Dmitrii
Ishutin
Prithiv
Ghosal
Viktoriya
Andrukhnenko
Wenyang
Min
Anais
Anais
Adley
Chan
Lancaster University
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
1 2
• redundancies
• lack of technological
skills
Strategy Finance
Lancaster
University
eXtraordinaire
Marketing People
• loss of shareholders’
confidence
• loss of market value
• lack of clear vision
• poor competitor
analysis
• untargeted marketing
• poor customer
relationship
2
LHS revenue UK Department store market
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Growth
rate
+21.4%
Sources: case scenario, Verdictretail.com, team’s expertise
5.9m fewer Department store shoppers
than five years ago
21.4% Department store market
growth in five years
931mestimated annual
revenue
128 Department stores
on the UK market
Timeline
Revenue
201420132012
rebranding
3
TARGET AUDIENCE (CHOICE?)
Sources: The Barclaycard Consumer Spending Report Q3 2014, retailweek.com, Sociology Journal
Lancaster
University
eXtraordinary
Top social classes at the UK: HOW DO
THEY SHOP?
WHAT DO
THEY BUY?
ONLINE/MOBILE
INCREASING
SPENDING
WITH FAMILIES
CONVENIENCE
ELECTRONICS
CLOTHING
SPORTING
GOODS
TOYS
SHOP AT:
ELITE6%
SHOP AT:
ESTABLISHED
MIDDLE CLASS25%
GROWING!
NO TARGETED
DEPARTMENT
STORE!
TECHNICAL
MIDDLE CLASS6%
4
SOLUTION
Lancaster
University
eXtraordinary
Electronics
Fashion
Toys
Sporting Goods
Food
Furniture
Gardening
Hardware
Categories
21,8%
19,3%
Spending Growth Rate
Sources: Barclaycard Consumer Spending Report 2015
“To provide superior shopping
experience by blending online
and offline innovative services”
• Change Management Program (Deloitte)
• Customer Service Training
• IT Skills Training
• Employee Engagement Survey (TinyPulse)
• Enterprise Social Network (IBM Connection)
• ESOP (Employee Stock Option Plan)
• Personal Development Program
• Intensive Induction
• Mentoring Program
• Employee Award
Engaged
Employees
Beacon Virtual
Fitting
Room
Entertainment
Hub
Kids
Zone
Online
Shopping
Tailored Location-
Based Services
Mobile Apps
• Personalized Shopping
• Check-out 2.0
• On-demand Customer
Services
5
REVENUE FORECAST
Sources: Verdictretail.com, BSA Sociology journal, team’s expertise
Lancaster
University
eXtraordinaire
x60m 6% £37k 33.7% 20% 5%x x x x = 454m
UK
population
Technical
middle class
Ave. annual
revenue
Spending in
LHS products
Actual
purchases
from LHS
Target
market
share
x60m
25
%
£47k 33.7% 20% 1%x x x x = 477m
Established
middle class
Σ = 931m
4% 96%
Online presence Offline presence
FINANCIAL & EXPANSION PLANS
6
Lancaster
University
eXtraordinaire
Q1-2/2016 Q3-4/2016 2017 2018-20
Café takings
Shops divestment (#5)
Enterprise resource planning
(ERP)
Customer Relationship
Management (CRM)
Tech refurbishment
Mobile App
Change management
Flagship store
Rebranding & Marketing
2.5 2.5 5.0 15.0
183.0 183.0 549.1
0.8 0.8 2.4
3.0 3.0 9.0
3.7 3.7 7.4 22.2
0.2 0.1 0.3
1.0 1.0 2.0
15.0 30.0
3.0
in £ 000,000
Total
Miscellaneous 0.5 2.5 5.0 15.0
-9.3 175.3 157.7 485.2
Sources: Office for national statistics, team’s expertise
1. Rebranding
2. Selling unprofitable
stores
3. Offer share options
instead of cash bonus
4. Reduce untargeted
marketing expenses
SHAREHOLDER VALUE PROPOSITION
Lancaster
University
eXtraordinaire
Sources: Verdictretail.com, BSA Sociology journal, team’s expertise 7
8
MARKETING STRATEGY
Sources: case scenario, Digital Marketing Institute UK, team’s expertise
Lancaster
University
eXtraordinaire
REACH ACT CONVERT ENGAGE
far from store near store in store far from store
ONLINEOFFLINE
SEO
optimization
Targeted
advertising
PR
in media
PR through
partners
Social networks
E-mail
marketing
Store
Events
Local
advertising
Electronic
commerce
App Promotions
Store
Promotions
POS
materials
Social
networks
E-mail
marketing
CSR
activities
Word of
mouth
9
COMPETITORS & PARTNERS
₊ Strong supplier relationship
₊ High quality
₊ Outstanding customer services
₊ Steady profit growth
₊ Transactional website
₊ Celebrity endorsement
• More choices offering loans
to buy
• More options for smaller city
citizens collection point
• Virtual online fitting room
• Tailored location-
based services
• Virtual fitting room
• Entertainment hub
• Kids zone
• Open cinema
PARTNERSHIP
• Delivery company (Doddle)
• Universities (e.g. Lancaster)
• Mobile operator (Vodafone)
• Local taxis (Uber, etc.)
