Boise Office Solutions' Acquisition of Grand & Toy: Enhancing Competitiveness in Office Supplies

Cara Operations Limited had always been in the food services business until it acquired an office products retailer, Grand & Toy Limited. Confronting increasingly intense competition in both food services and retailing, Cara recognized the need to focus on the activities where it could enhance its competitive advantage most effectively. Divesting Grand & Toy to the U.S. office supply retailer Boise Office Solutions was an essential step in strengthening the competitiveness of its core activities. Meanwhile, under its new owner, Grand & Toy was able to adopt new strategies that would enable it to better provide office supplies.