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  • 10 Apr 2019
  • HBS Case

How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold

through narratives and storytelling, or by seeking out members of a common group. One company that has succeeded in this regard, says Wu, is Cotopaxi, a Salt Lake City–based creator of outdoor apparel that Wu explored in a case study for... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • 18 Apr 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Tips to Reinvent the Department Store

store," he said. As the first conference in what is planned to be an annual event, the HBS Retail and Luxury Goods Conference on April 3 was organized by two HBS student clubs, the Retail & Apparel Club and the Luxury Goods &... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette; Retail
  • 26 Jan 2015
  • News

The Ingredients for Success

by the telecom industry, entered HBS with the goal of using her time there to find the career she truly wanted. After graduation, she returned to California and held a series of finance jobs in the fashion and apparel industry. Restless... View Details
Keywords: Tyler Bridges; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Educational Services
  • 29 Jan 2025
  • Blog Post

Finding Professional Purpose: Building an Impactful Career that Reflects your Values with Lisa Tanzer (MBA 1993)

lines for major networks like PBS, Disney, and Cartoon Network (CookieJar Entertainment). As President of Life is Good, I led a lifestyle apparel brand dedicated to spreading optimism. Later, I joined Katie Couric Media as President of... View Details
  • 02 Mar 2015
  • Research & Ideas

‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat

fulfillment of basic needs, such as Consumer Product Goods and apparel basics, is growing. With customers increasingly ordering these and other products online, potential shoppers have fewer reasons to leave their homes, and the clothing... View Details
Keywords: Re: Rajiv Lal; Retail
  • 17 Apr 2023
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #14: Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) – A Career Devoted to Creating the Future

consumers. The Deckers Brand – producer of UGG®, KOOLABURRA®, HOKA®, Teva®, and Sanuk® shoes and apparel – is an example. Despite inflation, ongoing Covid workplace worries, and supply chain limitations, the company just reported $1.346... View Details

    William M. Wood

    After successfully managing a mill for his father in-law, Frederick Ayer, Wood organized the American Woolen Mills Company in 1899, combining the enterprises of Ayer and several other businessmen. Capitalized at $60 million, American Woolen owned some 40 mills across... View Details
    Keywords: Fabric & Apparel

      Sidney W. Winslow, Jr.

      Following the death of his father, Sidney Winslow Jr. took an increasingly important role in the family company, which had been consolidated into the holding company, United Shoe Machinery Corporation. Winslow went on to expand the company internationally and also to... View Details
      Keywords: Fabric & Apparel

        James S. Love

        Beginning as a rayon producer, Love built the world’s largest textile mill by the mid-1950s. Love, the architect of the company’s growth, expanded the company to 22 plants by 1936 and bought six hosiery mills. After World War II, he increased the company’s annual sales... View Details
        Keywords: Fabric & Apparel

          Millard S. Drexler

          Drexler helped to transform The Gap from a “me-too” retailer of Levi’s and private label jeans into a fashion icon. He simplified the brand’s product line and invested heavily in provocative advertising which made The Gap a recognizable worldwide brand. During the... View Details
          Keywords: Fabric & Apparel

            James W. Cannon

            In 1898, Cannon’s mill produced the first cotton towel ever finished in the South. About 1906, Cannon built Kannapolis, the largest unincorporated town in the world, as a mill town that included schools, churches, and parks. Upon his death in 1921, Cannon had grown... View Details
            Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
            • 14 Nov 2014
            • News

            This Mother-Daughter Duo Wants to Save China's Environment

            Keywords: Apparel Manufacturing; Apparel Manufacturing
            • 01 Apr 2002
            • News

            The Simplest Taste

            After combining two names, one from each side of his family, Stanley Marcus (MBA '27) went on to make "Neiman Marcus" a household name. It was a pairing that would prove as successful as the company's "his-and-hers" holiday gift offerings - such as matching camels, or... View Details
            Keywords: Apparel Manufacturing; Apparel Manufacturing
            • 09 Dec 2015
            • Research Event

            How Do You Predict Demand and Set Prices For Products Never Sold Before?

