Gillette The Razor Wars Continue Overview Case Overview: Founded in 1901 by King C. Gillette‚ the Gillette Company has been extremely successful since it’s inception into the shaving market. Gillette did such a good job from the start in the shaving market‚ that the company went sixty-years before having any meaningful competition for it’s customers. In 1962 Gillette was enjoying a seventy percent share of the market and everything was looking rosy for the top shaving product company in the
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Statement of the Problem How can Gillette Company maintain and improve its profitability? II. Objective 1. To reinvigorate the blade-and-razor system market while keeping the lead in the disposable razor market. 2. To develop strategies that will continue to sustain and increase the market share. 3. To maximize the profitability of the company. III. Analysis of Case Facts/SWOT Analysis Strengths 1. Gillette invented the blade-and-razor system. 2. Has always been an industry
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Gillette Safety Razor Division: Case Write Up Overview Ralph Bingham‚ VP new business development of Gillette Safety Razor Division (SRD) needs to decide whether to enter the rapidly growing blank recording cassette market. He is assessing whether Gillette can use its strengths in high volume manufacturing and marketing of mass distributed packaged goods to assume a leadership position in this new market. I recommend Gillette avoids entering this market Analysis The SRD commissioned consultancy
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In late 1970‚ after the split-off of the Toiletries Division‚ the Gillette Safety Razor Division (SRD) is considering a proposal to enter the blank recording cassettes market to try to achieve its assigned earnings growth target. The blade and razor business is mature and the SRD knows it won’t be able to achieve the growth target there‚ so it’s evaluating a diversification strategy to enter the new business. As in any diversification strategy‚ they are facing a new market‚ with a new product. The
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[2007] Group 6 Section B Gillette India Ltd MAK – II Project Abhishek Anand Abhishek Tiwari Nishit Jalan N P Easwaran Venkata Bhargava Talasila Wasi Rizvi Sec B Group 6 IIM Indore IIM Indore Group 6 Section B 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2. INTRODUCTION OF PROJECT 3. HISTORY OF GILLETTE 3.1. FOUNDATION OF GILLETTE INDIA 3.2. GILLETTE’S STRATEGY IN INDIA 3.3. SALES 3.4. STRUCTURE 3.5. PRODUCT DETAILS 4. ANALYSIS OF GILLETTE 4.1. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 4.2. VISION AND FUTURE GROWTH 4.3. EXTERNAL
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Cola wars continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010 (HBS 9-711-462) a. Use the 5-forces framework to explain why the soft drink concentrate industry has been so profitable. The soft drink concentrate industry has been very profitable for over 100 years. The reason can easily be found by analyzing the concentrate industry using the 5-forces model. According to the 5-forces model‚ each industry’s profitability can be assessed considering the five forces that influence the market – The rivalry among existing
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Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010 1. Why‚ historically‚ has the soft drink industry been so profitable? Soft drink industry is profitable because the industry has concentrated revenues between 2 major players and it is virtually impossible for a new player to compete with the key players. The industry giant’s wield power over the retail outlets. Convenience stores‚ vending machines‚ fountains are widely distributed and hence they don’t have the power to bargain over pricing issues and
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bottling system in the year 1910. Pepsi had a much more difficult time surviving and becoming successful‚ as it declared bankruptcy in 1923 and 1932. However‚ today Pepsi is a strong company that is competing with Coca-Cola. I will discuss the Cola Wars using the eleven step strategic model‚ SWOT‚ and Porter ’s Five Forces analyses. Company MissionThe Coca-Cola Company ’s mission is "to create a growth strategy that allows us to bring good to the world -- by refreshing people every day and inspiring
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Image/Loyalty: It is virtually impossible for a new entrant to match this scale in the market. * Retail Distribution: Significant margins of 15-20% for the shelf space. New entrant finds it hard to convince the retails for this space. * Price Wars: New entrant does not stand a chance due to the large scale production of Pepsi and Coke. * Commodity Ingredients: Basic commodities are Sugar‚Additives‚Colour‚Flavour.The producers have no say over the pricing hence the suppliers are weak in this
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“Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century” focuses on describing Coke and Pepsi within the CSD industry by providing detailed statements about the companies’ accounts and strategies to increase their market share. Furthermore‚ the case also focuses on the Coke vs. Pepsi goods which target similar groups of costumers‚ and how these companies have had and still have great reputation and continue to take risks due to their high capital. This analysis of the Cola Wars Continue
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