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Abhay Saboo

together India, China, Indonesia and the US," he says. Immediately after graduation, that may mean management roles with leading Indian companies such as Tata or Reliance. Later, Abhay hopes to create his own business and has "already started making plans for... View Details

25 May 2011
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Singapore Star

has fashioned an impressive career built on civic engagement and public service, most recently as Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, a post he held until just recently when his People’s Action Party suffered an election defeat in... View Details

15 Dec 2011
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An HBS gift guide

shake this nagging feeling that we weren’t getting great value for our dollar.” View the duo's fashion earrings Next Open the world to disabled travelers Darren Brehm (MBA 2007) Founder, AbilityTrip HBS Social Entrepreneurship Fellow,... View Details

Keywords: Bulletin Staff; holiday; gift giving; Manufacturing; Retail Trade

17 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 17

service. Many of these copycats focus on non-U.S. countries, but others are challenging Birchbox on its home territory. Can Birchbox defend its position? How? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/912010-PDF-ENG Moda Operandi: A New Style of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Dec 2008
What Do You Think?

Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?

"nudge" help here? What do you think? Original Article Books with one-word titles are in fashion these days. Two current ones, Nudge and Enough, help us understand the roots of the current housing and credit crises as well as... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

22 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing

inventory needs. Take, for example, a large American manufacturer of men's blazers. As part of our research into lean retailing, we tracked the demand for different sizes of a blue blazer. Far from a trendy fashion item, the blue blazer... View Details

Keywords: by Frederick H. Abernathy, John T. Dunlop, Janice H. Hammond & David Weil; Consumer Products

Platform for Dialogue

privilege of generating new primary source materials for generations to come as part of the Creating Emerging Markets oral history project. I cherish the one of a kind opportunity I had to travel to India to conduct an interview with a leading CEO in textiles and View Details

11 May 2011
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In a Good Place

no matter what I’m involved with, I’ll still bring the same tools to bear on it as I would if I were working at a Fortune 500 company. I approach the smallest problem in the same fashion as I would if it were a multimillion-dollar... View Details

19 Oct 2010
Working Paper Summaries

The Impact of Supply Learning on Customer Demand: Model and Estimation Methodology

Keywords: by Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius & Ananth Raman; Fashion; Fashion

May 2021 (Revised August 2021)
Supplement

Zara: An Integrated Store and Online Model (A) and (B)

By: Antonio Moreno and Anibha Singh

Keywords: Stores; Integration; Operations; Business Model; Strategic Planning; E-commerce; Fashion Industry; Fashion Industry; Europe

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01 Dec 2013
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14 for '14

formats and that do something special with the stuff you're storing." —Scott Belsky (MBA 2008), cofounder and head, Behance; VP of products & community, Adobe Aslaug Magnúsdóttir Photo courtesy of Aslaug Magnúsdóttir "In the fashion... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Government; Information; Retail Trade

21 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 21

with concerns about fashion misses, logistics failures, the departure of senior managers, and increased foreign competition. New fast-fashion competition in the form of Inditex, H&M, and Club Monaco threatened Gap's market share both... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

February 2023
Case

All Options on the Table: The Haber Family

By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Juan Ruiz

Frida Jassan Haber, second-generation Chief Financial Officer of Haber Holdings, deliberated over the right family office solution for their family’s needs. After years of working with trusted private bankers, the family had decided to pursue other options that offered... View Details

Keywords: Latin America; Mexico; Family Business; Financial Institutions; Decision Making; Fashion Industry; Fashion Industry; Latin America; Mexico

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Rachel Honeth

"When you grow up as a triplet," Rachel says, "you have to do things to gain attention. But you also learn a lot about teamwork and dynamics." Her brother landed at Barclays Capital; her sister is a fashion blogger.... View Details

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Michelle Giguere

In high school, Michelle Giguere, "fell" into the Gap and never left, working part-time at the apparel retailer throughout college and returning full-time after graduation. "I loved the mix of fashion with the energy of... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

The Eyes Have It: Business Plan Winners Pursue Global Vision

of eyeglasses can cost more than a month's wages. That's because much of the world relies on highly trained specialists who use sophisticated and expensive equipment, in a market that provides consumers with choice and fashion in eyewear.... View Details

Keywords: eyeglasses

13 Apr 2016
Research Event

What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean?

a beauty feature on the needs of women with different types of skin, showcasing a range of actresses of different backgrounds with large close-up shots. Holmes began to throw out some names, including Eva Mendes, Lucy Liu, and Alfre Woodard, but one of the magazine’s... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Sep 2011
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Charged Up

And can it execute either in a timely enough fashion to begin breaking even? “It’s a familiar issue,” Vietor says. “How does a new venture company manage its cash as it is developing its technology over time?” A123 raised $378 million... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; batteries; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing

29 Jul 2013
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Opening New Markets for Black South African Winemakers

pocket, had started a fashion house creating clothing for music stars such as Ike and Tina Turner and Sonny and Cher). "Before HBS, there was nothing in me that wanted to be an entrepreneur," Cuffe says. "But Professor Joe Lassiter showed... View Details

Keywords: wine; wine making; wine importing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade