12 Part IV: Review of Relevant Competitors The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is a federation of 37 separate health insurance organizations and companies in the United States. Combined‚ they directly or indirectly provide health insurance to over 100 million Americans. The history of Blue Cross dates back to 1929‚ while the history of Blue Shield dates to 1939. The Blue Cross Association dates back to 1960‚ while its Blue Shield counterpart was created in 1948. The two organizations
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Persuasive Speech Outline The Effects of Captivity on Killer Whales Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that holding killer whales in captivity is harmful to the mammal. Central Idea: Holding killer whales in captivity is a harmful problem to the mammal that requires action from both the government and the public. Introduction On February 24‚ 2010 couples and families were seated in the stadiums at SeaWorld in Orlando‚ Florida for one of the most popular shows at the theme park
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Stock and deteriorating residential buildings in Blue Island Context In the last decade‚ municipalities have been faced with vacant housing parcels from foreclosure. Municipalities have struggled to maintain residential buildings and stabilize housing stock. One particular municipality that has struggled with this issue is the City of Blue Island. Blue Island has been slow to recover from the amount of foreclosures it experienced. In addition‚ Blue Island has faced steady population decrease. According
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BUAD 441 – Individual Case Study1 Blue Nile‚ Inc. – World’s Largest Online Diamond Retailer 1. Looking into the future‚ the cost of products‚ a well executed customer service along with information about products‚ web platforms‚ lean operating‚ fast delivery time and reliability will be key factors in determining a company’s success in the online jewelry industry. Consumers want the best quality product at the best price and as fast as possible. In today’s society consumers are educated enough
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Blue Cross and Blue Shields Association Saint Leo University Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association is one of the many major health insurance companies in the United States. The company was started by a man named Dr. Justin Ford Kimball in 1929. Kimball started the program because he noticed that teachers had a huge burden of medical bills in his area. He started a plan for teachers to be able to have a three week hospital stay covered for as little as fifty cents a month.
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one of the world’s leading markets. Blue Nile was considered the largest online jeweler. Sanjay and Amy Bhargave were on the market for an engagement ring. After their disappointing experience of shopping for a ring in New York City and in the local jewelers in their hometown‚ one of Sanjay’s clients suggested for the couple to visit Blue Nile’s website. After the great length Sanjay subjected himself to the diamond purchase process and with the help of Blue Nile’s diamond consultant‚ he finally
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Case 7 Blue Nile inc. Discussion questions 1. The diamond and fine jewelry industry was very competitive. Market share was divided between locally owned brick and mortar stores‚ retail chains‚ big box stores like Costco and online retailers. Which made The rivalry between competing sellers the strongest of the competitive forces in the industry. Buyer bargaining power: very strong Strengths -Buyers incur a low cost of switching (they can purchase jewelery anywhere with no cost. -Buyers are
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Blue Nile Inc. Strategy 2011 Blue Nile Inc. Strategy 2011 Introduction In 2009‚ the U.S. jewelry and watch market was 42% of the worldwide market‚ which was estimated to be as much as $140 billion. Industry revenues had grown 5.5% annually for the 20 years prior to the recession in 2008. Despite the recession and intense competition in this highly fragmented market‚ Blue Nile Inc. (NILE) capitalized on the industry growth rates and grew to become the world’s largest online
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Feb. 15‚ 2015 Pepsi Blue Yanran YAN Pepsi Blue Case Analysis I. Strategic Situation In 1995‚ Pepsi-‐Cola International (PCI) headquarter planned to carry out a $500 million global brand identity and logo plan‚ also known as Project Blue. The plan failed to get support from regional executives. The better way to carry out a
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1. How strong are the competitive forces confronting Blue Nile and other online retail jewelers? Do a five-forces analysis to support your answer. If you were to forecast the future‚ what would this analysis look like in 10 years? Potential entrants: Major online retailers‚ major jewelers‚ Village Silversmith Current Competitors: Ice.com‚ Gemvara‚ Diamond.com‚ Jamesallen.com‚ Astley Clarke Substitutes: Smaller/local Jewelry stores Buyers: Couples to be engaged Suppliers: Diamond mines‚ precious
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