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How Small Businesses Survived Summer Slumps
Free Drinks & Fast Pivots While Six Flags was busy adding a $25 parking fee to squeeze more revenue from families, a small theme park in...
Jun 2512 min read
Restaurants Surviving Recession: Real Success Stories & Strategies"
From recession to success When the economy tanks, restaurants typically face a brutal reality: customers vanish, costs soar, and survival...
Jun 119 min read
Panera Recession Strategy: How Panera Bread Turned Crisis into Opportunity
When the 2008 financial crisis sent restaurant sales plummeting and forced widespread closures across the industry, Panera Bread made a...
May 1711 min read
P&G's Great Depression Business Strategies
Procter & Gamble's remarkable journey through the Great Depression stands out in stories of corporate survival.
Mar 273 min read
How Lennar Corporation's Housing Strategy Turned the 2008 Housing Crisis into an Empire
As the housing market began showing signs of weakness in 2006, Lennar occupied a position of both significant strength and vulnerability.
Mar 2311 min read
How Toll Brothers’ Luxury Brand Strategy Thrived Through the 2008 Crisis
During 2008, most builders slashed prices; Toll Brothers made a different choice.
Mar 234 min read
How Martin Guitar's Innovation Kept the Music Playing Through the Depression
When the stock market collapsed in October 1929, C.F. Martin & Company encountered what appeared to be an overwhelming challenge.
Mar 215 min read
Business Strategy During Recession: How UPS Thrived in 2008
Package volumes dropped during the 2008 financial crisis, and fuel costs surged.
Mar 165 min read
How General Motors' Great Depression Strategy Led to Unprecedented Success
As the Depression loomed, General Motors occupied a strategic position characterized by significant strengths and vulnerabilities.
Mar 108 min read
Manufacturing Through Crisis
How did the Ford Motor Company navigate the Great Depression?
Mar 107 min read
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