Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

’ the questions must be asked, ‘WHY did we start doing WHAT we’re doing in the first place, and WHAT can we do to bring our cause to life considering all the technologies and market opportunities available today?’” In 1921, two brothers started the company to serve the ham radio market.

Brand 8

Brand Merchandising Retail Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2011

In the first quarter of 2011, Groupon posted a net loss of $113.9 The financial results of Groupon's traditional business continue to deteriorate, especially in mature markets, and new ventures such as Groupon Now also have failed to drive profits. The company's product is not more valuable to users as more people adopt the platform.

Christensen 19

Christensen Fixed Costs Metrics Venture Funding 19

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

At a time when marketers are ravenous for customer intelligence, Johnson seemed to be indifferent. Harry Gordon Selfridge, who founded the eponymous London-based retailer, did the unthinkable when he opened his first store in 1909, taking merchandise out from behind the counters so that customers could actually touch it. Hubris, right?

Merchandising 8

Merchandising Retail Gordon Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2014

Sometimes, the experience of anticipation can be just as powerful as the product you’re selling. And if the product is good and the demand exceeds the supply, the line will be a microcommunity of your very best fans wanting to pay patronage to your brand. Each year since 2011, the company unveils an Annual Report.

Brand 14

Brand How To Franchising Merchandising 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

The latter promptly announced plans to launch a third trilogy of Star Wars films in 2015, a move that will keep the brand alive and serve as a platform for selling products to a new generation of fans. It would be one thing if your product's biggest fans loved it unconditionally. billion in home entertainment products.).

Franchising 8

Franchising Licensing Merchandising Film 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

At the time, though, we were just in search of a new approach to building a sustainable business in that critical but often difficult market. In fact, you could say (and many did) that our previous attempts had failed, in that we hadn’t established a sustained market position. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Towards the end of 2011, he was diagnosed with inoperable esophageal cancer. On a productive day, aside from the mountain of dead trees (recycling hadn’t been invented in 1982), stacked polystyrene coffee cups and an overflowing ash-tray, there would also be a satisfying thick sheaf of “concepts.” We were just shifting product.

Advertising 265

Advertising Creativity Industry Bottom-up 265

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

One-third of the Gross National Product is sent each year toward cleaning up mistakes, rework, make-goods, corrective action and correcting defects. Employee theft and shoplifting accounting for 15% of the retail cost of merchandise. In 2011, the Department of Commerce estimated that there were 27.5 Yet, only 5.1% 50% do not.

Budgeting 83

Budgeting Succession Consultative Crisis 83

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

For many years, beginning in 1942, Premarin was the only hormone replacement therapy drug on the market derived from a natural source. A series of patents were issued on the drug in the 1940s, but long after they had expired, there were still no generic competitors on the market. Insiders know it as Merchandise 7X.

Intangible Assets 8

Intangible Assets Merchandising Innovation Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2013

That makes it close to impossible for a chain to set the same product price both on its web site and in physical stores that is competitive with an Internet-only retailer and still yields a profit. It may be a reach to think of having different prices — an in-store one and another on the web — for the same product.

Price 8

Price Policies Retail Discount 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

They’re more productive , more profitable , more innovative , and they pay better. “How long does it take for her to interact with a market that isn’t nearly monopolized?” In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared that “software is eating the world.” Andrew Brookes/Getty Images.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2012

Like Bag Borrow or Steal (another rental player), RTR enables time-sharing of merchandise. One featured example: compete with celebrity chefs to outdo them when it comes to making the very best pizza — using products sold by HSN. Talk about the democratization of high fashion. A leading example is Zulily f or new moms and kids.

Retail 15

Retail Fashion Merchandising Apparel 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2013

The quintessential example is the quirky local book store, which sells antiques, unusual knick-knacks, offers free Wi-Fi, and hosts a café — an eclectic mix of experiences enriched by products, services, and community that trump online retailing. Homeplus is now the market share leader in South Korea. It was an actual showroom.

Retail 8

Retail Reis Merchandising Download 8