online retail - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2008
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John Doerr, MBA 1976

a dramatic impact on life in the 21st century, from online retail giant Amazon.com to Internet behemoth Google to synthetic biology leader Amyris. Doerr has become a leading advocate of innovation and... View Details

01 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 1

Strategies of Multichannel Retailers Authors:Elie Ofek, Zsolt Katona, and Miklos Sarvary Publication:Marketing Science 30, no. 1 (January-February 2011) Abstract The Internet has increased the flexibility of retailers, allowing them to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Apr 2012
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HBS Welcomes Eleven Alumni Startups

Lema21.com.br will offer fashionable, quality eyewear products for a revolutionary price via an online retail channel. We also will focus on social sustainability to empower less fortunate individuals.... View Details

Keywords: Bulletin Staff; Alumni New Venture Contest

01 Apr 1998
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Booting Up

proprietress admits, nascent. "Right now we're mostly getting inquiries," she says. "The online aspect mainly enhances the retail end. A lot of people come in because they've seen us on the Web, or they... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

20 Mar 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018

March 2018 Review of Economics and Statistics Scraped Data and Sticky Prices By: Cavallo, Alberto Abstract—I use daily prices collected from online retailers in five countries to study the impact of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Arum Kang

topics — discussions I've never had in any other setting. Among my sectionmates, I feel safe raising questions I've always wanted to ask, but couldn't." Pursing the higher mission Eventually, Arum would like to return to Asia to work for a small, View Details

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Related Resources - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

addition to course related materials, faculty papers from pioneers and leaders in the fields of marketing and advertising education include Malcolm P. McNair Papers Malcolm Perrine McNair was a pioneer in marketing, retailing and... View Details

01 Oct 2000
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Internet Tsunami

Hiroshi Mikitani (MBA '93) is the founder, president, and CEO of Rakuten, Japan's leading online shopping destination. He believes that because the Internet allows merchants to circumvent the many intermediaries who jack up prices in... View Details

Keywords: Nonstore Retailers; Nonstore Retailers

20 Dec 2018
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Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2018

earners, who may also exploit additional strategies to increase the share of total income that accrues to the top 1 percent, according to Ethan Rouen and colleagues. Shipping Fees and Product Assortment in Online View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

25 Apr 2023
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Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition

contain no preservatives. Its first pre-order sold out in December, and the team has since launched a few dozen retail and restaurant partnerships and an online retail shop as... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Lavinia Teodorescu | MBA

recreate this human bond in the online world?" — Francois-Henri Pinault, Kering Tech areas of interest: Fashion Tech, AI/ML, 3D Virtual Worlds & the Metaverse Formative experience at the intersection of technology and business: Since the... View Details

01 Jun 2016
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Case Study: On the Table

consider a partnership with a bank, building your own payment gateway, or taking cash on delivery. A lot of e-commerce companies in India take cash on delivery for online orders. —Kiran Brahmandam (GMP 15, 2013) Partner with home goods... View Details

01 Apr 1998
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Deals For Sale

FairMarket is an online auction house that allows companies with surplus computers and computer components to sell to the highest bidder. "We make the distribution chain more efficient by acting as a centralized market for such... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

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Roy Ben-Dor

getting married," Roy says. His fiancee, Nicole Setzen, is a licensed attorney in New York and Massachusetts. And now she runs her own online retail site for brides and mothers-to-be:... View Details

01 Mar 2016
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Case Study: Paper Chase

operates four sales kiosks in the Boston area, with mobile retail teams that visit local fairs and markets. The kiosks offer a valuable in-person experience with a high conversion rate for the $8–$13 cards. The split between in-person and... View Details

01 Oct 2002
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Jeremiah P. Murphy, Jr.

available online (www.thecoop.com). He may also expand retail operations as the University's Cambridge/Allston footprint grows. “One of the reasons the Coop has survived this long is its ability to respond... View Details

08 Jun 2021
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New Funding for Female Founders

Ventures, Defy Partners, Greycroft, and Lerer Hippeau. Prima said it will use the funding to continue product development and support operations. The company sells its products online and through retail... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

Quasi-Experiment By: Israeli, Ayelet Abstract—This paper investigates a manufacturer’s ability to influence compliance rates among its authorized online retailers by exploiting changes in the Minimum... View Details

01 Dec 2020
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Kill Groupthink

and your organization. Escape the bubble. With more than 90 percent of our information-gathering happening online these days, we are subject to more and more confirmation bias in the information we consume. The result is de facto tunnel... View Details

01 Apr 2000
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At Cyberposium, Amazon's Bezos Debunks Internet Myths

world," he said. "Probably more so because more business models are possible online." Myth #5: It's easier for bricks-and-mortar retailers to extend their business. Using books as an example, Bezos noted that View Details

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