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- July 2001
- Teaching Note
Newell Company: Corporate Strategy TN
Teaching Note for (9-799-139). A rewritten version of an earlier teaching note. View Details
- October 2000
- Teaching Note
Petstore.com TN
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Abby J. Hansen PHD
Teaching Note for (9-801-044). View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
- May 1987
- Case
Sears Merchandise Group: 1987 Plan Process
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Keywords: Retail Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Sears Merchandise Group: 1987 Plan Process." Harvard Business School Case 187-176, May 1987.
- July 2000 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Petstore.com
Petstore.com is one of four contenders for leadership in the highly competitive online pet supply business. Petstore.com faces decisions regarding potential merger partners and how to brand its service within the website managed by its ultimate merger partner,... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Internet and the Web; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partners and Partnerships; Internet and the Web; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Retail Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Petstore.com." Harvard Business School Case 801-044, July 2000. (Revised October 2000.)
- May 2000 (Revised August 2000)
- Teaching Note
Egghead to Egghead.com (A) and (B) TN
Teaching Note for (9-599-093) and (9-500-099). View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
- May 2000 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
Egghead to Egghead.com (B)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Egghead to Egghead.com (B)." Harvard Business School Case 500-099, May 2000. (Revised June 2000.)
- February 2000 (Revised August 2000)
- Case
Priceline WebHouse Club
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Jon K Rust
Priceline empowered consumers to "name their own price" for airline tickets and hotel rooms; then it shopped these offers to marketers. Priceline's founder Jay Walker described the resulting transactions as a new ecosystem, that helped consumers realize lower prices... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Strategy; Disruptive Innovation; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Retail Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Jon K Rust. "Priceline WebHouse Club." Harvard Business School Case 800-287, February 2000. (Revised August 2000.)
- January 1997 (Revised June 1997)
- Case
Corporate New Ventures at Procter & Gamble
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Dean Whitney
Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble is faced with an urgent need to revitalize new-product innovation, given its recent focus on incremental product improvements and its aggressive growth goals. As part of this effort, the company's top executives form a small,... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Creativity; Working Conditions; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Groups and Teams; Retail Industry; Ohio
Amabile, Teresa M., and Dean Whitney. "Corporate New Ventures at Procter & Gamble." Harvard Business School Case 897-088, January 1997. (Revised June 1997.)
- February 1999
- Case
Neiman Marcus (B)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Neiman Marcus (B)." Harvard Business School Case 599-099, February 1999.
- February 1999 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Onsale, Inc.
By: Youngme E. Moon
Onsale has been a pioneer in electronic commerce, offering excess and refurbished goods using an online auction format. The company is now planning to become a player in the highly competitive world of first-run computer merchandise as well. However, unlike other... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Transformation; Customers; Brands and Branding; Auctions; Network Effects; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Internet and the Web; Retail Industry
Moon, Youngme E. "Onsale, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 599-091, February 1999. (Revised May 1999.)
- October 1993 (Revised May 1994)
- Case
Sears, Roebuck and Co.: The Merchandise Group--1993
By: David E. Bell and Dinny Starr
Keywords: Retail Industry
Bell, David E., and Dinny Starr. "Sears, Roebuck and Co.: The Merchandise Group--1993." Harvard Business School Case 594-058, October 1993. (Revised May 1994.)
- April 1993 (Revised February 1995)
- Teaching Note
Randall's Department Stores TN
By: David E. Bell
Teaching Note for (9-593-032). View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
- June 1989 (Revised October 1991)
- Case
Private Label at Dayton Hudson Department Store Co.
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Retail Industry
Salmon, Walter J. "Private Label at Dayton Hudson Department Store Co." Harvard Business School Case 589-120, June 1989. (Revised October 1991.)
- June 1989 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Hills Department Stores, Inc.
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Retail Industry
Salmon, Walter J. "Hills Department Stores, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 589-099, June 1989. (Revised September 1993.)
- June 1977 (Revised August 1978)
- Case
Paul Harris Stores, Inc.
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Retail Industry
Salmon, Walter J. "Paul Harris Stores, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 577-187, June 1977. (Revised August 1978.)
- November 1998 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
Jeanne Lewis at Staples, Inc. (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Style; Change Management; Marketing Strategy; Management Succession; Competitive Advantage; Problems and Challenges; Management Teams; Retail Industry; United States
Hill, Linda A., and Kristin Doughty. "Jeanne Lewis at Staples, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 499-042, November 1998. (Revised June 2000.)
- February 1995
- Teaching Note
Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA TN
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
Teaching Note for (9-390-132). View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
- May 1994 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Concord Center
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
A major shopping center developer and an insurance company form a joint venture to develop a 900,000 square foot super-regional shopping center. Describes the nine-year struggle to deal with market, regulatory, and financial issues to get the project ready for... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Design; Joint Ventures; Construction; Partners and Partnerships; Governance Controls; Market Entry and Exit; Projects; Equity; Corporate Finance; Retail Industry
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "Concord Center." Harvard Business School Case 394-200, May 1994. (Revised November 2001.)
- March 1991 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Marks and Spencer Ltd. (B)
Describes the firm's 1988 expansion into the United States through the acquisition of Brooks Brothers, a specialty up-market men's clothing chain and Kings Super Markets, a high quality New Jersey grocer. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Business Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Globalization; Retail Industry; United States
Montgomery, Cynthia A. "Marks and Spencer Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 391-090, March 1991. (Revised December 1994.)