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- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
innovations in transparent packaging, specifically cellophane in the mid-twentieth century United States, helped retailers create full self-service merchandising systems, including selling perishable food. While self-service View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
department stores and a new hypermarket—Nagesh was proud of the way the company had taken retail from its roots in simple transactions to a complete "experience" defined by the luxurious ambiance,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The End of Cows?
Price is a market barrier for lab-grown beef, with production costs currently exceeding 250,000 euros per burger. (Photo courtesy of Cultured Beef) Price is a market barrier for lab-grown beef, with production costs currently exceeding 250,000 euros per burger. (Photo... View Details
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
Retail Chain By: Deller, Carolyn, Susanna Gallani, and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—We analyze the effects of a field experiment introducing a values-based 360-degree assessment system at an Indian retailer. The director intended to encourage... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Life by Design
“They would have been happy if the work of only two of the four groups resulted in new products,” says Ross. Inventing the Future Looking back, Ross, 49, says that Project Platypus represented “an assimilation of all that I have done, of all that I have learned” over a... View Details
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
tears. A high-school marching band played The Temptations’ “Get Ready,” and Cummings and dozens of others involved in the project broke bread to officially open the store. That moment is one Cummings often talks about as “a religious experience.” The Whole Foods View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
to shrink, with iPod and iTunes driving their current revenue growth. Q: What do you think of Apple's mall store retail strategy? A: I think of their retail strategy as part of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
business—period. So you experiment for survival," explained Lo. The case examines the company's integration into retail stores and looks closely at the Liv/giant pilot and the surprising business model... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 4
Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-005.pdf The Effect of Labor on Profitability: The Role of Quality (revised) Author:Zeynep Ton Abstract Determining staffing levels is an important decision in retail operations. While... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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sales office in Hubbard Woods, Illinois, including the retail showroom, freezer storage area, and equipment room. Exterior of Durgin Shoe Co. in Haverill, Mass., 1912 . Durgin Shoe Company, Haverhill, Massachusetts Mss: 641 1912 D959 1... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
By Invitation Only: How We Built Gilt and Changed the Way Millions Shop by Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson (both MBA 2004) (Portfolio) The founders of Gilt Groupe reveal how they built the web’s most famous fusion of high tech and high fashion. Sample sales... View Details
- 06 Sep 2012
- News
Fashion-Forward
Amed “Does this look good on me?” That’s a question Imran Amed (MBA 2002) heard frequently when he was growing up in Calgary, Canada, no doubt because friends and family quickly learned he was often insightful, on target, and honest in his response. “Never in a million... View Details
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
competitive dynamics in 644 geographically isolated markets in which a nationwide retail bank conducted business over a five-year period. We find that customers defect at a higher rate from the incumbent following increased service... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2010
- News