Household Goods
Customer & Market Due Diligence Of OPE Parts Manufacturer: Establishing Complex Market Dynamics And Target’s Competitive Positioning
Conducted 3-week customer & market due diligence to establish: market dynamics and outlook for the OPE parts market; the target’s reputation/competitive positioning with OEMs and retailers; and the target’s growth opportunities in the retail, professional, and E-Commerce channels. To this end, Gotham: conducted 7 “warm introduction” and 41 anonymous customer interviews; conducted 2,075 online consumer panel surveys with OPE users to gain insights into OPE user demographics, usage patterns, buying behavior, brand recognition, and shifts during COVID pandemic; and built a market sizing model. With the clarity and insights we provided, the client became comfortable with target’s market position and growth opportunity and successfully closed the add-on acquisition.
Show DetailsCustomer & Market Due Diligence of Premium Home Appliance Manufacturer: Analyzing Retail Expansion Opportunities in Key States and Establishing Competitive Threats in Market Sub-segment
Conducted Customer & Market Due Diligence to pin down the geographic expansion opportunities and competitive dynamics in the premium home appliance market. Interviewed 150+ store managers at specialty appliance retailers and distributors in key states to validate and prioritize post-acquisition expansion plans, developed a robust state-level fact base on the overall demand for the target’s appliance sub-segment utilizing government, industry, and company data, and prioritized geographies. Based on Gotham’s findings, PE client successfully proceeded with the acquisition.
Show DetailsDelivery Performance Improvements at Leading Household Products Company: Turning Around Warehouse and Customer Service Performance
Helped turn around a problematic distribution operation that was creating service problems with leading retailers. Developed standard operating procedures for basic warehouse functions, including inventory transactions, pick/pack/ship operation, cycle counting, and quality audits. Revamped the warehouse organization structure and instituted measurement and tracking to monitor performance. HomeCo now a top 10 supplier to the largest U.S. retailers.
Show DetailsCustomer & Market Due Diligence Of Leading Supplier Of Synthetic Fiber For Nonwovens: Establishing Competitive Positioning/Margin Sustainability
Conducted a 2-phased customer & market due diligence to establish target's competitive positioning and margin sustainability. To this end, Gotham: conducted 86 anonymous and “warm introduction” customer interviews; analyzed target’s customer base to establish where target competes within the synthetic fiber market; established target’s addressable market size/share and growth outlook in multiple end-markets; built a global synthetic fiber capacity and manufacturer-to-distributor product flow picture by fiber type, and profiled key manufacturers and distributors and established their market shares. Gotham’s assessment provided a comprehensive, fact-based view on the target’s competitive positioning, margin sustainability, and end-market growth outlook, allowing our client to successfully close the deal.
Show DetailsCustomer & Market Due Diligence Of Pressure Sensitive Label Company: Deciphering COVID-driven Customer Growth Outlook
Conducted a 3-week customer & market due diligence to establish: the growth outlook for the target’s key customers benefitting from COVID-driven demand; pressure sensitive label market dynamics; and the target’s competitive positioning. To this end, Gotham: built market sizing models forecasting COVID impact; conducted 27 interviews with target’s customers and competitors; developed growth outlooks for target’s key customers; and established pressure sensitive label market dynamics, key trends; and competitive landscape. Our client was able to move forward on its bid with confidence and successfully closed the transaction.
Show DetailsProfitability Diagnostic At Promotional Mattress Manufacturer: Establishing True Cost Picture And Identifying Operations Improvement Opportunities
Conducted a profitability diagnostic study for a promotional mattress manufacturer with nationwide operations and a multi-plant network. To this end, Gotham followed a data-driven approach to dissect and analyze the company’s operations, including: building the true cost picture by analyzing and reconciling multiple large and disparate data sets ranging from company-level accounts to invoice level information; profiling profitability across plants, products, and customer segments; analyzing customer churn impact by profiling profitability across new, retained, and lost customers; developing a comprehensive analytics platform on Excel to help provide the company with a recurring monthly view of cost and profitability; and identifying fact-based improvement opportunities. This data-driven approach helped our client gain clarity over the true cost picture and drivers of profitability and sales decline, and launch a focused operations improvement effort supported by robust facts.
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