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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">Dear Students,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">A.T. Kearney are holding the next strategy lounge event on Thursday, 22<sup>nd</sup> November. For more details, please see below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">Pamela Svaton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Just before the closing hour!</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A holistic restructuring of a wholesaler<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">November 22, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Speaker:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sebastian Drescher<br>
Florian Fuchs<br>
Marcus Kroth<br>
Christiane Kunkel<br>
Niklas Vogelpohl<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Imagine you were facing a slowly, but steadily declining market with increasing competition. This is exactly the situation European cash
& carry players currently find themselves in. In order to stay competitive and profitable it is necessary for them to optimize various aspects around customers, category management and internal processes - often it is even required to reshape their business
model.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">To manage the complexity of such a task, most cash & carry players ask management consultants to support them in developing and implementing
measures that prevent them from closing their stores or being taken over by competitors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">What are key levers in restructuring a wholesaler?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">What is our approach at A.T. Kearney to address this challenge?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">In the next strategy lounge we will share with you key insights on a holistic restructuring of a cash & carry player and the role of
A.T. Kearney within this process. Following the presentation you will have the chance to meet our consultants and gain more insights into their professional challenges and your career options at A.T. Kearney.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">We are looking forward to meeting you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Your A.T. Kearney Strategy Lounge team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Thursday – November 22, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Time:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> 7.30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Place:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> A.T. Kearney, Trattnerhof 1, 1010 Wien<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Language:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> English<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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