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The COVID-19 pandemic and Suez Canal blockage show that disruptions to global supply chains can impact daily life around the world. A Texas A&M expert explains the need for a more resilient system.
Texas A&M Mays Innovation Research Center To Host Bitcoin Conference April 16-17
Apr 7, 2021 • 3 min. readThe mostly virtual event will feature speakers from academia, industry and government.
While the pandemic and oil glut create a double dose of devastation, three Texas A&M scholars tell Chancellor John Sharp that they see new economic opportunities rising from the rubble.
The Coronavirus Recession Is Here – And It’s Unlike Anything The U.S. Has Seen Before
Apr 24, 2020 • 8 min. readA Texas A&M expert explains what makes this economic turndown different and what the government can still do to mitigate its impacts.
How U.S. Imports From China Hurt U.S. And Mexican Workers
Dec 19, 2019 • 1 min. readThe latest issue of The Takeaway makes the case that policies that enhance North American supply chain cooperation would make all of North America more competitive.
Texas A&M Retail Expert Forecasts A ‘Blockbuster’ Holiday Shopping Season
Nov 2, 2019 • 3 min. readTexas A&M Center for Retailing Studies Director of Research Venkatesh Shankar says sales will increase despite a shorter shopping season.
Mays Students Go Behind The Scenes At New York Fashion Week
Oct 3, 2019 • 4 min. readTexas A&M's Center for Retailing Studies partnered with CLC to deliver a unique educational experience for a pair of marketing students.
Computer science and engineering researchers will collaborate with MoodMe will focus specifically on the techniques used to re-identify participants in video conferences to measure their emotions and attentiveness.
A Texas A&M livestock economist said comprehensive cutout brisket value was $213.47 per hundredweight, up 19.4% from the same week the year before.
Amazon Is Turning 25 – Here’s A Look Back At How It Changed The World
Jul 3, 2019 • 5 min. readAmazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, set his sights on making it an “everything store.” The company would go on to become not just an everything store, but an “everything company.”