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Companies That Do Right by Their Workers Start by Elevating Their Definition of Success

Harvard Business Review

Those employees work at two of Britain’s most-admired retailers, John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, each of which has carved out a powerful bond with customers, both of which have unveiled big innovations in terms of branding, merchandising, and e-commerce.

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Megastores Want to Be Like Mom-and-Pop Shops… Sort Of

Harvard Business Review

In the words of its executive vice-president and chief merchandising and marketing officer, “This is really the year of localization.”. But by embracing new ways to forge customer bonds while emphasizing consistency and reliability, perhaps national chains can have it both ways.

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Life After the Death of a Colleague

Harvard Business Review

Sixth, a coworker quits, realizing that she''d rather be closer to her real family — that is, to people who are important to her, realizing she''ll never have that kind of bond with the people she sits with every day. Work beckons; Colin becomes a $40,000 salary surplus in the budget.