Case | HBS Case Collection | 2005 (Revised from original 2004 version)

Levenger Company

by Myra M. Hart, Kristin Lieb and Victoria Winston

Abstract

The Leveens started a high-end catalog business as a small home-based venture in 1987. It grew into a nationally recognized, $60 million company, offering products that ranged from unique pens and pencils to leather briefcases and fully furnished offices. In 1999, it reached saturation in the U.S. marketplace, and the owner-founders must consider new avenues of growth, including expansion of the catalog business into international markets; private labeling products for a large, national retailer; retailing in partnership with others; or retailing through company-owned, free-standing stores.

Citation:

Hart, Myra M., Kristin Lieb, and Victoria Winston. "Levenger Company." Harvard Business School Case 805-004, May 2005. (Revised from original December 2004 version.)