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- 12 Oct 2014
- News
The Gate-Crasher in the Front Row
- 08 Nov 2013
- News
Women in Business: Sarah Bryar, CEO of Rivet & Sway
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
status-symbol luxuries, like expensive watches or designer jeans. Why do consumers pay so much for products whose ingredients are well known to represent only a small proportion of the retail price? Beauty is certainly, as one recent... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Wheels Up
built in Europe in more than 20 years. As CEO of global airports and travel retail group daa plc, Dalton Philips (MBA 1998) leads operations in Dublin and airports in Cork, Riyadh, Dusseldorf, and Cyprus, as well as duty-free outlets in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Real Estate: A Local Business Goes Global
we need less office space; e-commerce will mean we will need less retail space and new kinds of industrial buildings. Autonomous vehicles—if the ethical, legal, and technical issues can be resolved—may reduce the need for roads and... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Virtual Plant Tours and Beer Game Dysfunction
exercise, administered in the computer lab. A software program simulates a supply chain from retailer through wholesaler and distributor up to the beer factory. Students take roles as a participant in the chain, seeing only the orders... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Taking Flight
IN HIS ELEMENT: Peter Thayer has spotted nearly 3,500 species of birds...and counting. Peter Thayer (MBA ’73) didn’t recognize the little bird hopping about in his backyard outside Cincinnati. His parents had given him a field guide for his 11th birthday, but he hadn’t... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
Wanderlust is built on “the pillars of mindful living,” of which yoga is one, along with the arts, personal spirituality, environmentalism, and “conscious consumerism.” Attendees tend to snap up equipment, accessories, and apparel sporting the Wanderlust logo, so... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
their own brand names. The retail business - selling individual servings from refrigerators with our logos in delis and grocery stores - is a totally new challenge." Cooking up delicious recipes is only the first step on the road to View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
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
- 04 Dec 2014
- News
The 32 Hottest Startup CEOs In America
Keywords: Gilt Groupe; Glamsquad; Mink; Hinge; Birchbox; Nonstore Retailers; Nonstore Retailers; Nonstore Retailers
- 17 Jul 2020
- News
Support System
on the front. But the actual shea-butter content can be less than 10 percent—in some cases less than one percent—relative to 64 percent for Mother’s Shea and more than 80 percent for Eu’Genia.” Consumers and retailers have noted the... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence
(PLDA 15, 2013) SESERI: E-commerce—and retail, more broadly—is one of the areas that will benefit the most from AI. It will enable retailers to provide much better experiences to consumers. For instance, AI will be able to predict what I... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
Jorge Paulo Lemann, A.B. 1961; Carlos A. Sicupira, OPM 9, 1984; Marcel H. Telles, OPM 10, 1985
was a senior partner for more than 25 years before selling the firm to Credit Suisse First Boston in 1998. At Garantia and later at GP Investimentos, Lemann invested in management talent and diverse acquisitions, including a retail chain,... View Details
- 06 Apr 2016
- News
Rich People Now Have a Safe Way to Dump Their Jewelry
- 11 Oct 2012
- News
Answering the Doctor's Call
I’d say, ‘a doctor,’” says Downing. “I was always intrigued with medicine. I guess it’s just in my DNA.” But, as often happens with childhood dreams, Downing set aside his medical aspirations. His father had launched Downing Enterprises, a manufacturer of trade-show... View Details