1/30/2025 4:50:00 PM Retail Reflections: Lessons from 2024 and Roadmap to 2025 Success By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Chris Ventry Sara Bakacs Jesse Lehman +2 more... Show less With the holiday shopping season officially behind us, the Ankura Performance Improvement team reflects on their 2024 Holiday Consumer...
12/17/2024 7:00:35 PM Navigating the Holiday Rush: Key Strategies for Restaurant Success By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Sara Bakacs John Frehse Lauren Herder Mona Mahal +3 more... Show less The holiday season presents a unique opportunity for restaurants to not only capitalize on increased consumer spending but also to...
12/6/2024 1:00:27 PM Navigating the Holiday Hustle: Ankura's Insights into Black Friday and Cyber Monday Shopping Dynamics By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Chris Ventry Richard O'Brien Sara Bakacs Jesse Lehman +3 more... Show less As the holiday season enters its final three weeks, retailers face the dual challenge of capitalizing on robust consumer spending while...
11/25/2024 2:00:27 PM Winning the Holiday Retail Race: Maximizing E-Commerce Strategies to Drive Traffic and Convert Sales By Keith Jelinek Sara Bakacs Frank Jones In this interview, moderator Keith Jelinek, co-leader of our Performance Improvement Advisory Practice, continues Ankura's five-part...
11/11/2024 6:19:39 PM Winning the Holiday Retail Race: Strategic Insights on Consumer Sentiment, Shopping Trends, and Generational Dynamics By Richard O'Brien Rick Maicki Keith Jelinek Frank Jones Sara Bakacs Jesse Lehman +3 more... Show less Executive Summary The 2024 holiday shopping season presents a complex landscape for omni-channel retailers. This whitepaper, also...
11/4/2024 2:00:17 PM Ankura’s Holiday Readiness Checklist: Five Key Areas to Maximizing Retail Success in the Fourth Quarter By Keith Jelinek Chris Ventry Sara Bakacs Richard O'Brien Rick Maicki +2 more... Show less As the holiday season approaches, retailers enter a critical period that can significantly impact their annual sales performance....
9/5/2024 1:16:17 PM Unlocking Loyalty: Retailer Loyalty Is the New Customer Loyalty By Chris Ventry Sara Bakacs Keith Jelinek With back-to-school (BTS) in full swing, shoppers are navigating pressing economic challenges like inflation and financial uncertainty,...
8/16/2024 6:46:28 PM 5 Essential Retail Strategies for 2024: Winning the BTS Shopping Season By Keith Jelinek Chris Ventry Sara Bakacs Navigating Divergent Consumer Needs in a Challenging Economic Landscape As the Back-to-School (BTS) shopping season of 2024 unfolds, it...