• CSR (sponsor tech oriented events)
• High tech companies (Google,
Sony etc.)
ONLINE OFFLINE
1
2 3
Lack of technology integration service
Lancaster
University
eXtraordinaire
Sources: official websites, team’s expertise
UNIVERSITIES
LOCAL
BUSINESSES
TO PROVIDE
SUPERIOR
SHOPPING
EXPERIENCE BY
BLENDING
ONLINE AND
OFFLINE
INNOVATIVE
SERVICES
EMERGING
TECHNICAL
MIDDLE CLASS
ESTABLISHED
MIDDLE CLASS
ONLINE SALES
OFFLINE SALES
MARKETING
RELATIONSHIPS
74 STORES
ENGAGED STAFF
TECH
ADVANCEMENT
PERSONOLISED
CUSTOMER
FOCUSED
DIGITALISED
REACH
ACT
CONVERT
ENGAGE
KEY PARTNERS KEY ACTIVITIES
KEY RESOURCES
VALUE
PROPOSITION
CUSTOMER
RELATIONSHIPS
CUSTOMER
SEGMENT
PROMOTION
CHANNELS
CASH OUTFLOW CASH INFLOW
£940,100,000£131,600,000
IN A NUTSHELL (BUSINESS MODEL)
11
£931m
75 stores
12
51%
55%
24%
47%
22%
36%
42%
48%
32%
45%
43%
80%
55%
56%
63%
63%
65%
75%
Compare prices with
other stores
Find a coupon or
coupon code
Purchase a product
Read customer product
review
Check status of an order
Locate a store or check
store hours
At home On the go In store while shopping
Where have you used your smartphone
to perform the following shopping-
related activities in the past month?
MOBILE SHOPPING (1 of 2)
Sources: Forrester – The state of mobile apps for retailers / retailmenot.com
0.03
0.1
0.27
0.39
0.21
>10
6-10
3-5
1-2
0
How many retailer apps do
you have on your phone?
2%
5%
14%
20%
21%
31%
40%
57%
63%
Other
Entartainment
Opportunities
Better deals
Personalised content
Benefits for using
Settings stored
Faster
More convenient
Why do you prefer using app
to using website?
Lancaster
University
eXtraordinaire

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  • 1.
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    BUSINESS OVERVIEW 1 2 •redundancies • lack of technological skills Strategy Finance Lancaster University eXtraordinaire Marketing People • loss of shareholders’ confidence • loss of market value • lack of clear vision • poor competitor analysis • untargeted marketing • poor customer relationship 2 LHS revenue UK Department store market 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Growth rate +21.4% Sources: case scenario, Verdictretail.com, team’s expertise 5.9m fewer Department store shoppers than five years ago 21.4% Department store market growth in five years 931mestimated annual revenue 128 Department stores on the UK market Timeline Revenue 201420132012 rebranding
  • 3.
    3 TARGET AUDIENCE (CHOICE?) Sources:The Barclaycard Consumer Spending Report Q3 2014, retailweek.com, Sociology Journal Lancaster University eXtraordinary Top social classes at the UK: HOW DO THEY SHOP? WHAT DO THEY BUY? ONLINE/MOBILE INCREASING SPENDING WITH FAMILIES CONVENIENCE ELECTRONICS CLOTHING SPORTING GOODS TOYS SHOP AT: ELITE6% SHOP AT: ESTABLISHED MIDDLE CLASS25% GROWING! NO TARGETED DEPARTMENT STORE! TECHNICAL MIDDLE CLASS6%
  • 4.
    4 SOLUTION Lancaster University eXtraordinary Electronics Fashion Toys Sporting Goods Food Furniture Gardening Hardware Categories 21,8% 19,3% Spending GrowthRate Sources: Barclaycard Consumer Spending Report 2015 “To provide superior shopping experience by blending online and offline innovative services” • Change Management Program (Deloitte) • Customer Service Training • IT Skills Training • Employee Engagement Survey (TinyPulse) • Enterprise Social Network (IBM Connection) • ESOP (Employee Stock Option Plan) • Personal Development Program • Intensive Induction • Mentoring Program • Employee Award Engaged Employees Beacon Virtual Fitting Room Entertainment Hub Kids Zone Online Shopping Tailored Location- Based Services Mobile Apps • Personalized Shopping • Check-out 2.0 • On-demand Customer Services
  • 5.
