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. Journelle in New York City is no ordinary store. What to buy, what size, what shape, what material, what style.

TSR 15

TSR Apparel Consultative Uncertainty 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2015

More and more, I hear different twists of the same question from clients: Can emotion still influence buying behavior in world where the mobile internet, with real-time access to product reviews and price comparisons, is training consumers to shop purely on rational facts? On the surface, it looks like rational benefits are winning.

Price 8

Price Brand Retail 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. Journelle in New York City is no ordinary store. What to buy, what size, what shape, what material, what style.

TSR 8

TSR Apparel Consultative Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2015

Fara Howard , VP of global marketing for the shoe and apparel firm Vans, describes her brand as “an intuitive brand that leads with its heart.” They’ve figured out how to close the loop on marketing spend to effectively prove their worth. Market-driven CMOs are great listeners.

Leadership Styles 8

Leadership Styles Leadership Brand Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2013

We have three billion new middle class consumers coming into the world and there's more and more pressure to find out how to manage these resources. I read a lot to learn how our economy worked. We looked at the three biggest segments — packaging, food waste, and apparel. I talked with farmers, teachers, scientists.

Company 10

Company Apparel Engineering Welch 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

Some examples: how many employees have been trained in “lean startup” methodology, or how many new product ideas are currently being researched. After all, their survival hinged on figuring out how to make things click. “How big could this be? Large public companies can be more capricious.

Metrics 8

Metrics Innovation Company Stage-Gate 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2014

In other words, business should wait to be told how to address the issue. After a terrible fire killed many workers in Bangladesh apparel factories, European retailers Primark and C&A worked to establish long-term compensation funds for victims and their families. This is a broader society issue.” according to Bloomberg.com.

Golden Parachute 11

Golden Parachute Apparel Trends Short-term 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The feel of Starbucks stores isn’t created merely by the layout and the décor—it exists because the people behind the counter understand how their work fits into a common purpose, and recognize how to accomplish great things together without needing to follow a script. Insight center. It just does not work.”

Execution 15

Execution Strategy How To Budgeting 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

While we can disagree about how to fix the problem, we must acknowledge that globalization is a hard sell if it doesn’t address these distributive issues. This approach was credible as long as economic inequality was kept within reasonable bounds. The same goes for technology. Essential background.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8