QVC
 Case Study

Fiifi Appiah.
Management Tool Picks.
 SWOT Analysis.


 Value Chain Analysis.


 Global Template
    Getting QVC in China.


 Financial Ratios.
SWOT Analysis:
 Strength:
    TV-Multimedia.
    Product Showcase.

 Weakness:
   Not Watching TV/Channel
   Live i.e. No product reruns.

 Opportunities:
   Internet Retail.
   Phone apps.

 Threats:
    Online TV streaming.
Value-Chain Analysis
 Inbound Logistics:
    Warehousing with Products ready to ship.
    Live Inventory Update.


 Outbound Logistics:
   Ship orders within 48hrs.


 Marketing & Sales:
   Celebrity appearances.
Value Chain Analysis (cont.)
 Service.
    24hr Customer Phone Service
    Unconditional 30day money back guarantee.


 Human Resource Management:
   Extremely Selective Recruiting (1/1000).


 Procurement:
    Stringent product selection.
    Product testing.
Global Template.
Getting



              into
Getting QVC in China
 Alternatives to going into China:
    Merger & Acquisition. Or    Newly Introduce QVC.

 Demand Conditions:
        Television                  Internet
        287 TV channels             450 million Web users

        370 million TV households   800m Mobile phone users



 Firm Rivalry:
    HSN already in China.
    ACRON.
Getting QVC in China. (cont.)
 Opportunity for lower raw materials:
   Made In China.


 Revenue Opportunities:
    Increasing Per-Capita & rising affluence.


 Manage Risk:
   Currcency (Yen).
   Political:
Our advice: Acquire ACRON
 Why acquire?
   Multi-platform marketing
       ACRON owns several Website and TV Stations.
       Has an existing consumer base.
   Trades on NSE as a mid-sized Company. i.e. SEC regulated.


 Why not Ground Up Dev’t.
   Too costly.
   Media Bureaucracy.
However,
 Spoiler Alert:
    HSN was in China on June 25th 2000.
    HSN Acquired TVSN
       (Largest Home shopping Channel in China.)


   Liberty Media Aquired 32%
However:
            Owns 32%




Owns 100%
Financials
8
6
4
                                                        Revenue
2
0
    1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010




                 Financial Analysis
                 - refer to handout
Financial Analysis handout

Class Case study presentation QVC

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  • 2.
    Management Tool Picks. SWOT Analysis.  Value Chain Analysis.  Global Template  Getting QVC in China.  Financial Ratios.
  • 3.
    SWOT Analysis:  Strength:  TV-Multimedia.  Product Showcase.  Weakness:  Not Watching TV/Channel  Live i.e. No product reruns.  Opportunities:  Internet Retail.  Phone apps.  Threats:  Online TV streaming.
  • 4.
    Value-Chain Analysis  InboundLogistics:  Warehousing with Products ready to ship.  Live Inventory Update.  Outbound Logistics:  Ship orders within 48hrs.  Marketing & Sales:  Celebrity appearances.
  • 5.
    Value Chain Analysis(cont.)  Service.  24hr Customer Phone Service  Unconditional 30day money back guarantee.  Human Resource Management:  Extremely Selective Recruiting (1/1000).  Procurement:  Stringent product selection.  Product testing.
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    Getting QVC inChina  Alternatives to going into China:  Merger & Acquisition. Or Newly Introduce QVC.  Demand Conditions: Television Internet 287 TV channels 450 million Web users 370 million TV households 800m Mobile phone users  Firm Rivalry:  HSN already in China.  ACRON.
  • 8.
    Getting QVC inChina. (cont.)  Opportunity for lower raw materials:  Made In China.  Revenue Opportunities:  Increasing Per-Capita & rising affluence.  Manage Risk:  Currcency (Yen).  Political:
  • 9.
    Our advice: AcquireACRON  Why acquire?  Multi-platform marketing  ACRON owns several Website and TV Stations.  Has an existing consumer base.  Trades on NSE as a mid-sized Company. i.e. SEC regulated.  Why not Ground Up Dev’t.  Too costly.  Media Bureaucracy.
  • 10.
    However,  Spoiler Alert:  HSN was in China on June 25th 2000.  HSN Acquired TVSN  (Largest Home shopping Channel in China.)  Liberty Media Aquired 32%
  • 11.
    However: Owns 32% Owns 100%
  • 12.
    Financials 8 6 4 Revenue 2 0 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 Financial Analysis - refer to handout
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