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- 01 Nov 2013
- News
Selling Crafts with a Story
office. They'd touch base for an hour, give each other homework, and then head to their day jobs—Koss working in private equity, investing in retail companies; Paranjape running a bricks-and-mortar lifestyle store. Then they'd hit the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Avon CEO Jung on Leadership
leadership, the company introduced new lines and products, repackaged old standbys, invested heavily in research and development, and expanded overseas. Redubbed “the company for women,” Avon now operates in more than 100 countries, generating some $8 billion in annual... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo
for our customers. In the long term," he concludes, "we think the combination we're creating of e-commerce, technology, and a unique retail experience is what most customers want." View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
On The Case: The Base Factor
In her research as a marketing modeler, Professor Eva Ascarza focuses on understanding customers—and predicting, in particular, who will be a good one and how best to retain them. Without customers, obviously, there is no business. That could also be the tagline for... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 18 Jul 2019
- News
A Category Leader
Marla Beck (MBA 1998) is founder of Bluemercury, a retailer of high-end beauty products, and a 2019 recipient of the HBS Alumni Achievement Award. In this interview, she talks about building her business model around providing... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Allston Options Up for Discussion
and adding retail kiosks and bike paths, and construction of a tunnel extension from the MBTA station in Harvard Square under the Charles to Allston. In addition, the report identified possible Allston sites for the graduate schools of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Stiletto Science
feet.” Or, as Hughes described it, “A shoe you can think in.” Hughes is chairman of HBN Shoe, which owns Insolia, a biomechanically correct design that’s built into a heeled shoe and can’t be seen when the shoe is being worn. Nordstrom is currently the only View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
expertise in various parts of a complex supply chain and high efficiency (to keep lead times down and costs manageable). But that is valuable precisely because it is difficult and thus very hard to replicate. —Ankur Daga (MBA 2005) What makes this online View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2010
- News
Marvin S. Traub, MBA 1949
spirit while ensuring a path for the development of talented managers.” If one person has transformed retailing in the 20th century, it is Marvin Traub. During his 41 years at Bloomingdale’s, more than half at the helm, Traub expanded the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
@Soldiers Field
Famed designer Donna Karan's keynote closed the Retail & Luxury Goods Club's annual conference, but some of the 400 attendees wanted more: Karan reportedly stuck around to chat with students for more than an hour and a half. Former US... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Fueling a sustainable enterprise in Brazil
almost entirely fossil fuel independent, relying primarily on hydroelectric energy for its grid electricity and sugarcane ethanol to fuel its cars. Diniz, formerly a high-level executive at retail giant Companhia Brasileira de... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Accelerating a Gas-on-demand Startup
Model T owners—and it was basically the last major innovation in gasoline retailing for more than 100 years, says Bryan Frist (MBA 2015). “The gas station was stuck in the 20th century.” That revelation led to a question: If you can get... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
Brightstar and Encore, which act as trade-in white labels for large retail chains and mobile carriers. Sure, these competitors lack Gazelle's brand in the eyes of consumers and Gazelle's website has a great NPS score, but I worry that... View Details
Keywords: ecommerce; Kathy Korman Frey; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Sharon Patrick
a magazine and was looking to expand her reach. The two joined forces as partners to build MSO, the well-known “omnimedia” empire for the home that reported revenues of $296 million last year — on $1.5 billion in retail sales, including... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Media, VC Discussed at WSA Conference
something they’ve seen on the Web. And the company’s site is helping to push its brand, she said. Venture capital, success strategies for minorities in business, and fashion retailing were among the other panel topics. Ann M. Fudge (MBA... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Case Study: Sneak Peak
1,000 retail outlets, including Target and Toys “R” Us. Revenue has grown rapidly with just one flavor, but after multiple discussions with venture capital groups, it became clear that investors were looking for companies that had reached... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Kid at Heart — John H. Eyler (MBA 1971)
free that makes the job so appealing to Eyler -- it's also the chance to put to the sternest test yet his 25 years of management experience with retailers such as Federated Department Stores, Hartmarx, and the May Company. When Eyler took... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future
More Retail Revolutions Sharing Designer Labels Rent the Runway, from Jenn Hyman and Jenny Fleiss (both MBA 2009), brings the sharing economy to the world of fashion, offering big-name dresses—and now accessories—for short-term rental... View Details
- 09 Dec 2013
- News
In Japan, Red Sox Have a Championship Soul Mate
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Research Brief: What Makes a Mobile Money Service Thrive in an Emerging Market?
Ishan Sachdev (MBA 2013) Since 2009, more than 80 mobile money services have popped up in emerging markets to offer financial services to the millions of people who have a cell phone but no traditional bank account. Taking advantage of the increasing availability of... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson