Media

Links:

• Union Avoidance or Neutrality? Chipotle Faces a Critical Decision as Michigan Store Unionizes
• Investing in DTC and the State of Venture Capital
• Lessons for CEOs from the Shultz Starbucks Union Avoidance Campaign
• Interview with Retail Retold Podcast
• ISBM: B2B e-commerce
• TPCI: B2B Companies Need to Understand the Value of Digitization
• TPCI: Digitization for SMEs: The ‘Spend & Bend’ Approach
• Yahoo: How Bezos and Amazon Changed the World
• KEN5 CBS-Affiliate: Inside a Texas Center Making Vaccine Components
• KSAT12: Macy’s Exiting 2 San Antonio Locations as Retailers, Malls Face Challenges
•  Wisconsin PR: How Shipping Companies Adapted to a Boom in Online Shipping During the Pandemic
• SERVSIG: Service Innovation Research: The Gain is Worth the Pain
• The Millennium Alliance: The Shifting Retail Landscape
• CBS, MSN, Yahoo: How Coronavirus Pandemic Impacted Black Friday Spending
• RT: Holiday Shopping Season Kicks Off
• CPG Guys: An Academic View of Omnichannel
• The Millennium Alliance: Marketing and Retail Innovation Post COVID-19
• TPCI: Even Post-lockdown, Digital Media is Here to Stay 
• NBRI: New Business and Retail Insights
• TPCI: Covid-19 Crisis will Hit ‘Digital Dinosaur’ B2B Firms Hard
• Delaware Online: Are Retailers Prepared for a Second Wave?
• San Antonio Express-News: How’s the Pandemic Changing Retail? One Expert 
• Wikipedia: List of Texas A&M People
• Trade Promotion Council of India: Indian Consumer Brands Have a Golden Opportunity
• Texas A&M System Youtube: Covid-19-Texas A&M System Responds
• Battalion: Texas A&M Professor studies effects of Trump’s tweets during Covid-19 pandemic
• KAGSTV, NBC: Texas Experts Speak on Oil Price Drop
• TAMU Today: Trump’s Tweets Teach Leaders Three Lessons in Communicating During a Crisis
• Delaware Online: Are Malls Still Viable? Coronavirus May be a Death Blow to a Struggling Business Model 
• Forbes: New Research-How Markets are Reacting to President Trump’s Tweets
• Today: Opt out of Sending from Your Smartphone to Save Money
• List of Kellogg Alumni
• Digital News Daily: Retailers’ Branded Mobile Apps Drive Engagement, Sales
• MBN: Retailer Branded Mobile Apps Boost Sales on Multiple Levels 
• World Economic Forum: Most Popular
• IIT Alumni: Directory of Experts
• Business Insider: Amazon Cumple 25 Anos
• Houston Chronicle: Amazon is Turning 25
• The Eagle: Texas A&M Professor Looks at Amazon’s Impact after 25 Years
• Inner Self: Amazon is Turing 25
• Global News: Amazon Turns 25
• Goskagit: Amazon is Turning 25
• Metro Australia: Amazon is Turing 25
• TAMU Today: Amazon is Turing 25
• How the 7 As of Successful Crisis Management can Save Your Brand
• WOSU Public Media: Future of Retail (from 19-36 minutes)
• CBI Insights: Corporate Innovation Labs in Retail 
• My Crystal Ball Predictions for 2019
• Conversation: Singles Day and China’s Power
• Singles Day Shows China’s Global Power
• Venky Shankar’s Take on GDPR
• TAMU Today: Venky Shankar Urges Egyptian Business Leaders to Collaborate with U.S.
• Egyptian Business Leaders should Collaborate with U.S.
• Daily News: E-marketing a Powerful Tool for Entrepreneurs, SMEs
• Starbucks is Handling Crisis Right
• Phys.org: Businesses Trying Mobile Apps
• Venky Shankar’s Crystal Ball 2018
• The Conversation: More Businesses are Trying Mobile Apps
• Will the FCC’s Reversal of Net Neutrality Affect your Internet Speed?
• San Antonio Express News: Businesses and Mobile Apps
• What is Singles Day?
• Chicago Tribune: Businesses Trying Mobile Apps
• Recommender Systems 1: Current Scenario
• EconoTimes: Mobile Apps
• Crisis Management Strategies
• Seattle Post Intelliigencer: Apps
• Salon: Mobile Apps
• RIS News – IOT: Going Beyond the Buzz
• Madison News: Mobile Apps
• 5 Notable Alumni of IIM Calcutta
• @Mays: Top Marketing Expert Balances Research, Academic Outreach
• Alumni News IIM Calcutta
• Strategy+Business: Apps and Shopping
• 3 Things Marketers should Consider about IoT-AMA
• American Marketing Association
• Center for Retailing Studies, Mays Business School on
• Economic Times: IIM Calcutta Confers its Highest Honor
• Famous Indian Origin Alumni at Top 5 B-Schools
• Futurity: Don’t Pinch Pennies with R&D Dollars
• Great Lakes-NASMEI Marketing Conference Keynote Address
• Handbook of Marketing Strategy
• IIMC Alumni: Guruspeak
• INFORMS
• Kellogg Insight: Second-Mover Advantage
• Marketing EDGE
• Marketing Science Institute
• Mays Online: Mobile Marketing Conference Fuels Thought Leadership
• MIT Center for Digital Business
• Neiman Marcus CEO Talks Future of Retail: The Eagle
• Phys.org: How Box Office Success can Translate Internationally
• RIS: Tip of the Mobile Spear
• Science Daily: How Hollywood Box Office Success Can Translate Internationally
• Science X: International Box Office Success
• Shopper Marketing
• The Eagle: Most Cited Economics and Business Researchers
• The Eagle: Nordstrom President at Texas A&M
• Thought Leadership Conference on Mobile Marketing: The Eagle
• Times of India: IIM-Caluctta Honors its Star Alumni
• Value of Multichannel Customers: MSI
• How to price goods and service bundles
• Pricing goods and service bundles
• Goods and service bundle pricing
• How to cost products and use bundles
• Pricing goods and service bundles
• Texas A&M Today: What to Expect from Black Friday and Cyber Monday
• The Eagle: Texas A&M Expert: Economic Upturn Should Boost Holiday Sales
• Mays Impacts: Mays Marketing Research Camp Explores Trending Topics
• Indian Economist: Second Mover Advantage
• Texas Tech: Distinguished Speaker
• Mays Thought Leaders
• KBTX: Product Recall Impact
• The Eagle: Mays Researchers Publish on Auto Recalls
• 5 Stalwarts of IIM Calcutta

Quotes

• Los Angeles Times: A Second Prime Shows Amazon is Nervous about the Economy too
• KNSI: Retailers Readying for Christmas and Holiday Shopping Season
• Houston Chronicle: Not all World Records are Bigger in Texas
• Denton Record Chronicle: Record Inflation, Supply Chain Woes Bring Uncertainty for Retailers
• Houston Chronicle: High-end Watches and Custom Shirts in High Demand
• The Business Journals: Revlon Shares Climb
• CT Insider: Stuckey’s, a Texas Road-trip Icon Turned ‘Ghost Store,’ Sees Revival
• Houston Chronicle: Mall Owner Debuts Curbside Fulfillment Service
• San Antonio Express News: It’s Just Terrifying-San Antonio Parents 
• San Antonio Express News: H-E-B Invests in Pick Up, Delivery, Stores, but loses Ground
• KBTX, CBS Affiliate: More American Companies are Suspending Business in Russia
• ABC KSAT: Kroger bringing grocery delivery, robots to San Antonio Area
• NPR Marketplace: Lowe’s to Test Mini Petco in Stores
