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- October 1992 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Randall's Department Stores
By: Walter J. Salmon and Gwendolyn K. Ortmeyer
Discusses a well-known traditional department store that confronts a very difficult issue of whether to change its pricing policy from a high-low to an everyday pricing approach. Demands that the student formulate a plan of execution for changing the pricing, if... View Details
Salmon, Walter J., and Gwendolyn K. Ortmeyer. "Randall's Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 593-032, October 1992. (Revised October 1994.)
- November 1974 (Revised June 1985)
- Case
Federated Department Stores
By: Joseph L. Bower and Richard G. Hamermesh
Keywords: Retail Industry
Bower, Joseph L., and Richard G. Hamermesh. "Federated Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 375-147, November 1974. (Revised June 1985.)
- July 1991 (Revised March 1992)
- Case
COIN Department Stores
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Retail Industry
Salmon, Walter J. "COIN Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 591-137, July 1991. (Revised March 1992.)
- September 1976 (Revised April 1984)
- Case
Hills Department Stores
Buzzell, Robert D. "Hills Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 577-024, September 1976. (Revised April 1984.)
- July 1993 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Duncan Department Stores
By: Walter J. Salmon and Gwendolyn K. Ortmeyer
Keywords: Retail Industry
Salmon, Walter J., and Gwendolyn K. Ortmeyer. "Duncan Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 594-012, July 1993. (Revised September 1993.)
- October 1992
- Case
Dillard's Department Stores
By: Gwendolyn K. Ortmeyer and Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Retail Industry
Ortmeyer, Gwendolyn K., and Walter J. Salmon. "Dillard's Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 593-040, October 1992.
- March 1980
- Case
Affiliated Department Stores
Keywords: Retail Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Affiliated Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 280-098, March 1980.
- February 1986 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
Hess's Department Stores
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Retail Industry
Salmon, Walter J. "Hess's Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 586-030, February 1986. (Revised October 1993.)
- November 1976
- Case
Korvette's Department Stores
Jackson, Barbara B. "Korvette's Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 177-048, November 1976.
- November 1978 (Revised January 1995)
- Case
McGregor's Ltd. Department Store
President has decided to restructure the discount scheme. Every staff member would be affected, good or bad. Information would have to be tailored to each group--worst off would be managers. Task is to write to managers/supervisors. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Communication Intention and Meaning; Compensation and Benefits; Retail Industry
Raymond, Thomas J. "McGregor's Ltd. Department Store." Harvard Business School Case 379-059, November 1978. (Revised January 1995.)
- September 1993
- Teaching Note
Duncan's Department Stores TN
By: David E. Bell
Keywords: Retail Industry
- April 1993 (Revised February 1995)
- Teaching Note
Randall's Department Stores TN
By: David E. Bell
Teaching Note for (9-593-032). View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tips to Reinvent the Department Store
Here's a snapshot of department stores today: Regional brands have all but disappeared; larger players like Federated and May are merging their multi-brand companies, and consolidation continues. Meanwhile,... View Details
- September 1980
- Background Note
Organizational Barriers to Department Store Success
By: Walter J. Salmon
Salmon, Walter J. "Organizational Barriers to Department Store Success." Harvard Business School Background Note 581-027, September 1980.
- July 1985 (Revised July 1986)
- Case
Case Study in Successful Department Store Strategies
By: Walter J. Salmon
Salmon, Walter J. "Case Study in Successful Department Store Strategies." Harvard Business School Case 586-022, July 1985. (Revised July 1986.)
- June 1989 (Revised October 1991)
- Case
Private Label at Dayton Hudson Department Store Co.
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Retail Industry
Salmon, Walter J. "Private Label at Dayton Hudson Department Store Co." Harvard Business School Case 589-120, June 1989. (Revised October 1991.)
- July 2015
- Exercise
An Activist Approach: Confidential Role Assignment for Fultons Department Stores
By: Guhan Subramanian and Kait Szydlowski
A three party, multiple-issue negotiation exercise dealing with a potential merger between two leading department stores, called for by an activist investor hedge fund in a letter to both companies. Company management will now attempt to navigate next moves, which are... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Activist Investors; Takeover Defense; Negotiation Types; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Retail Industry
Subramanian, Guhan, and Kait Szydlowski. "An Activist Approach: Confidential Role Assignment for Fultons Department Stores." Harvard Business School Exercise 916-013, July 2015.
- February 2001 (Revised December 2002)
- Case
Marshall Field and the Rise of the Department Store
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Analyzes Marshall Field's efforts to develop a market for mass retailing in late 19th-century Chicago. Examines Chicago's expansion in the 1860s and, within this context, how Field struck out on his own to, build a wholesale and retail business. Concentrates on the... View Details
Keywords: Fluctuation; Industry Growth; Corporate Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Brands and Branding; Society; Distribution Industry; Retail Industry; Chicago
Koehn, Nancy F. "Marshall Field and the Rise of the Department Store." Harvard Business School Case 801-349, February 2001. (Revised December 2002.)
- February 2001 (Revised September 2002)
- Teaching Note
Marshall Field and the Rise of the Department Store TN
By: Nancy F. Koehn and William Grundy
Teaching Note for (9-801-349). View Details
- December 1991 (Revised March 1995)
- Teaching Note
Private Label at Dayton Hudson Department Store Co., Teaching Note
By: Walter J. Salmon