Retailers - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Oct 2014
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Inside Rent the Runway's Secret Dry-Cleaning Empire

Keywords: Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade

13 Jul 2010
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Setting an Industry Standard

Keywords: beer; brewaries; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2020
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Image by John Ritter In 2019, US restaurants topped $860 billion in revenues; prior to COVID-19, Americans spent more for food away from home than food purchased for at-home consumption, whether it be a pitstop at fast food drive-through, a lunchtime burrito bowl, or a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; restaurants; COVID-19; pandemic; recovery; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2001
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Passing the Torch

Jeffrey Immelt In the closest thing to a royal succession business has had in many a year, last September Chairman Jack doffed his crown, bid farewell to his subjects, and ceded rulership of the kingdom of GE to his handpicked successor, Jeffrey Immelt (MBA '82). As... View Details

Keywords: Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade

25 Feb 2020
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020

in an Omnichannel World, Vol. 8 edited by Santiago Gallino and Antonio Moreno, Sicupira Family Associate Professor, Technology and Operations Management Unit Springer Series in Supply Chain Management The world of retailing has changed... View Details

17 Jun 2021
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Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity

were the ones that weren’t earning much to begin with— they’re the ones bearing the brunt of the job losses and they make up the majority of the workforce in the hardest-hit sectors like hospitality, retail and food service,” says Stark.... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2011
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Green Day

30 to 40 tons of dry biomass per hectare (just under 2.5 acres). (The energy balance ratio of corn ethanol is around 1 to 1, while sugarcane ethanol stands at about 8 to 1.) None of this was lost on Brazilian native Ana Maria Diniz (OPM 36, 2007). Formerly a high-level... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna;Sarah Auerbach; Agriculture; Manufacturing; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Apr 2000
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A Place in the Sun

Previously, Martin, at French mass retailer The Casino Group, and Giraud, at Euro Disney (with Bourguignon), had both proven their mettle as managers in turnaround situations. Martin and Giraud stress that Club Med's core business is... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons

29 Apr 2021
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Equal Partner

working in the fashion and retail industry—as the director of Global Strategy at Donna Karan (a division of LVMH), the general manager of Shop Your Way and the founder of Mintbox, a flash sale and loyalty startup—she helped to organize... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Inclusion

01 Feb 1999
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Entrepreneurs Speak at HBS

increasingly imitated "direct-access" business model. Designed to deal directly with the customer via phone or the Internet, Dell shuns intermediaries such as retailers and distributors and builds computers according to the customer's... View Details

19 Oct 2011
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What Job Do You Hire Your Phone to Do?

Keywords: Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade

01 Mar 2012
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Sun Dress

Barrow: Offering a line of clothing that provides protection from the downside of solar energy. A native of sun-splashed Australia who now resides in Minneapolis, John Barrow (MBA 1989) has a fashion tip for Americans: cover up, mates. Seriously. Skin-cancer awareness... View Details

Keywords: skin cancer; Retail Trade; Retail Trade