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- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing
each store by product category. It uses its merchandise planning system to automatically adjust the inventory at a store based on sales in each product category. Thus, a store in Anchorage, Alaska, would carry a wide assortment of books...
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Danelle Radney
The general manager at College Pro had never managed a female franchisee before, much less an African-American one with a short afro and an even shorter history as an exterior house painter. But Danelle Radney had a long history of...
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Margo Cramer
intellectually fulfilling, "it wasn't a degree that took me in any specific direction." Immediately after graduation, Margo worked as a merchandising team and sales account manager at Commando, a women's luxury apparel brand....
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- 08 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs
potential profit drivers rather than the first troops to cut in a downturn. Ton's working paper, "The Effect of Labor on Profitability: The Role of Quality", examines how mundane activities such as stocking shelves, setting up displays, labeling, and returning unsold...
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
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Trade Catalogs - The Art of American Advertising
Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA...
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- 12 Apr 2011
- News
Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS
shared mobile-based longitudinal Electronic Health Records via mobile phone. AVA is an invitation-only shopping platform. The company addresses the gap between the growing market demand for fashion and the lack of availability of branded View Details
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Multiple alumni
- 15 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Amazon Prime Day: The Logic Behind a Retailer’s Made-up Holiday
"These peak events are a way to generate excitement, especially for a well-established player like Amazon. It's a means of creating news and buzz by coming up with your very own Black Friday out of nowhere." Gupta pointed out...
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- 10 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Long-Tail Economics? Give Me Blockbusters!
also worries that a company is at risk if sales depend too much on one or two megabrands that could run into lawsuits from generic competitors or regulatory challenges. On the other hand, the president of Warner Bros. (think Batman) aims...
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- 20 Apr 2016
- News
Steps to Success
going into consulting or investment banking. What I was interested in was the grain merchandising business. His class was very popular and tough, and I loved it. Somehow it struck me—all these large companies that move giant quantities of...
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Jill Radsken
- 19 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Finding Success in the Middle of the Market
(for economic reasons) or decide to (for lifestyle reasons) to trade down. General Motors and Ford used to control midfield in the U.S. auto market with the Chevrolet Malibu and the Ford Taurus. Nowadays, the Toyota Camry controls...
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- 07 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Banning Big-box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers
neighborhoods, and cover approximately 15 percent the size of a general merchandise Target store," reads a company press release. Considering this onslaught of small format chain stores, Sadun believes...
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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award
On October 19, the School conferred its highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award, on seven distinguished individuals. Since 1968, the School has selected outstanding men and women for the award, recognizing their accomplishments in the public and the private...
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Hiroshi Mikitani
the more remarkable. But his deeds have been noticed by a new generation and the rumblings of a startup culture are already being felt across Japan where a revival of entrepreneurism is underway. Granted, Mikitani had a significant...
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- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Prosper with Multi-Channel Retailing
the brand in all major facets of the store experience," he said. "The one thing we pride ourselves on is the presentation of the merchandise in our stores." While many of Abercrombie's customers are Web-savvy teens, Nuzzo...
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- 01 Apr 1997
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Facing the Music
Motown vice president and head of the label's $48 million catalog business, Bond is introducing the same Motown sound she enjoyed as a child to a new generation of listeners. "This music is such a big part of so many people's lives that I...
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Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
link improvements in their daily processes to achievement of high-level strategic objectives. The Balanced Scorecard framework describes strategy with strategic objectives, measures, targets, and initiatives. (See Figure 2-1.) Strategic objectives and measures can be...
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by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
BioMine Strikes Gold
phone. AVA is an invitation-only shopping platform. The company addresses the gap between the growing market demand for fashion and the lack of availability of branded merchandise and e-commerce websites in the Philippines. CardSwap.ca is...
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- 28 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 28, 2007
Harvard Business School Case 107-035 Obadiah Vineyard's owners create financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to help them obtain funding to plant more acreage. The owners grapple with...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
One-on-One with Peter Cuneo
related merchandising licenses for toys and other consumer products. The first Marvel-produced theatrical release (Captain America is a likely subject) is scheduled to appear in summer 2008. Marvel, based in New York, with offices in...
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