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  • July 7, 2022
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Are Online Prices Higher Because of Pricing Algorithms?

By: Zach Y. Brown and Alexander J. MacKay
This article reviews recent work examining pricing strategies of major online retailers and the potential effects of pricing algorithms. We describe how pricing algorithms can lead to higher prices in a number of ways, even if some characteristics of these algorithms... View Details
Keywords: Pricing Algorithms; Online Marketplace; Digital Strategy; Internet and the Web; Retail Industry
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Brown, Zach Y., and Alexander J. MacKay. "Are Online Prices Higher Because of Pricing Algorithms?" Brookings Series: The Economics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies (July 7, 2022).
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By: Kris Johnson Ferreira
Professor Ferreira's research primarily focuses on how retailers can use algorithms to make better revenue management decisions, including pricing, product display, and assortment planning. In the retail industry, anticipating consumer demand is arguably one of the... View Details
Keywords: E-commerce; Analytics; Revenue Management; Pricing; Assortment Planning; Field Experiments; Operations; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Retail Industry
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Case Study: Second Thoughts About a Strategy Shift

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Patrick Chalhoub

Patrick Chalhoub, CEO of Dubai-based luxury retailer Chalhoub, discusses how his business in the 1980s identified the luxury brands it sold in the region, and how the family developed the first Concept... View Details
  • June 2013 (Revised March 2014)
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Hennes & Mauritz, 2012

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2012, Hennes & Maurtiz (H&M) was the second-largest specialty apparel retailer in the world. Sales for fiscal 2012 were $18.1 billion and operating profits were $3.3 billion. H&M operated 2,776 stores, 93% of them outside its home base of Sweden. Over the past... View Details
Keywords: Fashion; Strategic Decision Making; Strategy; Supply Chain; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Fashion Industry; Europe; Sweden
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Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Hennes & Mauritz, 2012." Harvard Business School Case 713-512, June 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
  • February 1994
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Kathryn McNeil (A)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
Charles Foley, vice president of the computer retailing firm Sayer MicroWorld, must decide whether or not to fire his employee, Kathryn McNeil, a 37-year-old product manager who has been unable to work as many hours as her colleagues due to her status as a single... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Employees; Work-Life Balance; Resignation and Termination; Mergers and Acquisitions; Retail Industry
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Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Kathryn McNeil (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-111, February 1994.
  • 04 Feb 2015
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Staples, top rival agree to unite as sector convulses

  • 16 Sep 2010
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Department stores: Mad rush for market share

  • April 2017 (Revised October 2017)
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Wal-Mart Update, 2017

By: David B. Yoffie and Eric Baldwin
In 2017 Wal-Mart was still the world’s largest company, with over $480 billion in annual revenue and operations in 28 countries. Although it had mostly vanquished its rival discount retailers in the U.S., it was struggling to find the right growth strategy. Facing a... View Details
Keywords: E-Commerce Strategy; Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Growth and Development Strategy; Global Range; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; E-commerce; Retail Industry
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Yoffie, David B., and Eric Baldwin. "Wal-Mart Update, 2017." Harvard Business School Case 717-468, April 2017. (Revised October 2017.)
  • December 2004 (Revised December 2005)
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Nectar: Making Loyalty Pay

By: John A. Deighton
Loyalty Management UK (LMUK) manages British supermarket chain Sainsbury's frequent-shopper card program, called Nectar. LMUK uses Sainsbury's sponsorship as the magnet to attract other retailers into a profitable, multisponsor loyalty network. Examines the economics... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Business or Company Management; Supply Chain Management; Marketing Strategy; Networks; Marketing Channels; Advertising Campaigns; Outcome or Result; Growth and Development; Retail Industry; Great Britain
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Deighton, John A. "Nectar: Making Loyalty Pay." Harvard Business School Case 505-031, December 2004. (Revised December 2005.) (request a courtesy copy.)
  • 29 Sep 2014
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Why Do Outlet Stores Exist?

