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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
How to Close the Health Gap
where innovation is winning the day. An increasing number of biotech start-ups are setting up shop in developing countries, and VC firms are chasing them. In Hyderabad, India, for example, Shantha Biotechnics created clever... View Details
- 01 Nov 2013
- News
Selling Crafts with a Story
Jennifer Lee Koss by Maureen Harmon For weeks in 2012, Jennifer Lee Koss (MBA 2008) and Kena Paranjape held early- morning meetings at La Bohème coffee shop in Toronto. The discussion centered on a possible business venture. The meeting... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Action Plan: A New ’Cue
a roof deck; a small ‘captive audience’ model at supermarkets and stadiums; and a midsize ‘outlot’ model in shopping centers.” Make smart partnerships. “Because of the Food Network, the name Jeff Mauro is well-known in grocery stores, but... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 19 Feb 2008
- News
The Scoop Behind the Silver Screen
a shopping mall, just as the addition of a talented director or actor can change the fortunes of a movie. There is one key difference, however. “In real estate, you’ll know about what your project is worth, in the end. Not so with films.... 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... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Comfort Zone
and Brazil. It’s not a stretch to understand why this is the case: If airports can reduce processing time through security and reduce anxiety, they will be increasing leisure time inside the airport—and commercial revenues. “But a traveler who is stressed is not going... View Details
- 29 Apr 2021
- News
Equal Partner
working in the fashion and retail industry—as the director of Global Strategy at Donna Karan (a division of LVMH), the general manager of Shop Your Way and the founder of Mintbox, a flash sale and loyalty startup—she helped to organize... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
HBS Cyberposium Brings Online Future into Focus
Future of Retailing." Participants reported success in leveraging advanced technology to reach more customers and provide better service. Tuck Rickards (MBA '91), CEO of Virtual Emporium, an online shopping company, predicted that "in the... View Details
Keywords: Meg Gardner
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
William Jones: Builder with a Mission
a smile. Creatively using a combination of city and federal grants, HUD loans, private investments, and donations - and plenty of his own blood, sweat, and tears - Jones has slowly seen his dream, called the Urban Village, become a reality. A 110,000-square-foot View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 07 Oct 2011
- News
Tea’s Time
clothes. I didn’t have to explain that I’m not sewing things out of my garage. Because all of the moms were crazy for it.” To shop Tea Collection, go to www.teacollection.com and enter the discount code HBS15 to receive a 15 percent... View Details
- 26 Aug 2020
- News
What the Climate Change Movement Can Learn from the Pandemic
composition of their footprints changes as personal spending changes in this time. I personally can give my own data as an example. Previously, about 50 percent of my carbon footprint was travel and then food, home, and shopping were... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
wants to open a chain of retail shops selling a commodity product you can get anywhere for 25 cents, but he will charge 2 dollars. Of course, you listen politely and then fall off your chair laughing when he leaves. [Starbucks founder]... View Details
- 07 May 2016
- News
Retail in the Blood
As a boy, Simon Belsham (MBA 2007) hung out on the shop floor of Scally Wags Fun Factory, the toy shop his parents ran in the English town of Ashford. The shop closed with the... View Details
Keywords: Retail Trade
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence
immersive shopping experience in your home or in a brick-and-mortar store. Some customers are set in the way they shop. Will they appreciate these changes? Who knows? But the next generation will be AI natives—the way millennials are... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
L. Paul Bremer: In His Own Words
a city on fire, literally. There was no traffic in the streets except for military vehicles of the coalition. There were no shops open. I slept at night in those days with earplugs in my ears because otherwise I was kept awake by the... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Savings and Loam
Illustration by James Steinberg Illustration by James Steinberg Picture today’s conscious consumer pulling on a fresh organic cotton tee shirt, then driving their hybrid or electric vehicle to the grocery store to pack reusable shopping... View Details
- 30 Nov 2019
- News
Land of the Rising Scrum
visiting Uji and Nara. They experienced a Grand Sumo tournament and the geisha tradition, shopped for pearls in a dealer’s home, and attended two of the Rugby World Cup matches. As all good ruggers do, they also visited the Shimogamo... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 22 Feb 2019
- News
Empowering a New Generation of Business Leaders
invoicing of other services. Mallory says the kids would shop at each other’s companies, but only “after the company was operating and employees were paid.” In the weeks prior to JA BizTown, students get instructions on how to start and... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson
the long term. What about cultural differences and attitudes regarding work? For many years, we have believed in investing in people at all levels in the company, including shop floor workers. This means giving them responsibility for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Latest Model
Hurder, who then headed to a coffee shop and began scribbling equations on a pad of paper. (The team has worked remotely from the outset, with Hurder based in Pasadena, California, and Barrera in Jersey City, New Jersey.) In the end,... View Details