Retailing Industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

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

25 Feb 2020
News

Beyond the Plastisphere

1,000 metric tons of OceanCycle’s certified material every month; he plans to announce several large retail and brand partnerships early this year. By 2021 Goodwin expects OceanCycle’s customers to be using tens of thousands of metric... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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

Keywords: Bill Murphy Jr.; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade

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

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; CPG; Tech

26 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way to Go to Market

players are good at it, like Haworth and Atlas Copco. Distributors and retailers could be channel stewards too. Wal-Mart, Best Buy (consumer electronics), and HEB (supermarkets) are all discussed in the book. Q: You point to the auto... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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

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

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

04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4

These new establishments were concentrated in industries where women entrepreneurs have been traditionally active and the entry was mainly found among household-based establishments. We measure and discuss the extent to which this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

06 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 6, 2007

findings to the retailer for comment, but received no response. While Wal-Mart did not respond, the company had taken several steps to strengthen its ethical standards worldwide in recent years. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Career Journey | MBA

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 Products 3% Entertainment / Media 3%... 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 Aug 1998
News

A Roaring Success in the Windy City

H. Stevenson, for instance, discussed the evolution of the field of entrepreneurship at HBS and beyond. Professor Malcolm S. Salter addressed "Facing the Modern Industrial Revolution," focusing on the tools established companies can use... View Details

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

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part One]

the authors came to believe, government had inflicted detrimental effects not only on industry but also on the Japanese economy as a whole. Their new book Can Japan Compete? is the result of years of research by Porter, the author of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

01 Jun 1996
News

Reinventing Marketing

own activities many functions that were formerly the province of marketing," says Professor Alvin J. Silk, unit cochair. "Marketing is indeed experiencing a watershed," adds Silk's colleague and the unit's other cochair, Professor John A. Quelch. He notes that dynamic,... View Details

Keywords: Mary Jane Higgins; Illustration by Peter Hoey

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How Student-Proposed Internships Can Create Value - Recruiting

affordable-luxury space, with a global presence across more than 100 markets and strong e-commerce and wholesale businesses. After hearing Anine Bing’s founders speak at HBS’s Retail & Luxury Goods Conference, Jessica Zukhovich (MBA 2024)... View Details

12 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 12

of the situation. A resilience regimen of questions that managers can use to reframe negative events and understand their thought processes is explained. Read an excerpt: http://hbr.org/2010/01/how-to-bounce-back-from-adversity/ar/1 Crafting Integrated Multichannel... View Details