            How can a retailer use its own data to determine what to charge for products it has never sold before? That’s a question Kris Ferreira considered during a presentation at Future Assembly, an event at Harvard Business School where business leaders and academics... View Details
            Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Apparel & Accessories; Apparel & Accessories
            • August 2021 (Revised November 2023)
            • Supplement

            Coats: Supply Chain Challenges

            By: Willy C. Shih
            Coats, the largest thread maker in the world, transformed its business to digital colour measurement so that it could respond better to customer demand in the garment industry for rapid product cycles and more fragmented colour choices. Its embrace of digital colour... View Details
            Keywords: Inventory Management; Supply Chain; Inventory; Supply Chain Management; Operations; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Asia
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            Shih, Willy C. "Coats: Supply Chain Challenges." Harvard Business School PowerPoint Supplement 622-041, August 2021. (Revised November 2023.)
            • August 2021 (Revised November 2023)
            • Teaching Note

            Coats: Supply Chain Challenges

            By: Willy C. Shih
            Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 621-115.
            Faced with continuing cost pressure, should Coats, the world's largest thread maker, relocate some of its make-to-stock manufacturing to an ultra-low-cost region while leaving make-to-order demand close to customers? View Details
            Keywords: Inventory Management; Supply Chain; Inventory; Supply Chain Management; Operations; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Asia
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            Shih, Willy C. "Coats: Supply Chain Challenges." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 622-034, August 2021. (Revised November 2023.)
            • December 2018
            • Case

            Bata versus Relaxo—Analyzing Performance

            By: Suraj Srinivasan, Iris Leung and Quinn Pitcher
            Set in 2016, “Bata India versus Relaxo—Analyzing Performance” compares the strategies and financial performance of two Indian footwear companies. Bata India had long been the market leader in footwear in India, but its leading market position was being challenged by... View Details
            Keywords: Finance; Strategy; Operations; Performance Evaluation; Financial Statements; Analysis; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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            Srinivasan, Suraj, Iris Leung, and Quinn Pitcher. "Bata versus Relaxo—Analyzing Performance." Harvard Business School Case 119-050, December 2018.
            • February 2017
            • Teaching Plan

            Dhamani Jewels: Becoming a Global Luxury Brand

            By: Lynda Applegate
            Dhamani started as a loose gemstone dealer in 1969 in Jaipur, India. By the 2000s, it was headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and had expanded into diamonds and retail. The family business was now in its second generation of leadership and aimed to become a... View Details
            Keywords: Luxury Retail; Jewelry; Luxury Goods; UAE; Retail; Brands and Branding; Family Business; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Dubai; India
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            Applegate, Lynda. "Dhamani Jewels: Becoming a Global Luxury Brand." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 817-094, February 2017.
            • August 1994 (Revised May 1999)
            • Teaching Note

            Citizen Watch Company, Ltd.: Cost Reduction for Mature Products TN

            By: Robin Cooper and Robert S. Kaplan
            Keywords: Cost; Product; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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            Cooper, Robin, and Robert S. Kaplan. "Citizen Watch Company, Ltd.: Cost Reduction for Mature Products TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 195-049, August 1994. (Revised May 1999.)
            • December 2012 (Revised July 2015)
            • Supplement

            Nalli Silk Sarees (B)

            By: V.G. Narayanan, Namrata Arora and Vidhya Muthuram
            Presents the company's perspective using an interview format. Ramnath K. Nalli, vice chairman of Nalli Silk Sarees Private Limited, and his daughter, Lavanya Nalli (HBS MBA 2011), the fifth generation entrepreneur to be involved in the family business, discuss customer... View Details
            Keywords: Family Business; Consumer Behavior; Entrepreneurship; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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            Narayanan, V.G., Namrata Arora, and Vidhya Muthuram. "Nalli Silk Sarees (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 113-048, December 2012. (Revised July 2015.)
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