The saying goes, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year,” but massive supply chain disruptions are leaving shelves empty and raising prices for what’s in stock. Then, there are the truck transport shortages. Shipping delays may leave shoppers empty-handed this holiday season. This time of year, the economy also relies heavily on consumer spending. According to the National Retail Federation, holiday sales represent about 20% of annual U.S. retail sales.
Supply chains that were disrupted during the global health crisis are still facing huge challenges and are struggling to bounce back. Carol Chavez, Associate Director of Supply Chain Outreach and Corporate Engagement at the Gatton College of Business and Economics, is quoted in the news about the supply chain disruption. Chavez says these problems are teachable moments in the classroom and highlight the importance of supply chain professionals.
John Peloza's paper with Mirella Kleijnen (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Anna De Visser-Amundson (Hotelschool The Hague), “How As
Assistant professor of marketing Meike Eilert shared her thoughts with the New York Times in the story, "How Public Letters Became Companies’ Favorite Form of Activism."
"In the Eye of the Beholder: The Interplay of Numeracy and Fluency in Consumer Response to 99-ending Prices” by Allan Chen and Brady T. Hodges (University of Missouri, Columbia) will be published in the Journal of Consumer Research, a UTD journal. Abstract:
David Hardesty and researchers from the University of North Texas, University of Tennessee, and Virginia Tech have published a new article in the Journal of Marketing
Allan Chen received the Outstanding Reviewer Award from the Journal of Marketing, one of the premium journals in Marketing and a UT-Dallas journal.
Regardless of who we are or where we live, eating fresh, locally produced food is a pathway to healthier living and community involvement. But for Black Soil co-founder and COO Ashley Smith, a much-needed social justice connection was missing from that equation.
Congrats to Allan Chen, who will be co-chairing the 2022 Association for Consumer Research (ACR) Annual Conference, one of the major conferences in marketing.
Jill Johnson Mousa Ackall Chris Collins The Gatton College of Business and Economics welcomes all prospective candidates across all academic majors and backgrounds in Kentucky (and beyond) to learn more about the new Master of Science in Marketing (MSM) program at the upcoming MSM Virtual Open House event.