• Houston Chronicle: Another Year of COVID Adds Doubt to Houston’s Business Plans in 2022
• Houston Chronicle: Houston Businesses Survive Another Year Defined by the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Houston Chronicle: Last Minute Shoppers Pour into Houston Malls
• KBTX, ABC: $1.2T Infrastructure Bill Plans to Get Younger Truck Drivers, Mitigate Supply Chain Issues
• KVUE, ABC Affiliate: Black Friday Shopping is Back, but the Deals are n’t as Good this Year
• Audioburst, Bloomberg Radio: How’s the Supply Chain Shortage Impacting Holiday Shopping
• San Antonio Express News: San Antonio Shoppers Flock to Malls, Stores for Black Friday
• NPR Marketplace: Malls Turn to Luxury Retailers
• Texas A&M Today: Black Friday in an Age of Uncertainty
• Houston Chronicle: Why Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals won’t be the Same in 2021
• Food News: Crisis Management Expert on What Starbucks Should do
• ABC News: Unique New Business in College Station Hopes to ‘Capture’ the Hearts of the Locals
• Dallas Morning News: If Halloween is a Bellwether, it is Time to Buy Your Artificial Christmas Tree
• Houston Chronicle: Fewer Houstonians Want to Go to Stores
• Consumer Reports: The Best Time to Buy Your Christmas Tree in 2021
• Houston Chronicle: Mattress Firm Parent Considering IPO for Chain
• Delaware Online: Online Shopping, Highway Shopping and Nearby Stores
• CNN: Amazon Helped Crush Department Stores, Now it Reportedly Wants to be One 
• Houston Chronicle: Strung by Shifting Tastes and the Pandemic, Francesca Adjusts on the Fly
• Houston Chronicle: Retailers are Preparing for a Wave of Customers
• Houston Chronicle: Online Shoppers Flocked to H-E-B and Other Top Retailers, Accelerating a Trend
• Houston Chronicle: Conn’s Sales Recover from Pandemic Blows
• Houston Chronicle: Maki the Guard Sniffs out Guns on Customers
• Houston Chronicle: January Retail Spending Grew in Houston Even as the Pandemic Raged
• LMTOnline: Target, Dollar General, Best Buy and Other Retailers Paying Workers to Get a Covid-19 Vaccine
• Houston Chronicle: New Breed of Retailer Helps Malls Experience a Revival
• San Antonio News Express: ‘Convenience is King’: Pandemic Accelerated Changes in Retail 
• San Antonio News Express: HEB is Opening its Flagship Brand Stores in Dallas-Fort Worth
• San Antonio News Express: HEB and other Retailers Struggle with Mask Policies as the Mandate Ends
• San Antonio News Express: Mother Nature Deals Another Blow to San Antonio Businesses
• Houston Chronicle: As COVID Hammers Houston Retailers, Flower Shops See a Pandemic-fueled ‘Renaissance’
• Wired: How GameStop (and Elon Musk) could Win the Game of Stonks 
• San Antonio Report: Rivercenter Mall Under Pandemic Pressure
• 24/7 News: Advertising at Big Game to have Different Feel this Year
• 25abc: Gov. Abbot Pushes Lawmakers to Protect Businesses
• San Antonio News Express: Rioters Wore Black Rifle Coffee, Grunt Style Gear
• Houston Chronicle: Francesca’s to Move Forward with Auction after Bankruptcy Court Approval
• The Telegraph: Kroger Rolls out COVID Vaccine to Staff as it Prepares for Rush
• 25abc: Loss of Macy’s at Post Oak Mall Shines Light on Mall Landscape Change
