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- 05 Jun 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Cellophane, the New Visuality, and the Creation of Self-Service Food Retailing
- January 2008 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
Retail Sales of Health Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Grady Clouse
The BCBS of Florida is contemplating whether to enter the consumer-driven health care market and if so, whether to target such groups—and individuals—and in which of its geographic markets, and how. View Details
- April 1987 (Revised August 1987)
- Case
Sears, Roebuck and Co. and the Retail Financial Services Industry (B)
Christiansen, Evelyn T. "Sears, Roebuck and Co. and the Retail Financial Services Industry (B)." Harvard Business School Case 387-182, April 1987. (Revised August 1987.)
- 24 Oct 2018
- News
Is Retail Dying? Plus, How Are Companies Spending their Tax Cuts?
- 19 Mar 2024
- Video
The Value of an MBA in Manufacturing, Consumer Products, and Retail
- 06 Nov 2023
- Video
The Value of an MBA in Manufacturing, Consumer Products, and Retail
- 19 Mar 2024
- Video
The Value of an MBA in Manufacturing, Consumer Products, and Retail
- January 2007
- Article
Introducing the First Management Control Systems: Evidence from the Retail Sector
By: Tatiana Sandino
Focusing on a sample of US retailers, I study the management control systems (MCS) that firms introduce when they first invest in controls, and identify four categories of initial MCS, which are defined in terms of the purposes these MCS fulfill. The first category,... View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Entrepreneurial Organizations; Firm Growth; Corporate Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Management Systems; Growth and Development Strategy
Sandino, Tatiana. "Introducing the First Management Control Systems: Evidence from the Retail Sector." Accounting Review 82, no. 1 (January 2007): 265–293. (Awarded the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2005, Management Accounting Section, American Accounting Association;
Awarded the Emerging Scholar Competitive Manuscript Award, 2011, Foundation for Applied Research, Institute of Management Accountants.)
- February 2019 (Revised September 2019)
- Case
Amazon in Fashion
By: John R. Wells, Benjamin Weinstock and Gabriel Ellsworth
According to many analysts and industry observers, in 2018 Amazon became the largest retailer of apparel in the United States and the second largest in the world, behind Alibaba. Much of Amazon’s apparel was made by third-party retailers on its platform, but Amazon had... View Details
Keywords: Amazon; Amazon.com; Fashion; Fashion Accessories; Retail; Retailing Industry; Retailing; ASOS; Inditex; Multi-channel Retailers; Online Retail; Online Retailing; Positioning; Private Label; Delivery; Spending; Internet and the Web; Competitive Strategy; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; Retail Industry
Wells, John R., Benjamin Weinstock, and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Amazon in Fashion." Harvard Business School Case 719-481, February 2019. (Revised September 2019.)
- March 1984 (Revised August 1995)
- Teaching Note
Nineteenth Century Retailing and the Rise of the Department Store, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-384-022). View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
- June 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Dollar Tree: Breaking the Buck
By: Jill Avery and Marco Bertini
For thirty-five years, Dollar Tree, a discount retail chain selling general merchandise, had held its fixed price point steady, pricing all of its household items, food, stationery, books, seasonal items, gifts, toys, and clothing that made up its diverse and... View Details
Keywords: Retailing; Pricing; Pricing Strategy; Discount Retailing; Discount Store; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Price; Inflation and Deflation; Consumer Behavior; Retail Industry; United States
Avery, Jill, and Marco Bertini. "Dollar Tree: Breaking the Buck." Harvard Business School Case 522-091, June 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
- July 1982
- Supplement
U.S. Retail Coffee Market (A): Day 1 of Coffee Series, Assignment Sheet
Provides assignment questions and worksheets. To be handed out with the (A) case before Day One of the series. View Details
Yip, George S. "U.S. Retail Coffee Market (A): Day 1 of Coffee Series, Assignment Sheet." Harvard Business School Supplement 583-003, July 1982.
- Article
Developing Models for Planning Retailer Sales Promotions: An Application to Automobile Dealerships
By: Anirudh Dhebar, Scott A. Neslin and John A. Quelch
Dhebar, Anirudh, Scott A. Neslin, and John A. Quelch. "Developing Models for Planning Retailer Sales Promotions: An Application to Automobile Dealerships." Journal of Retailing 63, no. 4 (Winter 1987): 333–364.
- August 1999
- Article
Measuring the Efficiency of Service Delivery Processes: With Application to Retail Banking
By: F. Frei and P. Harker
Frei, F., and P. Harker. "Measuring the Efficiency of Service Delivery Processes: With Application to Retail Banking." Journal of Service Research 1, no. 4 (August 1999): 300–312.
- November 2013
- Article
Adding Bricks to Clicks: On the Role of Physical Stores in a World of Online Shopping
By: Jill Avery, Thomas Steenburgh, John A. Deighton and Mary Caravella
Buying a product has never been easier. Consumers can shop online, over the phone or via mail order, from home or on the go, and if they want to experience touch and feel, they can also visit a "real" store. Often, one and the same retailer offers several of these... View Details
Keywords: Channel Management; Retailing; Marketing; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; E-commerce; Retail Industry; United States
Avery, Jill, Thomas Steenburgh, John A. Deighton, and Mary Caravella. "Adding Bricks to Clicks: On the Role of Physical Stores in a World of Online Shopping." GfK Marketing Intelligence Review 5, no. 2 (November 2013).