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Bentley University Offers Experts on Holiday Shopping & Holiday Scams

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)