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- 29 Sep 2014
- News
Why Do Outlet Stores Exist?
- Research Summary
The Function of Outlet Stores
Outlet stores are ubiquitous in the retail environment, and many firms sell goods through outlets as well as their primary stores. Using a highly detailed data set from a major U.S. luxury fashion goods firm, Professor Ngwe is able to look at market segmentation by... View Details
- July 1993 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Duncan Department Stores
By: Walter J. Salmon and Gwendolyn K. Ortmeyer
Keywords: Retail Industry
Salmon, Walter J., and Gwendolyn K. Ortmeyer. "Duncan Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 594-012, July 1993. (Revised September 1993.)
- October 1992
- Case
Dillard's Department Stores
By: Gwendolyn K. Ortmeyer and Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Retail Industry
Ortmeyer, Gwendolyn K., and Walter J. Salmon. "Dillard's Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 593-040, October 1992.
- November 1988 (Revised August 1989)
- Case
Lucky Stores (D)
Keywords: Retail Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Lucky Stores (D)." Harvard Business School Case 389-053, November 1988. (Revised August 1989.)
- November 1988 (Revised August 1989)
- Case
Lucky Stores (B)
Keywords: Retail Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Lucky Stores (B)." Harvard Business School Case 389-051, November 1988. (Revised August 1989.)
- November 2009 (Revised January 2010)
- Case
Zara: Managing Stores for Fast Fashion
By: Zeynep Ton, Elena Corsi and Vincent Marie Dessain
Pablo Isla, the CEO of Zara, wanted to improve operational efficiencies in managing its store network. In particular, he wanted to improve labor productivity at the stores. He considered outsourcing certain store operations to third parties, changing the way store... View Details
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Managerial Roles; Service Operations; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Efficiency; Performance Productivity; Retail Industry
Ton, Zeynep, Elena Corsi, and Vincent Marie Dessain. "Zara: Managing Stores for Fast Fashion." Harvard Business School Case 610-042, November 2009. (Revised January 2010.)
- November 1974 (Revised June 1985)
- Case
Federated Department Stores
By: Joseph L. Bower and Richard G. Hamermesh
Keywords: Retail Industry
Bower, Joseph L., and Richard G. Hamermesh. "Federated Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 375-147, November 1974. (Revised June 1985.)
- July 1991 (Revised March 1992)
- Case
COIN Department Stores
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Retail Industry
Salmon, Walter J. "COIN Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 591-137, July 1991. (Revised March 1992.)
- 28 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback
retail. Q: What’s different about the physical storefront in this renaissance of retail? Jill Avery: There’s a lot of experimentation around what a store is and what it could do. In this new worldview, a View Details
- 05 Jul 2016
- News
Health Insurance Stores and Health Hubs
- September 2019
- Supplement
Accounting Fraud at Tesco Stores (B)
By: Jonas Heese, Suraj Srinivasan and Julia Kelley
This case serves as a complement to the case "Accounting Fraud at Tesco Stores (A)". View Details
Heese, Jonas, Suraj Srinivasan, and Julia Kelley. "Accounting Fraud at Tesco Stores (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 120-033, September 2019.
- May 2017
- Teaching Note
The Container Store
By: Tatiana Sandino and Kyle Thomas
“The Container Store” teaching note describes how the case can be taught to MBA or executive education students who are interested in developing a strong culture, implementing strategy, and managing growth. The authors wrote the case for teaching MBA courses such as... View Details
- November 1988 (Revised August 1989)
- Case
Lucky Stores (C)
Keywords: Retail Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Lucky Stores (C)." Harvard Business School Case 389-052, November 1988. (Revised August 1989.)
- 2019
- Working Paper
Does Apple Anchor a Shopping Mall? The Effect of the Technology Stores on the Formation of Market Structure
By: Doug J. Chung, Kyoungwon Seo and Reo Song
This study examines the effect of technology stores—company-owned Apple and Microsoft retail stores—on mall configuration. We formulate a structural model that considers the endogenous location decisions of retail stores, taking into account both market characteristics... View Details
Keywords: Apple Store; New Anchor Store; Discrete Game; Complete Information; Multiple Equilibria; GPGPU Technology; Simulator; Bayesian Estimation; Shopping Mall; Spillover
Chung, Doug J., Kyoungwon Seo, and Reo Song. "Does Apple Anchor a Shopping Mall? The Effect of the Technology Stores on the Formation of Market Structure." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-066, December 2019.
- September 2019
- Supplement
Accounting Fraud at Tesco Stores (C)
By: Jonas Heese, Suraj Srinivasan and Julia Kelley
This case serves as a complement to the case "Accounting Fraud at Tesco Stores (A)". View Details
Heese, Jonas, Suraj Srinivasan, and Julia Kelley. "Accounting Fraud at Tesco Stores (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 120-034, September 2019.
- March 1980
- Case
Affiliated Department Stores
Keywords: Retail Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Affiliated Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 280-098, March 1980.
- February 1986 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
Hess's Department Stores
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Retail Industry
Salmon, Walter J. "Hess's Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 586-030, February 1986. (Revised October 1993.)
- November 1988 (Revised August 1989)
- Case
Lucky Stores (A)
Keywords: Retail Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Lucky Stores (A)." Harvard Business School Case 389-050, November 1988. (Revised August 1989.)