Bata India Ltd, the largest footwear retailer and manufacturer in India, was one of the most successful multinational companies in the country with a 70-year long legacy. With liberalization and opening up of the Indian economy, the company faced multiple challenges – in terms of brand image, product portfolio, manufacturing costs, industrial relations, retail presence, and customer preferences – which was further aggravated by stiff competition from new domestic and international competitors entering the domestic retail footwear business. Bata India started losing its grip on the market and reported consecutive losses from 2002 to 2004. Case A is set in 2005, when Marcelo Villagran takes charge as the new Managing Director of Bata India with the urgent mandate to turnaround the company. The case requires participants to develop an action plan for managing the business turnaround and organizational change at Bata India.
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