Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2011

So retailers manage their supply chains and overhead costs with a tight fist. The large UK retailer, owned by Wal-mart, lowered its 2010 expenses by over £70 million ($110 million) through energy and waste reduction throughout its retail footprint of 500 stores. Consider Asda. The secret to the company's success at cost reduction?

Retail 15

Retail Apparel Supply Chain Agility 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I’ve found that managers who fully embrace a superconsumer strategy learn more from their consumers through increased empathy. These managers are more persuasive at getting buy-in from the leaders in their organization, make better strategic decisions, and achieve more stable, more predictable, and longer-term growth.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Ok, this one is cheating a bit, but on a fundamental level, the top themes in green business haven't actually changed too much ( see the 2010 list ). The best analysis of the resource scarcity mega-trend came from asset manager Jeremy Grantham. Value chain and transparency partnerships growing: The apparel industry bands together.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15