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- 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
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Buy the Book
retailers (such as Wal-Mart and Costco) that only stock twenty or so bestsellers yet are responsible for 34 percent of book sales in the United States. “Something hits as a success and dominates the market,” Deighton comments. “It’s... View Details
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
"While the energy industry has been in the forefront of a demand for more information from a broad group of stakeholders, this demand is becoming more and more common across almost all firms. Thus, the oil companies are likely... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
New Releases
retail sales will pass through a franchise chain; fully 96 percent of the American population has eaten at a McDonald's. Considering the astonishingly rapid growth of chains in recent years, it is not surprising that a comprehensive... View Details
- 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
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
transparency and weak governance in resource rich countries. However, we document that industry self-regulation has generated information to substitute for the gap in voluntary company disclosure. We also find some evidence that these... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence
(PLDA 15, 2013) SESERI: E-commerce—and retail, more broadly—is one of the areas that will benefit the most from AI. It will enable retailers to provide much better experiences to consumers. For instance, AI will be able to predict what I... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 15 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 15
Retail Inventory: Managing the Canary in the Coal Mine! By: Gaur, Vishal, Saravanan Kesavan, and Ananth Raman Abstract—Retail inventory is a statistic that is closely watched by retailers as well as their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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 Dec 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Truth Teller
things,” says Archie Norman (MBA 1979). “The genesis of any turnaround is facing into the unvarnished truth.” A somewhat unwilling veteran of doing “the hard things,” Norman became chairman of 133-year-old British retailer Marks & Spencer... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015
Lal, Jose B. Alvarez, and Dan Greenberg (MBA 2012) (Rajiv Lal) Professor Lal and his coauthors go beyond the common belief of retail as a monolithic industry and provide a framework that any brick-and-mortar... View Details
- Profile
Taylor Wiegele
worked at Clorox where he collaborated with designers on packaging development and retail displays. "I really loved how you could manipulate materials and turn them into beautiful things you would want to buy," Taylor says.... 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
- 16 May 2016
- Blog Post
Career Resources for International Students
international students and the global job search outside of the U.S. While we are based in Boston, we continually build our global network of organizations that would like to hire HBS MBAs, from a mid-market private equity firm in Singapore, to tech start-up in Dubai,... View Details
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
industrial ecology literature that highlights the environmental benefits of by-product synergy. By-product synergy is defined as the conversion of a firm's waste stream from a manufacturing process into valuable feedstock for another... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire
sponsorship of The $64,000 Question to revolutionize advertising. In the latter half of the century, Sam Walton, conceivably the greatest retailer in American history as the founder of Wal-Mart, was my choice for a consumer marketer; for... View Details
- 16 Aug 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Introduces Marketing Analysis Tools for Managers
retailer penny profit and retailer margin. Q: In addition to CLV and pricing and profitability, what other toolkits are available for marketing managers? A: There are five toolkits currently available that... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
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Career Journey | MBA
context. Job Locations Asia 5% Canada < 1% Europe 5% Latin America 1% Middle East / North Africa < 1% United States 88% Class of 2024 who actively sought and accepted full-time roles after graduation. Industry Consulting 18% Consumer... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Action Plan: Fruit of the Vine
built, even as she and her brothers look ahead. With ambitious plans for the future—including a combined public tasting room and retail outlet set to open in 2020—the next generation is finding ways to put their own stamp on the... View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
- 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