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- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Steven Rogers
William Sahlman, one of Rogers' mentors, has written a case about the purchase.) In 1991, they purchased a second lampshade company and then, two years later, a retail store. "I found I liked doing the deals more than running the... View Details
- 04 Oct 2019
- News
Changing of the Guard at Tesco
Photo via Tesco Photo via Tesco In July, the British retailer Tesco marked its 100th birthday with a 30-hour dance session in Wembley Stadium. Historic milestones aside, the company could also celebrate its recovery from an accounting... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Bill Dunaway (MBA 1964)
After I heard what had happened, I ran up to my room and tore down the signs. As it happens, I had voted for Kennedy. It was a tragic, terrible thing. I thought I would stay in the retail drug business for the rest of my life. My advice... View Details
- 20 Feb 2013
- News
Thanking Veterans Online
the veteran could start the first lesson 30 seconds after they see the offer on our site—from their couch," the manager told Hall. Soon thereafter, housewares retailer Bed Bath & Beyond and athletic clothing maker Under Armour approached... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Cutting Edge
than when he took over, those outlets are mostly regional players. He looks for the company to penetrate major, nationwide retailers this year on the strength of a national marketing effort, a broader innovation agenda, and Smith... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
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Case Study: Glass Half Full
Image courtesy Ernesto Humpierres Image courtesy Ernesto Humpierres In classic engineer fashion, Ernesto Humpierres (MBA 2011) has always enjoyed building systems, whether it’s a Lego set with his twins or an e-commerce side hustle with their mother, Sarah Scott... View Details
- 19 Mar 2016
- News
Ex-McKinsey Analyst Finds New Path as Lavish Jeweler
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Internet Tsunami
Hiroshi Mikitani (MBA '93) is the founder, president, and CEO of Rakuten, Japan's leading online shopping destination. He believes that because the Internet allows merchants to circumvent the many intermediaries who jack up prices in Japan, "it is going to completely... View Details
- 14 Jul 2015
- News
Birchbox Debuts VR for Male Subscribers
- 24 Mar 2014
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Birchbox Finds Beauty in Bricks and Mortar
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Speak English, Please!
Image by Chuan Khoo / Getty Images Learning to Speak the Language of Business In March 2010, CEO Hiroshi Mikitani (MBA 1993) stood in front of his employees at online retail giant Rakuten’s Tokyo headquarters and made a stunning... View Details
- 06 Jan 2014
- News
Sprouts Sees Healthy Growth Ahead
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Reimagining China and India
advantage of China’s strengths, and for Chinese entrepreneurs to reciprocate, something that has taken root. Annual trade between the two countries has raced from near zero several years ago to more than $20 billion last year. For their... View Details
- 25 Jul 2012
- News
Movie Magic
swipe of a credit card. “Automated retail sounds better,” suggests Gregg Kaplan (MBA 1997). Recruited by McDonald’s to help start new businesses within the fast-food giant, in 2002 Kaplan oversaw the installation of six kiosks in... View Details
- 15 Nov 2019
- News
Diversity as a Driver of Performance
Source: Tapestry Source: Tapestry In September, Jide Zeitlin (MBA 1987) was named chairman and CEO of Tapestry, the $5.9 billion parent company of Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman. A former Goldman Sachs executive, Zeitlin has been on the board of the company... View Details
Keywords: Retail Trade
- 25 Sep 2019
- News
Entrepreneur Middle East's Achieving Women 2019: Dina Sidani
Keywords: Retail Trade
- 03 Oct 2017
- News
Can Bezos’s Ties to Boston—and HBS—Seal the Deal?
In the battle to land Amazon’s second American headquarters, Boston may have an historical advantage with CEO Jeff Bezos. A recent Boston Globe article details Bezos ties to the area, which began with a visit to HBS campus 20 years ago. Since the founder of Amazon... View Details
Keywords: Retail Trade