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  • 18 Nov 2014
  • First Look

First Look: November 18

and Online Shopping By: Liaukonyte, Jura, Thales Teixeira, and Kenneth C. Wilbur Abstract—Media multitasking competes with television advertising for consumers' attention, but it also may facilitate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

Using storytelling to transform the retail experience

Stories make sales. That’s the philosophy of Jennifer Lee Koss (AB 2001, MBA 2008), cofounder of BRIKA, an online shop for modern and elevated craft. BRIKA (from fabricá, the Spanish word for factory)... View Details
  • 04 Sep 2019
  • News

Clicks and Mortar

Associate Professor Antonio Moreno and Senior Lecturer Jill Avery (image by John Ritter) While legacy companies like Sears are shuttering their doors, a growing number of online-first companies—from Amazon to Rent the Runway—are opening new storefronts and transforming... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade
  • 12 Apr 2011
  • News

Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS

LifeQube mobile clinic management Asia-Pacific HBS Club of Shanghai Oliver Segovia, MBA '10 Jennifer Kelly, MBA '10 AVA invitation-only shopping platform Canada HBS Club of Toronto Zaheed Poptia, MBA '06 CardSwap View Details
Keywords: Multiple alumni
  • 18 Jul 2018
  • Blog Post

Amira Rashad: An Ambidextrous Mind Meets Consumer Needs in the Middle East

and why." At the same time, Amira was undergoing a "parallel journey" in her personal life, acting as "a mom responsible for a household." There were no Costcos. Most people shopped in 'tiny, mom and pop stores' that were expensive. The... View Details
  • Profile

Hiroshi Mikitani

startup venture is almost unheard of. Needless to say, in 1996, when Mikitani made his decision to quit IBJ and found Rakuten, his family, friends and colleagues were astonished. What would shock them far more, however, was what Mikitani managed to accomplish. In... View Details
  • 01 Apr 1998
  • News

Booting Up

Eventually she realized that opening a store specializing in designer women's shoes size 9 and up would be the perfect fit. Last August, Thornton set up one shop on Boston's trendy Newbury Street - and another on the Information Highway.... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
  • 09 Jun 2014
  • Research & Ideas

The Manager in Red Sneakers

afford to spend your social capital," Keinan says. "You're saying, 'I'm so autonomous and successful that I can afford to dress in a nonconforming way.'" In one study, the researchers asked two groups of participants—luxury shop... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion
  • 01 Jun 2001
  • News

Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution

host of Web-based social enterprises (WEBSEs): nonprofit information hubs, online giving directories, click-to-donate sites, workplace-giving centers, charity shopping malls and auctions, and volunteer... View Details
Keywords: Anne Kavanagh; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
  • 01 Sep 2013
  • News

The New Rules of E-Commerce

Mikitani (MBA 1993) is not shy about pursuing the big idea, in this case a belief that English is the lingua franca of business and learning it would give his organization a competitive edge. Rakuten, founded in 1997, operates an online... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; e-commerce; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade
  • 01 Apr 2000
  • News

The World at a Click

two-year-old, name-your-price discount site gaining fame of late with humorous ads featuring pitchman William Shatner. Both companies have grown rapidly since entering the online market, and with consolidation already under way... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelly
  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores

What does cyberspace mean for physical retail space? Has online shopping changed the fundamentals of retailing? How should managers evaluate new in-store technologies? Harvard Business Review posed these... View Details
Keywords: by Raymond Burke; Retail
  • 01 Jun 2022
  • News

Sunny Side

contrarian bet is paying off. Berardi is traveling less, as more and more founders and investors set up shop in his new hometown: “Miami was built on waves of immigration. It’s a place that makes you feel like you matter to its future and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • 10 Mar 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution

and best options in-store along with the electrical supplies and tools you will need to install the fixture. Online they carry an endless aisle of products and they provide videos and expert advice to help with installation. They do not... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • 29 Apr 2021
  • News

Equal Partner

angel investor, and a senior advisor at Republic, an online investment platform, Aditya certainly had the necessary expertise to identify and foster promising founders. But she had to wonder, “Why me? Why now?” She recalls asking a... View Details
Keywords: Diversity; Inclusion
  • 06 Dec 2021
  • News

Action Plan: Whole Sale

The future of retail won’t be brick and mortar or online, says Musab Balbale (MBA 2007). Instead, it will be a more inclusive combination of the two. Balbale, who spent several years of his career focused exclusively on online sales, is... View Details
Keywords: April White; ecommerce; bricks and mortar; marketing; beauty
  • 01 Jun 2014
  • News

FIELD 2 in Accra

multimedia company, devise a monetization strategy for its online presence, primarily by gathering information about the viewing habits of young, well-educated, upscale consumers. A key finding that emerged from their surveys, conducted... View Details
Keywords: FIELD program; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Information
  • Web

Lucky Ones Coffee: Employing People with Disabilities | Information Technology

from the local community, and by early 2023 Holyfield and Matkins operated two coffee shops with 17 employees. The two entrepreneurs must now decide how to grow their business to create still more jobs, and how to structure the business... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2016
  • News

Case Study: On the Table

Philippe Cahuzac (far right) and his Gaia Design cofounders (Photos courtesy of Gaia Design) Philippe Cahuzac (far right) and his Gaia Design cofounders (Photos courtesy of Gaia Design) Gaia Design is a Mexico-based online furniture... View Details
  • Profile

Ruzwana Bashir

fulfilled that entrepreneurial dream before she turned 30. As founder and CEO of Peek, Bashir has gotten the full startup experience in a short time. With Peek.com she is already disrupting the $100 billion global activities market. Peek.com is one-stop View Details
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