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Recommendations– Group 7
Frank Li
Qi Chen
Zach Lewis
Alexa Strobridge
Alexandra Fascenelli
Innovative technologies
Omni-Dry, Omni-Heat, etc.
“Box Life” logistics
Board of Directors
Companies they have acquired
Mountain Hardware, Montrail, SOREL
Background
Research and Development
Logistics
50 New Patents in the last 2 and ½ years
Reusing Boxes through the “A Box Life” program
Marketing
Competitive Advantage through their trademarks
Core Competencies
Strengths
Consistent corporate governance
Innovative Product Line
SWOT Analysis
Weaknesses
Seasonality Factors
Product mix changes erode gross
margins
SWOT Analysis
Opportunities
Opportunities to expand in Europe
Growth opportunities through The Sports
Authority chain
SWOT Analysis
Threats
Intense competition
Currency exchange rate fluctuations
impact income
SWOT Analysis
What they could continue doing
Think Innovatively
Maintain Product Quality
Maintain Strong Logistic Capacity
Keep their Corporate Governance and Culture
consistent
Continue with their Corporate Social Responsibility
and Sustainability goals
Recommendations
What they could stop doing
Acquiring too many companies
Recommendations
What they could start doing
Reduce high costs
Lower rates with less flexible supplier plan
Improving customer service
Looking at traditional forms of advertising
Alter their image slightly
Recommendations
What they should avoid
Becoming complacent with their
operations and product quality
Recommendations
Acquisition Success
$-29.01 Million Levered Free Cash Flow
Eliminates debt
Avoidance
Complacency costs customers
New Technique
Opens a large customer base
Predictions
Questions?
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