Read the Case: The "U.S. Health Club Industry" in 2004

Wells, John R., Gabriel Ellsworth, and Benjamin Weinstock. "The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004." Harvard Business School Background Note 705-445, November 2004. (Revised September 2019.)

Question:

Assess the supplier's threat in the health club industry. Use the following underlying levers that affect this threat:

1. Few dominating suppliers 2. Uniqueness of products/switching costs 3. No alternative supplies 4. Forward integration 5. Insignificance of buyer

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