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- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Commodity Busters: Be a Price Maker, Not a Price Taker
with beating Microsoft. His battle was futile. He left the company as Novell began a long downward slide. The fighter pilot mentality of several U.S. airlines led to a price war in which billions of dollars were lost. Even in small protected niche markets such as View Details
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Fereshteh Zeineddin
Why was earning your MBA here important to you? I was at a point in my career when I wanted to transition into brand management. I knew that to become a great brand manager, I needed to gain a better understanding of all aspects of business. A general management MBA... View Details
Keywords: Retail
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Tiffany Niver
Why was earning an MBA at HBS important to you? I went to a liberal arts college and felt I needed to round out my skills and obtain specific areas of knowledge in business. I also believe that the MBA is an important credential, particularly for women, and foresee it... View Details
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
Illustrations by Edmon DeHaro “Cheers!” As her father’s wedding toast comes to a close, Vanessa Royle (MBA 2022) raises her champagne flute into the evening air to clink glasses with the groom, Andy. She tilts her glass to take a sip and, with the flavors of the drink... View Details
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Harvard Business School
Accenture). He became a partner in 1976, specializing in the development of financial control and operating systems in retail and banking industries. In 1985, Gates began to develop commercial and residential real estate. His first... View Details
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March Bishop
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I anticipated that my career would be internationally-oriented and I knew that it needed to have an altruistic component, but beyond that I needed help. The HBS experience, starting with the application for admission,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Toy Story
In 2005, a year after the venerable toy retailer FAO Schwartz emerged from bankruptcy, Ed Schmults (MBA ’89) became its CEO. “The company was relying on its glorious past but was without a clear brand direction,” Schmults explained to the... View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
these narratives A common feature of all resilient businesses we interviewed is that they proactively sought information from a variety of sources, including suppliers, trade associations, and health care professionals. Managers readily... View Details
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Paul Scharfman
In a small, undercapitalized cheese manufacturing operation in rural Wisconsin, Paul Scharfman (AB 1976, MBA 1979) saw the opportunity to develop a variety of specialty cheeses that would appeal to the palates of the growing population of ethnic consumers in the United... View Details
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Joseph Blair
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Earning my MBA was important to me because I wanted to gain business skills that complemented my engineering background. As an engineer, I was accustomed to analyzing technical problems and figuring out the right... View Details
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
expanding trade, ever more efficient logistics, and a relatively benign trading environment. Revolutions in transportation and communications empowered the reconfiguration of global supply chains and a dramatic shift in production to... View Details
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Aline Camargo
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? At HBS I was constantly exposed to a great variety of ideas, projects, studies and events. This intense and diverse environment allowed me to test various skills and discover some of my strengths and weaknesses that I... View Details
- 28 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Omowale Casselle (MBA 2009)
the expectations of our consumers, retailers, and brand partners. "In addition to managing our product lines, I also lead our operations team, which means that I make sure that each retail partner (Walmart, Walgreens, Kroger, and Meijer)... View Details
- 25 Sep 2019
- News
Leading the Evolution of E-Commerce
tech incubator, Store No. 8. “I love the early stages of businesses,” Fleiss told the New York Observer. “I think it’s where I’m my best self and where I have the most value.” This time around, Fleiss has the infrastructure and resources of the world’s largest... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
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Clicks and Mortar
increasingly transform into places for experiences, not just for taking inventory home. What probably will not survive are the retailers that are more like a warehouse, or just physical repositories of goods. Real estate is too expensive... View Details
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Kim Chen
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I sought to expand the way I think about my career and business and the context in which both operate. I knew HBS would help me do so by exposing me to a diverse set of classmates, topics, and sides of many important... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Faculty Q&A: Price Check
application in an industry with the most room for improvement. Online retail, particularly online fashion, definitely fit the bill. Why is fashion a good place to focus? The industry faces several challenges that many other retailers... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
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Eric Schiffer
Schiffer Illustration by Daniel Vasconcellos Founded in 1982, 99¢ Only Stores is the oldest single-price retail chain in the country, with 273 locations in California, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada offering a mix of food, beverage, and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Real Conflict
BY PERMISSION OF JOHN DEERING AND CREATORS SYNDICATE, INC. Nowadays, mighty Wal-Mart’s headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, must feel less like a hotbed of retailing and more like a war room. There is a groundswell of criticism of the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
McKinsey before coming to HBS. Beck, cofounder and CEO of beauty retailer Bluemercury, tells Uberoi, a member of the student-run Retail & Luxury Goods Club, how she went from consultant to entrepreneur to... View Details