.20
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Etrip
John S. Haywood-Farmer; Julian Heere; Robert SpitalarCase IVEY-9B09D002-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn February 2008, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Fly Open Sky Ltd. was finalizing a business plan for Etrip, a proposed online travel startup in the European travel market. He wanted to use the plan to convince investors to commit $100,000, which would provide the first round of financing in a lead up to a further investment of $500,000. The CEO had a vision of developing Etrip as a superior online travel reservation system and desired to i...Starting at €8.20