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Inside a Fortune 500 Boardroom

CaseInterview.com

In contrast, my favorite boardroom belonged to a clothing retail chain in California during the Great Recession of 2008. If you know finance, especially the finance of retail businesses, that’s nearly impossible. I had never heard of a retail business with such high profit margins. but was still profitable!

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PARADE Method

CaseInterview.com

The PARADE Method (tm) is an approach to answering resume-oriented job interview questions. It is an approach I developed that is tailored for answering these questions in job interviews for management consulting, as well as interviews for senior executive positions in industry. Interviewers want to know what you did.

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Deep Dive into Customer Segmentation (Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

It is a critical step towards identifying growth opportunities in business and should be carried out before undertaking any of the following actions: Developing customized marketing programs (e.g. Drawing new retail concepts (e.g. campaign optimization). Designing an optimal channel distribution strategy (e.g. Demographic segmentation.

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Each Firm's Favorite Cases

CaseInterview.com

A reader sent me an email asking if there was a pattern or trend to what kind of case problems are given by each firm? So, does BCG give M&A questions while McKinsey gives business cases? My answer is the cases you get are all over the place and there's no pattern that I've ever seen or heard about.

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Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Case Against The Fed. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Oliver Wyman’s CEO, John Drzik, states that the long-term aspiration is to be recognized widely in the market as the gold standard in consulting. Have an upcoming Oliver Wyman interview? Retail and Consumer Products. Retail and Business Banking. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Website: [link].

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Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Case Against The Fed. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another "Soft Patch"? Home Builders.

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