Description: Consider these options before you book your trip. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 04, 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2y1TO2U Questions for discussion: Explain why ticket prices vary as they do during the year. What other products or services are likely to follow the same price patterns?
Posts Tagged: Chapter 7: Strategy and Strategic Management
Taco Facts That Will Make You Want to Chow Down
Description: Americans ate over 4.5 billion tacos in 2016. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Oct 04, 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2xYfMDV Questions for discussion: Are you surprised by the statistics presented in this report? Why do you suppose Tacos are so popular?
Amazon Is Testing Its Own Delivery Service to Rival FedEx and UPS
Description: Amazon.com Inc. is experimenting with a new delivery service intended to make more products available for free two-day delivery and relieve overcrowding in its warehouses, according to two people familiar with the plan, which will push the online retailer deeper into functions handled by longtime partners United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. Source: Bloomberg.com Date:… Read more »
Walmart Puts Its Eggs in a Time-Saving Basket: Grocery Pickup
Description: Seeking an edge against Amazon, the retail giant is pushing a service that delivers your order to your car. Customers never have to step inside the store. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Oct 05, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/business/walmart-grocery-pickup.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront Questions for discussion: What are the risks to Walmart following this delivery service? Do you think it creates any… Read more »
Andrew Coyne: Time to bust the myth. Canada does not have to be in aerospace
Description: It is time we took stock. We have poured billions of dollars down this sink hole, and all it has bought us is the right to go on pouring billions more Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Sep 28, 2017 Link: http://nationalpost.com/opinion/andrew-coyne-time-to-bust-the-myth-canada-does-not-have-to-be-in-aerospace Questions for discussion: What are the arguments for subsidizing the aerospace industry in Canada? What… Read more »
The Rise of Video Gaming as a College Sport
Description: Cal Sports is a legitimate video game eSports league under Berkeley’s rec sports program. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Sep 27, 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2wWA0dt Questions for discussion: What do you think of this concept? What are the benefits accrued to the school? to players? Do you think it will grow in popularity and… Read more »
Boeing flies high. Dow’s top stock up 60% this year
Description: Boeing may be in a bitter battle with rivals Airbus, Bombardier and Embraer for global domination in the sky, but the airline maker and defense giant is the undisputed king of Wall Street this year. Its stock is in the stratosphere. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 18, 2017 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/18/investing/boeing-stock-dow-defense-mergers/index.html Questions for… Read more »
Ikea May Open Standalone Restaurant
Description: For all you Swedish meatball fans Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Sep 28, 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2fvA0Lg Questions for discussion: Do you think this concept will work in North America? Who is the target customer? Would you develop a wider menu choice or stick to the limited options?
Rovio, Angry Birds Maker, Valued at $1 Billion in I.P.O.
Description: LONDON — It turns out Angry Birds is a billion-dollar idea. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Sep 28, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/business/dealbook/rovio-angry-birds-ipo.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront Questions for discussion: What is the basis for the valuation? How else can the firm generate revenues?
Trivago Turns to AI as Travelers Increasingly Book Directly
Description: tripl purchase follows aggressive advertising moves in Europe Source: eMarketer.com Date: Sep 28, 2017 Link: https://www.emarketer.com/Article/Trivago-Turns-AI-Travelers-Increasingly-Book-Directly/1016540 Questions for discussion: How is the online travel business changing? How are businesses like Trivago responding? What other ideas could be applied to the challenges facing the industry?