Identification Black and Decker (B&D) was founded in 1910 by Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker. By 1917‚ B&D had world’s first patent in portable power drills. Since then‚ B&D has been the world’s largest producer of power tools and power tools accessories. The power tools market in 1990 in the US mainly comprised of three segments-Professional Industrial Tools (PI)‚ Professional-Tradesmen (PT) Tools and Consumer tools. B&D was a market leader in America power tools industry worth $1
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Case Analysis Black & Decker Background Black & Decker Corporation is one of the largest manufacturers of power tools and accessories‚ residential security hardware‚ outdoor tools and numerous other products. The two largest product groups of B&D are power tools & accessories and household products representing 29% and 15% respectively‚ in terms of sales. During the 90s the portable power tool market accounted for 1.5 Billion and is segmented in 3 major groups‚ Professional-Industrial Tools‚ Professional-Tradesmen
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1. FINDINGS Black and Decker’s DeWalt line has been so successful in the USA that it is now the standard for both the Professional-Industrial and the Professional-Tradesman market segments. Nolan Archibald‚ Chairman‚ President and CEO of Black and Decker (B&D) saw the potential in 1994 to increase the companies market share through worldwide sales of B&D products. While the company had a definite presence in the European Consumer Power Tools market segment‚ it lacked penetration in the Professional
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didn’t mention was that you can fill the bowl up with liquid and there won’t be anything leaking out of the center shaft. Another incredible assest to owning an Oster Total Prep Food Processor is that there is no hole! Other brands such as the Black & Decker FP1600B tends to leak if you fill it to close to the suggested fill markings. A friend of mine owns a Delonghi 9-Cup Food Processor. She paid tens times the amount of my Oster and the darn thing doesn’t even shred cheese. Mine does. Go figure
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1) Why is Makita outselling Black & Decker 8 to 1 in an account which gives them equal shelf space? • Trade is asking for advertising allowances and rebate money on products‚ profitability in the Tradesmen segment is near zero. • The B&D brand in the Tradesmen segment may be regarded as “weak” due to the fact that B&D dominated the consumer segment. • The “heavy do-it-yourselfers” may have a misconception on the quality/reliability/durability of B&D professional line. These individuals make a
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Black & Decker Case Questions Address the following questions with regard to the Black & Decker case study in up to two pages (one-sided) or two sides of one page. Do not use a font smaller than 12 or margins less than 1 inch. Please consider the writing rubric as you begin (available on Angel). Also‚ do not hesitate to use bullet points when listing items. 1. Briefly‚ what is the nature and background of the company? Black & Decker Corporation is an organization located in Towson
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CASO: BLACK & DECKER 1. How would you explain the considerable smaller market share in the Professional-Tradesmen segment of the market as compared with its leadership or strong position in the others segments? Seis meses luego de la adquisición de C&C‚ su margen bruto a descendido del 60% al 50%. Ellos está gastando mucho dinero en folletos y listas de mail pero no están haciendo foco en la clientela principal de C&C y no les conviene competir con los negocios Retail. 2. What pros and cons
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78 Harvard Business School Marketing Cases Black & Decker Corp.: Household Products Group‚ Brand Transition Case © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2001 Harvard Business School 9-588-015 Rev. October 6‚ 1992 The Black & Decker Corporation Household Products Group: Brand Transition In April 1984‚ Black & Decker Corp. (B&D) acquired the Housewares Division of General Electric Co. (GE)‚ combining the GE small-appliance product line with its own household product line to form the Household
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Lundgren President & Chief Executive Officer Stanley Black & Decker 1000 Stanley Drive New Britain‚ CT 06053 Dear Mr. Lundgren‚ In response to your request‚ an evaluation of your firm‚ Stanley Black & Decker‚ was conducted to determine the strategic issues and problems within and surrounding your firm. This consisted of a review of the external environment‚ a SWOT (Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats) analysis incorporating identification of factors which drive the business
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In this case‚ Black & Decker Corporation (B&D) is facing a major challenge in the power tools market. The industry is segmented into three categories; Consumer‚ Professional-Industrial‚ and Professional-Tradesmen‚ and while B&D holds the biggest market share in the Consumer segment‚ they are trailing far behind in the Professional-Tradesmen segment‚ with a meager 9% market share. Though this is a growing market segment‚ B&D is barely making any profits from it‚ and a new strategy is needed if they
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