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Amazon.com – on the Brink of Bankruptcy Case. 1. 2 1 CASE SYNOPSIS 2 3 4 5 Started as “Earth’s biggest bookstore” in 1994 Raised $50 Million via IPO in 1997 Explored new business models, auctions & marketplaces in 1999 Shifted to traditional retailers after fall in GP in 2000. Deep E-commerce expertise. Despite declining stock prices, number of customers continued to rise.
Closed down online toys store & partnered with Toys R Us in 2000. Lehman Bros report negative Credit Rates Gross Profit Margin 24% 18%. 3 1 PROBLEM DEFINITION2 3 4 5 Can Amazon become Cash Flow positive by 2001? Will revenues & Profits grow? Could they create & sustain value over time? Will returns to investors increase?
Sub-Problems:. Simply growing revenues & retaining customers will not work. Strong competitors were lining up. Investors expected returns. 4 1 2 3 4 5FISH BONE Diagram # of customers reached every week # of stores in USA & Canada Profit Cash Flow Sustain value Return to investors Competitors lining up Revenues Operating costs Dividends Brand value Ebay Borrowing. 5.
Key challenge in late 2000s: achieve profitability by 2001 end. Problems intensified because of dot com stock market crash and bankruptcy of online retails partners. Borrowed money $700 million. Partnered with Toys “R” Us. Entered into “Logistics services” business model.
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Combination of business models – Marketplace model, Auction model and Retail. It could be the tipping point for Amazon. 1 2 3 4 5SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS.
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