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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
American Dream
passing motorists. Hustead acquired the T. rex, for example, to drive demand for the fossils, rocks, and dinosaur-related products for sale in the Wall Drug Mining Company, one of 21 separate retail departments that generate over $12... View Details
- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
will be missed. Bob Rosenberg (MBA 1963) As one the few HBS students coming out of the department store business, I was drawn to Walt for his knowledge, common sense approach to business issues, and... 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
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Q & A: Herb Kohl
one hundred grocery and department stores. Kohl focused on philanthropic activities after selling the business in 1979 and purchased the NBA Milwaukee Bucks in 1985. Elected to the Senate seat vacated by William Proxmire (MBA '40) in... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Plight of the Global Poor
impoverished Mexican families to build their own housing; or in Brazil, with Kodak’s no-frills camera/film packages, or the department store Magazine Luiza’s (see page 42) merchandise, payment plans, and... View Details
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Jewish American Heritage Month | Baker Library
Philanthropy Baker Library’s special collections include the papers of numerous Jewish American businesspeople and families who were greatly involved in philanthropic affairs in the 19th and 20th centuries. These include the investment banker Felix M. Warburg , Boston... View Details
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
the company's marketing department into an integral part of product development, product management, and strategic planning after years of relative neglect is considered. The role of Chief Executive Officer Jeff Immelt in initiating and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
Toys. It has set up its manufacturing channels to meet the strict schedules that these stores require. Still, Moynihan is discouraged by trends in the retail market. “Some of the smaller toy shops are really struggling, and that is bad... View Details
- 02 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 2
returns can produce large valuation errors. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2182628 The Impact of Pooling on Throughput Time in Discretionary Work Settings: An Empirical Investigation of Emergency Department Length of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Cost of Cutting in Line
show, for example, that companies must not try to buy local approval if they plan to open a new facility that the local community does not welcome. If Wal-Mart plans to open a new store and the town does not like it, the worst thing the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Dec 2016
- News
The Story Behind the Stories
here, we talk about business. No politics. Nothing that happened before. We talk about earning money. Making money for our families. And moving our lives forward. And while, yes, they were making baskets, those baskets being made were being sold at a little shop called... View Details
- 19 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
million well-off shoppers and 463 grocery stores in key U.S. markets. Whole Foods could absorb Amazon’s technology and process expertise to modernize and reduce its operating costs, which were among the highest in the industry. For... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
store personnel.” Vicente Co (OPM 26) President, Philippine Plastic Industry Association “We converted our plastics plant into a manufacturing facility for Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and partnered with a logistics company to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
as: Why are Indians getting more religious but also more consumption-driven? How did a Chennai-based department store start the New Year’s sale phenomenon? Are Muslims more open-minded shoppers? Why do... View Details
- 25 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 25
over the past decade as one of the most active areas of research in economics and strategy. The literature has constantly struggled, however, with a lack of agreement on a proper definition; for instance, some existing definitions imply that retail firms such as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Return of the Salesman
aims to make a one-time sale and hence can be quite insistent. This is the door-to-door salesman and the canvasser. Then there is the relationship-oriented salesperson. The classic instance of this was the traveling salesman who worked for a New York or Chicago View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
intense pricing wars by electronics chains and discount department stores destabilized account bases." Some record executives have admitted to losing touch with their audiences and to alienating consumers by... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Baker’s back
School’s Department of Operations, several internal HBS committees, and teams of outside experts. “One of the things we did really well was hire the right people,” says Frank Hayes (PMD 75, 2000), who oversaw the project for Operations.... View Details
- 17 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking
department stores such practices are often tolerated. This leniency when moderately exhibited is widely seen as "good" practice, a small favor done to reward deserving employees, and as such... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Mead Treadwell
changing the way she stores and releases carbon and heat.” Tell us about the Arctic Commission’s mandate and activities. Seven of us are appointed by the President to recommend research goals and to help the United States build... View Details