Online Operations - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Mar 2011
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Building an Online Swap Shop

Reinhart: Deriving success in derivative markets. thredUP, a children’s clothing swap Web site cofounded by HBS classmates James Reinhart and Chris Homer (MBA ’09), expanded into toys last fall, just in time for the holidays. Shoppers had already begun swapping toys on... View Details

Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

21 Oct 2009
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Mix Up Your Wardrobe - Online

Keywords: Jame Reinhart, MBA '09, Chris Homer, MBA '09; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

07 May 2014
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Hopscotch Acquires Online School Supplies Retailer SkoolShop

Keywords: Retail Trade

01 Mar 2011
News

Swap ’Em If You Got ’Em

Hall (right): An online market for military personnel. Blake Hall (MBA ’10) grew up in a military family, became an Army Ranger, and was a platoon leader in Iraq for fifteen months. A conversation with a fellow veteran about the... View Details

Keywords: online retail; online shopping; online marketplace; National Security and International Affairs; Government; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

14 Aug 2014
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Leon Black’s Phaidon Buys Artspace, an Online Art Market

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

26 Jul 2004
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NPR Environment Report: Online News versus the Sunday Paper

28 Jul 2020
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Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Racial Discrimination

Keywords: discrimination; Hospitality

12 Jan 2015
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Why Online Retailers Are Starting to Care About Your Feelings

Keywords: e-commerce; consumer behavior; innovation; Retail Trade

29 Mar 2013
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How Twitter Got a Nigerian Online Store a Multi-Million Dollar Investment

Keywords: General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

07 Mar 2012
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Fashion Tech Startups Emerge from HBS

Keywords: online retail; online shopping; fashion; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

26 Feb 2014
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The First Five Years: Morgan Hermand-Waiche (MBA 2010)

share by offering designer-crafted lingerie at an incredible price with the convenience of online shopping." What have been the best and most challenging parts of starting and running Adore Me? "The best part has been the phenomenal... View Details

Keywords: online shopping; fashion; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

01 Mar 2012
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She’s Got Your Back

want things to be done right, but we don’t want to invest a lot of thought and process in finding a solution.” Online reviews are nothing new, of course. But Angie’s List was early to the game and operates... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; online reviews; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Real Estate

28 Nov 2015
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All I Want for Christmas Is Chocolate Brussels Sprouts

Keywords: online retail; England; entrepreneurship; artisans; Retail Trade

24 Feb 2014
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A Capital Idea for Small Business

careers. Now the two have joined together as founding partners in the launch of iCrowd LLC, an online crowd-funding website. "iCrowd will assist small businesses by allowing them to capitalize on the securities reforms found in the JOBS... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; crowd-funding; online communities; Finance; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

15 Jun 2021
News

Elevator Pitch: Dress Code

around each user. Leveraging AI and machine learning, the app uses a sophisticated algorithm to streamline and personalize a dynamically adaptive online feed of potential purchases based on yes or no responses to simple questions, getting... View Details

Keywords: online shopping; fashion; mobile technology; entrepreneurship; startup; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade