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  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution

Once upon a time, suppliers held all the cards. Henry Ford's dictum that consumers could have any color car they wanted as long as it was black proved wrong in the extreme, but for years manufacturers in this country kept their hands... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Apparel & Accessories; Apparel & Accessories; Apparel & Accessories; Apparel & Accessories; Apparel & Accessories
  • January–February 2019
  • Article

Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other

By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden
In this fictional case, the CEO of a sports apparel manufacturer is faced with an ongoing conflict between two of his top executives. Specifically, the head of sales and the CFO are at each other’s throats and the tension is having a ripple effect on their teams and... View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Conflict; Management Teams; Conflict Management
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Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly Baden. "Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other." Harvard Business Review 97, no. 1 (January–February 2019).
  • November 2018 (Revised June 2019)
  • Case

Michael Rubin and Fanatics (A)

By: Robert F. Higgins and John Masko
In 2016, Michael Rubin’s Fanatics was the U.S.’ largest sports e-commerce company and operator of the official online store for all the major American sports leagues. That year, Fanatics began to dabble in manufacturing licensed sports merchandise, securing limited... View Details
Keywords: Fanatics; Licensed Merchandise; E-commerce; Entrepreneurship; Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Sports; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
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Higgins, Robert F., and John Masko. "Michael Rubin and Fanatics (A)." Harvard Business School Case 819-077, November 2018. (Revised June 2019.)

    Janice H. Hammond

    Janice H. Hammond is the Jesse Philips Professor of Manufacturing. She currently serves as coursehead for the new MBA required course, Data Science for Managers. She serves as program chair for the HBS Executive Education International Women’s Foundation and Women’s... View Details

    Keywords: apparel; apparel; apparel; apparel; apparel; apparel; apparel
    • March 1990 (Revised October 1990)
    • Case

    Liz Claiborne, Inc. and Ruentex Industries Ltd.

    Describes Liz Claiborne, Inc.'s manufacturing and marketing strategy and details the significance of its supplier selection strategy. It begins to describe the company's relationship with Ruentex Industries Ltd., its largest supplier of piece goods. When used with... View Details
    Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Relationships; Cooperation; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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    Flaherty, Marie-Therese M., and Jill S. Dalby. "Liz Claiborne, Inc. and Ruentex Industries Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 690-048, March 1990. (Revised October 1990.)
    • 19 Jul 2019
    • News

    What Useful Roles Can Aspiring Entrepreneurs Take On?

    • 15 Apr 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem

    Many distinctive aspects of the textile and apparel industries present challenges to implementing electronic commerce. First, and perhaps most important, is the difficulty of accurately characterizing the product online. Many of the... View Details
    Keywords: by Jan Hammond & Kristin Kohler; Apparel & Accessories; Apparel & Accessories; Apparel & Accessories; Apparel & Accessories; Apparel & Accessories
    • July 2015 (Revised January 2020)
    • Case

    Horst Dassler, Adidas, and the Commercialization of Sport

    By: Geoffrey Jones, Michael Norris and Sophi Kim
    The case focuses on the career of Horst Dassler, the son of the founder of the German-based sports shoe manufacturer Adidas. The origins of the firm were in the interwar years, and it rose to public prominence after it provided spikes for Jesse Owens, the famous... View Details
    Keywords: Corruption; Economic History; Business History; Entertainment; Business; Strategy; Media; Digital Technology; Blockbuster; Superstar; Film; Television; Music; Publishing; Performing Arts; Nightlife; Crime and Corruption; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; History; Sports; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Germany; South America; Europe; Asia; North and Central America
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    Jones, Geoffrey, Michael Norris, and Sophi Kim. "Horst Dassler, Adidas, and the Commercialization of Sport." Harvard Business School Case 316-007, July 2015. (Revised January 2020.)
    • August 2012
    • Case

    Polar Sports, Inc.

    By: W. Carl Kester and Wei Wang
    Polar Sports, Inc. is a fashion skiwear manufacturing company in Littleton, Colorado. The company has a unique design for skiwear using a special synthetic material that improves insulation and durability. The ski apparel industry is highly competitive and the best way... View Details
    Keywords: Production; Decision Choices and Conditions; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Finance; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Colorado
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    Kester, W. Carl, and Wei Wang. "Polar Sports, Inc." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-513, August 2012.
    • November 2005 (Revised July 2009)
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    Cutter & Buck (A)

    By: William A. Sahlman and Victoria Winston
    Only three short months into her new position as CEO of publicly traded golf apparel manufacturer Cutter & Buck, Fran Conley discovers accounting irregularities that call into question the reliability of this company's financial statements. Working closely with her... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Statements; Crime and Corruption; Corporate Disclosure; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Going Public
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    Sahlman, William A., and Victoria Winston. "Cutter & Buck (A)." Harvard Business School Case 806-028, November 2005. (Revised July 2009.)
    • April 2003 (Revised December 2006)
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    ZARA: Fast Fashion

