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- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
intelligent software for efficient order delivery, and a customer friendly online interface. Ocado's customer base had expanded beyond the wealthy to include middle-income consumers; even with a delivery charge, grocery shopping through Ocado was, in many cases, as... View Details
- 06 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 6, 2007
findings to the retailer for comment, but received no response. While Wal-Mart did not respond, the company had taken several steps to strengthen its ethical standards worldwide in recent years. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
Mattel: Getting a Toy Recall Right
problem themselves rather than clog customer service desks at Mattel's retail outlets, which would strain Mattel's dealer relations and cost the company extra dollars in processing fees. Mattel's recall Web site is a model of excellence.... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Sheila Lirio Marcelo
complete overhaul of an important booklet articulating the role of Ed Reps, while helping to strengthen the MBA Academic Committee. In addition, she revitalized the troubled HBS Ventures, a collection of campus businesses ranging from printing operations to View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Lydia M. Marshall: Gumption and Grace
After graduating from Wellesley, she took a position in retailing that inspired her to enroll in the MBA Program. One of only three African-American women in her class, Marshall thrived at HBS and credits the School with teaching her "the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 30 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music
or even whether to sell their products via those channels at all if online retailers impose certain bundling policies. I thought the music industry would be an ideal research setting because it is a sector strongly associated with bundled... View Details
- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
being able to put the team in place," as she put it, Polished could not take root. But by last December, Polished seemed closer to its initial destination. Rhyne had secured a lease at Boston's Logan Airport, begun building the first Polished center, added an... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 19 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
broad sell-off in the shares of grocery retailers and suppliers. Behind the precipitous declines lay recognition that Amazon’s bold move into brick and mortar assets offered transformational opportunities. Amazon could gain expertise in... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
their firms as small firms when investors favor small firms. Local Dividend Clienteles Authors:Bo Becker, Zoran Ivkovic, and Scott Weisbenner Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract We exploit demographic variation to identify the effect of dividend... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jun 2015
- News
Giving Small Boutiques a Global Reach
- 04 Aug 2014
- News
The Best and Worst of Family Businesses
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Sleight of Hand
Camirand Photo Courtesy Guy Camirand It turns out that sawing ladies in half or pulling rabbits out of hats doesn’t worry professional magicians nearly as much as a bad case of dry hands. High-performance legerdemain, such as palming coins or making cards disappear,... View Details
- 11 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Does Democracy Need a Marketing Manager?
Dean's youthful Internet backing failed to generate enough votes at the polls. In the recent New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton's surprise win is attributable in part to her superior grassroots organizing there—the political equivalent of View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 May 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Important Is the “Service Sector Effect” on Productivity?
in productivity in the U.S. in recent years. In fact, a recent report by the McKinsey Global Institute has found that five of the top seven industries that have led productivity growth in the period of 2000 to 2003 are service industries like View Details
- 17 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often
tenure from 2011 to 2013 at JCPenney, where messages from top executives were so murky, the retail company was described as a place where “communication goes to die,” the researchers write, leading to rumors and distrust within the firm.... View Details
Keywords: by Ami Albernaz
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Dream Job: Higher Ed’s New Hire
institutions, so that’s different too. However, while the retail investors are smaller, they are also better armed because of social media. As we’ve seen with GameStop, this allows them to mobilize in ways that make them better able to... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
as low-fat latte and Frappuccino(r). Starbucks, the Seattle-based company that started in 1971 as a retailer of bulk coffee, tea, and spices, is largely responsible for this new state of coffee consciousness. Today, the company operates... View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Setting Interns Up for Success at a Startup
silk and apply it to food, creating natural protection that slows spoiling and keeps food fresher for longer. Products can be integrated at any time from farm to shelf, allowing food producers, processors, and retailers to deliver more... View Details
- 25 Nov 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
The Devil Wears Prada? Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making
- March 2022 (Revised February 2023)
- Case
Sunōmi Switchel: Time to Switch?
By: Lindsay N. Hyde, Shani Carter McKinney and Alexandra Horvitz
Nicole Blank has bootstrapped her functional beverage company, Sunōmi Switchel, to contracts with leading grocery retailers. She is now faced with a series of choices for if and how to continue to grow the business. View Details
Keywords: Startup; Start-up; Startup Management; Burnout; Entrepreneur; Entrepreneurial Journey; Bootstrap; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Startups; Crisis Management; Financial Condition; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; District of Columbia
Hyde, Lindsay N., Shani Carter McKinney, and Alexandra Horvitz. "Sunōmi Switchel: Time to Switch?" Harvard Business School Case 822-078, March 2022. (Revised February 2023.)