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Howard Schultz Executes an Unassisted Triple Play

by jim muehlhausen | Oct 3, 2011 | create jobs for us, Howard Schultz, Public Companies, Starbucks, Success Stories

Hats off to Howard Schultz, chairman of Starbucks.  Schultz announced that starting Nov. 1, Starbucks will collect donations of $5 or more from customers to help job growth in the U.S.  With this “Jobs for USA” program, Schultz is collaborating with the...

Kraft Acquires Cadbury for $19 Billion Only to Split Company 18 Months Later

by jim muehlhausen | Aug 18, 2011 | Business Model Innovation, Cadbury, Kraft, Nabisco, Public Companies

18 months ago Kraft (KFT) acquired Cadbury for $19 billion and became the second-largest food company in the world, based on revenue (Nestle is #1). In 2007 Kraft acquired Lu Biscuits from Danone for $7.7 billion. Why all the major acquisitions? What do they do for...

Groupon Asks Investors to Ignore Their “Wildly Profitable” Statement

by jim muehlhausen | Jul 25, 2011 | Business Model Innovation, Business Model Trends, Groupon, Public Companies, Web Business Models

Is Groupon “wildly profitable”? That’s how Groupon co-founder Eric Lefkofsky described his company in an interview with Bloomberg in early June 2011. But now Groupon is singing a different tune. Groupon Inc. has filed an amended document for its planned initial public...

Barnes & Noble Catches a $900 Million Break

by jim muehlhausen | Jul 19, 2011 | Bankruptcy, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Failure Stories, Public Companies

It looks like the Barnes and Noble business model has caught a break.  We suggested that B&N could profit significantly by simply buying the faltering Borders in our column Is Barnes & Noble’s Business Model in Trouble.  Evidently, good things come to those...

Final Nail in Coffin of Yellow Pages Business Model?

by jim muehlhausen | May 3, 2011 | Business Model Tips, Business Model Trends, Environmentalism, Failure Stories, Public Companies, Sears, Web Business Models, Yellow Pages

It seems that the green movement is now focused on the Yellow Pages.  The city council of San Francisco recently passed an ordinance banning the distribution of Yellow Page books within the city.   Whether the San Francisco ordinance holds up or not, the direction is...

Netflix Business Model Takes on Hollywood

by jim muehlhausen | Apr 19, 2011 | Business Model Innovation, Business Model Trends, Hollywood, movie business model, Netflix, Public Companies, Success Stories

Starz and Showtime recently announced that several hit shows such as Dexter would not be available for instant download on Netflix due to fears of declining DVD revenues.  Whether it makes sense or not, physical products, like DVDs, can command higher prices than...
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