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Why Target’s Canadian Expansion Failed

Harvard Business Review

Crew, Michael Kors, Louis Vuitton, Galeries Lafayette) or cost/price leadership (Wal-Mart, Amazon, IKEA, Aldi, H&M, Zara, Uniqlo). Crew’s approach when it entered Canada in 2011. Crew, might have helped it to gain experience in the market and adjust its strategy before expanding further. Consider J.

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Tinkering with Strategy Can Derail Midsize Companies

Harvard Business Review

During those nine months, Cellairis’ leadership had been distracted from their core business. But because midsize companies lack the resources of big companies, which can experiment with multiple new strategies and launch pilot projects, midsize firms are at risk when they divert scarce resources from their core business.

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The 2010 Execution Round-Up: Six Companies That Couldn't 'Get It.

Strategy Driven

And Its Execution Gap Closer Round-Up Execution Gap Closer #1: Netflix Netflix received considerable media attention this year as it demonstrated its ability to successfully execute its strategy to provide video over the Internet. Here are a few of this year’s headline makers and the lessons that can be learned from each of them. …And

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Why Dominating Your Category Can Be a Flawed Strategy

Harvard Business Review

” That advice served GE well in shaping its portfolio of businesses and its strategy for many years, but it’s not clear to us that it is as relevant any more. It may, in fact, be a dangerous strategy in today’s business environment. Can they shift from mass marketing to super-premium, direct to consumer strategies?