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- 02 Nov 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)
case and why? “One case that stands out is the case on Daily Table from my second-year retailing class. I was already exploring mission-driven food organizations at that point and had the opportunity to work with Daily Table during my first year at HBS. Daily Table is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Rural Renewal
native of Wayland, Massachusetts, Reade never thought much about gardening as a kid. After earning her MBA and living in New York City for a few years, however, she went looking for geraniums for her window boxes. At the garden store in... View Details
- 27 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Learning the Language of Product at Duolingo
her back in Germany. My efforts paid off - she and I were married this past June in the Bavarian alps. When Duolingo visited campus last October, I figured this could be a good opportunity to get Product Manager (PM) experience (which I... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
management is particularly relevant in a global business,” she adds. “I knew every single department store owner in every part of the world we did business in. I always took a special gift from Mrs. Lauder and sat down for a glass of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models
can go really high tech, with algorithms behind the scenes that post prices at very high frequencies, or you can go the route that we took in collaboration with Zalora, which was to approach the problem by designing the online store in... View Details
- 19 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Marijuana
experiment in selling smoke is already under way. Marijuana for recreational use officially went on sale in Denver and across Colorado in January 2014. As states continue to decriminalize its use, marijuana is increasingly available to... View Details
- 01 Aug 2013
- News
A Cure for Cold Storage
distribution a daunting process. That's the problem Vaxess seeks to address. The company is developing a way to store vaccines at room temperature using silk proteins, eliminating the need for refrigerated storage and allowing for wider... View Details
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
decided to make adjustments to the initial pricing scheme that were set to go into effect August 1. Were these changes enough to turn things around? Should Johnson stay the course on the other elements of his repositioning efforts? Is Johnson's View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Jeremy Burnham
the promotion would increase overall store traffic. Summarizing the value of the FIELD 2 experience, Jeremy says, “Coming from a commodity industry, I didn’t know anything about marketing. In Argentina, I was forced to apply what I’ve... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic
the customer like about the brand? We found that they associated the brand with quality, a sense of adventure, and a pleasant store experience. Then we did some opportunity analyses on what people wished was out there. We found a gigantic... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: The Business of Burning Man
There are no trash cans, electricity, or running water.” Character study: “I have two costumes for each day stored in Ziploc bags. One year I dressed as Marie Antoinette in mourning, in head-to-toe 18th-century French rococo black silk... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice
As the holidays approach, we’ll all experience the temptation to overspend on gifts for our loved ones (and maybe a little on ourselves). When faced with difficult decisions like whether to spend $199 on a knife set or a tool set, we may... View Details
- Web
Leading a Family Business (LFB) - Course Catalog
60% of global employment. They range in size from the corner store to the conglomerate, and include industry leaders in many sectors. Most family businesses begin as decisions made by founders to continue the legacy of what they have... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Carving a Niche
(His long-term plan puts Faction brand sales somewhere in the middle of that first band of revenues.) User experience plays a key role in differentiating Faction’s product, with communication feeding directly into product design and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 02 Dec 2021
- News
Learning Curve
Melcher. She served as president and handled the business side of the growing school, from learning to write a budget to scouring used furniture stores for inexpensive desk chairs and finding ever-larger classroom spaces (the school moved... View Details
- 13 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 13
census. We document a shift to smaller shops following a 1996 regulatory change that increased the costs of opening large stores. Our analysis suggests that total factor productivity (TFP) of multi-store retail chains fell after the introduction of the reform due to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Cost of Cutting in Line
waiting in line at the airport. Later, he decided to conduct a field experiment to explore the question. He and a team of experimenters equipped with small bills approached 500 people in lines and offered a cash payment of up to $10 to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Action Plan: Brewing Awareness
something of his own; craft beer was clearly an opportunity. There were already a few competitors in the market—but what a market: Much of India is below the poverty line, but even one-fifth of the country represents roughly 275 million consumers, the majority of whom... View Details
Charles R. Walgreen, Jr.
As a young purchasing department officer, Walgreen Jr. gained valuable management experience by overseeing a wide variety of the company’s buying operations and by creating several new lines of merchandise. During his tenure as Walgreens'... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 27 Aug 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning From Japan’s Remarkable Disaster Recovery
to megacorporations. One of these programs, called the Immersion Experience Program (IXP), each year sends 30 or so potential MBAs to Japan, where they receive a unique education made possible by one of the most lethal disasters in modern... View Details