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Question 3: How big is the grey market in Germany?

Bain Case: BeautyCo – Where Did the Profits Go?
New answer on May 29, 2024
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Lukas asked on May 24, 2024

Hello All,

I was wondering why the market size in Question 3 is calculated as €3,050 M? I'm getting to the result €2,950 M (€900 M + €800 M + €200 M + €400 M + €300 M + €200 M + €150 M = €2,950 M). 

Thanks for your support. 

Kind regards, 
Lukas 

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Hagen
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replied on May 27, 2024
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Hi Lukas,

Well spotted - there was a mistake in the exhibit.

I've seen that Valentine and the PrepLounge team have already taken care of it.

If you would like a more detailed discussion on how to best prepare for your upcoming Bain interviews, please don't hesitate to contact me directly.

Best,

Hagen

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Alberto
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replied on May 29, 2024
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Good eye spotting the mistake :)

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Valentine
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replied on May 27, 2024
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Hello Lukas, 

you are right with your calculations. There was a flaw in exhibit 2, which we just corrected and adjusted the calculations correspondingly. 

Thank you for your feedback and it seems you are ready for your case interview at Bain! 😉

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