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  • 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
  • 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
  • 21 Sep 2015
  • News

Funding Progress Back Home

“Harvard gives you powerful tools for getting things done in the world,” observes Eric-Vincent Guichard (MBA 1990). “Over time, you more fully appreciate the responsibility that goes with that education.” Guichard, who grew up in rural Guinea, is founder and CEO of... View Details
  • 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 Nov 2013
  • News

Selling Crafts with a Story

Jennifer Lee Koss by Maureen Harmon For weeks in 2012, Jennifer Lee Koss (MBA 2008) and Kena Paranjape held early- morning meetings at La Bohème coffee shop in Toronto. The discussion centered on a possible business venture. The meeting... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon; crafts; hobbies; ecommerce; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Arts, Entertainment
  • 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
  • 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
  • 28 Oct 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback

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 the shopping experience. Senior Lecturer Jill Avery and... View Details
Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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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
  • 25 Apr 2023
  • News

Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition

contain no preservatives. Its first pre-order sold out in December, and the team has since launched a few dozen retail and restaurant partnerships and an online retail shop as well. Because Tilden is a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 26 Apr 2011
  • News

BioMine Strikes Gold

marketing, were as follows: Africa Angus Rowe, OPM 38 2009 LifeQube mobile clinic management Watch their pitch. Asia-Pacific Oliver Segovia, MBA '10 Jennifer Kelly, MBA '10 AVA invitation-only shopping platform Watch their pitch. Canada... View Details
Keywords: Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 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
  • 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
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