Harvard Business Review
JUNE 10, 2014
The more astute higher education administrators tell me they can see this happening now: Tuition discount rates are at record highs, and the summer scramble is on to hit admission targets as enrollments drop. There is a precedent for endowment managers to see capital as a tool to help the university thrive — investing in local real estate.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 17, 2015
Others may simply see no alternative to trying to keep the brand going at any cost, even if that means aggressive discounting, cheap licensing, or other tactics that erode long-term brand value. There may have been another business that they could have started, utilizing the company’s assets (real estate, technology, staff, etc.)
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Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 8, 2014
They’ve also characterized the San Francisco Bay area’s real estate market over a far longer period. In the classic 1930 formulation of economist Irving Fisher : The value of any property, or rights to wealth, is its value as a source of income and is found by discounting that expected income. Yet neither has collapsed.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 28, 2014
Concerns that it wouldn’t have enough cash to finance its holiday stock has apparently led to the company to sell real estate, spin off its Lands’ End brand, and raise $625 million in unsecured loans and equity warrants. But from the average consumer’s point of view, it can be hard to see Sears’ competitive advantage right now.
Strategy Driven
OCTOBER 11, 2013
K-Mart, long the dominant discount chain had gotten comfortable with its leads over competitors. Real estate consultants are not business strategists, but the retail system gives them the say-so in establishing community presence. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment!
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