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- April 2004 (Revised September 2004)
- Case
IKEA Invades America
By: Youngme E. Moon
In 2002, the IKEA Group is the world's top furniture retailer, with 154 stores worldwide. In the United States, IKEA operates 14 stores, all of which have been enormously popular despite their self-service requirements. The company's goal is to have 50 stores in... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Goals and Objectives; Competitive Advantage; Globalized Firms and Management; Retail Industry; United States
Moon, Youngme E. "IKEA Invades America." Harvard Business School Case 504-094, April 2004. (Revised September 2004.)
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Selling Luxury to Everyone
Luxury is the new essential. Consumers know it and retailers are reaping the bounty. At a "Growth Strategies in the Luxury Goods Industry" panel on April 3 at the HBS Retail and Luxury Goods... View Details
- 18 Apr 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Pooling on Throughput Time in Discretionary Work Settings: An Empirical Investigation of Emergency Department Length of Stay
- 07 Nov 2007
- Op-Ed
How Marketing Hype Hurt Boeing and Apple
and brand-building can boost stock prices by raising customer and investor expectations. But the penalties for not delivering on marketing promises are fast becoming as significant as not meeting quarterly earnings targets. Boeing had... View Details
- 26 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?
ethics of human decision-making. It goes like this: A theoretical trolley is speeding down the track toward a group of people; the protagonist is next to a lever that, if pulled, will divert the trolley to a second track where just one... View Details
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
Consumers often have the following choice: Either buy something directly from a retailer, or buy it indirectly through an intermediary, which partners with the retailer to attract more buyers. Think purchasing a plane ticket straight from... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why a Federal Rule on CEO Pay Disclosure May Get You In Trouble With Customers
Here's a tip for companies looking to woo customers away from the competition: Besides advertising fair prices for your products, try advertising fair wages for your employees. Recent research from Harvard Business School indicates that shoppers prefer View Details
- May 1995 (Revised March 1996)
- Case
ToyWorld, Inc.: Information Technology Planning
ToyWorld, a fast growing retailer, was revitalizing its information technology (IT) infrastructure and called in AT&T to help plan for the future. Five strategic alternatives for use of information and communications technology were identified through value chain... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Information Technology; Growth and Development; Expansion; Partners and Partnerships; Retail Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "ToyWorld, Inc.: Information Technology Planning." Harvard Business School Case 195-262, May 1995. (Revised March 1996.)
Racial Diversity, Racial Asymmetries, and Team Learning Environment: Effects on Performance
This paper argues that learning in cross-race interactions is critical for work teams to realize performance benefits from racial diversity but that diversity is a liability when society's negative stereotypes about racial minorities' competence inhibit such... View Details
- 26 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 26, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808107 Parks Capital-Investment in US Retail, Inc. Harvard Business School Case 208-104 Parks Capital acquired a Children's Apparel Manufacturer, American Child Clothing Manufacturers, Inc. (ACCM), in 2001.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
Spring 2018 MIT Sloan Management Review The Store Is Dead—Long Live the Store By: Bell, David R., Santiago Gallino, and Antonio Moreno Abstract—In this article, we pursue two interconnected themes: the expansion of online-first retailers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
Jeffrey F. Rayport
Jeffrey F Rayport is a faculty member in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School, where he teaches in the School’s MBA and Executive Education Programs and on HBS Online. His primary focus in teaching and research is growth-stage technology... View Details
- September 2023
- Case
FoodCloud: Tackling Food Insecurity and Climate Change in One Bite
By: Brian Trelstad and Emer Moloney
In 2013, Aoibheann O’Brien and Iseult Ward founded FoodCloud, a non-profit social enterprise that aimed to address food waste and food insecurity issues. Through its technology platform, Foodiverse, FoodCloud connected surplus food from retailers with community groups... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Expansion; Technological Innovation; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Growth and Development Strategy; Green Technology Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Republic of Ireland; Europe
Trelstad, Brian, and Emer Moloney. "FoodCloud: Tackling Food Insecurity and Climate Change in One Bite." Harvard Business School Case 324-031, September 2023.
Monique Burns Thompson
Monique Burns Thompson is an accomplished social entrepreneur who returns to HBS (class of 1993) and brings her twenty years of successful start-up and organizational leadership experience to her research and teaching at HBS. She has led as a co-founder, President,... View Details
- 22 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Name Your Price. Really.
of experiments—including a field experiment where she posed with students as snack bar employees—Santana found that by subtly manipulating the environment, sellers can dramatically change what some buyers are willing to pay. Retailers are... View Details
- 26 Jul 2017
- Blog Post
“Uncertainty Makes It More Interesting.”
Born in Monterey, Felipe Delgado (MBA 2018), knows Mexico well. With three years of pre-MBA banking experience, and a stint with a renewable energy startup, Felipe has a firm grip on the “corporate side” as well. But retail products? And... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
stock turnovers that drive LEGO's business model. Senior distribution manager Asger Juncher Métais said the group should assume that all retailers want quick lead times and View Details
Shikhar Ghosh
Shikhar Ghosh is a Professor of Management Practice in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. He currently teaches in the elective curriculum and is the course head for 3 Technologies that will Change the World. Shikhar received the Apgar Award for innovation in... View Details
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
Working PapersExploring Inventory Trends in Six U.S. Retail Segments Authors:Adenekan (Nick) Dedeke and Noel H. Watson Abstract Our paper describes inventory trends for both public and private U.S. firms in six View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Next Marketing Challenge: Selling to ’Simplifiers’
Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge. Watch out for a new brand of consumer in 2008: the middle-aged Simplifier.... View Details