Cart Before the Horse
growth strategy
India-specific
Set in India; the figures and context are India’s.What this case is about
Your client is Flipkart. They have requested your advice on their medium-term strategy for the next 3 to 5 years. They want to grow their customer base and improve profitability while competing against Amazon India, their only competitor who holds 45% market share. You need to help them develop a plan to achieve growth and improve profitability simultaneously.
Objective
Develop a strategy for Flipkart to achieve growth in market share and improve profitability over the next 3-5 years.
Skills this case tests
Structuring the problem
Working the numbers
Judgement and recommendation