Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

So, a decade ago, marketing professor Florian von Wangenheim ( now at the ETH Zurich technical university in Switzerland) and his then-student Markus Wübben ( now an executive at a tech incubator in Berlin) set out, in Wangenheim’s words, to “convince companies to use these models.”.

Simon 10

Simon Retail Uncertainty Apparel 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

So, a decade ago, marketing professor Florian von Wangenheim ( now at the ETH Zurich technical university in Switzerland) and his then-student Markus Wübben ( now an executive at a tech incubator in Berlin) set out, in Wangenheim’s words, to “convince companies to use these models.” What they found surprised them.

Simon 8

Simon Retail Uncertainty Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Among its intimate apparel store peers — who are in the business of helping women find the perfect undergarments through a sometimes thrilling and at other times exasperating process — Journelle stands out. While women make up most of Journelle's customer base, the company makes an effort to make men feel important, too.

TSR 8

TSR Apparel Consultative Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

These drivers underpin a number of stories from 2011, but a few new themes came out as well. Here's the rest of my top 10 stories, with callouts for companies and examples that typify the trend. Coca-Cola was not alone in facing increasing costs in 2011; one of my clients, Kimberly-Clark, took an earnings hit from record pulp prices.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2013

Pension giant CalPERS noted in a 2009 report that "companies with more diverse boards.have higher performance on key financial metrics, such as return on equity, return on sales, and return on invested capital.". In fact, neither proposal was adopted by the company, despite the strong showing of shareholder support.

Diversity 8

Diversity Proposal Apparel Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

After a lengthy New York Times story , the company decided to adjust some of their controversial scheduling practices, eliminating “clopening” — when workers are required to close at night and re-open in the morning — and requiring at least a week’s notice of upcoming schedules.

Software 9

Software Management Retail How To 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

According to a recent JPMorgan/GIIN report , impact investors invested nearly $11 billion across 4,900 deals in 2013, up 250% from 2011. It’s easy to scan headlines and see undisciplined for-profit companies (take GM, American Apparel). million in start-up capital to 47 for-profit companies.

Entrepreneur 10

Entrepreneur Apparel Transportation Fashion 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2012

While GILT and its rivals sell across verticals (apparel, home, travel, kids, local), OKL deals in just one big one: home. Its latest funding round last year established a company valuation of $700 million. In GILT's wake, there followed a host of competitors (RueLaLa, Ideeli). But One Kings Lane (OKL) takes a different approach.

Retail 14

Retail Fashion Merchandising Apparel 14