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10 Apr 2019
HBS Case

How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold

through narratives and storytelling, or by seeking out members of a common group. One company that has succeeded in this regard, says Wu, is Cotopaxi, a Salt Lake City–based creator of outdoor apparel that Wu explored in a case study for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

18 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

Tips to Reinvent the Department Store

store," he said. As the first conference in what is planned to be an annual event, the HBS Retail and Luxury Goods Conference on April 3 was organized by two HBS student clubs, the Retail & Apparel Club and the Luxury Goods &... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Retail

17 Jul 2014
Panel Discussion

Monitoring the Monitors: How Social Factors Influence Supply Chain Auditors

By: Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel

November 2012
Case

New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (Abridged)

By: H. Kent Bowen, Robert S. Huckman, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Matthew Preble

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: Production; Competitive Strategy; Supply Chain; Brands and Branding; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Asia; United States

December 1990
Teaching Note

Beauregard Textile Co., Teaching Note

By: Francis Aguilar

Teaching Note for (9-191-058). View Details

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry

2009
Case

Mercury Athletic Footwear, Inc.: Valuing the Opportunity: Brief Case No. 4050.

By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Joel L. Heilprin

In January 2007, West Coast Fashions, Inc., a large designer and marketer of branded apparel, announced a strategic reorganization that would result in the divestiture of their wholly owned footwear subsidiary, Mercury Athletic. John Liedtke, the head of business... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Restructuring; Valuation; Apparel and Accessories Industry

July 2004 (Revised March 2006)
Teaching Note

Vans: Skating on Air (TN)

By: Youngme E. Moon

Teaching Note to (9-502-077). View Details

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry

April 2001
Supplement

Gucci Group N.V. (B)

By: David B. Yoffie and Mary Kwak

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Italy

October 1995 (Revised March 1996)
Case

Executive Shirt Company, Inc.

By: Janice H. Hammond and Sylvie Ryckebusch

The Executive Shirt Co. is contemplating a move into custom-made shirts. The company's general manager has charged two of his managers to come up with plans for incorporating production of custom shirts into the existing manufacturing process. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Production; Strategic Planning; Expansion; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States

September 1984 (Revised February 1989)
Case

Benetton (A)

By: James L. Heskett

The world's largest manufacturer of woolen outerwear garments seeks to extend its retailing network to the United States from its base in Europe. A number of issues concerning marketing, manufacturing, and logistics strategy are raised by the proposed move along with... View Details

Keywords: Logistics; Brands and Branding; Networks; Production; Marketing Strategy; Globalization; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; Europe

January 1980 (Revised April 1994)
Case

New Balance Athletic Shoes

By: Kim B. Clark

Faced with growth exceeding 100% per year, James Davis, president of New Balance, must decide how to meet the need for additional capacity. Several factors contribute to a climate of extreme uncertainty. Several options are considered, ranging from a second shift to... View Details

Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Strategy; Information; Growth Management; Organizational Design; Performance Capacity; Risk and Uncertainty; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Republic of Ireland

April 1996
Case

J.C. Penney

By: Walter J. Salmon and Jeanne Blasberg

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry

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April 1989 (Revised November 1993)
Case

Georgetown Leather Design

By: Walter J. Salmon

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry

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August 1984 (Revised January 1989)
Teaching Note

Hart Schaffner & Marx: The Market for Separately Ticketed Suits, Teaching Note

By: Richard S. Tedlow

Teaching Note for (9-582-134). View Details

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry

March 1984 (Revised August 1990)
Case

Petite Playthings, Inc.--1984 (A)

By: Benson P. Shapiro

Provides background information for the (B) case, in which a young sales person is asked for a bribe by an experienced children's wear buyer. View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Information; Sales; Apparel and Accessories Industry

April 1982 (Revised June 1993)
Case

Hart Schaffner & Marx: The Market for Separately Ticketed Suits

By: Richard S. Tedlow

Calls for a decision on whether Hart Schaffner & Marx, the nation's leading manufacturer of high quality, branded suits, should expand its product line by marketing suits that are separately ticketed (i.e., the coat, vest, and slacks are sold from individual hangers... View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Decisions; Price; Markets; Distribution Channels; Production; Mathematical Methods; Competitive Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry

December 1988 (Revised March 1990)
Case

Karen Vincent and Zodiac Corp.

By: Howard H. Stevenson

Keywords: Family Business; Production; Management; Performance Improvement; Apparel and Accessories Industry

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November 1988
Teaching Note

B-W Footwear (TN)

By: David B. Yoffie

Teaching Note for (9-387-022). View Details

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States

October 1986 (Revised November 1988)
Case

B-W Footwear

By: David B. Yoffie

As import penetration into the American footwear market reached 81% in 1986, B-W Footwear, along with all of its American competitors, was struggling. Supply lines were deteriorating, retailers and importers were gaining power, and the government had rejected two... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Management; Globalization; Government and Politics; Business Strategy; Trade; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States

October 1984
Teaching Note

NIKE (B1): Business Class Travel, Teaching Note

Teaching Note for (9-385-028). View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Policy; Apparel and Accessories Industry

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