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- 25 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Advice on Switching Careers While at HBS
campus lead treks to visit the offices of a group of companies in that field. I attended the New York retail trek, during which we visited a fast-growing consumer goods company, an emerging brand of women’s workwear, a jewelry e-commerce...
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- 01 Nov 2018
- News
Earning Potential
have different lines. We have a beautiful textile line, a jewelry line, and also a bedding line. The idea behind that is that the women will sell first, let's say, a jean to her friend. And then they will sell a bedding product to her...
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- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Weaving Success in India
to join the family business—was named a vice chairman in 2016. She is leading efforts to double the company’s number of stores and to grow its e-commerce offerings. Her younger brother, also a vice chairman, runs Nalli’s new jewelry...
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April White
- 17 Nov 2016
- News
Rent the Runway Sets Up Shop at Neiman Marcus
Neiman Marcus also hopes that once it has enticed some of Rent the Runway’s six million members inside its doors, it can sell them cosmetics, underpinnings, jewelry and maybe some heels to match. The first Rent the Runway/Nieman Marcus...
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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future
my daughter’s opinion. I call her up, and she can see through my eyes what I’m seeing,” says Ross. “The uses are endless. It’s really as creative as you are. Where Glass becomes magical is when you get to see things in a new way.” But first, Ross—a successful artist...
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- 01 Jun 2015
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Rehito “Ray” Hatoyama (MBA 2008)
think Hello Kitty is just for kids, but it’s for all ages. For example, a lady might want a Hello Kitty golf bag or jewelry for herself. We also have a licensing partnership with the hard rock band KISS. We don’t believe this is a...
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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Life by Design
design — a career as varied as the teams she assembled. Fresh out of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, Ross started her own highly successful jewelry business on the strength of a $60,000 purchase order written on the spot by a...
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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Maasai Village
where they usually keep their cows — marked by a circle of large sticks poking out of the ground — they took us into their huts and showed us where they cooked and slept. Then the older Maasai showed us their wares — mostly intricately beaded View Details
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Hospitality
- 11 May 2011
- News
In a Good Place
everything from handmade jewelry (think cufflinks made from old typewriter keys) to custom-made furniture (perhaps a coffee table constructed from recycled barn siding?). Incorporated in 1985, founded by parent volunteers (Gehrke took the...
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- 17 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 17
dealer of loose gemstones in 1969 in Jaipur, India. By the 2000s, it was headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and had expanded into diamonds and retail. The family business was now in its second generation of leadership and aimed to become a top global View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Jeremiah P. Murphy, Jr.
jewelry and furs to sweatshirts and school supplies,” quips the tall, affable, Charlestown, Massachusetts, native, who in 1991 left his job as general manager at Neiman Marcus in Texas to accept the challenge of “putting the Coop on track...
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- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
in general apparel, but we may be able to identify a couple of categories—high-quality jewelry and high-end kids' apparel—that we can lock up," says Anthony W. Deering, chairman of the board and CEO of The Rouse Company, of Columbia,...
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by David Stauffer
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India
spending. Real estate costs are high. The taxation and legislation system is complex and difficult to navigate. Vijay Jain said he left a "cushy" job in investment banking to take advantage of the huge potential promised by India's retail industry. In 2002 he...
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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Global Perspectives
data storage components. They also examined the gemstone and jewelry trade in Thailand, which produces 80 percent of the world’s jewelry, from high-end to mass-market, and met with villagers in Sumatra to discuss efforts to effect change...
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- 24 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Who Sets Your Benchmarks?
professional status would allow me to have a better life than they had. They grew up during the Depression, and both began working at young ages to help support their families. They both continued to work long hours throughout their adult lives. My father traveled...
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- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Student Conferences Inspire Campus Dialogue
25-year-old company that sells fashion jewelry and home accessories to 450 retail accounts, discussed some of the challenges she has faced as a woman in business. Friedlander attributed her success to a "constant state of being creatively...
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- 01 Jun 1999
- News
A Random Sampling of HBS Graduates in the News
piece of jewelry shaped like one of Dennis Rodman's tattoos? If it's a higher-priced, hard-to-find product or service, chances are you'll soon be able to find it at www.buyerweb.com, the site for a new Internet company founded by Teymour...
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Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
The Baby Business
it only in these extreme cases. A largely unregulated system leaves open lots of different ways to acquire children but the drawback, you say, is that it benefits only those who can afford it. In my book, I lay out various models of regulation, one of which is the...
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- 09 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming the Challenges of Selling Brand New Technology (Hey, Need a 3-D Printer?)
however, face resource constraints and can’t pursue all of them at once. “Look at all of the markets that are out there,” says Cespedes. “But, you’ve got to choose.” In Formlabs’ case, the company had a number of potential buyers, including architects, engineers, View Details
- 25 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 25
examines, in particular, Dior's innovative strategy to combine a high-fashion business in Paris with a ready-to-wear business in New York, and his subsequent pursuit of licensing opportunities in jewelry and other luxury products. The...
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Martha Lagace