Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2012

Since the bulk of internationally-traded merchandise travels by sea, shipping should be the first port of call. This may come as a surprise when you think about the long distances ships travel to transport cargo. And how much of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions do you think international transport really produces?

Globalization 13

Globalization Transportation Cooper Travel 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

A few hours earlier he had been visiting close friends, Camilo and María Veiga, in their home near the provincial capital, and had animatedly explained his plan to revamp the chain’s merchandising strategy and redesign some of its dowdiest stores. Then he asked, “Do you remember my aunties, Tía Marta and Tía Teresa?”. María smiled.

Case Study 9

Case Study Strategy Retail Merchandising 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2013

MLB earns profits from several other avenues including broadcast rights, merchandise, and sponsorships. After all, who would want to spend the weekend at a city hotel that caters to business travelers on weekdays? As it turns out, a new segment — leisure travelers — is happy to.for the right price.

Price 8

Price Airlines Hotels Discount 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2016

Last holiday season, PwC reported that Milllennials were spending a larger proportion on travel and entertainment than were their older counterparts. Customers are thrilled by the prices it offers given the quality of its merchandise. Consumers are spending less on goods and more on experiences.

Retail 9

Retail Discount Reis Supply Chain 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2015

In product tests conducted around events like limited-run merchandise (a limited-run chain designed by the rapper A$AP Rocky, for example) , 72% of our fans chose to engage with other like-minded fans when incented with a reward on our platform (in this case, our mobile Virgin Mega app).

Marketing 8

Marketing Brand Merchandising Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2013

In 2000, Chrysler''s then president, James Holden, traveled to India to study the market. It tested different store formats and varied merchandise mixes to understand which approaches would work in what markets. million in 2010, making it the world''s sixth largest car market. Leverage stakeholders'' wisdom. What do suppliers think?

Marketing 8

Marketing Market Segmentation Merchandising B2B 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2013

They give private talks and major speeches, write books and blogs and articles, participate in panels and events, engage in social media — activities that can generate revenue (sometimes in considerable amounts), through a combination of fees, sales of their expressions, and related merchandise.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Career Merchandising COO 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Looking at the company’s vacation policies, and thinking of how often she would have to travel to her parents’ town, eight hours away, she didn’t know how she could make it work. Because she didn’t know her prospective boss very well, Jisella was hesitant to share her situation with him.

Crisis 8

Crisis Case Study Brainstorming Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2011

As an athlete and world traveler, I could easily share my experiences and insights with The North Face's customers. And I wanted to work for Joe the minute I met him, an easygoing athlete and world traveler with a decade of retail management experience. He hired me, he told me later, because I was engaging. Pay them better.

Retail 15

Retail Supply Chain Merchandising Travel 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2015

Lola is a labor and delivery nurse, an administrator and partner in a 65-bed long-term-care facility, president and consultant in a software technology company, director of operations in a long-term-care consulting company, chair of several hospital committees, and volunteer for a women’s fertility organization that travels to Africa.

PR 8

PR Long-term Consultative Career 8

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. Like Bag Borrow or Steal (another rental player), RTR enables time-sharing of merchandise. In GILT's wake, there followed a host of competitors (RueLaLa, Ideeli). Talk about the democratization of high fashion.

Retail 15

Retail Fashion Merchandising Apparel 15