analysis 2013 Strenghts 1. World’s largest internet marketplace 2. Business model (no strong direct competition) 3. Economies of scale 4. Localization 5. Payment system 6. Brand reputation Weaknesses 1. High fees 2. No further growth strategy Opportunities 1. Growing number of mobile shoppers 2. Become a retailer 3. Increase services and product portfolio through acquisition 4. Open more online stores in other countries Threats 1. Online security : PayPal stores online shoppers’
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Subject Area- flipkart.com success story- E commerce and beyond Although India is second largest country in the world‚ it expected retail market is around US$ 450 billion which is way less than US$ 469.3 bn turnover clocked by largest retailer in world “Wal-Mart Inc.” If we take another comparison‚ for the calendar year 2012‚ Amazon.com‚ the largest retail online store in the world‚ posted a turnover of US$ 61.09 billion registering a growth of 27% over the previous year 2011. Now if compare this
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1.1 What is Quality? The term "quality" has a relative meaning. This is expressed by the ISO definition: "The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs". In simpler words‚ one can say that a product has good quality when it "complies with the requirements specified by the client". When projected on analytical work‚ quality can be defined as "delivery of reliable information within an agreed span of time under agreed
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Sony is a vast corporation that operates in a global scale. In order for it continue its operations around the globe requires a great amount of materials that is used in manufacturing the end-product. Being a multinational organization its suppliers come from all four corners of the globe. Due to this factor of being a large multi-national corporation Sony is in business with many suppliers. Due to this large number of reliance on suppliers‚ diminishes the bargaining power suppliers have over
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Remedies Final Summer This fact pattern is regarding the misbehavior of Sony and its brand of music cds. In an effort to combat piracy‚ Sony hired a company to design a copy-protection system called XCP. This software was imbedded onto Sony’s cds and this software was designed to prevent unauthorized replication. If you tried to play a protected disk in your computer‚ you first had to agree to install a Sony music player to listen to it. Yet‚ this software used malware tactics‚ it took over the
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Sony: Managing the international R&D network 1. How did Sony internationalize its R&D activities? What were the initial motivations for Sony to establish technology centres abroad? How would Kuemmerle categorize the R&D centres at Sony? Sony started to internationalize its activities in the 1950s‚ but in an incremental and cautious way. Because they thought‚ that “you must first learn about the market‚ learn how to sell it‚ and build up your corporate confidence before you commit yourself. And
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doing well from the business perspective as they are ruling the roost from the Unilever’s stable. Let us analyze the ticks and crosses‚ just to understand where they should do things in an innovative way or stick to the old formulas. * Their marketing campaign for a DOVE according to me was brilliant‚ because Beauty is something which should be accessible to everyone and especially to people who get a feeling that Beauty is defined by Tall and thin. * Dove is a product related to beauty and
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A creative‚ tactical idea for Kohl’s is to have the store play different playlists or musical genre’s in each of the departments throughout the store to better reach our target audiences‚ so in the women’s‚ men’s‚ girls‚ boys‚ and kitchenware sections there will be a hand selected playlist playing for each that will not only draw the attention of our target audience‚ but draw them into that department to create a positive shopping experience. We will determine the songs to be played for each area
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SONY CASE STUDY QUESTION Outline and evaluate Sony’s strategic position at the end of the case study‚ including its management of change. What strategic changes (if any) would you now recommend to Sony’s Management? Introduction 1.1 Sony’s fate through the 1990s has been characterised by grave vagaries of events in its fifty years of operation. Enormous successes from 1946 has been attributed to the collaborative venture between
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“The fusion of Tradition and Innovation” 0 Letter of Transmittal Mr. Anup Chowdhury Lecturer BRAC Business School 66 Mohakhali‚ Dhaka-1212. Subject: Letter of Transmittal Dear Sir‚ With great pleasure I am submitting my final report on ―Aarong‖. I have found this study of the report to be quite interesting‚ beneficial and insightful. I have tried my level best to prepare an effective & creditable report. The report contains description
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