• iHeartRadio 24/7 News: Smartphone Apps Eyed as Way to Ease Covid Concerns
• Wallethub: Ask the Experts
• Debugger: Goodreads is Retiring its Current API
• Houston Chronicle: For Houston’s Economy, Experts Predict 2021 to be a Year of Healing and Uncertainty
• Houston Chronicle: Retailers Prepare for Historic Holiday Returns
• Reuters: What’s the Alternative? SolarWinds Boost Security Firms’ Bottom Lines
• LMTOnline: Pandemic. Recession. Oil Bust
• San Antonio Express-News: Amazon Plans to Open Three New Facilities
• San Antonio Express-News: Socially Distanced Santa and Store News
• The Eagle: Blue Cross Blue Shield No Longer in-Network
• Houston Chronicle: Breaking Every Record
• Houston Chronicle: COVID turns Houston’s Black Friday Rush into a Slow Trickle of In-Person Shoppers
• San Antonio Express-News: Black Friday-Fewer This Year
• Battalion: Pfizer, Moderna Pass Final Stage in COVID-19 Vaccine Development
• Bloomberg: GameStop Looks to a Digital Future
• Credit Donkey: Diamond Prices–What You Need to Know
• Houston Chronicle: Francesca Warns of Bankruptcy, Store Closures
• The Eagle: Blue Cross Blue Shield, CHI St. Joseph Spar over Pricing
• Delaware Online: Macy’s Converts Store to Fulfillment Center
• Houston Chronicle: Black Friday Deals Land Next Week 
• MRT: Men’s Wearhouse Unveils ‘Next Gen’ Store Incorporating Digital Shopping Experience
• Houston Chronicle: Walmart Hiring up to 20,000 in Preparation for Holiday Spike 
• Best Black Friday: Ask the Experts Black Friday 2020 Edition
• Live Civil: Why America is in the Middle of a National Coin Shortage During a Pandemic 
• Texas Tribune: As the Texas Restaurant Industry Struggles
• San Antonio Express-News: Last Sears Department Store in San Antonio Closes
• Slate: Everything You Need to Know about the National Coin Shortage
• San Antonio Express-News: Coronavirus Changing Back-to-School, Sales Tax Holiday
• Houston Chronicle: Coin Shortage During Pandemic Taking a Toll on Customers, Business
• mySA: Retail Therapy for the Covid-19 Era
• Texas Tribune: Congress Feuds over Unemployment Payments
• Texas Tribune: Unemployment Falls but Experts Warn it Could Worsen
• Houston Chronicle: After Months of Economic Woes in the Houston Region, Hints of a Recovery
• News4SA, NBC Affiliate: Texas Sales Tax Revenue Declined 6.5%
• Houston Chronicle: Fourth of July and Covid-19
• KAGSTV: Small Businesses Affected by Protests
• Texas Tribune: Texas Unemployment Hits Worst on Record at 12.8%
• Houston Chronicle: Retail Sales Took Record Plunge Amid Coronavirus Closures
• Arkansas Business: Mall Giant Hit by Virus
• San Antonio Express News: Malls, Stores in San Antonio Quietly Open
• San Antonio Express News: With Masks and Lysol Cans, Stores and Malls in San Antonio Prepare to Open Friday
• San Angelo News: ‘Texas Will Recover from Double-Whammy Tsunami”
• PressReader: Tough Road Ahead for Reopening Retailers
• Houston Chronicle: ‘Mixed Emotions’ as Houston’s Galleria, Other Area Malls Prepare to Reopen Amid Coronavirus
• Houston Chronicle: Online, Phone Sales Drive Traffic As Malls Ease into Opening
• PressReader: Malls Reopen with the Launch of ‘Retail-to-Go’ in Texas  
• Houston Chronicle: Retailers Look to Reopen: Are Shoppers Buying It?
