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- 04 Jun 2025
- Podcast
Extending Apparel Lifespan: ThredUp CEO James Reinhart
James Reinhart, CEO of ThredUp, one of the largest online resale platforms for secondhand clothing. James co-founded the company while he was a Masters’ student at Harvard and has spent the last 15 years scaling a national logistics and digital infrastructure platform... View Details
- July 1982 (Revised May 1992)
- Case
Danton's: The Specialty Store Men's Apparel Business
Tedlow, Richard S. "Danton's: The Specialty Store Men's Apparel Business." Harvard Business School Case 583-008, July 1982. (Revised May 1992.)
- 2020
- Case
Building Transparency within the Sustainable Apparel Coalition: The Road to Successful Pre-Competitive Collaboration
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) was founded in 2010 to develop a common set of sustainability standards for the apparel, footwear, and home textile industries. The organization was an example of pre-competitive collaboration, a strategy in which companies... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Cooperation; Social Issues; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Evaluation; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Building Transparency within the Sustainable Apparel Coalition: The Road to Successful Pre-Competitive Collaboration." William Davidson Institute Case 8-059-399, 2020.
- 13 Oct 2010
- News
Nike takes NFL apparel deal from Reebok
- 29 Mar 2019
- News
Callaway Golf Takes a Swing at Outdoor Apparel
- April 1991
- Teaching Note
Danton's: The Specialty Store Men's Apparel Business, Teaching Note
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry
- 1995
- Other Unpublished Work
Executive Summary of Preliminary Findings of the U.S. Apparel Industry
By: Janice H. Hammond, F.A. Abernathy, J.T. Dunlop and D. Weil
- 1995
- Chapter
The Information-integrated Channel: A Study of the U.S. Apparel Industry in Transition
By: J. T. Dunlop, J. H. Hammond, F A Abernathy and D. Weil
Dunlop, J. T., J. H. Hammond, F A Abernathy, and D. Weil. "The Information-integrated Channel: A Study of the U.S. Apparel Industry in Transition." In Brookings Papers on Economic Activity: Micro Economics 1995, edited by M. N. Baily, P.C. Reiss, and C. Winston. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 1995.
- June 2018 (Revised June 2018)
- Teaching Note
Blake Sports Apparel and Switch Activewear: Bringing the Executive Team Together
By: Boris Groysberg, Tricia Gregg and Katherine Connolly Baden
Teaching Note for HBS No. 417-048. View Details
- 01 Dec 1994
- Conference Presentation
Design and Scheduling of Apparel Manufacturing Systems with Both Slow and Quick Production Lines
By: J. H. Hammond, Z. B. Tang and F. H. Abernathy
- 1992
- Working Paper
Coordination in Textile and Apparel Channels: A Case for Virtual Integration
By: J. H. Hammond
- Article
Quantifying the Impact of Inventory Holding Cost and Reactive Capacity on an Apparel Manufacturer's Profitability
By: Ananth Raman and Kim Bowon
Raman, Ananth, and Kim Bowon. "Quantifying the Impact of Inventory Holding Cost and Reactive Capacity on an Apparel Manufacturer's Profitability." Production and Operations Management 11, no. 1 (March 2002).
- 2004
- Chapter
Globalization in the Apparel and Textile Industries: What Is New and What Is Not?
By: Frederick H. Abernathy, John T. Dunlop, Janice H. Hammond and David Weil
Abernathy, Frederick H., John T. Dunlop, Janice H. Hammond, and David Weil. "Globalization in the Apparel and Textile Industries: What Is New and What Is Not?" In Locating Global Advantage: Industry Dynamics in the International Economy, edited by Martin Kenney and Richard Florida. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2004.
- January 2024 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Data-Driven Denim: Financial Forecasting at Levi Strauss
By: Mark Egan
The case examines Levi Strauss’ journey in implementing machine learning and AI into its financial forecasting process. The apparel company partnered with the IT company Wipro in 2017 to develop a machine learning algorithm that could help Levi Strauss forecast its... View Details
Keywords: Investor Relations; Forecasting; Machine Learning; Artificial Intelligence; Apparel; Corporate Finance; Forecasting and Prediction; AI and Machine Learning; Digital Transformation; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
Egan, Mark. "Data-Driven Denim: Financial Forecasting at Levi Strauss." Harvard Business School Case 224-029, January 2024. (Revised February 2024.)
- March 2017 (Revised December 2017)
- Case
The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (A)
By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Saloni Chaturvedi
Responsibility for working conditions in contract factories within the supply chain presents an ongoing challenge for managers and an area of debate. Much of the debate approaches the challenge from the perspective of large global apparel brands. This case helps... View Details
Keywords: Apparel; Bangladesh; Corporate Responsibility; Human Rights; Supply Chains; Labor; Working Conditions; Supply Chain; Safety; Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Bangladesh
Hsieh, Nien-hê, and Saloni Chaturvedi. "The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (A)." Harvard Business School Case 317-052, March 2017. (Revised December 2017.)
- 15 May 2012
- News
Finally Finding the Right Fit
Heffernan: From one who's tried on many hats, a tip of the cap to HBS. Photo courtesy Andrew Heffernan As a young man in Dublin, Ireland, Andrew Heffernan (MBA 2006) worked in a variety of summer jobs with the family business, the country’s largest retailer. But... View Details
- 06 Sep 2012
- News
Fashion-Forward
Amed “Does this look good on me?” That’s a question Imran Amed (MBA 2002) heard frequently when he was growing up in Calgary, Canada, no doubt because friends and family quickly learned he was often insightful, on target, and honest in his response. “Never in a million... View Details
- 1999
- Book
A Stitch in Time: Lean Retailing and the Transformation of Manufacturing -- Lessons from the Textile and Apparel Industries
By: J. T. Dunlop, J. H. Hammond, F A Abernathy and D. Weil
Dunlop, J. T., J. H. Hammond, F A Abernathy, and D. Weil. A Stitch in Time: Lean Retailing and the Transformation of Manufacturing -- Lessons from the Textile and Apparel Industries. Oxford University Press, 1999.
- November 2018 (Revised April 2019)
- Case
Nike: Changing the Sneakers Game
By: Anita Elberse, Bryce Aiken and Howard Johnson
“Our goal is to be the kind of start-up that would terrify Nike—if Nike didn’t already own us.” Ron Faris, general manager of S23NYC, a Manhattan-based digital studio owned by sports apparel giant Nike, is on the phone with Adam Sussman, Nike’s chief digital officer.... View Details
Keywords: Digital Technology; Apparel; Fashion; Superstar; Innovation; General Management; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Management; Sports; Entertainment; Digital Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Elberse, Anita, Bryce Aiken, and Howard Johnson. "Nike: Changing the Sneakers Game." Harvard Business School Case 519-039, November 2018. (Revised April 2019.)