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- 16 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #9: Shelly Xu (MBA 2021) Reducing Waste Through Beautiful Design
Climate Stories Episode #9 – Shelly Xu (MBA 2021) Reducing Waste Through Beautiful Design In our first few months, Climate Stories have focused on cars, buildings, electricity, solar farms, green jobs, war and peace. In this post, we look in our closets - to find... View Details
- 20 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Sophia Olmos (MBA 2025)
seven people in a room moving furniture and unpacking clothes was absolute chaos. I wouldn’t have had it any other way. In my adult life, I’ve strived to mirror the support my family has given me throughout the years in all communities I... View Details
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tips to Reinvent the Department Store
Retail and Luxury Goods Conference on April 3. Chadwick noted that while department stores used to be where shoppers went for everything from baby clothes to furniture to power tools, many stores have now limited their assortment and... View Details
- 17 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking
his manager's approval—from the cash register. That practice is a gray zone, but would hardly qualify as a moral one. By contrast, the same employee setting aside a clothing item in a storage room to later purchase for himself when the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Morgan Hermand-Waiche (MBA 2010)
HERMAND-WAICHE What's the story behind Adore Me? "I had always wanted to start a company in the United States and after three years at McKinsey & Company, and following my graduation from HBS, I felt ready to take the plunge. Prior to launching Adore Me, I partnered... View Details
- 21 Feb 2020
- News
Style for Everyone
budget, what she's looking for around her shape, her style – and our stylist will actually listen to that and curate a box of garments for her.” “Our mission is to spark radical self-love through style,” says Boujarwah, “and for us, that's because style really is a lot... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Instilling Production with Principles
clean out their closets and earn some cash or score discounted used clothing and lighten fashion’s carbon footprint. Revitalizing Bricks and Mortar Under the guidance of product manager Soufi Esmaeilzadeh (MBA 2010), Google Maps comes... View Details
- 07 Oct 2024
- News
On the Move: Nikos Bartzoulianos (MBA 2008)
doing laundry. There’s an obligation to do all these things in a more sustainable way. To put it differently, this is not a company that sells appliances; but rather a business of living better by making clothes last longer and food taste... View Details
- 29 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
From the Classroom to the Workplace: How I Applied Learnings to my Internship
The way Norwegians may want to buy clothes is very different to the way Spaniards are going to buy clothes, not only for the fashion but also for their preferred mode of payment, delivery, etc. Secondly, I found the concepts that we... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 23 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains
interesting to see what they come up with. Kost: Are companies actively evaluating the working conditions of their suppliers? Toffel: In some industries, it has become really quite common. In the US, it dates back to scandals, really. So, whether it be Nike or the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Finance: Helping Consumers Improve Their Financial Life
same from financial services firms. However, consumers understandably have a different bar when it comes to shopping online for clothes versus picking the financial product that’s best for them. Finances aren’t just personal, they are... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
By Invitation Only: How We Built Gilt and Changed the Way Millions Shop by Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson (both MBA 2004) (Portfolio) The founders of Gilt Groupe reveal how they built the web’s most famous fusion of high tech and high fashion. Sample sales... View Details
- 06 Sep 2012
- News
Fashion-Forward
Amed “Does this look good on me?” That’s a question Imran Amed (MBA 2002) heard frequently when he was growing up in Calgary, Canada, no doubt because friends and family quickly learned he was often insightful, on target, and honest in his response. “Never in a million... View Details
- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
3 Projects, 1 Priceless Picture
Foot View: My second project was with the Nike women’s business, called Women’s Training. My work with this team brought me one step closer to the product and the Nike consumer, allowing me to see Nike’s intense passion for meeting ‘her’ needs. Assessing the women’s... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail