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Old 07-01-14, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Leinster
There's no unwritten rule that they can't go after other's market share, just the same as there's no rule written anywhere that says "you must strive to be number 1 and anything less is failure." The Big Book Of Business Blunders is full of small artisan companies who tried to increase their production quantity and allowed quality to suffer as a result. Campagnolo's reputation is based 100% on quality (well, ok, maybe tradition is in there too), and if that reputation were to slip in any way, for any reason, they'd be screwed.
why can't they build a sister facility next door and do everything the same? they're not small, they have the resources to do it right and not cut corners.
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