When the COVID-19 crisis caused a course cancellation, UNC Kenan-Flagler went online to offer a new class on the business implications of the pandemic.
Improving schedule stability in the retail sector means better sleep for sales associates, according to a study on improving scheduling practices in hourly...
The plight of retail workers subject to unpredictable scheduling has caught the attention of both the media and lawmakers around the U.S. In some cases, wo...
Contrary to the widely held assumption that schedule instability for employees is an inevitable outcome of the volatile retail business, a new study demons...
MBA students in the retail operations elective at UNC Kenan-Flagler are sent on a mission: comparing companies such as Home Depot and Lowe’s. But they’re n...
As the holidays approach and the air begins to cool, students and professors alike flock to the warmth offered inside a coffee shop. For the majority of Am...
Given the choice between a busy day with a store full of customers or a slow one with quiet aisles, retailers will choose the busy day. But in some cases, ...
What happens if a retail apparel buyer, peering six months into the future, orders up boatloads of fuchsia apparel for the Christmas shopping season, only ...
Econometric model bests Wall Street analysis. Unfortunately for investors, retail merchandise inventory doesn’t come with a freshness date. Knowing the age...
One of the most common statistics used by Wall Street analysts to predict future sales for publicly held retailers is by examining past sales performance. ...
Professor Saravanan Kesavan discusses the changing retail economy.
Professor Camelia Kuhnen came to the U.S. from Romania to study at MIT. Today she is an expert in neuroeconomics, behavioral finance and corporate finance. She studies the intersection of human nature and finance.
Professors Chris Bingham and Brad Hendricks and Travis Howell (PhD '20) write about the consequences of bringing a former CEO back to the firm.