    By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Jose Luis Nueno
    Focuses on Inditex, an apparel retailer from Spain, which has set up an extremely quick response system for its ZARA chain. Instead of predicting months before a season starts what women will want to wear, ZARA observes what's selling and what's not and continuously... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Multinational Firms and Management; Competitive Advantage; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Spain
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    Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Jose Luis Nueno. "ZARA: Fast Fashion." Harvard Business School Case 703-497, April 2003. (Revised December 2006.)
    • 19 Oct 2010
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Impact of Supply Learning on Customer Demand: Model and Estimation Methodology

    Keywords: by Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius & Ananth Raman; Apparel & Accessories; Apparel & Accessories
    • April 2006 (Revised June 2008)
    • Case

    New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.

    By: H. Kent Bowen, Robert S. Huckman and Carin-Isabel Knoop
    Considers whether New Balance, one of the world's five largest manufacturers of athletic footwear, should respond to Adidas' planned acquisition of Reebok--a transaction that would join the second- and third-largest companies in the industry. Highlights the unique... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Production; Supply Chain Management; Performance Improvement; Competition; Consolidation; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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    Bowen, H. Kent, Robert S. Huckman, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 606-094, April 2006. (Revised June 2008.)
    • July 2005 (Revised July 2006)
    • Case

    Icebreaker: The US Entry Decision

    By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Dan Heath
    Jeremy Moon, CEO of Icebreaker, merino wool, outdoor apparel manufacturer, believed the company could be a big hit in the United States, despite the presence of entrenched rivals. But Icebreaker clearly needed a new distribution approach. One option was to position... View Details
    Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Distribution Channels; Product Launch; Product Development; Brands and Branding; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; New Zealand; United States
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    Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Dan Heath. "Icebreaker: The US Entry Decision." Harvard Business School Case 806-006, July 2005. (Revised July 2006.)
    • May 2003 (Revised May 2009)
    • Case

    ZARA: Fast Fashion

    Focuses on Inditex, an apparel retailer from Spain, which has set up an extremely quick response system for its ZARA chain. Instead of predicting months before a season starts what women will want to wear, ZARA observes what's selling and what's not and continuously... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Multinational Firms and Management; Competitive Advantage; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Spain
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    Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Jose Luis Nueno. "ZARA: Fast Fashion." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 703-416, May 2003. (Revised May 2009.)
    • September 1986 (Revised April 1990)
    • Case

    Mueller-Lehmkuhl GmbH

    Mueller-Lehmkuhl sells apparel fasteners and rents attaching machines. It views these two products as effectively a single item and prices them accordingly, the fasteners at high profit and its attaching machines at a loss. The cost system allocates the cost of the... View Details
    Keywords: Cost Accounting; Profit; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Japan; Germany
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    Cooper, Robin. "Mueller-Lehmkuhl GmbH." Harvard Business School Case 187-048, September 1986. (Revised April 1990.)
    • 31 Jul 2020
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    Building a DTC Brand Through COVID

    I rambled on about my grand plans, I looked into the Zoom screen and worried that this was yet another dead end or that his strengths weren’t in apparel manufacturing and he would just point me to Google. As... View Details
    • May 2003
    • Case

    Liz Claiborne, Inc.

    By: Rajiv Lal, Walter J. Salmon and Edie Prescott
    Discusses the business portfolio emphasis of a large multibrand manufacturer and the future of department stores as well as how relationships between manufacturers and key customers can be improved. View Details
    Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Portfolio; Brands and Branding; Production; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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    Lal, Rajiv, Walter J. Salmon, and Edie Prescott. "Liz Claiborne, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 503-098, May 2003.
    • April 1983 (Revised October 1990)
    • Background Note

    Textiles and the Multi-Fiber Arrangement

    By: David B. Yoffie
    What happens to an industry with millions of employees that loses its comparative advantage? This note examines this question by looking at the global textile and apparel industry. With the Multi-Fiber Arrangement coming up for renewal in December 1981, the United... View Details
    Keywords: Trade; Cost vs Benefits; Developing Countries and Economies; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Europe
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    Yoffie, David B. "Textiles and the Multi-Fiber Arrangement." Harvard Business School Background Note 383-164, April 1983. (Revised October 1990.)
    • February 1990 (Revised July 1992)
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    Whistler Corp. (A)

    By: Gary P. Pisano
    Describes the circumstances surrounding Whistler Corp.'s decision whether or not to continue manufacturing operations in the United States. The company had been experiencing severe problems in its domestic manufacturing operations and was thus unable to compete with... View Details
    Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Production; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
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    Pisano, Gary P. "Whistler Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 690-011, February 1990. (Revised July 1992.)
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