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- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Spray Canon
the other hand, with his line of collectible figurines and collaborations with clothing brands like Dior and Air Jordan, “understands very well how art is communicated, says Deitch. “He is someone who is open to all that, and he’s just... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Ink
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015 Raje breaks C-suite workplaces into four categories: space used to enhance personal energy (think Zen gardens, cloth journals, and pictures of the family pup); space to create organizational... View Details
- 25 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Will Machine Learning Make You a Better Manager?
when he angrily stormed into a store clutching a circular for maternity clothes that had been sent to his teenage daughter, only to later find out that the store had accurately predicted she was pregnant. Such examples represent a... View Details
- 30 Jun 2019
- News
Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo
employs more than 140 people and revenues have gone from 100k to 65M in 10 years,” says Mannai. “Further growth is expected, as they open brick and mortar stores and launch their own clothing brand.” View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 07 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Online Retailers Should Hide Their Best Discounts
they’d shopped there before, and one for customers without them. They found little difference in the buying behavior of the two groups. “Both new and existing customers behave in ways that are beneficial to the seller,” Ngwe says, “perhaps because customers are so... View Details
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
never thought about the [American] brand of clothes or shoes I wore!" "We aren't concerned with how America governs itself," an Indian said. "What we look for is quality in their products." Since people's concerns... View Details
- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
classmates and many of her teachers, and making it a challenge to find clothes that fit. In the years that followed, Girard grew into “the sixes” now standing proudly at 6’1’’ and the idea for the business she would one day start, a... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Peeling Back the Global Brand
same brand is offered in different countries with a different product formulation. Depending on the country, people usually wash clothes with hot or cold water, so the product formulation needs to be adapted, he said. Idiosyncratic... View Details
- 31 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Building a DTC Brand Through COVID
is buying clothes - I didn’t need an HBS education to teach me that. Despite all the questioning and concerned are-you-sure-you-want-to-do-this looks from family, I took the plunge into the unknown world of entrepreneurship. My Vision... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Marla Beck, MBA/MPA 1998
books, and worked in a clothing boutique during high school. After studying political economy at UC Berkeley and working for McKinsey, she came to Harvard to earn her MBA and MPA. At HBS, where she helped launch a Women Entrepreneurs... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way
though, are not administrative. "The biggest challenge we face is a cultural shift. People who by and large get into these organizations have amazing compassion. They want to clothe the homeless and feed the hungry. And for them to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Life by Design
colors, patterns, swatches of fabric, and garment samples assembled to plan Old Navy’s fall 2005 clothing lines. Ross, casually dressed in a style reflective of Old Navy’s “democratic” approach to fashion, notes that such public displays... View Details
- 03 Jun 2015
- What Do You Think?
Is the Time Right for Self-Management?
Absent of these it's bound to fail." These and other comments provided grist for the question: When and where will Holacracy work best? What do you think? Original Article Recently it was reported that Zappos.com, the online clothing... View Details
- Portrait Project
Mohit Bathija
money to wear clothes and shoes like that. I wish I could go far away from this place and never have to look back. I wish I could be that boy. Ok .I have to admit .I was not the boy standing in line in this story. I was actually the one... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Five Honored for Missions Accomplished
The 2010 Alumni Achievement Award recipients have made their mark in a wide range of fields, from banking and investing to retailing, entrepreneurship, and space exploration. United by their leadership skills, each of these alumni is living proof that while the... View Details
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- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
classmates and many of her teachers, and making it a challenge to find clothes that fit. In the years that followed, Girard grew into “the sixes” now standing proudly at 6’1’’ and the idea for the business she would one day start, a... View Details
- 19 Jan 2017
- News
Finding Purpose in Profit
foundation for entrepreneurial pursuits, in 1998 they launched GoLite, a company that manufactured and sold lightweight, high-performance outdoor clothing and gear. Kim took the reins as CEO in 2000, and the company quickly became a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
"Unheard Voices" Brings to Light Three Centuries of American Women at Work
contributing to the family’s livelihood by spinning yarn, weaving cloth, sewing quilts, and producing other clothing and textile items for sale or trade. When she died, her husband’s second wife, Deliverance, took over these tasks and was... View Details
- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
pointing to the mobile shift-swapping app used by employees of clothing retailer The Gap. The company piloted the app in its Old Navy stores and expanded it to all brands in 2018. The app “creates value,” says Oberholzer-Gee, by helping... View Details
- 18 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
How Much is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
pointing to the mobile shift-swapping app used by employees of clothing retailer The Gap. The company piloted the app in its Old Navy stores and expanded it to all brands in 2018. The app “creates value,” says Oberholzer-Gee, by helping... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products