Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Bolster Electronics: Dealing with Dealer Demands
Michael Taylor; Mark B. VandenboschCase IVEY-9B12A050-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingThis B2B case describes a common situation that arises when channel partners gain success and the perceived balance of power shifts from the supplier to the channel. The manager for Bolster Electronics, one of the largest suppliers in Canada of state-of-the-art industrial video equipment for harsh environments, must consider a request from Vickers Industrial Supplies, a regional dealer, to be upgraded from a dealership to a distributor. Vickers w...Starting at €8.20
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Tesco's Virtual Store: From South Korea to the United Kingdom
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Alina NastasoiuCase IVEY-9B14A010-EMarketing, StrategyAfter the successful launch of their virtual grocery stores in South Korean metro stations, Tesco UK is trying to determine whether the virtual grocery store concept should be launched in their home market. In order to make this decision, Tesco needs to determine the role of the virtual store(s), the location(s) of the store(s) and the product range. At the same time, Tesco needs to compare the Korean and U.K. markets in order to determine whethe...Starting at €8.20
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Alliance Grain Traders Inc.: Moving Up the Value Chain (B)
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14A043-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategySupplement to 9B14A042.Starting at €5.74
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ERKE: Consumption Binge Caused by Donations
Weina Li; Su Liu; Chenxi YiCase IVEY-W27047-EMarketing, StrategyHongxing ERKE Industrial Co., Ltd. (ERKE), founded in 2000, was the first large Chinese sportswear company to list overseas. Despite the difficulties it faced caused by poor management and the decline of its brand influence, ERKE donated ¥50 million worth of aid to disaster-hit areas in Henan, China, shortly after severe flooding in the province in July 2021. The donation caused an unprecedented online event in China and ignited the enthusiasm of...Starting at €8.20
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Paradise Vacations
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Jonathan MichelCase IVEY-9B08A009-EMarketingIn February 2008, the president of Vacances Paradis Inc. (Paradise) was assessing his options for the company's competitive strategy for the future. Paradise was Quebec's market leader in the tour operating industry but was facing a significant challenge: FunTours Holidays (FunTours) had stolen a sizeable portion of Ontario's market share in only two years and was planning on conquering the Quebec market for the 2008/09 winter season. FunTours' a...Starting at €8.20
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Christie Digital: Maximizing the Digital Cinema Opportunity (A)
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B12A044-EMarketingThe co-president and co-CEO of Christie Digital, a digital projector firm based in Cypress, California, and Kitchener, Waterloo, is speaking with his counterpart and trying to decide how Christie should tackle the rest of the 65,000-screen theatre market that has not yet converted to digital. The co-president has to consider that Christie is one of three viable competitors in the market and that there is a real risk of rapidly declining margins i...Starting at €8.20
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The Obama Campaign Strategy
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Dan TolhurstCase IVEY-9B09A018-EMarketingIn November 2007, Barack Obama, along with his chief strategist and campaign manager, was faced with a Gallup Poll of Democratic Presidential Candidates that indicated among Democratic voters Hillary Clinton held 48 per cent support of voters, compared with Obama's 21 per cent. Pundits and analysts essentially declared the race over; however, the triumvirate was convinced they had devised a perfect campaign strategy to overcome the long odds and ...Starting at €8.20
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Alliance Grain Traders Inc.: Moving Up the Value Chain (A)
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14A042-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyA stock market analyst was reviewing one of his fund’s holdings, Alliance Grain Traders Inc. (AGT). One of the world’s largest traders of pulse crops, AGT was in the midst of entering a new line of business and expanding its non-core operations. On one hand, AGT would have been able to use its dominance in pulse trading as an advantage in expanding up the value chain. On the other hand, it was moving into sectors that were already mature and high...Starting at €8.20
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Christie Digital: Maximizing the Digital Cinema Opportunity (C)
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B12A046-EMarketingThis is a supplement to Christie Digital: Maximizing the Digital Cinema Opportunity (A).Starting at €5.74
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Runhua: An Auto Dealer’s Sales Channel Dilemma
Su Liu; Weina Li; Xu ZhengCase IVEY-W32412-EMarketingIn 2022, Runhua Group was a well-known automobile dealer in China with a large market share in the traditional fuel vehicle market. The recent surge of new energy (i.e., plug-in electric) vehicles was having a strong impact on the company’s main business. The high number of new automobile companies entering this promising market was threatening the dealership model, the traditional sales and distribution channel that dominated the market. Runhua ...Starting at €8.20