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- 19 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Are Web Sites So Confusing?
Do you sometimes get the feeling that Internet portals, search pages, social networks, e-commerce, and other Web sites are not necessarily designed in order to maximize user convenience and benefits? We do, too. Why—you might ask? For a fundamentally similar reason to... View Details
Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu & Bruno Jullien
- 12 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions
have a natural authority." In retail, Trumbull found more evidence that diffuse groups impact outcome, comparing retail policy in France and Germany. Mom-and-pop stores in both countries have faced the... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
Co. Ltd. Founded in 1986, Red Star had become the leading department store in China for furniture and home equipment products (bathroom, lamps, textiles complements, etc.). The business model of Red Star was to provide adequate space for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
company’s CFO, began to develop an entirely new retail model for Turkey—FILE, a discount supermarket. FILE would carry many more SKUs in larger stores and compete head-to-head with national and local... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice
neat files. Karmarkar’s team theorized that sleep might aid decision making as well. “If sleep helps organize and store information, it could be doing so in a way that helps you make a better informed choice.” UNSURE OF THE DECISION The... View Details
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
business—period. So you experiment for survival," explained Lo. The case examines the company's integration into retail stores and looks closely at the Liv/giant pilot and the surprising business model... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
strategic choices for retailers. With respect to pricing, an important decision is whether to offer a “self-matching policy,” which allows a multichannel retailer to offer the lowest of its online and store... View Details
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
Basis For Comparison When stores of strong retail competitors, such as Best Buy and Circuit City, are located side by side, "it's easier for customers to comparison-shop," says Strategic Edge's... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 12 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019
equivalent arrival and service rates, total service capacity can be increased. Who Should Select New Employees in Geographically Dispersed Organizations: Headquarters or the Unit Manager? Consequences of Centralizing Hiring at a Retail... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One
source of competitive advantage. Field's brand was built on the appealing, elegant, retail experience or encounter in a department store defined by quality goods that have Field's name on them.—Nancy F.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/216073-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 116-020 The Container Store The Container Store (TCS) is a Texas-based retailer of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
growing component of many firms' retailing strategies, particularly in the fashion industry. Outlet stores offer attractive prices in locations far from central shopping districts. The main perspectives on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
poultry products is deciding the company's future strategy in the face of new opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe, a changing retail market in Hungary, and the possibility of increased global competition. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 May 2016
- First Look
First Look, May 3, 2016
116-007 Dollar General Bids for Family Dollar In spring 2015, Dollar General's CEO Rick Dreiling was looking ahead to retiring at year's end but worried about ensuring continued growth for the company he had built since 2008 into a market leader in the U.S. discount... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster
all chairs sold in the world in the 1990s to hardly any production today. The workforce dropped by 44 percent from 2006 to 2012. One firm has succeeded by moving downstream, establishing a global network of retail View Details
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Wine to the World
than corporate managers who are trying to move money from "cash cows" to "growth businesses." Q: It sounds like supermarkets and chain stores are starting to dominate wine distribution—Costco is one of the largest wine... View Details
- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
innovations in transparent packaging, specifically cellophane in the mid-twentieth century United States, helped retailers create full self-service merchandising systems, including selling perishable food. While self-service View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
Retail Chain By: Deller, Carolyn, Susanna Gallani, and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—We analyze the effects of a field experiment introducing a values-based 360-degree assessment system at an Indian retailer. The director intended to encourage... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 23
Business Assessment at Dillard's, Inc.: Managing Staffing Levels to Improve Conversion Zeynep TonHarvard Business School Case 610-051 This case illustrates the challenges associated with matching staffing levels with variable workload in View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
million well-off shoppers and 463 grocery stores in key U.S. markets. Whole Foods could absorb Amazon’s technology and process expertise to modernize and reduce its operating costs, which were among the highest in the industry. For... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman