What is the retail outlook this holiday season?

Mike Tesler – adjunct lecturer at Bentley and president, Retail Concepts, can discuss all aspects of the holiday retail shopping season including:

• Why Black Friday offers no real preview for the holiday shopping season
• The original reason Black Friday was created – it has nothing to do with deals
• Which retailers will flourish and which will struggle this holiday season
• Holiday sales forecast

To speak with Mike Tesler:  781-254-2286 (cell)

How to avoid holiday scams

Steve Weisman – senior lecturer at Bentley and author of the book The Truth about Avoiding Scams can discuss all types and aspects of holiday scams including:

• How to avoid scams on Black Friday & Cyber Monday
• How to protect your privacy when shopping on-line
• The single letter that can make the difference between a website that puts you at risk of identity theft and a safe website
• The simple trick to preserve your credit card information wherever you go
• How to avoid the dangers of gift card scams
• The safest way to pay for holiday purchases
• How to avoid charity scams and where to go to find out if a charity is legitimate

To speak with Steve Weisman:  413-478-8970 (cell)