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- 09 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Manager in Red Sneakers
afford to spend your social capital," Keinan says. "You're saying, 'I'm so autonomous and successful that I can afford to dress in a nonconforming way.'" In one study, the researchers asked two groups of participants—luxury shop... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Clicks and Mortar
Associate Professor Antonio Moreno and Senior Lecturer Jill Avery (image by John Ritter) While legacy companies like Sears are shuttering their doors, a growing number of online-first companies—from Amazon to Rent the Runway—are opening new storefronts and transforming... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Year in Review 2017
edited by April White; illustrations by Jonathan Carlson RETAIL: Voice-Activated, One-Hour-Delivery Shopping MANUFACTURING: The Supply Chain Goes High Tech ENERGY: A Future of Lower Energy Prices MEDIA: Courting the Cord-Cutters... View Details
Jeffrey P. Bezos
titles. Bezos has expanded Amazon’s scope from books to CDs, toys, appliances, and other products, and in the process, he has established one of the most popular Internet shopping portals in the world. View Details
Keywords: Retail
- Portrait Project
Rick Ambrust
still have work to do here. The freedom to fail will allow me to take chances, to enjoy who I am, to build that scuba shop at some point, to be a drummer in a band, to proudly wear my cheesehead in public.1 In fact, if I ever think I am... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Uhlmann Award Winners Focus on French Retailer
suburb with thousands of high-quality, low-cost items under one roof. A new term -- hypermarché -- was coined to describe this phenomenon. French consumers were lured away from their traditional patronage of small, locally owned stores to do their View Details
- 11 Dec 2014
- News
Fashion's Retail Revolution
Dressing by Number Dressing by Number Ivy Ross Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future Today, though, the case studies are on a multitude of fashion... View Details
Edward J. Berwind
was considered a hard-driving businessman. He refused to bargain with employees, and his mines were the last bastions of the open shop in the coal fields. View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
- 18 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
Amira Rashad: An Ambidextrous Mind Meets Consumer Needs in the Middle East
and why." At the same time, Amira was undergoing a "parallel journey" in her personal life, acting as "a mom responsible for a household." There were no Costcos. Most people shopped in 'tiny, mom and pop stores' that were expensive. The... View Details
William R. Hewlett
Hewlett, the technological innovator, and Packard, the managerial and financial expert, started their company with $530 which became one of the first electronics firms to set up shop in what later became known as Silicon Valley. They... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Charles R. Walgreen
counter and soda fountain, things that became staples in his “super-drug stores.” Capitalizing on the popularity of these huge stores and their more interactive shopping environment, Walgreen had, by the time of his death, built almost... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- Portrait Project
Sue Yang
only somewhat. It paraded stretches of somewhat pulsating shopping centers, a somewhat soaring downtown, patches of somewhat disheveled parks. Nevertheless, it was as rich a place for my imaginings as any bigger city could've been. Little... View Details
John Wanamaker
Wanamaker thought his “new kind of store,” which was a consolidation of many different kinds of shops into one, was the future of shopping. Not only did his department stores become very successful, they were also part of a merchandising... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
average person is going to want to shop in a few years? I don't think so. This is true for the supermarket space in general; it's really not about Kroger as an organization. Supermarkets are these very large, impersonal, and inefficient... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Reunion Highlights: A Case in Point
program about IDEO, a highly successful product design firm (and the subject of an HBS case that the teens had also been assigned to read). In the segment, IDEO’s designers were challenged to build a much-improved supermarket shopping... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Becoming a VC Insider
just a week on the job, floundered for answers, but Upromise, an online college savings vehicle, received funding anyway. The author recommends you shop for VCs like shopping for a car, looking for a style,... View Details
- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
Learning about the science in beauty
I’ve been busy prepping for my final presentation, which involves shopping my deck around to various departments. One thing I learned very quickly at Sephora is just how cross functional every project is, and it’s important to get buy-in... View Details
- Fast Answer
Internet behavior: Online/mobile/social
Where can I find more information on the online behavior of consumers? eMarketer includes data and reports from a variety of sources. Mintel: search using social, mobile, online etc. for reports based on surveys of consumers. Passport: Look for "Digital... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Customizing Couture Online
Customizing Couture Online Jamal Motlagh Taking Tailoring High Tech Taking Tailoring High Tech Katrina Lake Dressing by Number Dressing by Number Karen Moon Making Big Data Fashionable Making Big Data Fashionable Ivy Ross Creating the View Details
- 28 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
A Crash Course in Saving a Family Business
having a roaster on site and only serving organic coffee are what differentiated Bean&Bean from the many other coffee shops in New York when her family launched the company 12 years ago. While Han knows how to juggle her HBS caseload... View Details