Case Analysis: Redbox Stefan Marroquin 31 January 2012 Strategic Management Dr. Mark S. Poulos Introduction Redbox is a leading provider of movie and game rentals in the Nation. Redbox offers self-service DVD rentals through over 22‚400 kiosks throughout the United States‚ Puerto Rico‚ and the United Kingdom. (McGraw 20) In 2004 Redbox began spreading automated vending machine kiosks containing by and large new release movie DVD’s in high traffic shopping locations. Its products and operations
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Redbox Case 1. What are the chief elements of Redbox’s strategy? What are the key success factors of this industry? a. Attracting customers with low prices and convenience. Charging customers $1 dollar per day as a rental fee is very attractive to customers‚ because their nightly entertainment is very cheap in comparison to other alternatives. It is beneficial to Redbox‚ because in the event that the customer forgets to return the movie‚ they are charged double the rental amount which doubles
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April 8‚ 2012 BUSI 4160 Redbox 1. What are the chief elements of Redbox’s strategy? Which of the five generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 5 most closely fit the competitive approach that Redbox is taking? What type of competitive advantage is Redbox trying to achieve? - The chief key elements of Redbox’s strategy are low price advantage and strategic partnerships that drive high rental volumes. Redbox also offers convenience. Redbox has established a large “brick
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A. Case Overview Redbox is a wholly-owned subsidiary by Coinstar‚ Inc. For only $1 per night it offers movie rentals. The first kiosks were located at McDonald’s. On 31 March‚ 2010‚ the total number of installed Redbox and DVDCpress Kiosks was 24‚800. Redbox’s main strategy is to have kiosks that contain mostly new releases of movies on DVDs in shopping areas that are visited a lot. The rental fee is cheap‚ only $1 per night and the whole order and return process is fast‚ simple and easy for the
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slow but impending disappearance of the DVD format. Threat of New Entrants RedBox has a cost performance advantage over possible new entrants since it is owned by a publicly traded company and already has an established distribution channel relationship. RedBox has an advantage over new entrants in that it already has a well-known brand image amongst movie viewers. People often say “why don’t you go just rent it from RedBox” during conversations. However‚ consumers can readily switch over to Blockbuster
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Case Study Questions Clarkson Lumber Company The Clarkson Lumber Company case is divided into 3 parts. Part I deals with assessing the financial performance of the firm. For this section you need to able to understand why Clarkson Company is so short of funds despite its record of profitable operations and‚ in this connection‚ develop the distinction between profits and cash requirements. An important contribution in this part is to emphasize the dichotomy between accounting income and cash
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List questions Case Studies Bella Healthcare India 2012‚ HBS #4441 STRAT MAGT – Internationalization; product development; “local for local” strategy UD: 12/12/2012 Overview and Objectives: The case traces the path taken by an overseas operation from low cost manufacturing to higher value-added activities such as R&D. It asks students to consider the factors driving the evolution and this timing and circumstances that would make it successful. It creates the opportunity to discuss
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SPRING TERM 2012 BUS 450 Questions for the Next Several Cases Friday‚ February 24 Case: Competition among NA Warehouse Clubs (case 4 in text) 1. What is competition like in the North American wholesale club industry? Which of the five competitive forces is strongest and why? Use the information in Figures 3.4‚ 3.5‚ 3.6‚ 3.7‚ and 3.8 (and the related chapter discussions on pp. 57-70) to do a complete five-forces analysis of competition in the North American wholesale club
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QUESTIONS: 1. The case study references one state statute. Identify it and explain what it prohibits. 42.09 (a) (3) Prohibits “desecration of a venerable object” 2. Which branch of government (executive‚ judicial‚ or legislative) created the state statute? It’s legislative 3. The passage above also discusses one court case. Who were the parties involved in the case? State v. Johnson 4. The case was heard by three lower courts before it reached the United States Supreme Court
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JUST FOR FEET‚ INC. CASE STUDY QUESTIONS 1) Prepare common-sized balance sheets and income statements for Just for Feet for the period 1996-1998. Also compute key liquidity‚ solvency‚ activity‚ and profitability ratios for 1997-1998. Given these data‚ comment on what you believe were the high-risk financial statement items for the 1998 Just for Feet audit. 2) Just for Feet operated large‚ high-volume retail stores. Identify internal control risks common to such businesses. How should these
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