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- 07 Jul 2019
- HBS Case
Walmart's Workforce of the Future
technological innovations such as robot workers and in-house incubators. Walmart fights a revenue drop The case details how the rise of ecommerce (and the success of Amazon in particular) affected Walmart’s discount stores (which sell... View Details
- 17 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Amazon, Whole Foods Deal a Big Win for Consumers
Source: 400tmax Editor's Note. Online retailing behemoth Amazon announced June 16 that it would acquire upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Market in a deal valued at more than $13 billion. Though the company has dabbled with the idea of a brick-and-mortar footprint in... View Details
- 19 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't
behaviors we see out there is to remember that people can express their prosociality in different ways. Some people might be more willing to give at a grocery store when they ask you to donate at the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
Miller vowed to hide his criminal past from the business world—a secret he managed to keep for more than 40 years. That was back in 1982, when arrest and prison records were recorded on paper, stored in filing cabinets, and were much... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Know If Your Neighborhood Is Being Gentrified
though—that neighborhoods with less educated, lower-income residents have fewer grocery store and restaurant choices nearby. “These results seem compatible with the literature on ‘food deserts’ that... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?
to drive to the grocery store to pick up the kids and go on errands, rather than pushing it to its limits on the open road. They were not interested in the racing heritage of Porsche. The commentators would... View Details
- 23 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Three-Dimensional Strategy: Winning the Multisided Platform
third party. By contrast, a grocery store also creates a space for consumers and multiple brands to meet—but the store controls the transaction, serving as a reseller. Done... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 31 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher
John Osher is one of those casually and spectacularly successful people who make serial entrepreneurship look like a cakewalk. He began racking up wins at an early age—starting and selling both a vintage clothing store and an earring... View Details
- 24 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
The 'Amazon Effect' Is Changing Online Price Competition—and the Fed Needs to Pay Attention
unusual to find stores from the same chain selling a product for different prices in different regions or online. Cavallo attributes this to the transparency afforded by the internet and customers’ concerns about fairness. “The web allows... View Details
- 07 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation
makes consumers more willing to pay for safety features." Already during the pandemic, companies have been creative in identifying "low-hanging fruit" that could be quickly implemented in their operations. Grocery View Details
Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso
- 05 Oct 2020
- Book
Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time
their entrepreneurial idea so they can focus on mission-critical tasks. [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/MM3hdSNww6O36W0ScOuG][/div] Similarly, you can free up time for important or enjoyable activities by buying your way out of chores and other unpleasant... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle
participants a description about a consumer named Matthew who shopped at either an upscale grocery store or instead used grocery-delivery service Peapod. Though Whole Foods was perceived as more of a luxury... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
providing personal protection equipment (PPE) to suppliers and contractors. In some cases, risk-sharing practices meant sharing workers with other businesses so companies experiencing a downturn could help businesses with a temporary spike in demand, such as supporting... View Details
- 27 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too
"Every morning I text her 'Good morning, beautiful.'" Household chore: Even an activity that might otherwise be viewed as drudgery can be meaningful when a couple does it together; 6 percent of respondents said their rituals involved chores. "We make sure we go to the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Oct 2016
- HBS Case
Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste
University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative: Doug Rauch: Solving the American Food Paradox. The case was co-authored by Ryan Johnson, research associate with the Global Research Group. Rauch came up with one solution: In June 2015, he opened Daily Table, a... View Details
- 31 May 2017
- Sharpening Your Skills
10 Harvard Business School Research Stories That Will Make Your Mouth Water
climate-controlled vaults. How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind People who bring personal shopping bags to the grocery store to help the environment are more likely to buy... View Details
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
discuss each of these myths in turn. Size Of The Reward Loyalty programs do not really work in grocery stores because the rewards that grocery retailers can afford to offer are... View Details
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One
Heinz went door to door, or grocery store to grocery store, saying, 'What do you think about these pickles?' Field walked the floors of his Chicago department View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Feb 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
Delivering Information Services: A 30-Year Perspective
IPO in 1990 to a $10-billion company today, with a market value of close to $140 billion! I'm also doing research for a case on Drugstore.com, which is essentially a drug store "built" on the Internet. It's getting ready to... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 07 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries
cross-referenced this information with employment data for the largest industry clusters within each ethnic group—for example, grocery stores for Yemenis, gas stations for Punjabis, and taxicabs for... View Details