Tiffany Case Study Introduction Tiffany was founded in September 18‚ 1837 and for about 170 years‚ the brand has been successfully opening several stores and establishing the brand as the top place to buy fine jewelry of high quality. The brand has been dedicated to provide their customers with original designs as well as the ultimate in-store experience. They know that their customers expect nothing less than top quality in jewelry and services and Tiffany’s has done just that for
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summary Tiffany and Company is one of the leading U.S. luxury jewelry brands‚ and their telltale “little blue box” has become a coveted item by women everywhere. Tiffany & Co. was founded in 1837 by Charles Tiffany and John Young and has grown to generate more then $2.6 billion in revenue through their 167 global retail outlets. The growth strategy that has seen them through their long reign is “growth without compromise”. In 2007‚ due to objections from their largest shareholder‚ Tiffany began looking
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Tiffany & Co. Overview Tiffany & Co. is a retailer‚ designer‚ manufacturer‚ and distributor of luxury fine jewelry. As of January 31st‚ 2003‚ they had 44 company-operated stores within US borders and 82 company-operated stores internationally. Fine jewelry makes up 79% of their net sales followed by other products such as timepieces‚ stationery‚ and sterling silverware. Michael J. Kowalski‚ Tiffany & Co.’s current CEO‚ has the same mission the company had when it first started in 1837:
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FINS5530 HBS Case Assignment Semester 2‚ 2013 Instructor: Lixiong Guo Readings: 1. Note on Bank Loans. 2. US Bank of Washington case. Assignment: Please prepare a Credit Proposal Memo similar to the one shown in Exhibit 1 of “Note on Bank Loans”. Given the limited information you have from the case‚ you are not expected to include all components of Exhibit 1. The following is a suggested structure of your report: Purpose of the credit extension o Keep this part short
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HBS 9-501-050 Customer Value Measurement at Nortel Networks ’’ Optical Networks Division Nortel Networks was a global player in telephony‚ data and wireless and wireline Internet solutions. Maureen Conroy and Nathalie Sauve‚ members of the Customer Value Management (CVM) Team at Nortel Networks Optical Networks‚ must recommend one of three customer value measurement methodologies to ON President Greg Mumford. In December of 1997‚ ON took a “right-angle turn” ’’ innovative cultural‚ operational
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jewelry sector is largest with global retail sales amounting to $150 billion. Tiffany & Co. (“Tiffany”) currently holds the leading position within the jewelry industry with a 19 percent share of the $50‚000-plus jewelry industry. Tiffany recognized the growing number of consumers demanding luxury at mid-level prices and decided to use this trend to its advantage by appealing to these middle-income Americans. Tiffany did this by adding less expensive items to its collection‚ including more sterling
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HBS Case Report: Shenzhen Development Bank Contents Executive Summary This report provides an analysis and evaluation of Newbridge’s proposed investment into Shenzhen Development Bank. Methods of analysis include an assessment of the bank’s financial performance‚ examining factors such as its asset quality‚ earning capability and capital adequacy. It also provides an in-depth analysis into the appropriateness of the price Newbridge must pay for the
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Tiffany & Co. Transaction and Economic Exposure Tiffany & Co. Facing Exchange Rate Risks SI S Following Tiffany & Co. Japan’s new retailing agreement with Mitsukoshi Ltd. in July 1993‚ TiffanyJapan was now faced with both new opportunities and risks. With greater control over retail sales in its Japanese operations‚ Tiffany looked forward to long-run improvement in its performance in Japan despite continuing weak local economic conditions. However‚ Tiffany was now also faced with
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Tiffany & Company Tiffany has decided to sell direct in Japan as opposed to selling wholesale to Mitsukoshi and Mitsukoshi selling to the public. In this agreement Tiffany will give Mitsukoshi 27% of net retail sales in exchange for providing the boutique facilities‚ sales staff‚ collection of receivables‚ and security for store inventory. This new agreement exposes Tiffany to the fluctuation in the yen-dollar exchange rate. Therefore‚ they are considering two basic hedging alternatives to
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Evolving from its original web platform‚ Tiffany has updated its site with high-resolution images‚ a description of the history of its pieces and collections and gives the option for some pieces to be shown on a model (Figure 13). Tiffany & Co. has taken a large step in immersing its clients into the Tiffany culture by adding the history all around during the shopping experience. Figure 14 shows the current desktop view of one of its collections‚ Tiffany T + Atlas. The digital experience becomes
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