Perform an opportunities analysis on the following industries:
The U.S. Airline Industry. Since the tragedies of 9/11, the U.S. airline industry has seen a consistent drop off in sales. This has forced many U.S. airline companies to have to cut back their employment, and several—including USAir and United—have had to declare bankruptcy. More recently, several airlines have merged (e.g., Continental and United) in order to be better able to compete.
The U.S. beer industry is dominated by two companies: InBev and SAB Miller. In addition, there are several regional brewers and a large number of very small microbrewers that manufacture and sell beer in small quantities.
There are over 3,000 property and automobile insurance companies in the U.S. The largest companies, including Geico, Progressive, Allstate, and Safeco, control less than 20% of the property and automobile market.
Portable memory chips—sometimes worn around the neck like a necklace—may be an important substitute for compact discs These memory chips come in various sizes (from 64K to 256K) and range in price from $6 to $150. They plug into a computer’s USB port, self load, and act like another hard drive in your computer.
In 2003, the German firm DHL acquired the U.S. firm Airborne Express, to become the third largest player in the small package delivery business—behind UPS and FedEx. Shipments overseas continue to be a growing part of this industry.