Too soon to write obituaries for department stores, despite closures and bad sales reports, says IU Kelley School expert
John Talbott, associate director of the Center for Education and Research in Retailing in the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, has followed retail trends for a quarter century, including as a vice president or chief executive at three retailers before coming to Kelley. While many question the future of established retailers, in light of […]
Top executives speak with students, public at Indiana University on state of the retail industry
Post courtesy of IU newsroom intern Bailey Briscoe: Each year, the Retail Studies Organization at Indiana University Bloomington brings top retail experts to campus for a forum centered around current retail challenges and hot topics. This year’s Retail and Design Forum features executives from Burberry, Finish Line and Charlotte Russe. While the speakers are particularly […]
Talking shop: Retail experts to assemble at IU for a full-day forum
Guest post by Karen Land, who normally writes at the Art at IU blog: The Retail Studies Organization at Indiana University Bloomington has a special day in store Feb. 9. Its annual retail and design forum will feature a lineup of industry leaders from DSW Inc., Google, Kohl’s, Under Armour and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The […]
A Monday morning quarterback’s view on the kick-off of the holiday shopping season
Black Friday has come and gone. While many shoppers again camped out for the deals, most gift buyers have feasted on the special sale prices throughout the month of November offered online. Many others were content to wait until Friday to hit the mall or go online today, Cyber Monday. Retailers have decided that it’s […]
It’s the end of Black Friday “as we know it (and I feel fine)”
Unlike many men, John Talbott likes to spend time in retail stores. When he was the CEO of an apparel store chain, he used to spend hundreds of hours getting his employees ready for the crush of holiday shoppers the day after Thanksgiving. Today, as a faculty member in Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, […]
While we look for the best deals at stores, an IU Kelley School of Business professor watches us
For weeks, anyone near a television or radio has heard relentlessly about Black Friday and, new this year, “early Black Friday sales.” What many years ago was dubbed the “official start” of the holiday shopping season has itself become something of a phenomenon. Among those watching how we respond are several faculty members in Indiana […]
Entering the final stretch of the 2013 holiday shopping season
Going into the final weekend before Christmas, millions of Americans are panicking about last minute shopping and making certain that no one has been left off their lists. For online retailers, the deadline is even tighter because there are fewer days for gifts purchased electronically to arrive on doorsteps via FedEx, UPS or the U.S. […]
Theft of credit card data at Target indicates that the information is not as secure as it should be
Here is a guest blog post from my colleague James Boyd at Indiana University’s Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research: Some 40 million credit and debit card accounts may have been compromised in one of the largest consumer data breaches in recent memory, and Indiana University cybersecurity expert Fred H. Cate is warning consumers to be […]
Like it or not, “Black Thanksgiving” could be here to stay, retail and fashion expert says
Like it or not, more major retailers have decided this year to begin the holiday shopping season earlier, on Thanksgiving Day. They also are testing consumer interest with “pre-Black Friday” offers. While most retailers, such as Walmart, Toys R Us, Target and Best Buy, will open in the evening after many families have gathered for […]
