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Disruptive Business Models | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming? How did Microsoft not keep Google at bay?

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Open India: Considerations for Retailers

Harvard Business Review

The reforms include changes to retail, airlines, broadcast and power sectors. The changes in retail are significant; Wal-Mart, IKEA, and Tesco can now compete against indigenous retailers in India. Fifty-one percent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is permitted in Multi Brand Retail (MBR). Business Model Innovation.

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Interview With Groupon

Women on Business

In 2010 Forbes listed Groupon as one of the world’s fastest growing corporations. Groupons impressive growth came at a time where retailers were desperate for increased sales and their membership based deal platform was a fantastic way to market and bring in new customers with little or no cost.

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The Problem with Groupon's Business Model

Harvard Business Review

billion to Google just a few short months ago, in November of 2010. Just a couple of weeks ago, I suggested in an article published in the European Financial Review that Groupon's business model suffers from some alarming weaknesses. The model does build a form of relationship, but not an embedded or particularly sticky one.

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How Retail Can Thrive in a World Without Stores

Harvard Business Review

What’s emerging is what I call the “StoreHouse” — a hybrid model that merges the physical benefits of a real-world store with the convenience of home. To embrace this market shift, retailers will need to experiment with a range of technologies and strategies across marketing, supply chain, and merchandising.

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Google Chrome: Focus moving to capturing "Real Estate" | Rajesh Setty

Rajesh Setty

Posted in the Business Models , Innovation category. © 2005 - 2010 Rajesh Setty Podcast Powered by podPress (v8.8) Related Posts: Well, it seems to make sense… The link exchange problem and what you can learn from it. rajesh301 on Why MANY smart people think they deserve a better position at work?

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Unilever’s Big Strategic Bet on the Dollar Shave Club

Harvard Business Review

And it’s a telling tale about whether the consumer products industry can get a digital business model right. Despite all this, it is hard to rationalize paying such a high premium for a small player, no matter how disruptive, with a low margin business model, focused on a zero-sum game of taking business away from an incumbent.