Eastman Kodak: From Market Leader to Bankruptcy
How did Eastman Kodak plummet from being the fourth most valuable brand in the U.S. with $15 billion of revenue in 1996 to bankruptcy by 2012?
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Target Misses the Mark in Canada
In January 2015, Target announced that it would liquidate its operations in Canada, shut down all 133 stores and report a $5.4 billion loss for the quarter.
Advance Auto Parts: A Golden Opportunity Tarnished by Operational Missteps
Advance Auto Parts’ strength in lean and efficient operations proves to be its undoing amidst a large-scale acquisition.
Krispy Kreme: A Fresh Hot Mess
Why Krispy Kreme’s signature hot glazed doughnuts was not enough to satiate investors’ appetites.
Lenovo: for those who do not have a good operating model
Lenovo Brazil created a good business model, but can execute it well?
Volkswagen: how to destroy 30 billion dollars in a week
This post explores how misalignment between Volkswagen’s business model and operating model may have influenced the emissions scandal that is currently gripping the company.
Missed Opportunities at Coin
Coin failed to take advantage of a unique but temporary niche in the consumer payments space by giving users a way to eliminate the need for carrying all their credit cards. Due to development and other operating failures, competitors have emerged which greatly threaten its viability as a company.
GridPoint: Misalignment through Acquisition and Channel Partnerships
Over the past 12 years, GridPoint has struggled to identify itself as a leader in the energy efficiency space.
YouTube: Struggling to Monetize Cat Videos
After ten years and over one billion active users, YouTube’s ad model is still unprofitable.
Herbalife – The Upside Down Funnel
Overview Herbalife is a global nutrition company that sells weight management, targeted nutrition, energy, sports & fitness, and other nutrition products. Unlike a traditional consumer product company, Herbalife distributes its products through a global network of four million “members”. (1) […]