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- 09 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?
wine grapes in Argentina and salmon in Chile. Q: What do you see happening in supply chain regulation based on your own research? A: I am looking at a variety of industry self-regulation programs that firms are implementing, often in...
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by Martha Lagace
- 06 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
To Go-Go: A Foodtech Startup Serves Up Scale in Latin America
bowls fortified with kale, quinoa, and salmon to traditional Colombian breakfasts packed with rice, beans, and chorizo—cannot rely on customers wandering in off the street. Instead, curious eaters must be enticed to order through...
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- November 1991 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Calyx & Corolla
By: Walter J. Salmon and David Wylie
Describes a new entry into the $8 billion flower industry in the United States. Combining the use of overnight air freight (Federal Express), information technology, an 800 number, and a catalog, Calyx & Corolla was changing the way flowers had traditionally been...
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Market Entry and Exit;
Transformation;
Distribution Channels;
Business Startups;
Problems and Challenges;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
United States
Salmon, Walter J., and David Wylie. "Calyx & Corolla." Harvard Business School Case 592-035, November 1991. (Revised October 1995.)
- April 2012 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
H-E-B: Creating a Movement to Reduce Obesity in Texas
By: Jose B. Alvarez, Jason Riis and Walter J. Salmon
In January 2012, H-E-B Grocery Co., a private retail chain with stores located in Texas and Mexico, was introducing its Healthy at H-E-B program to its customers. The program, which started with the company's employees a few years earlier, was an effort to educate and...
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Profit;
Leading Change;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Retail Industry;
Texas
Alvarez, Jose B., Jason Riis, and Walter J. Salmon. "H-E-B: Creating a Movement to Reduce Obesity in Texas." Harvard Business School Case 512-034, April 2012. (Revised February 2013.)
- 23 Mar 2016
- News
Building a Biotech Business from Farmed Fish
Holdings has been a very long development in aquaculture. What we have done is become an intellectual property company working with a large salmon grower—Cooke Aquaculture, based in St. John, New Brunswick. We take blood from farm-raised...
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- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
Goldberg, and Walt Salmon have been eyewitnesses and contributors to the evolution of HBS. In their own words, they reflect on the past and offer their thoughts on the future of the School. Are B-Schools Off Course? In his new book, From...
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- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Top Ten Cases: Research from Around The World
Yoffie and M. Kwak (9-799-108), 1999 “Yahoo!: Business on Internet Time,” by J. Rivkin and J. Girotto (9-700-013), 2000 “Ford Motor Co.: Supply Chain Strategy,” by R. Austin (9-699-198), 1999 “Calyx & Corolla,” by W. Salmon and D. Wylie...
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- 09 Feb 2011
- News
Still Shining through Florida's Clouds
digging for a problem’s root causes in order to properly identify it, followed by a willingness to consider unconventional alternatives to achieving one’s objectives. “Professor Walter Salmon got me interested in retailing, my first...
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Real Estate
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Innovation: The Fish-Farming Fix
eggs have a short shelf life. Norway’s salmon farms meet some 40 percent of global demand for the species, for instance, but can harvest eggs only during the few months of spawning season. How do you boost production the rest of the year?...
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- June 1992
- Teaching Note
COIN Department Stores, Teaching Note
By: Walter J. Salmon
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Retail Industry
- October 1991
- Teaching Note
Hess's Department Stores, Teaching Note
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords:
Retail Industry
- December 1991 (Revised March 1995)
- Teaching Note
Private Label at Dayton Hudson Department Store Co., Teaching Note
By: Walter J. Salmon
- July 1991 (Revised March 1992)
- Case
COIN Department Stores
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords:
Retail Industry
Salmon, Walter J. "COIN Department Stores." Harvard Business School Case 591-137, July 1991. (Revised March 1992.)
- April 1991 (Revised March 1995)
- Teaching Note
Hills Department Stores, Inc., Teaching Note
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords:
Retail Industry
- April 1991 (Revised September 1991)
- Teaching Note
L.L. Bean, Inc.: Corporate Strategy, Teaching Note
By: Walter J. Salmon
Teaching Note for (9-581-159).
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- August 1990 (Revised December 1993)
- Case
Talbots
By: Walter J. Salmon
Describes the entry of this store and catalog retailer of classic women's clothing into the Japanese market place. Introduces such issues as cross-border management, multi-national retailing, and joint venturing.
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Joint Ventures;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Management;
Market Entry and Exit;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Retail Industry;
Japan
Salmon, Walter J. "Talbots." Harvard Business School Case 591-006, August 1990. (Revised December 1993.)
- April 1990 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Lowe's
By: Walter J. Salmon
Lowe's chain of 306 stores was anticipating fierce competition from their major market rival, Home Depot. As they reformulated the size of their new prototype stores and the mix of their merchandise, what would be the ultimate format? What impact would it have on their...
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- July 1985 (Revised July 1986)
- Case
Case Study in Successful Department Store Strategies
By: Walter J. Salmon
Salmon, Walter J. "Case Study in Successful Department Store Strategies." Harvard Business School Case 586-022, July 1985. (Revised July 1986.)
- July 1985 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords:
Consumer Products Industry
Salmon, Walter J. "Lowe's Companies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 586-018, July 1985. (Revised June 1986.)
- May 1981 (Revised August 1984)
- Case
Dayton-Hudson Corp. vs. R.H. Macy: A Case Study in Contrasting Strategies
By: Walter J. Salmon
Salmon, Walter J. "Dayton-Hudson Corp. vs. R.H. Macy: A Case Study in Contrasting Strategies." Harvard Business School Case 581-152, May 1981. (Revised August 1984.)