Case Study - Malls of America - a Vanishing Behemoth
Malls used to be THE gathering place. You could shop, dine, go to the movies - even ride a roller coaster (at Mall of America) - now they are sitting vacant and decaying. What happened?
Was it online shopping (why go shopping when you can order merchandise to come to YOU)?
Myspace and Facebook (why leave the comfort of your couch to meet-up with friends)?
Were the retailers responsible for bringing traffic to the mall? Or the mall responsible for bringing traffic to the retailers?
Examine these and other weighty questions that focus on:
- Finance
- Competition
- Risk
- Forecasting
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UPDATE: As of the end of the first quarter of 2019, six-thousand retail locations were set to (or already had) closed in America - more than in ALL of 2018.
Case Study: Teavana - wrong market? wrong time? wrong selling strategy?
In 2017 Starbucks announced it was closing all of its US based Teavana(R) retail locations (close to 400). It sounds like a product / brand in trouble - but is it? Read and discuss our Case Study look at Teavana which addresses numerous business factors such as #strategy, #risk, #socialtrends and more.
What Happened at Nasty Gal? Case Study
Periodically, The Training Doctor releases case studies used in our Teaching Thinking Curriculum.Since we want everyone to improve their thinking skills - not just those who are enabled to do so through their employer-sponsored training - we offer these case studies for use in your personal development, corporate or higher ed classrooms.
In the Nasty Gal case study, you'll be able to discuss and dissect business
Risk
Leadership
Finance
Market forces
and individual
Self management
Decision making
In just 6 short years, Nasty Gal went from being declared the "fastest growing retailer" (by Inc. Magazine) to filing for bankruptcy. What happened? Did the company grow too fast? Did it take too many risks? Was its founder and leader a creative - not corporate - type? Read the case study and decide for yourself..