A Texas A&M retail expert says inflation and supply chain issues will make for another abnormal holiday shopping season, with the threat of a nationwide rail strike also looming.
Bargain hunters shop for discounted merchandise at Macy’s on ‘Black Friday’ in New York City. (Michael Nagle/Getty Images) By Venky Shankar, Coleman Chair Professor & Director of Research, Center for Retailing Studies, Texas A&M University Mays Business School Shoppers and retailers alike should be salivating this holiday season. This…
By Andrew Vernon, Texas A&M University Mays Business School Positive economic trends – including lower interest rates, high consumer confidence, and low unemployment at 4.1 percent – continue the encouraging pace as we enter the spring shopping season. Chocolate bunnies and baskets are just around the corner According to…
By Andrew Vernon, Texas A&M University Mays Business School Shifting consumer attitudes are favoring online shopping more and more compared to brick-and-mortar stores, according to the 2017 C-CUBES™ Benchmark Retail Study released by Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. Even with traditional stores adding more convenience services such…
Christmas shoppers look in to decorated store windows. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) By Kelli Hollinger, Texas A&M University Center for Retailing Studies Overall spending Early predictions from Deloitte indicate spending will be up in 2017. Sales increased by 3.6 percent in both 2015 and 2016. With a strong economy,…