Retail Operations - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Mar 2011
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Better Retail Performance Predictions

19 Dec 2018
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Online Retailers Aim to Shake Up the Wedding Market

Keywords: online retail; weddings; fashion; e-commerce; Retail Trade

11 Dec 2014
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Fashion's Retail Revolution

Áslaug Magnúsdóttir (MBA 2000) in the New York office of Tinker Tailor, her new online couture business. When HBS first turned a scholarly eye to retail in the early 20th century, department stores were king. Institutions like Filene’s... View Details

Keywords: April White; fashion; Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Finance

07 May 2016
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Retail in the Blood

last year was named CEO of notonthehighstreet.com, a 10-year-old website that hosts some 5,000 sellers of unique products and experiences in what some view as an increasingly commoditized retail environment. Amidst rumors of a potential... View Details

Keywords: Retail Trade

01 Sep 2003
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Incentives and Operational Excellence

Operational problems can be the cause of an organization’s demise. Often they can be traced to poor controls in interorganizational settings, according to HBS associate professor V.G. Narayanan, a specialist in measurement systems and... View Details

Keywords: Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade

04 Sep 2019
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From Retail to Real Estate

family business was making the initial steps of what would become a decade-long transition from operator to investor. “I completely shifted my curriculum,” he says, turning his focus to finance. “Suddenly, as a family, we had this big... View Details

20 Jan 2021
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Unconscious Bias in Retail and Marketing

07 May 2014
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Hopscotch Acquires Online School Supplies Retailer SkoolShop

Keywords: Retail Trade

11 Sep 2021
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Direct-To-Consumer Retailers Try to Bring Pizzazz to Dull Goods

04 Mar 2013
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Young entrepreneurs sell Pushpins app to retail giant

Keywords: Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade

06 May 2015
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Two Retail Veterans Take Aim at Amazon’s E-Commerce Reign

Keywords: Nonstore Retailers; Nonstore Retailers

24 Feb 2014
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Why Raising Retail Pay Is Good for the Gap

Keywords: human capital; minimum wage; Retail Trade

12 Jan 2015
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Why Online Retailers Are Starting to Care About Your Feelings

Keywords: e-commerce; consumer behavior; innovation; Retail Trade

16 Jun 2020
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What Will the Retail Experience of the Future Look Like?

21 Jun 2022
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Asian Grocery Retailers Hit Hard by Import Costs and Delays

13 Sep 2021
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Manufacturers, Retailers Face Price Increases on Rising Transportation Costs, Says Economist

19 Dec 2016
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Harvard Students Help Mom-and-Pop Shops Get off the Ground

Senior Lecturer Kristin W. Mugford (photo courtesy of Kristin Mugford) Senior Lecturer Kristin W. Mugford (photo courtesy of Kristin Mugford) Students at Harvard Business Schools are taking their education to the streets of Boston to help small entrepreneurs build... View Details

Keywords: retail

12 Feb 2021
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How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Courtesy Bob Rosenberg Courtesy Bob Rosenberg Dan Morrell: In 1963, Bob Rosenberg’s (MBA 1963) father asked him to become CEO of Universal Food Systems—which included a regional brand known as Dunkin’... View Details

Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Retail Trade; Retail Trade