    5 REVENUE FORECAST Sources: Verdictretail.com,BSA Sociology journal, team’s expertise Lancaster University eXtraordinaire x60m 6% £37k 33.7% 20% 5%x x x x = 454m UK population Technical middle class Ave. annual revenue Spending in LHS products Actual purchases from LHS Target market share x60m 25 % £47k 33.7% 20% 1%x x x x = 477m Established middle class Σ = 931m 4% 96% Online presence Offline presence
  • 6.
    FINANCIAL & EXPANSIONPLANS 6 Lancaster University eXtraordinaire Q1-2/2016 Q3-4/2016 2017 2018-20 Café takings Shops divestment (#5) Enterprise resource planning (ERP) Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Tech refurbishment Mobile App Change management Flagship store Rebranding & Marketing 2.5 2.5 5.0 15.0 183.0 183.0 549.1 0.8 0.8 2.4 3.0 3.0 9.0 3.7 3.7 7.4 22.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.0 2.0 15.0 30.0 3.0 in £ 000,000 Total Miscellaneous 0.5 2.5 5.0 15.0 -9.3 175.3 157.7 485.2 Sources: Office for national statistics, team’s expertise
  • 7.
    1. Rebranding 2. Sellingunprofitable stores 3. Offer share options instead of cash bonus 4. Reduce untargeted marketing expenses SHAREHOLDER VALUE PROPOSITION Lancaster University eXtraordinaire Sources: Verdictretail.com, BSA Sociology journal, team’s expertise 7
  • 8.
    8 MARKETING STRATEGY Sources: casescenario, Digital Marketing Institute UK, team’s expertise Lancaster University eXtraordinaire REACH ACT CONVERT ENGAGE far from store near store in store far from store ONLINEOFFLINE SEO optimization Targeted advertising PR in media PR through partners Social networks E-mail marketing Store Events Local advertising Electronic commerce App Promotions Store Promotions POS materials Social networks E-mail marketing CSR activities Word of mouth
  • 9.
    9 COMPETITORS & PARTNERS ₊Strong supplier relationship ₊ High quality ₊ Outstanding customer services ₊ Steady profit growth ₊ Transactional website ₊ Celebrity endorsement • More choices offering loans to buy • More options for smaller city citizens collection point • Virtual online fitting room • Tailored location- based services • Virtual fitting room • Entertainment hub • Kids zone • Open cinema PARTNERSHIP • Delivery company (Doddle) • Universities (e.g. Lancaster) • Mobile operator (Vodafone) • Local taxis (Uber, etc.) • CSR (sponsor tech oriented events) • High tech companies (Google, Sony etc.) ONLINE OFFLINE 1 2 3 Lack of technology integration service Lancaster University eXtraordinaire Sources: official websites, team’s expertise
  • 10.
    UNIVERSITIES LOCAL BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR SHOPPING EXPERIENCE BY BLENDING ONLINEAND OFFLINE INNOVATIVE SERVICES EMERGING TECHNICAL MIDDLE CLASS ESTABLISHED MIDDLE CLASS ONLINE SALES OFFLINE SALES MARKETING RELATIONSHIPS 74 STORES ENGAGED STAFF TECH ADVANCEMENT PERSONOLISED CUSTOMER FOCUSED DIGITALISED REACH ACT CONVERT ENGAGE KEY PARTNERS KEY ACTIVITIES KEY RESOURCES VALUE PROPOSITION CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS CUSTOMER SEGMENT PROMOTION CHANNELS CASH OUTFLOW CASH INFLOW £940,100,000£131,600,000 IN A NUTSHELL (BUSINESS MODEL)
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    12 51% 55% 24% 47% 22% 36% 42% 48% 32% 45% 43% 80% 55% 56% 63% 63% 65% 75% Compare prices with otherstores Find a coupon or coupon code Purchase a product Read customer product review Check status of an order Locate a store or check store hours At home On the go In store while shopping Where have you used your smartphone to perform the following shopping- related activities in the past month? MOBILE SHOPPING (1 of 2) Sources: Forrester – The state of mobile apps for retailers / retailmenot.com 0.03 0.1 0.27 0.39 0.21 >10 6-10 3-5 1-2 0 How many retailer apps do you have on your phone? 2% 5% 14% 20% 21% 31% 40% 57% 63% Other Entartainment Opportunities Better deals Personalised content Benefits for using Settings stored Faster More convenient Why do you prefer using app to using website? Lancaster University eXtraordinaire