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- 18 Mar 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Modeling Expert Opinions on Food Healthiness: A Nutrition Metric
- 11 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Price Tag Confusion
The price tag is evolving. It wasn't long ago that potential buyers had only to contemplate a single figure on a price tag—Mattress $799. But increasingly consumers are being presented with "partitioned" prices. Look at your monthly cable bill, where you might see a... View Details
Charles R. Walgreen, Jr.
As a young purchasing department officer, Walgreen Jr. gained valuable management experience by overseeing a wide variety of the company’s buying operations and by creating several new lines of merchandise. During his tenure as Walgreens' president, he expanded the... View Details
Keywords: Retail
Charles D. Tandy
Though Tandy Corporation was a successful leather goods company, Charles Tandy’s biggest accomplishment was his revitalization of Radio Shack. Acquiring the company with $4.5 million in debt and almost $1 million in largely uncollectible receivables, Tandy assembled a... View Details
Keywords: Retail
Bernard Marcus
Marcus and Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank met while they were both working at a California-based home improvement chain. After a decade of disagreements about that chain's future, Marcus and Blank went out on their own, determined to start a new chain with a... View Details
Keywords: Retail
Charles Lazarus
Lazarus revolutionized the toy industry with his chain’s “cookie-cutter” uniformity, one-price discount policy, and deep inventory of 18,000 individual items. Toys “R” Us was one of the fastest growing and most profitable firms in the history of American retailing. View Details
Keywords: Retail
Bernard H. Kroger
Kroger is responsible for many innovations in grocery store operations. He was the first to place grocery ads in daily newspapers and was the first grocer to bring meat departments into the store. Starting with one store, he created a chain of 5,200 stores in 1,000... View Details
Keywords: Retail
Bernard F. Gimbel
During his tenure as head of the firm, Gimbel grew annual sales of Gimbel Brothers Department Stores from $15 million to $500 million. Gimbel personally negotiated the purchase of competitor Saks and Company. In addition to the Gimbel Brothers Department Stores in New... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 20 Feb 2013
- News
Thanking Veterans Online
the veteran could start the first lesson 30 seconds after they see the offer on our site—from their couch," the manager told Hall. Soon thereafter, housewares retailer Bed Bath & Beyond and athletic clothing maker Under Armour approached... View Details
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
Quasi-Experiment By: Israeli, Ayelet Abstract—This paper investigates a manufacturer’s ability to influence compliance rates among its authorized online retailers by exploiting changes in the Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policy and in... View Details
- 22 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention
don’t have enough capital to invest in the best deals. Why don’t we have the ability to get the same returns as infrastructure limited partnerships or banks or private equity firms?” Here’s the thesis: Nisha has found only two managed funds focused on climate specific... View Details
- Profile
Rocio Parra
graduation, Rocio says her options are open. "I'm considering marketing positions, consulting, or retail management with a focus on marketing and merchandising." View Details
- Fast Answer
FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Argentina
style="tab-stops:list 1.0in">Useful for: targeted publications on business and management topics such as strategy, business model, design new services, View Details
- Fast Answer
FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Colombia
concepts such as strategy, business models, new product or service development, retail trends, etc.
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- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo
for our customers. In the long term," he concludes, "we think the combination we're creating of e-commerce, technology, and a unique retail experience is what most customers want." View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
An Excerpt from The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care
“The current health-care system generally is modular. Specialized companies operate hospitals, process paperwork, negotiate blanket service contracts, and manage outpatient and retail clinics. Most doctors’ offices are set up as... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 15 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.
rural parts of the country. It provides workers with more highly trained supervisors, pays them a living wage, and coordinates with the existing health care system, mostly in urban areas. “In retail mall parking lots, you could imagine a... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
John Doerr, MBA 1976
a dramatic impact on life in the 21st century, from online retail giant Amazon.com to Internet behemoth Google to synthetic biology leader Amyris. Doerr has become a leading advocate of innovation and investment in green technologies.... View Details
Sidney Kimmel
several niche retailers including Nine West. The company which was on the brink of bankruptcy in the early eighties was generating over $4 billion in revenues by the end of the century. View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
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Aimmy Asavatevavith
classmate, we agreed the topic is even bigger at home. Unconscious bias along gender lines is ingrained in the culture so much that it felt like a norm. Coming here has opened my eyes to that." Aimmy's interest in retail has inspired... View Details
Keywords: Retail/Hospitality