• Houston Chronicle: How a Global Pandemic Inflicts Pain
• Houston Chronicle: Houston-area Retailers Go on Hiring Spree
• Dallas Morning Post: Water, Toilet Paper, Hand Soap, and Ramen
• Houston Chronicle: Coronavirus Delivers Another Dagger
• KAGS TV, NBC Affiliate: Economic impact of Covid-19 in Brazos Valley
• Houston Chronicle: Perils of Social Media
• Houston Chronicle: Retailers Look to Reduce Returns
• Houston Chronicle: Many Retailers Open Thanksgiving Day
• Houston Chronicle: Best Buy Opens Houston Outlet
• Houston Chronicle: Victim of Changing Consumer Preferences
• Houston Chronicle: Macy’s to Upgrade Four Houston-Area Stores
• Houston Chronicle: Charming Charlie to Auction Intellectual Property
• Houston Chronicle: Kohl’s Banks on Amazon Returns
• Community Impact: Sugarland’s Retail Market
• Houston Chronicle: Customer Experience
• Houston Chronicle: Houston Businesses Shun Cash
• Daily News: Starbucks Faces Tricky Time
• Houston Chronicle: Stock Slump Amid Weak Holiday Sales
• Al.com: Buc-ee’s Pricing Dispute
• Houston Chronicle: Cyber Monday Sales
• Houston Chronicle: Black Friday Still Draws Crowds
• Al.com: Make Room, Texas
• Still Draws Crowds in Amazon Era
• Retailnews: Alibaba Breaks Record Singles Day Sales
• Internet Retailing: Alibaba Singles Day
• Inside Retail: Alibaba Enjoys Record Singles Day Sales
• Houston Chronicle: Coca-Cola’s New Plant
• Labor Day’s Best Deals
• Why Buc-ees Chose Alabama
• Houston Chronicle: Sephora’s Innovative Service
• Final F5 TV: Amazon
• Tampa Bay Times: Texas Liquor Stores to Appeal Walmart Booze Sales Ruling 
• Houston Chronicle: Sam’s Club is Shuttering 63 Locations
• ABC TV San Antonio: Big Sale Expected on Cyber Monday
• CGTN TV: E-Commerce’s Impact on the Environment
• Houston Chronicle: Retailers Shift Thanksgiving Strategy as e-Commerce Grows
• Supermarket News: Want to do More Cross-category Merchandising?
• Dallas Morning News: After Gobbling Whole Foods, What should Amazon Buy Next? 
• Design Theory and Methodology: 2017 DTM Best Paper Award
• Qrius: Coming First Is n’t Always Winning: The ‘Second-Mover’ Advantage
• C|Net: Pokemon Go-the Game that Shook the World in 2016
• KBTX, CBS Affiliate: Pokemon Go is the beginning of Augmented Reality
• Motley Fool: Retailers Respond to Changing Digital Shopping Habits
• BBS: A Dialogue with Venky Shankar
• Orlando Sentinel: Quick Shipping Takes Shoppers out of Stores
• AMA: The Impact of Marketing CEOs
• Bankrate.com: Take grocery coupons to the next level
• Blue Bell Recall
• Business Line
• Business Standard
• CIO Insight: The Value of Trust Through Privacy
• CKGSB Knowledge-Global Innovation
• Dallas Business Journal: Fast-growing SpeedFC
• Forbes: Global Innovation from Emerging Markets
• Freshsource: How to Successfully Cross-merchandise in any Aisle
• Indian Express
• Inernational Box Office Success
• Internet Retailer: Capturing a 360-degree view of multichannel shoppers
• Markathon: Interview
• Marketing Edge: Shankar-Spiegel Award
• Mint & the Wall Street Journal
• Science Daily: Aisle Placements Affect Grocery Sales
• Shankar-Spiegel Award
• Shopper Marketing Education
• Statesman: Affiliate Marketers may be Collateral Damage in Texas Sales Tax Fight
• Texas A&M, Lucasfilm partner to cross-promote new ‘Star Wars’ film, 12th Man
• Telegraph Interview
• UPI: The latest shopping trend? Pairing items
• Washington Business Journal: The Voyage of Discovery
• New Hope: Cross-category Merchandising