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- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Short Takes
Smoking Gun When impressionable teenagers light their first cigarettes, they initiate what all too often becomes a lifelong, life-threatening habit. The vast majority of smokers begin in their teens, yet the tobacco industry has... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
On The Case: The Base Factor
learnings in Madrigal are not dependent on context. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a retail business or a SaaS B2B business or an app or industrial product—you name it,” she says. This case’s aim is to equip... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
How to Survive Past Start-up
from the MBA Class of 1998: Marc Cenedella, founder of the Internet job search site TheLadders; Marla Malcolm Beck, cofounder of national cosmetics retailer bluemercury; and Chris Michel, cofounder of early professional social networks... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
The Sparkles in Our Skies
approximately the equivalent of a year and a quarter of the average American’s carbon footprint. While it feels like a technological magic trick in an industry known for tradition rather than innovation, it may not even be the startup’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Instilling Production with Principles
pro-environmental policies are money savers and the key to her company’s continued success, Yang says. More Retail Revolutions Recycling the Consignment Shop Bigger than the local consignment shop and easier than eBay, thredUP, cofounded... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho
array of sectors before recruiting begins. Over an eight-week period in September and October, students learned about more than twelve different industries by attending an informational overview session; an alumni panel to share advice... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
2006 MBAs Go to Work
Western U.S. 18.1% (Bay Area: 10.4%) Central & Southwest U.S. 12.4% Southeast U.S. 5.1% Europe 8.7% Asia/South Pacific 4.8% Latin America 2.3% Other 3.2% Industry Choices Financial Services 41.6% (Investment Banking/Sales & Trading: 12%)... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain
challenges,” he explains. A former supermarket industry CEO, Alvarez shares his passion for exploring all aspects of the food industry—from farm to port to table—with participants in the Agribusiness Seminar. The Executive Education... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
The World at a Click
Like so many dot-com businesses these days, the Internet travel industry is, well, taking off. Among the e-travel elite are Travelocity.com, known for the depth of its travel content and bolstered by distribution relationships with... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelly
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Long-Term Interest: Bill Crozier, a Banker Pegged to the Customer
An innovative thinker who created BayBanks, one of the most successful retail banking franchises in the United States, William M. Crozier, Jr. (MBA '63) has a lot to say about the evolution of banking. As head of BayBanks for 21 years,... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Deals For Sale
purchase goods from distributors. "A retail chain store with several outlets might bid on these items, for example," he says. Auctions are held daily and are done in real time. "You go to the site, see what other people are offering, and... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic
reading a case between serving cocktails, an Executive Education participant who was a CEO in retail gave Jackson a tip that would change her future. "He told me that anyone who worked as hard as I did was made for retail," she recalls.... View Details
- 30 Jun 2019
- News
Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo
of manufacturing, against the background of the evolving U.S.-China trade challenges. The talk was followed by a Q & A session and reception. Shih shared his expertise in manufacturing and product development across multiple industries to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Supplying Demand
all comers to date, however, only the three industry founders have survived: Staples, Office Depot, and Office Club (with the latter two eventually merging). "The entrepreneurs won," says Stemberg. "I'm proud of that. " Which is not to... View Details
Keywords: Paul Michelman
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo
customers can relax." In contrast, the bookselling industry itself is a case study in competitiveness, with firms poised to pounce on every customer desire and need. Back in 1991, for instance, DiRomualdo sensed there was an opportunity... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
of at least 51 people in Panama after they ingested medicine made with diethylene glycol, an industrial chemical similar to antifreeze that a Chinese company used as a substitute for pharmaceutical-grade syrup. In June, officials at the... View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)
job was in grocery retail and I knew the food space was where I wanted to be long-term. Food forms such a foundational part of life and I immediately found it meaningful to be part of the industry providing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
itself from a competitive perspective to continue its growth and stand out from the other industry players?" The Answers: "I would suggest looking at the business model and trying to extend the brand by extending the offering. Cellphones... View Details
Keywords: ecommerce; Kathy Korman Frey; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
marketplace status quo. Demanding a voice and sometimes a hand in the products they buy, these digitally empowered consumers― “Me’s”―have inverted the traditional power dynamics of retail into metail. To put it simply, your customers are... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
medical industry; shelving units for retail consumer products; and high-tolerance firing pins for military applications. When it comes to per-piece cost for metal stampings, the United States is very competitive with China because labor... View Details