John Talbott
Director for the Center for Education and Research in Retail | Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Indianapolis, IN, UNITED STATES
Professor Talbott specializes in retailing, relating marketing activities to financial outcomes and new media communication.
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- Senior Lecturer
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Professor Talbott specializes in retailing, relating marketing activities to financial outcomes, and new media communication.
Industry Expertise (1)
Education/Learning
Areas of Expertise (7)
Holiday Shopping
Shopping Centers
Consumer Spending
Retail
Shopping
Purchase Behavior
Retail Legal
Education (2)
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: M.B.A. 1987
Indiana University: B.S. 1981
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Media Appearances (7)
Retail Forecasting Tough This Year
Inside Indiana Business tv
2021-11-29
The Thanksgiving holiday is traditionally one of the busiest and most important weekends of the year for retailers. And while traffic is likely up substantially from last year’s pandemic-impacted numbers, retail experts say everything from inflation to supply chain chaos is making it difficult to predict how consumers will spend this holiday season. John Talbott, director of the Center for Research and Education in Retail at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, says it’s the strangest time he has seen in his nearly 40 years in the retail sector.
Supply chain will be holiday grinch for local retailers, shoppers
Indianapolis Business Journal print
2021-11-26
Worldwide supply-chain problems will bring plenty of headaches for Americans buying gifts this year. The pure randomness of shipping problems and the unpredictability of consumer demand make it difficult to predict exactly what will be in short supply, said John Talbott, director of the Center for Education and Research in Retailing at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.
Indiana shopping centers begin feeling effects of large retail bankruptcy filings
Fox59 online
2020-06-08
“I’m not surprised at all by the bankruptcies and I think depending upon the duration of this (pandemic), we’ll see more,” said John Talbott, Director of Indiana University’s Center for Education and Retail.
Two Michiana shopping malls aren’t what they used to be. What will save them?
ABC57 online
2020-02-20
“The shopping center has really always been about an experience that takes place there,” Talbott said. “Today, I think what we’re seeing is a more direct experience in the shopping center itself, in the form of restaurants, gyms, office space, and co-working space.”
Simon Property Buys Taubman Shopping Centers For $3.6 Billion
Indiana Public Radio online
2020-02-12
“The best malls are doing great and the kind of secondary, tertiary malls are not doing as well,” says Talbott. “And what we’re seeing in the brick-and-mortar world right now is a kind of consolidation of the less productive space into maybe alternative use cases.”
Expert: Retailers leveraging strengths of both physical and digital will thrive
The Herald Bulletin online
2018-12-08
“The demise of poorly positioned traditional retailers like Sears has left an opportunity for new seeds to be planted,” Talbott said in a recent interview. “Early-stage retailers are embracing technology to create unique retail experiences.”
John Talbott
Wisconsin Public Radio online
2016-02-11
John Talbott is the Associate Director of the Center for Education and Research in Retailing at Indiana University.
Articles (1)
Marketing social selling jobs: a re-labelling strategy
Marketing Intelligence & Planning
2018
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