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- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
established market channels. Many top-notch sales reps balked at taking on a new company that would compete with the brands they were used to selling. Similarly, many retail outlets weren’t interested in adding a new brand to their... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Beyond the Numbers
Robinson in 1986 as assistant controller for their international consumer businesses, including bank cards and retail banking. His first task, he recalls, was to "take a look around and advise my boss what his group should be doing... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Buy the Book
retailers (such as Wal-Mart and Costco) that only stock twenty or so bestsellers yet are responsible for 34 percent of book sales in the United States. “Something hits as a success and dominates the market,” Deighton comments. “It’s... View Details
- 06 Jan 2014
- News
Sprouts Sees Healthy Growth Ahead
- 14 Feb 2017
- News
Taking the Lead at Wesfarmers
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Inspiration Is Not Enough
animated screen stars for decades of royalty income. IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad developed a rigorous vendor-screening process that, though not sexy, provided the furniture retailer with “an impressive supply chain that is virtually... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Deals For Sale
purchase goods from distributors. "A retail chain store with several outlets might bid on these items, for example," he says. Auctions are held daily and are done in real time. "You go to the site, see what other people are offering, and... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 18 Dec 2018
- News
Nike Korea CEO David Song's Investment in Employees Pays Off
Keywords: Retail Trade
- 20 May 2014
- News
HBS Startup Turns Unused Gift Cards Into Cash
- 07 Feb 2014
- News
How Shoptiques is Helping Independent Boutiques Tackle E-Commerce
- 25 Jul 2012
- News
Movie Magic
swipe of a credit card. “Automated retail sounds better,” suggests Gregg Kaplan (MBA 1997). Recruited by McDonald’s to help start new businesses within the fast-food giant, in 2002 Kaplan oversaw the installation of six kiosks in... View Details
- 26 Feb 2014
- News
How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind
- 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
- 14 Jul 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Nicolas Manes (MBA 2020)
What are your long-term goals for the company? “In the short term, we are raising a new round of financing to boost our growth in Mexico and to launch an operation in Brazil and in Central America. In the long term, we aspire to be the largest View Details
- 18 Nov 2020
- News
Networking Goes Truly Global; Confronting Institutional Racism with Case Method Webinar
Montblanc. The conversation looked at the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns and how fashion and lifestyle retail companies can adapt creatively, technologically, and organizationally. Attendees also participated in smaller breakout sessions to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Making History, Starting Over
the time the go-go ’90s rolled around, Apax was poised for spectacular growth. The firm’s European funds, which focused on telecommunications, IT, retail and consumer goods, media, health care, and financial/business services, returned an... View Details