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The Justice League commotion - two CUTS and a Case Study

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Since the time ‘Justice League’ hit the theatres in 2017, disappointed fans demanded a ‘Snyder Cut’ to release. Hoping the original director’s story would do justice to the plot and characters, the audience asked for its release. Their pleas saw some respite when Zack Snyder announced his version of the movie titled ‘Snyder Cut’.   The movie is now released and is well-received. The entire commotion has left many learning scopes for businesses, and there are many management lessons to be learnt from the same.   What had happened? Zack Snyder, who had directed two previous films under the DC Extended Universe banner, was roped in for a third movie – ‘Justice League’. Upon completing the movie, the executives of DCEU and Warner Bros. wanted to add ‘humour and quirkiness’ in the film. It was a direct inspiration from their competitor – the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The MCU had pioneered the superhero universe storytelling, something the DC was far behind and wanted to catch up

Tale of Rafique the retailer

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Rafique’s (name changed) shop used to be a small outlet in the underdeveloped area of Rajarhat in the outskirts of Kolkata. Then yet to be named, his shop was an extension of his small hut adjacent to a newly built housing society with few occupants. In 2017, there was a fridge for dairy products and a room little larger than a goomty for other articles. Rafique had limited his product range to certain SKUs of FMCG products. A few footfalls every day would make his daily routine. Cut to 2021; he now has three shops in the vicinity. His first one expanded to double its size and capacity. He now has a wide range of offerings for the increased number of residents in the housing societies that emerged in the neighbourhood. How was he able to achieve such exponential success? Upon observation, there are a few factors that catapulted him to where he is: 1.     The expansion of the city :   Kolkata is expanding, much like any other metro city. So it is evident that the immigrating pop