STAPLES CASE STUDY Proposed Merger Between Staples and Office Depot Leads to Concern NGUYEN TOAN THANG tnguyen@student.bristoluniversity.edu BRISTOL UNIVERSITY BUS 525: MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS April 23th 2014 1. How would you classify the office superstore industry? Who are the competitors? What are the characteristics of this industry that lead to this conclusion? Today’s office superstore industry in the United States provides a convenient one-stop shopping experience
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When someone hears the term “higher education” the first thought tends to be college‚ of course. College has always been thought of as the one-way ticket to a high salary occupation. The reality of the situation is that while that may be true in some cases‚ it’s not as easy at it seems to receive that ticket aka the Bachelor’s degree. College tuition is a large amount and it’s even more expensive to attend college only to drop out. This leaves the student with no degree and vast amounts of debt.
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Xiaoqing Ding Dr. Haendiges Engl-1010 6/23/13 Is Higher Education Worth the Price? A recent study shows that less than sixty percent of students can be graduate form four-year colleges. Interestingly‚ tuition of most of American colleges improves fast year by year. Beth Pinsker said in his article “The message that everyone should go to college does a disservice to the 60 percent of students who do not finish their degrees within six years‚ according to new research from Brookings Center
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Requirements 1. Create a spreadsheet as stated above comparing the 3 selected sites. Use formulas to have Excel calculate the profits for all 3 ticket prices and the number of spectators required to Break-Even for the most profitable location as calculated by Excel. 2. Create a graph of your spreadsheet comparing the profits for the 3 selected ticket prices. 3. Write a Word document (1 to 2 pages) “selling” your new solution. You can explain what problems could arise with the “old” manual way of calculating
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......................... 1 Executive Summary The world’s largest office superstore‚ Staples‚ has paved the way in marketing for the office supply chain industry. With the current largest market share and over $24.5 billion in sales‚ Staples continues to grow as a strong financial investment and great marketing leader. After the implementation of the “easy” campaign‚ where Staples emphasized the convenience that only Staples Incorporated could offer the earnings per share sky-rocketed to more
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The proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. is expected to benefit consumers of satellite radio products and services; it conforms to the principles of both the Sherman Antitrust Act and current public policy that address the structure of markets‚ the conduct of market participants‚ and the resulting performance of those markets. This document establishes the basis of a position in favor of the merger of the two companies. Antitrust policy is an amalgam
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Case Study - Brazilian Beer Merger Negotiations Xichao Hu‚ Shiqiang Yang‚ Rui Zhong‚ Chenzheng Wang 1. SWOT analysis Brahma | Antarctica | Strengths:The largest producer; Improved productivity; strategic with foreign producers; Two independent distribution Weaknesses:Low volume of sales of nonbeer products; Antitrust restrictionOpportunities:Positive volume growth of beer sales; New and attractive market Threats:Rising foreign firms’ competition; Tariffs elimination; Rising imported ingredients
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BACKGROUND Staples Inc. founded in 1985 by Thomas G. Stemberg and Leo Kahn in Brighton‚ Massachussets. It is headquartered in Boston and employs 89‚000 employees worldwide. Staples sells office supplies at more than 2‚000 stores as well as through its catalog and call centers‚ the internet site‚ and contract sales force. In additional to typical office supplies‚ stores offer computer hardware and software‚ furniture‚ art and school supplies and printing and copy services ( Staples 10k‚ 2012).
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Staples – 2011 Forest David A. Case Abstract Staples is a comprehensive strategic management case that includes the company’s year-end 2010 financial statements‚ organizational chart‚ competitor information and more. The case time setting is the year 2011. Sufficient internal and external data are provided to enable students to evaluate current strategies and recommend a three-year strategic plan for the company. Headquartered in Framingham‚ Massachusetts‚ Staples’s common stock
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Contents Abstract 1 Key words: merger HP Compaq synergy 1 1.Introduction of the case 1 1.1 The Hewlett-Packard Company 1 1.2 The Compaq Company 2 1.3 Motives 2 1.3.1 Strategic motives 2 1.3.2 Financial motives 3 Operating Synergy (mainly from cost savings) 3 Contribution Margin 3 2.HP’s Concerns 4 2.1 Business portfolio 4 2.2 Strategic problems 4 2.3 Financial impacts 4 2.4 Integration risk 5 3.Analysis and solutions 5 3.1 Stand-alone valuation 5 3.2 Synergy valuation 6 3.3 Premium
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