Structured Retail Products - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Dec 2014
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Fashion's Retail Revolution

department stores, but it was rare to find them in customer-facing positions, the fashion piece of the fashion retail business. To learn more about these seven HBS Alumni trendsetters, click on their photos below: Marjorie Yang Instilling... View Details

Keywords: April White; fashion; Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing; Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing; Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing

07 May 2016
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Retail in the Blood

last year was named CEO of notonthehighstreet.com, a 10-year-old website that hosts some 5,000 sellers of unique products and experiences in what some view as an increasingly commoditized retail environment.... View Details

Keywords: Retail Trade

05 May 2020
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China Tariffs and Coronavirus a Double Hit to American Retailers

13 Mar 2017
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Hiding Products From Customers May Ultimately Boost Sales

01 Oct 1996
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Uhlmann Award Winners Focus on French Retailer

strike a balance between private label and manufacturer brands, and reemphasize food products instead of venturing too far into nonfood items. Although they foresee a fierce battle among retailing Goliaths,... View Details

01 Dec 2014
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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 than eBay, thredUP, cofounded... View Details

Keywords: April White; fashion; Manufacturing

30 Oct 2017
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Exclusive Q&A: How Retailers Can Escape The ‘Content Trap’

07 May 2021
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A Best Buy CEO on What It Takes to Fix a Struggling Retailer

09 Dec 2015
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How Do You Predict Demand and Set Prices For Products Never Sold Before?

06 Sep 2018
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Why U.S. Grocery Chains Need More (and Better) Store-Brand Products

15 Aug 2015
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Victoria Tsai: Skin Secrets of a Geisha

Keywords: beauty products; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade

01 Sep 2013
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Geisha Secrets

TSAI: A luxury skin-care line based on ancient Japanese rituals. Years of work-related testing of beauty products had left Victoria Tsai (MBA 2006) with acute dermatitis. After trying various medications to no avail, she turned to Japan... View Details

Keywords: skincare; beauty products; Retail Trade; Retail Trade

26 Oct 2010
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Beautiful Deliveries

Keywords: makeup; beauty products; Retail Trade; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2023
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Buy Big, Sell Small

If you live in a rural village or small city in India and run low on toothpaste, rice, or cooking oil, you’ll likely visit your local kirana, the equivalent of a US neighborhood variety store and a mainstay of the country’s $932 billion View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; retail; supply chain management; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Miscellaneous Store Retailers

25 Jun 2024
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On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)

When Nordstrom announced the promotion of Alexis DePree (MBA 2007) to COO in early June, media outlets noted DePree’s expanded, end-to-end role in managing operations and customer experience in an increasingly complex retail environment. DePree joined Nordstrom in... View Details

Keywords: retail; customer service; supply chain management; career experience; Retail Trade