Explain how Samsung could benefit by product pricing in terms of cost-plus concepts. This explanation should include Samsung's future plans, such as, expansion, consolidation, and downsizing, and o how costs concepts could be used in the decision making.

Which of the five generic strategies best characterizes the strategy being followed by Macy’s and which best characterizes the strategy is being followed by Walt Disney? Be certain to thoroughly explain why you have selected the respective strategy that characterizes each firm. Indicate which generic strategy Macy’s should be following and the rationale for your recommendation. Indicate which generic strategy Walt Disney should be following and the rationale for your recommendation.

One of the following statements regarding the Product Life Cycle is NOT true. Seleccione una: a. Industry sales in the PLC follows an exponential curve shape b. Knowing the current stage and anticipating the upcoming PLC stage can provide significant advantage in strategy development c. Most major strategic gains and losses occur in the Growth stage of the PLC d. Competitive reaction is less intense in the Growth stage than in the Maturity stage e. Decline is the last stage of the PLC

Through a competitive analysis answer the following questions:• What information can be learned about how Nordstrom operates?• How can Kohl’s gain insights into the high value that Nordstrom places on thecustomer?• Why does the consumer gravitate to Nordstrom over Kohl’s for the upscalepurchases?

3. IKEA has been a practitioner of value pricing (i.e., win loyal customers by charging a fairly low price for a high-quality offering). Visit the IKEA website. Does the website enhance the firm’s ability to continue with value pricing? Is value pricing just a matter of simply lowering prices? Describe viable target markets for IKEA. Has IKEA changed the way people shop for furniture? Explain

Coca-Cola appears to have no plans to discontinuethe “Share a Coke” expansions in the near future.What recommendations would you have for futureiterations?

1. Consider Coca-Cola's product life cycle 2. Identify each of the stages of the cycle. 3. Describe an example of Coke's competition at each stage in the cycle. 4. Has Coke's and it's competitors's product life cycle been extended? Give an example

Based on our discussion on strategy and technology, which of the following is a factor to consider when selecting a strategy? O Pricing O Capable competitors Customer segmentation Market conditions

Having trouble Developing a Product-Market Expansion Grid (Ansoff’s Model). Please help me find out how Costco would fill an Ansoffs matrix for the year 2024. Additionally, how would this work over the following years?

GrabCar had been launched in July 2014 but had not gained any traction. The Grab team was also hesitant to market it much as they were concerned about the potential ire of the taxi drivers. The internal debates carried on—and by the time Grab decided to commit to developing GrabCar (whatthe business would call its second ‘vertical’ or business line after taxis), it had lost about a year to Uber growing its presence in the region. Gill evaluated, “Can you imagine, if we had gone all-in early on, we probably wouldn’t have to fight this war with Uber.” A year later in 2015, Grab set up a separate team to manage GrabCar, a new dedicated team whose sole mission was to grow the vertical. The product and engineering team, which was centralised, started prioritising features in the app that would be beneficial for GrabCar users. One of the key new features of GrabCar was job assignment for drivers. Taxis followed a bidding system that mirrored that of the radio call centres. The jobs were…