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  • 19 Mar 2016
  • News

Ex-McKinsey Analyst Finds New Path as Lavish Jeweler

Keywords: Nonstore Retailers; Nonstore Retailers
  • 01 Oct 2000
  • News

Internet Tsunami

Hiroshi Mikitani (MBA '93) is the founder, president, and CEO of Rakuten, Japan's leading online shopping destination. He believes that because the Internet allows merchants to circumvent the many intermediaries who jack up prices in Japan, "it is going to completely... View Details
Keywords: Nonstore Retailers; Nonstore Retailers
  • 14 Jul 2015
  • News

Birchbox Debuts VR for Male Subscribers

Keywords: Nonstore Retailers; Nonstore Retailers
  • 01 Sep 2017
  • News

A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry

of them from Rwanda. A local Nigerian factory, Kaldi Africa, roasts the beans to produce a stronger brew than what Starbucks pours. Many of the other barriers to developing a coffeehouse culture that Dozie has encountered are simple View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg; cafe; Cafe Neo; Retail Trade; Retail Trade
  • 18 Oct 2016
  • News

Leading the Way for Women Entrepreneurs

Growing up, Hayley Barna (MBA 2010) thought she was unstoppable. Then she entered the business world. “I grew up thinking I lived in a post-feminist world, “ she said. “I saw no impediment in my way based on my gender.” Six years ago, she and HBS classmate Katia... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Birchbox; Rent the Runway; Hello Alfred; Retail Trade; Retail Trade
  • 15 Dec 2011
  • News

An HBS gift guide

Wondering what to get the HBSer in your life this year? In the holiday spirit, we're highlighting a few alumni-led companies and ideas that you may not know about. Since roughly 1 in 6 alumni work in manufacturing, high tech, retail, and consumer products, there are... View Details
Keywords: Bulletin Staff; holiday; gift giving; Retail Trade; Retail Trade

    Rob Gierkink

    Flashfood, a business that works with supermarkets to significantly reduce food waste while helping families with their weekly food bill. In 2016 Rob invested in Index, a point-of-sale technology company. Rob became Chairman of the company and worked with Indexs... View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital;#1;#Advertising;#16;#Consumer Products & Packaged Goods
    • 06 Jan 2014
    • News

    Sprouts Sees Healthy Growth Ahead

    Keywords: Whiole Foods; Retail Trade; Retail Trade
    • 25 Jul 2012
    • News

    Movie Magic

    swipe of a credit card. “Automated retail sounds better,” suggests Gregg Kaplan (MBA 1997). Recruited by McDonald’s to help start new businesses within the fast-food giant, in 2002 Kaplan oversaw the installation of six kiosks in... View Details
    Keywords: vending machines; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade
    • 05 Dec 2007
    • Sharpening Your Skills

    Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Marketing

    and vary over time. Cannibalization occurs in the short term following the addition of a new channel, while complementarity takes time to manifest itself. Retail store openings cannibalize direct channel sales in the short term if... View Details
    • 26 Feb 2014
    • News

    How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind

    Keywords: Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade
    • 08 Jun 2011
    • News

    Alumni News: Judy Gehrke

    http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/bulletin/alumni-news/story-gehrke.html View Details
    Keywords: Julia Hanna; flea markets; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Miscellaneous Store Retailers
    • 15 Jun 2015
    • News

    Giving Small Boutiques a Global Reach

    Keywords: Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Miscellaneous Store Retailers
    • 04 Aug 2014
    • News

    The Best and Worst of Family Businesses

    Keywords: familly business; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Miscellaneous Store Retailers
    • 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
    Keywords: Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Miscellaneous Store Retailers
    • 07 Oct 2010
    • News

    Why Wal-Mart Went Shopping in Africa

    Keywords: Professor Rajiv Lal; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Miscellaneous Store Retailers
    • 06 Apr 2016
    • News

    Rich People Now Have a Safe Way to Dump Their Jewelry

    Keywords: Gilt Groupe; Nonstore Retailers; Nonstore Retailers
    • June 1995 (Revised July 1995)
    • Case

    Wal-Mart in East Asia

    By: David B. Yoffie and Richard Seet
    Discusses Wal-Mart's entry strategy in East Asia, specifically Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, and China. View Details
    Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Trade; Expansion; Retail Industry; East Asia; Singapore; Japan; Hong Kong; China
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    • 31 Jan 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?

    you see as some of key factors that led to this? Luis Viceira:The Dow is an index that has traditionally included the largest companies traded in the US stock market. Its growth since its inception reflects the growth and profitability of... View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Aisner
    • 01 Mar 2007
    • News

    Avon CEO Jung on Leadership

    leadership, the company introduced new lines and products, repackaged old standbys, invested heavily in research and development, and expanded overseas. Redubbed “the company for women,” Avon now operates in more than 100 countries, generating some $8 billion in annual... View Details
    Keywords: makeup; grooming; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade