Tag Archives: Holidays

LC Bulletin: The History of Black Friday More Colorful than You Think

By Frank Torres | Published December 14, 2015

November 27, 2015. Retrieved online December 14, 2015 from Susie Ouderkirk, Las Cruces Bulletin [Excerpts below reprinted with permission: Read the complete Las Cruces Bulletin article] Black Friday has an ominous sound. Images of a black-clad reaper or, worse yet,…
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Shopping season should be merrier this year for retailers, says NMSU researcher

By Frank Torres | Published December 1, 2014

November 25, 2014 by Amanda Bradford, NMSU News Center Retailers could be jingling all the way to the bank this holiday season thanks in part to improved employment numbers and lower gas prices, according to a New Mexico State University…
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NMSU Business Outlook: November 2014

By Frank Torres | Published November 17, 2014

A Short Note to New Subscribers Welcome new subscribers! NMSU Business Outlook is a free, monthly online publication sponsored by NMSU’s College of Business. Its primary audience is business practitioners and laypersons. If you prefer not to receive these alert…
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Noche de Luminarias to brighten the NMSU campus for 29th year

By cobadmin | Published November 25, 2013

November 25, 2013 by Dana Beasley, NMSU News Center More than 6,000 luminarias will illuminate the campus of New Mexico State University from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, during the 29th annual Noche de Luminarias. One of the…
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NMSU Aggie Cupboard still thriving after one year

By cobadmin | Published November 25, 2013

November 22, 2013 by Jocelyn N. Apodaca, NMSU News Center The Aggie Cupboard, a service for students, staff and faculty in need of emergency food assistance, celebrated a one year anniversary at New Mexico State University with a new location,…
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Holiday sales still growing, but more slowly, says NMSU researcher

By cobadmin | Published November 22, 2013

November 21, 2013 by Amanda Bradford, NMSU News Center We can expect holiday sales to rise again this year, but a shorter shopping season and uncertainty about ongoing Congressional budget battles may cut into that growth, according to a New…
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LCSN: NMSU professor Bruce Huhmann forecasts a mild increase in holiday sales

By cobadmin | Published November 20, 2013

November 19, 2013. Retrieved online November 20, 2013 from Sun-News report, Las Cruces Sun-News [Excerpts below reprinted with permission: Read the complete Las Cruces Sun-News article] LAS CRUCES >> Worries about an already slow economy were heightened last month by…
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LCSN: More and more stores are opening on Thanksgiving

By cobadmin | Published November 20, 2013

November 16, 2013. Retrieved online November 20, 2013 from Brook Stockberger, Las Cruces Sun-News [Excerpts below reprinted with permission: Read the complete Las Cruces Sun-News article] LAS CRUCES >> Thanksgiving used to be a day for family, digestion, football and,…
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NMSU Business Outlook: November 2013

By cobadmin | Published November 15, 2013

Merry, but Mild: New Mexico 2013 Holiday Retail Sales Predicted to Rise 1.7% Bruce A. Huhmann, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing, NMSU I foresee a positive, but flattening trend in holiday sales growth. Actual increases in holiday season GAFO sales…
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NMSU Gospel Choir to rock Phillips Chapel with holiday cheer

By cobadmin | Published December 13, 2012

December 12, 2012 by Minerva Baumann, NMSU News Center WHAT The New Mexico State University Gospel Choir will perform a fundraising Christmas concert at 100-year-old Phillips WHO About 20 members of the New Mexico State University Gospel Choir WHEN Friday,…
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