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- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
for Nourish, a patented line of spill-proof bottled water for infants and toddlers that we had already launched in airport shops and specialty stores. The product flew off the shelves. The national retailer and its distributor required... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 23 May 2019
- News
Marla Beck, MBA/MPA 1998
Group invests in Bluemercury 2012 M-61 skincare launched 2014 Appointed Entrepreneur-in-Residence, HBS 2015 Lune+Aster cosmetics launched 2015 Macy’s acquires Bluemercury 2019 Bluemercury opens its 195th store CEO and Cofounder Bluemercury, Inc. Marla Beck believed... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Case Study: Off to a Fine Art
talent—which is a little like picking a stock before it goes up, she says—and then shopped their prototypes of plates and bowls, platters and vases around to gauge interest. The responses she got confirmed her hunch that chefs were eager... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Class of 1975 in Review
Mardi Gras and returned to class at 8:00 one morning with a "Hurricane" cocktail from O'Brien's concealed in a shopping bag. Or for his back-row neighbor who kept putting his head down on the desk to sample the cocktail below the desk... View Details
Keywords: J. Hans Stumm
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Doctor Is In
Dr. Peter L. Slavin (MBA '90) nods toward a long line stretching back from a gourmet coffee counter. "That's one of our most utilized facilities," he says with a smile. "The joke around here is that the hospital operation is a loss leader for the coffee View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Burunda Prince (MBA 1987)
My parents were both public school teachers, but they also owned a repair shop called Satellite TV. After school and on Saturdays we’d all go over to the family business. That was my first insight into the hard work of entrepreneurship.... View Details
- 05 Apr 2018
- News
50 Years After King
she knew a curfew had been declared. The shop owner and her grandfather rushed outside to vouch for her, but the experience left an indelible mark. Fudge made a commitment to excel in all that she set out to accomplish. She went on to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Research Brief: What Makes a Mobile Money Service Thrive in an Emerging Market?
the agents—such as shop owners—who can help the service thrive. “Companies are always looking to create value for the end consumer, but they also need to appreciate the agent’s point of view,” says Lal. “Agents need to make money on their... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Giving Amazon the Boot
When the coronavirus pandemic led many brick-and-mortar retailers to close their doors, consumers turned to online shopping in record numbers—US ecommerce sales rose by 31.8 percent between the first and second quarter of 2020 to $211.5... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Seventy Years Out: Class of 1932 Celebrates Reunions
observed. One of the “lucky ones,” Brink worked for the telephone company before he set up his own one-man shop — Utilities Audit Bureau — as a consultant on telephone services and systems. “In 49 years,” Brink proudly declared, “I never... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
OPM Celebrates 21st Anniversary at Gala Florida Reunion
benefit a wide variety of businesses, however, Sviokla offered a word of caution. "If you dive into the marketspace," he told the OPM graduates, "you have to expect that things are going to move very quickly." Golf and tennis tournaments, excursions to Disney's theme... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Alumni News | Bookshelf
large should initial innovation teams be? (Just a few people, but include seasoned members.) Should new projects be kept close to the core organization or set up shop on the periphery? (Depends if the innovation builds on core products or... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
hippie just out of college, borrowed $5,000 to open a photocopy shop near the University of California, Santa Barbara, campus. He called it "Kinko's" after the nickname given to him by his college buddies because of his curly, reddish... View Details
- 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
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
designate a knowledgeable person, independent of both issuers and rating agencies, to select a rating agency for the bond issuer and negotiate a rating fee. This would eliminate the two worst abuses: the issuer shopping for a higher... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
Toys. It has set up its manufacturing channels to meet the strict schedules that these stores require. Still, Moynihan is discouraged by trends in the retail market. “Some of the smaller toy shops are really struggling, and that is bad... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
getting people in the door of a museum has intensified. Admission fees and retail income from gift shops and food sales can have a significant impact on the museum as a whole. Because the Smithsonian's NMNH is located in the heart of one... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Zanzibar: Something for Everyone
postcards from the beautiful balconies that all rooms featured, enjoying a drink by the pool, or exploring the shopping options, Zanzibar truly offered something for everyone. View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The New Rules of E-Commerce
thing. Shoppers want value but also a stimulating experience, or "discovery shopping." Rakuten helps its vendors, many of them small-shop owners, use social media to offer unique content, such as the fashion shop that chronicles its... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Turning Point: Make Your Life Count
Rosita Najmi (MBA 2009) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Rosita Najmi (MBA 2009) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) We were refugees. Mom scraped together all we had (three suitcases and $3,000) and bundled my three siblings and me onto a plane bound for Idaho. My father... View Details