Project Topic
This student consulting project invites you to help e5 understand how its strategic
investments have contributed to the company’s development and how future
investment decisions can be evaluated more consistently.
You will begin by creating a structured overview of selected investments and
categorising them according to their purpose and business domain. You will examine
the objectives behind these investments and assess the financial and measurable
results they generated, taking the available data and broader business context into
account.
Based on this analysis, you will identify important success factors and lessons learned.
You will then translate your findings into a practical, forward-looking evaluation
framework, potentially supported by a dashboard or scorecard concept. This will help
e5 compare future investment proposals, define measurable objectives and monitor
results more systematically.
investments have contributed to the company’s development and how future
investment decisions can be evaluated more consistently.
You will begin by creating a structured overview of selected investments and
categorising them according to their purpose and business domain. You will examine
the objectives behind these investments and assess the financial and measurable
results they generated, taking the available data and broader business context into
account.
Based on this analysis, you will identify important success factors and lessons learned.
You will then translate your findings into a practical, forward-looking evaluation
framework, potentially supported by a dashboard or scorecard concept. This will help
e5 compare future investment proposals, define measurable objectives and monitor
results more systematically.
The Company
e5 is a Belgian, family-owned fashion retailer founded in 1979. The company offers
clothing for women and men through its boutiques across Flanders and its online store.
Its product range combines own labels with selected international brands and focuses
on quality, affordability and personal service. By continuing to invest in its stores, digital
channels and wider organisation, e5 aims to respond to changing customer
expectations and strengthen its position within the Belgian fashion market.
clothing for women and men through its boutiques across Flanders and its online store.
Its product range combines own labels with selected international brands and focuses
on quality, affordability and personal service. By continuing to invest in its stores, digital
channels and wider organisation, e5 aims to respond to changing customer
expectations and strengthen its position within the Belgian fashion market.
Project Goals
• Create a structured overview of selected strategic investments
• Categorise investments according to their objectives and business domains
• Examine the original objectives behind each investment
• Assess the financial and measurable results achieved
• Apply a consistent return-on-investment methodology
• Identify success factors and relevant lessons for future investments
• Explore suitable benchmarks and investment-evaluation practices
• Develop recommendations for future investment decisions
• Design a practical evaluation framework or dashboard concept
• Present the findings through a professional report and final presentation
• Categorise investments according to their objectives and business domains
• Examine the original objectives behind each investment
• Assess the financial and measurable results achieved
• Apply a consistent return-on-investment methodology
• Identify success factors and relevant lessons for future investments
• Explore suitable benchmarks and investment-evaluation practices
• Develop recommendations for future investment decisions
• Design a practical evaluation framework or dashboard concept
• Present the findings through a professional report and final presentation
Why should you participate?
This project gives you the opportunity to work on a real financial and strategic challenge
for an established Belgian retailer. You will discover how organisations evaluate major
business decisions and how financial data can be combined with strategic insights to
support management.
It is especially relevant for students interested in finance, investment analysis, strategic
management, retail or business analytics. You will learn how to structure complex
information, critically assess results and translate your conclusions into practical
recommendations.
What's in it for you?
What’s in it for you?
• Hands-on experience in investment and financial analysis
• Insight into strategic decision-making and capital allocation
• Experience working with real business and financial data
• Practical application of ROI and performance-evaluation methods
• Experience with data analysis and analytical tools
• Opportunity to develop a dashboard or scorecard concept
• Collaboration within a motivated, multidisciplinary team
• Professional reporting and presentation experience
• ECTS-certified project
You will strengthen your analytical, financial and strategic skills while developing a
decision-support framework with direct relevance for e5’s future investment choices.
• Hands-on experience in investment and financial analysis
• Insight into strategic decision-making and capital allocation
• Experience working with real business and financial data
• Practical application of ROI and performance-evaluation methods
• Experience with data analysis and analytical tools
• Opportunity to develop a dashboard or scorecard concept
• Collaboration within a motivated, multidisciplinary team
• Professional reporting and presentation experience
• ECTS-certified project
You will strengthen your analytical, financial and strategic skills while developing a
decision-support framework with direct relevance for e5’s future investment choices.