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- October 1993 (Revised May 1994)
- Case
Sears, Roebuck and Co.: The Merchandise Group--1993
By: David E. Bell and Dinny Starr
Keywords: Retail Industry
Bell, David E., and Dinny Starr. "Sears, Roebuck and Co.: The Merchandise Group--1993." Harvard Business School Case 594-058, October 1993. (Revised May 1994.)
- 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
- 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.)
- June 1989 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Hills Department Stores, Inc.
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Retail Industry
Salmon, Walter J. "Hills Department Stores, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 589-099, June 1989. (Revised September 1993.)
- June 1977 (Revised August 1978)
- Case
Paul Harris Stores, Inc.
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Retail Industry
Salmon, Walter J. "Paul Harris Stores, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 577-187, June 1977. (Revised August 1978.)
- November 1998 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
Jeanne Lewis at Staples, Inc. (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Style; Change Management; Marketing Strategy; Management Succession; Competitive Advantage; Problems and Challenges; Management Teams; Retail Industry; United States
Hill, Linda A., and Kristin Doughty. "Jeanne Lewis at Staples, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 499-042, November 1998. (Revised June 2000.)
- February 1995
- Teaching Note
Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA TN
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
Teaching Note for (9-390-132). View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
- May 1994 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Concord Center
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
A major shopping center developer and an insurance company form a joint venture to develop a 900,000 square foot super-regional shopping center. Describes the nine-year struggle to deal with market, regulatory, and financial issues to get the project ready for... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Design; Joint Ventures; Construction; Partners and Partnerships; Governance Controls; Market Entry and Exit; Projects; Equity; Corporate Finance; Retail Industry
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "Concord Center." Harvard Business School Case 394-200, May 1994. (Revised November 2001.)
- March 1991 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Marks and Spencer Ltd. (B)
Describes the firm's 1988 expansion into the United States through the acquisition of Brooks Brothers, a specialty up-market men's clothing chain and Kings Super Markets, a high quality New Jersey grocer. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Business Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Globalization; Retail Industry; United States
Montgomery, Cynthia A. "Marks and Spencer Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 391-090, March 1991. (Revised December 1994.)
- November 1988 (Revised August 1989)
- Case
Lucky Stores (C)
Keywords: Retail Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Lucky Stores (C)." Harvard Business School Case 389-052, November 1988. (Revised August 1989.)
- August 1986 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Wal-Mart Stores' Discount Operations
Facilitates a discussion of the sources of Wal-Mart Stores' competitive advantage in discount retailing, and the future sustainability of that advantage. Also profiles the company's major diversification move in the early 1980s. View Details
Ghemawat, Pankaj. "Wal-Mart Stores' Discount Operations." Harvard Business School Case 387-018, August 1986. (Revised April 2007.)
- February 2016 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
Greening Walmart: Progress and Controversy
By: Rebecca Henderson and James Weber
In 2005, Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, launched a sustainability initiative aimed at reducing waste and making the company more environmentally and socially conscious. By 2015, the company had made progress on multiple dimensions: energy efficiency in its... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business or Company Management; Motivation and Incentives; Reputation; Environmental Sustainability; Retail Industry; United States
Henderson, Rebecca, and James Weber. "Greening Walmart: Progress and Controversy." Harvard Business School Case 316-042, February 2016. (Revised February 2017.)
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Birchbox at Six: Cute Boxes Filled With Makeup Aren't Enough
Keywords: Retail Trade
- 08 Jun 2021
- News
New Funding for Female Founders
respective ventures. Assaf is co-founder and CEO of the CBD-infused beauty brand The Uplifters’ Prima, which raised $9.2 million in a seed-plus funding round to support its retail expansion, according to coverage in the Los Angeles... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Notebook
if you walk into Best Buy and purchase a cell phone, we run your credit score and activate the account so you can walk out with a phone that’s ready to use. We tie together the retailers that sell digital services with the providers of... View Details