In 2012, when Careem first started operations in Dubai as a private limousine booking business, it was a tiny start-up working with just US$100,000 of its founders’ savings. Selim Turki is hired (its 18th employee) to develop and market its platform as a ‘white label’ solution for companies’ transport arrangements.
In 2012, when Careem first started operations in Dubai as a private limousine booking business, it was a tiny start-up working with just US$100,000 of its founders’ savings. Selim Turki is hired (its 18th employee) to develop and market its platform as a ‘white label’ solution for companies’ transport arrangements.
The case series on the Mass Retailing Industry in Asia discusses the applicability of the hypermarkets and supermarkets business models in Asian contexts. The case A illustrates the industry evolution, the economic model and the globalisation trends of mass retailing and describes the key characteristics of various Asian markets with a particular emphasis on China and Japan.
Published 14 Oct 2016
Reference 5261
Topic Strategy
Region Asia
The case series on the Mass Retailing Industry in Asia discusses the applicability of the hypermarkets and supermarkets business models in Asian contexts. The case A illustrates the industry evolution, the economic model and the globalisation trends of mass retailing and describes the key characteristics of various Asian markets with a particular emphasis on China and Japan.
The case series on the Mass Retailing Industry in Asia discusses the applicability of the hypermarkets and supermarkets business models in Asian contexts. The case A illustrates the industry evolution, the economic model and the globalisation trends of mass retailing and describes the key characteristics of various Asian markets with a particular emphasis on China and Japan.
Published 14 Oct 2016
Reference 5261
Topic Strategy
Region Asia
The case series on the Mass Retailing Industry in Asia discusses the applicability of the hypermarkets and supermarkets business models in Asian contexts. The case A illustrates the industry evolution, the economic model and the globalisation trends of mass retailing and describes the key characteristics of various Asian markets with a particular emphasis on China and Japan.
The case series on the Mass Retailing Industry in Asia discusses the applicability of the hypermarkets and supermarkets business models in Asian contexts. The case A illustrates the industry evolution, the economic model and the globalisation trends of mass retailing and describes the key characteristics of various Asian markets with a particular emphasis on China and Japan.
Published 23 Sep 2016
Reference 5261
Topic Strategy
Region Asia
The case series on the Mass Retailing Industry in Asia discusses the applicability of the hypermarkets and supermarkets business models in Asian contexts. The case A illustrates the industry evolution, the economic model and the globalisation trends of mass retailing and describes the key characteristics of various Asian markets with a particular emphasis on China and Japan.
The case series on the Mass Retailing Industry in Asia discusses the applicability of the hypermarkets and supermarkets business models in Asian contexts. The case A illustrates the industry evolution, the economic model and the globalisation trends of mass retailing and describes the key characteristics of various Asian markets with a particular emphasis on China and Japan.
Published 23 Sep 2016
Reference 5261
Topic Strategy
Region Asia
The case series on the Mass Retailing Industry in Asia discusses the applicability of the hypermarkets and supermarkets business models in Asian contexts. The case A illustrates the industry evolution, the economic model and the globalisation trends of mass retailing and describes the key characteristics of various Asian markets with a particular emphasis on China and Japan.
The case is set in November 2011, when the five-year-old telecommunications company was looking at its strategic options.
The case is set in November 2011, when the five-year-old telecommunications company was looking at its strategic options.
Carrefour, the second largest mass retailer in the world, has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific egion and competing head-on with Wal-Mart and other Western and Asian mass retailers to capture a significant position in the region. The case retraces the historical development of the expansion, starting with an entry into Taiwan in the late 1980’s.
Published 01 Feb 2014
Reference 5262
Topic Strategy
Region Asia
Carrefour, the second largest mass retailer in the world, has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific egion and competing head-on with Wal-Mart and other Western and Asian mass retailers to capture a significant position in the region. The case retraces the historical development of the expansion, starting with an entry into Taiwan in the late 1980’s.
By 2004, Wal-Mart, the world's largest company, operated countless discount stores, neighborhood stores, hypermarkets (Wal-Mart Supercenters) and membership warehouses (Sam's Club). In the 1990s, Wal-Mart started to expand abroad, entering entered China in 1996, Korea in 1997, and Japan in 2002.
By 2004, Wal-Mart, the world's largest company, operated countless discount stores, neighborhood stores, hypermarkets (Wal-Mart Supercenters) and membership warehouses (Sam's Club). In the 1990s, Wal-Mart started to expand abroad, entering entered China in 1996, Korea in 1997, and Japan in 2002.
Carrefour, the second largest mass retailer in the world, has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific region and competing head-on with Wal-Mart and other Western and Asian mass retailers to capture a significant position in the region. The case retraces the historical development of the expansion, starting with an entry into Taiwan in the late 1980’s.
Carrefour, the second largest mass retailer in the world, has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific region and competing head-on with Wal-Mart and other Western and Asian mass retailers to capture a significant position in the region. The case retraces the historical development of the expansion, starting with an entry into Taiwan in the late 1980’s.
The case series on the Mass Retailing Industry in Asia discusses the applicability of the hypermarkets and supermarkets business models in Asian contexts. The case A illustrates the industry evolution, the economic model and the globalisation trends of mass retailing and describes the key characteristics of various Asian markets with a particular emphasis on China and Japan.
The case series on the Mass Retailing Industry in Asia discusses the applicability of the hypermarkets and supermarkets business models in Asian contexts. The case A illustrates the industry evolution, the economic model and the globalisation trends of mass retailing and describes the key characteristics of various Asian markets with a particular emphasis on China and Japan.
Technology Strategy, Evolution of Technology and Competition, Strategy
