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01 Dec 2019
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Capitalizing the Corner Shop

photo by Getty Images photo by Getty Images When Samuel Ejeh decides to open a new location for his Lagos-based supermarket chain Grocery Bazaar, he likes to move quickly. But expansion is capital-intensive, constraining his cash flow, and banks in Nigeria just don’t... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

17 May 2022
Cold Call Podcast

Delivering a Personalized Shopping Experience with AI

Keywords: Re: Jill J. Avery

April 2007
Case

The Boeing Company: Moonshine Shop

By: Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan and Shannon O'Donnell

Describes how the "Moonshine Shop," a group of plant-savvy creative generalists, is helping a great industrial company become more innovative. Chronicles the history of the Moonshine Shop, its successes and failures, and describes innovations they've helped put in... View Details

Keywords: History; Business Model; Saving; Programs; Creativity; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Research and Development; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Business Processes; Aerospace Industry

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May 2007 (Revised July 2011)
Background Note

Retail Shopping in 2007: The Net Versus the Mall

By: Stephen P. Bradley, Nancy Bartlett and James Weber

Provides an overview of the retail sector within the United States as online shopping captures an increased percentage of consumer spending. The role of enabling technologies and applications, including comparison shopping sites and recommendation systems, are covered.... View Details

Keywords: Spending; Marketing Channels; Demand and Consumers; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Retail Industry; United States

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January 1995
Teaching Note

Body Shop International, The TN

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Teaching Note for (9-392-032). View Details

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17 May 2022
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Delivering a Personalized Shopping Experience with AI

13 Jun 2013
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Why Women Should Ask Auto-Repair Shops for Discounts

November 1981 (Revised February 1982)
Case

Stop & Shop Cos., Inc.

By: Ray A. Goldberg

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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

January 1997
Teaching Note

Cape Cod Novelty Shop TN

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Retail Industry

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21 May 2015
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Using Reusable Bags Changes Shopping Habits, Harvard Study Finds

01 Dec 2017
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2017 in Retail: Voice-Activated, One-Hour-Delivery Shopping

Technology is changing everything about how we shop. Two decades ago when we needed something, we went to the store. That’s what we’d done for hundreds of years. Then we began to turn to the computer. Now shopping means reaching for our... View Details

Keywords: Ron Johnson (MBA 1984), founder and CEO, Enjoy

20 Dec 2017
News

To Free Your Mind, Empty Your Shopping Cart

July 2020
Supplement

Bark Gift Shop Ltd. Assignment Worksheet

By: Susanna Gallani

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07 Oct 2010
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Why Wal-Mart Went Shopping in Africa

Keywords: Professor Rajiv Lal; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

April 1995
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Home Shopping Network, Inc. (Abridged) (SS)

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

Keywords: Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry

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10 Oct 2018
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How Amazon is killing comparison shopping

01 Dec 2014
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Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future

Ivy Ross uses the word “magic” more than once as she describes the changes that Google Glass could bring to the shopping experience. The woman in charge of Glass’s consumer launch is brainstorming potential uses for the $1,500 wearable... View Details

Keywords: Christine Lejeune; fashion; technology