  • 26 Sep 2024
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If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?

What would Aristotle think about self-driving cars? As the abilities of artificial intelligence systems to automate complex tasks accelerate, warnings about the dangers of outsourcing life-and-death decisions to machines are pumping the brakes on the powerful... View Details
Keywords: by Tom Quinn; Auto; Technology
  • 14 Oct 2011
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The big businesses learning how to think small

  • September 2002 (Revised October 2002)
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Bank of America (A)

By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
Describes how Bank of America is creating a system for product and service innovation in its retail banking business. Emphasis is placed on the role of experimentation in some two-dozen real-life "laboratories" that serve as fully operating banking branches and as... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Problems and Challenges; Innovation and Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Change; Failure; Banks and Banking; Learning; Banking Industry
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Thomke, Stefan H., and Ashok Nimgade. "Bank of America (A)." Harvard Business School Case 603-022, September 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
  • January 2015 (Revised December 2015)
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Mauboussin

By: Anat Keinan, Sandrine Crener and Audrey Azoulay
Mauboussin is a French jewelry brand founded in 1827 in Paris. In the 1920s, the company earned a huge notoriety for capturing the aesthetic and emotional dimension of the Art Deco movement in its design and gained a worldwide reputation for innovation and expertise in... View Details
Keywords: Luxury; Luxury Brand; Luxury Goods; Jewelry; Jewels; Retail; Brand Repositioning; Brand Rejuventation; Brand Positioning; New Market Development; Entry In The US Market; American Jewelry Market; Global Brands; Growth Strategy; Mauboussin; Entrepreneurship; Failure; International Marketing; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Wealth; Marketing Strategy; Expansion; Brands and Branding; Apparel and Accessories Industry; France
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Keinan, Anat, Sandrine Crener, and Audrey Azoulay. "Mauboussin." Harvard Business School Case 515-076, January 2015. (Revised December 2015.)
  • 02 Jan 2019
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Leveraging Transferable Skills

Shelby, Jasmyn and Katie (MBA 2019) describe their summer internship experiences. All three students utilized transferable skills from their previous work experience to transition into new industries; technology, retail and agribusiness.... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail; Consumer Products / Retail; Consumer Products / Retail
  • 28 Aug 2011
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Long-term housing demand trend is positive

    Janice H. Hammond

    Janice H. Hammond is the Jesse Philips Professor of Manufacturing. She currently serves as coursehead for the new MBA required course, Data Science for Managers. She serves as program chair for the HBS Executive Education International Women’s Foundation and Women’s... View Details

    Keywords: retailing; retailing; retailing; retailing; retailing; retailing; retailing
    • June 2007
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    Wal-Mart Mexico: Managing Multiple Formats

    By: Rajiv Lal, Mark Rennella and David Lane
    "On February 1, 2007, Wal-Mart Mexico (Walmex) CEO Eduardo Solorzano was preparing for a well deserved, two-week vacation on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Things were going well. Wal-Mart Mexico, which consisted principally of six different retail formats, had been... View Details
    Keywords: Business or Company Management; Growth and Development; Marketing Strategy; Retail Industry; Mexico
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    Lal, Rajiv, Mark Rennella, and David Lane. "Wal-Mart Mexico: Managing Multiple Formats." Harvard Business School Case 507-063, June 2007.
    • February 2001 (Revised May 2001)
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    Balance, Inc. (A)

    By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Michele Lutz
    Focuses on an entrepreneur who founded a successful health-food store and seeks to expand his retail concept. Illustrates the challenges he faces as he recruits his top management team. View Details
    Keywords: Distribution Channels; Executive Compensation; Agreements and Arrangements; Outcome or Result; Recruitment; Management Teams; Selection and Staffing; Food and Beverage Industry
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    Hamermesh, Richard G., and Michele Lutz. "Balance, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-169, February 2001. (Revised May 2001.)
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